Where the good days began: @original_reader@lemm.ee

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  • Sadly, quite a few things. Here’s a few:

    • Application support; some popular software is built with Windows in mind.
    • One-click installers; Software usually comes with user-friendly installation wizards. No command lines or dependency juggling. Also better compatibility woth past versions
    • Driver availability; Linux is getting better, but Windows is superior
    • Better peripheral support like for printers, webcams, game controllers.
    • Gaming performance; although Linux is gaining ground, Windows is just better in this regard
    • Media codecs and formats; again, Linux is getting better, but this isn’t always an out-of-the-box experience
    • Business integration; Windows plays nicely with enterprise tools like Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and legacy business apps.

    Don’t get me wrong. I use Linux as my daily driver. That also means I get frustrated on occasion when again I must consult man pages instead of just running a troubleshooter or fiddling with Nvidia drivers instead of just running the game.


  • There are so many examples for this. Some that come to mind:

    • “He has 30 years” instead of “He is 30 years old” (Spanish “Tiene 30 años”)
    • “How do you call this?” instead of “What do you call this?” (e.g., French: Comment ça s’appelle? I think German too)
    • “I’m going in the bus” instead of “I’m going on the bus”
    • “She is more nice” instead of “She is nicer”

    Apart from that, try explaining to a learner why “Read” (present) and “Read” (past) is spelled the same but pronounced differently.

    Or plural (or do I capitalize that here? 🤔) inconsistencies: one “mouse,” two “mice”; but one “house,” two “houses.” To be fair, other languages do that stuff too.