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When Windows users find the Threadiverse (media.piefed.world)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/lemmyshitpost/p/1201393/when-windows-users-find-the-threadiverse

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[–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It's the nuts and bolts needed to make a computer do things I actually care about.

So you mean like the OS? It's literally the most important (software) aspect of the whole thing

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    I like where my car takes me. I have zero interest in its transmission.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    You would care about (or at least pay attention to) the transmission if your car kept breaking down because of it. But unlike a car, on a computer you could relatively easy change out the OS with something else.

    As always, the analogy between cars and computers are not one to one.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    I would not suddenly take up a deep interest in transmissions, their workings, their manufacturers, which types are mechanically superior, subscribe to a transmission subreddit, argue with strangers about which ones are best, etc...

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Again, you can’t compare a transmission to an operating system. And not everyone using Linux takes a deep dive into everything in there. But if your Ford kept having transmission issues you might go with a Toyota the next time - that’s what I meant about caring/paying attention

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