Same. Everytime I use my work laptop with Windows I feel like a boomer trying to figure out how it works and complaining about how ugly the UI is to me now.

[–] knightly@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I'm amazed at how long it takes to boot up, too. Especially after the login screen, it's like 5 minutes from entering my password to the company VPN app finally starting up in the background.

Meanwhile my 8 year old desktop (I use Arch, btw) takes all of 20 seconds, including both the login and the grub menu.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Haha Yeah, Windows feels ancient. Maybe it's the speed but I also just think it's clunky. I'm also always confused when I try to use something and then I get a demand for a paid license, like, why the fuck would I pay for this?

I use a fairly new laptop and I use Pop but it's so snappy, everything I need and want works without issues, and boots near instantly. It's perfect for me.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If it has UEFI, you can shave off 3-5 seconds by using kernel EFI stub.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Peasantry. My last 3 jobs were all chosen with the requirement I could run Linux

[–] zongor@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

As a Unix weirdo I grok you

[–] uis@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

You should always have Plan9. In case all previous 8 plans fail.