If that is what an easy to clean outer surface looks like… just imagine what the inside looks like.

A year of work… for something that NOBODY asked for or even wants? That’s a shame. I’d expect that from Google, but not a team working on an open-source project.

I’m sure someone will fork a build to keep the legacy UI. Seems like it would be easy to NOT include the code that uglifies the UI like that. LOL

Crap, so that’s what I should expect to come down the line? Not a deal-breaker for me, but it is going backwards.

YouTube does this. Infuriating well beyond mild.

What version is this? I’m not seeing that huge ass play button, and I’m on the latest beta build.

I’ve used plenty of Linux VMs through Windows, so I’m aware of the limitations. I’m not trying to game through a VM, more like accessing some programs that I need for a few minutes at a time (and not even on a daily basis).

Can you share the software you went to use? Maybe there’s a good Linux alternative or someone knows how to get it working in wine.

These are all paid programs that don’t have viable alternatives and/or I actually need to use them.

A few off the top of my head:

• Excire Foto
• Jpegmini Pro
• Garmin Basecamp
• Garmin Express
• several paid video editing/photo editing apps; I’ve tried alternatives, but they aren’t nearly as intuitive.
• Reolink camera software.
• ACP Ups software.

I do my best to find alternatives to other software, and prefer to use self-hosted solutions, but the ones above aren’t really easy to replace, so I’d rather just run them in a VM.

I’ve use VMs in windows to run Linux, so I’m aware of the performance hit and possible startup times (but I use snapshots for quick access). I’m not too concerned about that for any of these programs, since I’m only using them from time-to-time.

Bottles didn’t run anything I tried, unfortunately. They seemed to install just fine, but that was about it.

Because social media amplifies and incentivises minority, hateful views to make it seem like everyone is concerned about these things.

The reality is, it’s the same small group of hateful idiots who are always in the spotlight.

In real life, even in small towns, people either don’t care or they celebrate how far we’ve come as a society.

rather than refresh for an easier one

That was one of the easy ones! They got more abstract and further from identical as you went on.

And the bastards set it up so they make you think you’re solving 5 of these… then when you do the fifth one, they make you do 10… etc… infuriating.

Yes, a vibrating microphone made for her pleasure. 😂

I signed up to LinkedIn to get in touch with someone. Deleting the account the moment I get a reply. They couldn’t pay me to put up with this nonsense. 😂

LinkedIn.

Just tried it, and it gave me 10 audio puzzles with three sounds per puzzle! These assholes are pure evil.

“Just to prove you are a member of MENSA…”

Yeah, inverse, but not identical.

Check this one out!

(hint: it’s the top right… totally different size/shape, but considered “identical”. FML

I had 15 of these goddamn things, and if you get one wrong they start you off again from #1, but after you’ve done the entire series!

EDIT: Also, wtf is the object? A wired personal vibrator?

Ok, I think I’ll grab another drive and try again over the weekend.

Their forum is pretty good, and there’s a dedicated linux section there, too. They also have extensive support documentation.

I’m sure I can get it working to be more stable, but man, it’s an effort for sure.

My laptop is a Framework and has official support for Fedora and Ubuntu. I wouldn’t expect these kinds of issue, TBH.

I can probably try a few more distros, but I’m just disappointed that the experience seems to always be the same :(