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  • Übercomplicated@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Thoughts on moving to another country/learning a new language?
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    3 months ago

    I have a friend who was born and raised in China, and move to Europe when they were 16 yo. They’re first language was basically Chinese, despite having an American and German parent respectively.

    I was always super curious about what their time in China was like, and asked extensively about it. Of course they were quite biased in favor of China, so things like the crazy surveillance that goes on there never really seemed dubios to them, but one thing they mentioned very frequently: discrimination.

    I should say, this individual did not look Chinese (and couldn’t get a Chinese passport, despite being born there). This — according to them, and I am inclined to believe this, due to the aforementioned bias — caused them to be intensely discriminated against, as a lot of Chinese people apparently don’t like Westerners (well, a lot of Westerners also discriminate against Chinese).

    Your mileage may vary, but that did always surprise me. If you look non-asian, China might not be the best place to move to 🤷.

  • Übercomplicated@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•What would make you change distro?
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    5 months ago

    Boot times. I am the kind of person who shuts my computer (may it be a laptop or desktop) down, whenever I’m not using it. With systemD, boot times are generally kind of annoying; runit, however, completely changes this. It really feels amazing to turn a Void Linux system on, and have it boot in seconds, with just one screen of logs. On top of that, if you’re doing a arch-style install (like the Void Linux minimal install), runit is just much nicer and more ergonomic. The main point is really boot time though, which I think is improved due to adhering to the Unix philosophy and having much less bloat. Using a runit system reminds you of how bloated and slow (and kinda convoluted) systemD is.

    I’m also the kinda guy who spends hours optimizing my neovim config (~80 plugins, including LSP) for 20 millisecond start-up times. In the end, I still use Tumbleweed though.

  • Übercomplicated@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•What would make you change distro?
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    5 months ago

    I’ve been using openSuSe Tumbleweed on one device or another for quite a while now. Recently I switched my last device, so I’m officially 100% Tumbleweed. NGL, feels pretty good. I would, however, switch under a few circumstances:

    • openSuSe releases Tumbleweed clone with systemD alternative (like runit). I’ve tried Void repeatedly, but unfortunately never really fell in live with it.
    • openSuSe releases NixOS style immutable distro (not the current aeon or kalpa) based on Tumbleweed.

    Honestly, Tumbleweed is nearly perfect for me. It’s just that I’ve tasted what life without systemD can be like, and I goddamn miss it… I’m totally hooked on openSuSe products though.

  • Übercomplicated@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•Preferred Creative Writing Applications
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    5 months ago

    Holy shit, thank you! I had no idea overleaf was open source; you have cleared my conscience. Typst seems interesting, but I am a bit of a typesetting nerd and quite used to latex anyway. Transition now would be difficult. I’ll check it out though, it might be nice for drafts and such. Thanks again!

    I’m definitely going to share Typst with non-tex-addicts though, it does seem really cool.