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Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015 (2015)

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458 points turrini | 3 comments | 06 Dec 25 21:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Almondsetat ◴[07 Dec 25 00:17 UTC] No.46177961[source]▶
RMS to me is really a curious case. He doesn't know how to install GNU+Linux and relies on others to do it. He doesn't know how to take a screenshot, and I remember reading other snippets from him about not knowing how to perform other basic tasks.
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adalacelove ◴[07 Dec 25 01:51 UTC] No.46178484[source]▶
Most screenshots for these well known guys are quite boring. Coincidence? I think if you want to be good at something you need focus.
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anthk ◴[07 Dec 25 10:50 UTC] No.46180793[source]▶
The more 'h4ck3r' screenshot you have with useless toys at /r/unixporn in Reddit, the less you actually know about computers.

Most i3 setups there are for showoff; cwm has better defaults and conmuting between tags it's far more manageable than fighting with tiles where often the window resolutions are either useless or scramble your content.

Also most fluxbox or *box users will have far better setups than i3 ones because they use their actual setups to do actual stuff instead of posting screenshots.

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opan ◴[07 Dec 25 12:11 UTC] No.46181174[source]▶
Hard disagree. The fact that they have customized their system to such a degree shows they do know how to use computers. I think you're trying to conflate that with other things like programming ability, which are orthogonal.
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1. sph ◴[07 Dec 25 21:45 UTC] No.46185487[source]▶
Wrong. Knowing to customize a theme != knowing to use a computer != knowing how computers work.

I can say I know computers and how they work pretty well, but these days I have much better things to do to learn the best way to themes my shell so that it matches my waybar, and that both switch colourscheme when dark mode activates. I could learn if I wanted, but I’m not a teenager anymore; I don’t care. Incidentally, when I had the time concern myself with GTK themes and wallpapers and Compiz, my knowledge in computers was a tenth of what it is now.

It would be like saying a car decorator is the most expert of mechanics.

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2. anthk ◴[08 Dec 25 08:52 UTC] No.46189966[source]▶
This. Nowadays I just use Zukitre for GTK/Qt and the Tango icon theme, it suits TWM/CWM and any other minimal WM without tons of effort. A dull gray theme combines with everything, even with my Cyan titlebars for TWM (they make a great contrast with red borders and wheat yellow icons/menus). You know, I want to use my computers and the titlebars stand out like crazy. And, actually, I've just borrowed an old color config used from a university.

The background?

       xsetroot -solid gray20
I never understood the trend on dark/bright modes; the gray themes from my childhood/early teens with W98SE (and used by Mac OS 7/8 too) are just neutral and barely 'sit there'.
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3. sph ◴[09 Dec 25 09:23 UTC] No.46202974[source]▶
I love nature pictures, so I collected a few from all seasons, and now all my customization is every 3 months to change which season’s wallpapers to rotate from.