Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLinux user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high notewww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkLinux user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high notewww.gamingonlinux.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 months agoEncourage your little one to explore their interests!
minus-squarecuchilloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down8·2 months agoThis!! If little guy wants to brick his computer 3x times before getting it right , let him .
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoI haven’t bricked my computer once running Linux and yet with Windows I have gotten the blue screen of death 3 times and lots of freezes.
minus-squarehellofriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI’ve nuked my bootloader entries a handful of times. I wouldn’t trust a 12yo to know how to fix that. But maybe I’m not giving 12yos enough credit 🤷
minus-squarecuchilloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down6·2 months agoWhy the downvote tho? If lil guy wants to brick it, let him.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 months agoYou’re using biased phrasing against Linux and no they will not brick their system.
minus-squarehighball@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoWow, right over your head dude. It’s just the sentiment he is sharing.
minus-squarecuchilloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·2 months agolmfao but what if he wants to brick it ? Let him!!
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoIf they’re going to brick it, it won’t be with Linux, but with a funky UEFI firmware. It’s incredibly hard to brick a computer by installing an OS.
minus-squareblackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoPresumably your using the word “brick” wrong. Or are you suggesting this poor person buys 4 computers until they learn how to do something?
minus-squarecuchilloc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoThis guy gets it! But in any case, I’d let him brick it. I would not be where I am if I had not bricked (for real) a couple of expensive devices during my youth.
Encourage your little one to explore their interests!
This!! If little guy wants to brick his computer 3x times before getting it right , let him .
I haven’t bricked my computer once running Linux and yet with Windows I have gotten the blue screen of death 3 times and lots of freezes.
I’ve nuked my bootloader entries a handful of times. I wouldn’t trust a 12yo to know how to fix that. But maybe I’m not giving 12yos enough credit 🤷
Why the downvote tho? If lil guy wants to brick it, let him.
You’re using biased phrasing against Linux and no they will not brick their system.
Wow, right over your head dude. It’s just the sentiment he is sharing.
lmfao but what if he wants to brick it ? Let him!!
If they’re going to brick it, it won’t be with Linux, but with a funky UEFI firmware. It’s incredibly hard to brick a computer by installing an OS.
Presumably your using the word “brick” wrong. Or are you suggesting this poor person buys 4 computers until they learn how to do something?
This guy gets it! But in any case, I’d let him brick it. I would not be where I am if I had not bricked (for real) a couple of expensive devices during my youth.