Tukajo's recent activity
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Comment on What are some good influences for kids today, both online and offline? in ~life
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Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech
Tukajo Link ParentFair point, I should clarify pretty much all of the ones I use regularly have been the same.Fair point, I should clarify pretty much all of the ones I use regularly have been the same.
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Comment on Help choosing a new linux computer? in ~tech
Tukajo LinkIf I can offer my two cents. I switched from windows 11 to Linux mint about ~4 months ago permanently. I haven't needed to use windows for any of my applications. They've all worked, out of the...If I can offer my two cents. I switched from windows 11 to Linux mint about ~4 months ago permanently.
I haven't needed to use windows for any of my applications. They've all worked, out of the box. Even windows executables running through WINE.
If you need some specifics, I can provide them, but I'm using an Intel/Nvidia combo, and had zero issues.
Key bindings are all the same which is nice. This means things like CTRL-ALT-DEL still opens the "task manager" (they call it system monitor).
I game, do software programming, video transcoding, and other interesting tasks that span a broad set of "use cases", all with zero issues.
I am a little more "technically inclined" than most people, as my day job is a software engineer, but I've found the OS surprisingly intuitive and pleasant. I'm amazed that they aren't eating Microsoft's lunch more.
I'm happy to enter private chats with you and offer more advice or answer more questions if you'd like!
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Comment on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account in ~tech
Tukajo LinkI know it's not a "smart man's Linux", or at least it's portraited as such, but I switched to Linux Mint about 4 months ago now and it's been amazing. I had been in between using windows as a...I know it's not a "smart man's Linux", or at least it's portraited as such, but I switched to Linux Mint about 4 months ago now and it's been amazing.
I had been in between using windows as a daily driver and Linux shells for several years now, but the crap Microsoft has been pulling, which is too much to list here, has had me out the door.
I've had a surprisingly amazing experience on Linux Mint, things just work. Even every single windows app I used before, right out the box.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
Tukajo Link ParentI've felt the same way. I presume you are an American as well. One of the big things I've struggled with is dealing with what I see as unnecessary cruelty. It feels as if we've slipped...I've felt the same way. I presume you are an American as well.
One of the big things I've struggled with is dealing with what I see as unnecessary cruelty. It feels as if we've slipped collectively into a state of destructive acts for no real purpose.
When I say no real purpose, I think the actions taken by some groups obviously serve an agenda, but they do not serve the greater will of Americans nor humanity in general.
I think maybe I'm rambling a bit here and commiserating with you, but you're not alone.
Seeing your comment, and others, brings me hope. Part of the despair I've felt has been around this collective "inaction" that everyone seems to be in, willingly or unwillingly. Comments like yours rejuvenate me a bit because it's clear that people that think and feel the way we do are able to overcome the hurdles life, and powerful entities have thrown at our society.
It is these small acts of sharing and reaching out that show me the human still exists.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
Tukajo Link ParentIt's been bleak but I've definitely tried to let that drive me in positive ways. I volunteered for my local Democratic chapter this past election which was a helpful, eye opening experience in a...It's been bleak but I've definitely tried to let that drive me in positive ways.
I volunteered for my local Democratic chapter this past election which was a helpful, eye opening experience in a positive way I think. I had never really engaged with politics like that before.
Separately, I've been working very hard to bridge old gaps with my family that were more "right" leaning.
I don't agree with pretty much all of their takes, but I've found that opening dialogues and trying to heal communities helps. The Internet does tremendous damage to our perceptions of one another. And I think humanizing each other helps to undo that damage and helps (from my experience) to bring people on the right that I personally know to be more cognizant of how their actions may have unintended consequences.
I hope things turn around.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
Tukajo Link ParentI have no suggestions but wanted to offer up that this all sounds very scary and stressful. Not knowing the severity of it all must be mentally taxing. I hope you're able to find peace, comfort...I have no suggestions but wanted to offer up that this all sounds very scary and stressful.
Not knowing the severity of it all must be mentally taxing.
I hope you're able to find peace, comfort and good health.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
Tukajo Link ParentI know you weren't replying to me. But I have a lot of international friends and family. This means a lot. I feel legitimately embarrassed and depressed with how awful things have gotten.I know you weren't replying to me. But I have a lot of international friends and family.
This means a lot. I feel legitimately embarrassed and depressed with how awful things have gotten.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
Tukajo Link ParentI think one of the things I've been struggling to cope with is what I've called the wanton cruelty of it all. It feels like collectively we've lost the ability as a people to have compassion,...I think one of the things I've been struggling to cope with is what I've called the wanton cruelty of it all.
It feels like collectively we've lost the ability as a people to have compassion, empathy, and humility.
One of the biggest talking points I have for my therapist is that I feel very "trapped" and as if I'm in a form of perpetual "flight" response with no where to run to.
I know, logically, that things would have to get tremendously worse but I feel like we're driving 110 mph towards a cliff and the breaks have been cut off.
I'm really struggling to see the positive. I've resorted to doing everything I can to build real, tangible, non-digital (which, I feel is a crucial qualifier), and resilient communities.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
Tukajo Link ParentOh my god thank you. This was one of the few remaining gripes I had with MacOS, and I'm not a regular enough user to have spent the time finding this setting lol.Oh my god thank you. This was one of the few remaining gripes I had with MacOS, and I'm not a regular enough user to have spent the time finding this setting lol.
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Comment on Thinking about my next (career) move in ~life
Tukajo Link ParentI'll back you up as someone who has taken both. I also take anything Myers-briggs with a grain of salt. I didn't take your concerns as being insulting to be frank. I have also done the SII and...I'll back you up as someone who has taken both. I also take anything Myers-briggs with a grain of salt.
I didn't take your concerns as being insulting to be frank. I have also done the SII and felt it was useful. It was surprising to me that the SII is largely associated with MB now, as I remember it being property of CAS.
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Comment on The future is NOT self-hosted in ~tech
Tukajo Link ParentI agree with you. I've been self hosting more and more as I've come to loath a lot of big tech and what they stand for. But this article just rubbed me the wrong way? I can't pin any real critique.I agree with you. I've been self hosting more and more as I've come to loath a lot of big tech and what they stand for.
But this article just rubbed me the wrong way? I can't pin any real critique.
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Comment on I've noticed an odd and possibly disturbing trend on Reddit lately in ~tech
Tukajo LinkOh thank God. I thought it was just me reading these. I know it's not the same, but I always call these "recovery question"-style posts. You know the ones that feel so inorganic and are like "your...Oh thank God. I thought it was just me reading these.
I know it's not the same, but I always call these "recovery question"-style posts.
You know the ones that feel so inorganic and are like "your superhero name is the last two digits of your social security + your mother's maiden name!" Or some shit like that.
I'm exaggerating, but these posts are clearly engagement bait and it drives me mad how well they work.
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Comment on Google is using AI to censor thousands of independent websites like mine (and to control the flow of information online) in ~tech
Tukajo Link ParentHow do you feel about Kagi? I'm a DDG user for about 3-4 years now but I've been slightly disappointed in the quality of results. Looking to switch and I see Kagi brought up a lot.How do you feel about Kagi?
I'm a DDG user for about 3-4 years now but I've been slightly disappointed in the quality of results.
Looking to switch and I see Kagi brought up a lot.
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Comment on Given the well-known difficulties for men to maintain friendships as they age, has anyone managed to make new friends after their 40s? in ~life.men
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Comment on US forges ahead with 104% tariffs on China in ~society
Tukajo (edited )Link ParentI'm not saying I agree or even "think" Trump has thought this through, but one of the arguments that there are tariffs on all nations is to prevent this sort of thing. Now, that would require a...I'm not saying I agree or even "think" Trump has thought this through, but one of the arguments that there are tariffs on all nations is to prevent this sort of thing.
Now, that would require a level playing field across the board, which, you know; isn't happening. Lol.
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Comment on Tips for attending a protest? in ~life
Tukajo Link ParentSorry if this is a stupid question, what is the "geofencing issue"?Sorry if this is a stupid question, what is the "geofencing issue"?
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Comment on US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to vote yes on GOP spending bill in ~society
Tukajo Link ParentThe point I was making was that "Budget Reconciliation"-like bills (finance appropriations for gov. expenditures) are not able to be filibustered.The point I was making was that "Budget Reconciliation"-like bills (finance appropriations for gov. expenditures) are not able to be filibustered.
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Comment on US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to vote yes on GOP spending bill in ~society
Tukajo Link ParentEssentially cloture is just an agreement by a super-majority to end a vote quickly on a matter without much debate. So even if Democrats vote no on cloture, Republicans can force the matter by...Essentially cloture is just an agreement by a super-majority to end a vote quickly on a matter without much debate.
So even if Democrats vote no on cloture, Republicans can force the matter by bringing up a vote anyway, and then when an actual vote happens on the bill after "debate", a simple majority will decide that bill's fate.
As I understand, Budget Reconciliation & matters relating to government funding are "immune" to filibuster. This means, should the cloture fail, Republicans can bring forward the bill to be voted on normally, and it cannot be filibustered. Hence they can force it through.
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Comment on US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to vote yes on GOP spending bill in ~society
Tukajo Link ParentI am genuinely engaging you in good faith here but I want to ask some questions: Are not Trump and his team already doing this? They already seemingly do not want to abide by any norms or rule of...I am genuinely engaging you in good faith here but I want to ask some questions:
There is a very real risk that Trump drives USA into a deep recession. Republicans are desperate to blame this on the Democrats, and this would give them plausible blame-ability.
Are not Trump and his team already doing this? They already seemingly do not want to abide by any norms or rule of law, and are taking an axe to everything anyway.
I don't like Schumer. He has no apparent strategy. He has no voice. He is too afraid to make waves. But you don't interrupt your enemy when they are making a blunder of epic proportions. You do call them out on it though.
The counter-argument here is "rubber stamping" this with the Democratic Party seal of approval is arguably worse, because it shows an unwillingness to vote for what your constituents are directly asking you to vote for. Furthermore, it ties in the Democrats as having "approved" this disaster, even if it is merely "symbolic" since Republicans can (and most likely will) force this through anyway without Democrat votes.
I am a parent and I provide media for my kid and the space for him to bow out if something is "too scary". I usually probe if I have a sneaking suspicion, but I don't really allow my child to watch things like game of thrones or saw.
To add some light, I'm not a stickler either. I grew up on unfettered access to the "wild west" internet that was the 90s and early 2000s. I don't want my kid to go through that, but I have let him sit down with me to play World of Warcraft. He's made a character and it's a "controlled" environment. It was very cute, last time we played (which is very infrequently), he wanted to not "fight" anything because the quest said to slay pigs. But he stated "pigs are friends!".
All of this is to say, nothing about early wow is overly graphic or scary. He seems to enjoy it occasionally and it lets him practice interacting with a mouse and keyboard.
I think it's all about being attuned to what you think your kid can handle and asking frequently what they think and going with that flow. I didn't force my kid to slay the boars! Instead, we explored the dwarven cities around us, and had a blast.