Q The Misanthrope

Similar situation, experienced professional user but I’m running kubuntu at home. I just posted to another user about not wanting a project pc. I want to use my computer, not fix it or tweak it. It’s not other distributions are bad, it’s that this one is fine for me right now and it’s not windows.

I made the switch on my main pc (from Windows) to Kubuntu about 2 months ago. A friend had switched about a year before that and said it was fun to use so I tried it and it stuck.

I don’t see myself changing, it works. I don’t want a project, I want a computer I don’t have to think about. I actually enjoy using my pc again, feels like I’m back in early days when my computer did what I wanted it to do. Forgot what that was like. Anyway my upsides are not other distributions downsides, it’s just what I have now.

For context, in industry for 20 years, previous linux admin, dev and eng, I’ve used probably 15 distributions in my years, and I run a home lab server too.

It’s everything with any memory or processing onboard.

I’m seeing it in my industry, devices are increasing in price every quarter to 6 months. These all cost businesses more money than even a year ago, and those costs will be passed to us.

It’s easy to call Apple out, but understand that any device in your house with any memory from robot vacuums to home surveillance cameras to routers are all affected by this drain of chips and components.