MKBHD is a tech youtuber (maybe the biggest?) who normally uses a Mac, but he got a Framework 13 Pro with Ubuntu and has been using it for a few weeks now.
MKBHD, the guy who gloated about driving way to fast in a quiet road section next to a school?
Wow, you could say he’s a capitalist bootlicker, who never actually criticizes the free products he gets from companies. Or a populist who ignores the actual important information about things he reviews and focuses on the materials and how they make him feel (like almost all reviewers).
But the “Oh no, he is able to drive and occasionally speeds like everyone else.” isn’t really a problem.
But he is an idiot, who posted it on the internet. That’s just stupid.
If the situation really was “speeds like everyone else,” you’re right that it wouldn’t be a problem. 5 to 10 mph over is that range, maybe 15 in the right conditions. He posted himself going 96 mph in a 35 mph school zone (155 kph and 56 kph respectively for our metric brethren), which would still be a massive problem even without the school zone part. It’s extreme enough to no longer be about one incident but the mindset persisting behind it.
He could have endangered pupils, that is way serious than his bootlicking, heck even more serious than his grift with Panels.
gloated? That word does not mean what you think it means
Super Twitter-like got ya response.
The biggest problem with a censorship proof decentralized social media platform is that the instances without moderation inevitably attract the sorts of people that get banned from everywhere else.
We all make mistakes in life because no one is perfect. The important thing is to learn from them. If you tell me that you’re perfect and have never made mistakes, I know you’re lying.
He literally blurred out the speedo after the fact. This isn’t learning a lesson, this is getting caught and doing damage control. Fuck him.
Oh I am far from perfect and commit so many mistakes… but I don’t obscure them and post them for clout!
Putting aside my opinions about Framework and their nazi-enveloping tent, I think this is good news and could help get more Linux users. North America already has 10% linux market share. If more youtubers keep talking about it, we could see another jump.
And if you have a YouTube account, you can also ask MKBHD to join the fediverse. Now that he’s on Linux, it’s the next logical step!
Framework and their nazi-enveloping tent
Can someone kindly explain this part or send a reference? I’ve missed this one.
They donated to a bunch of different Linux projects. A few were run by shitty people, notably hyperland. They didn’t really handle the discussion about it well.
Tl;dr: they give (gave?) money to omarchy, a DHH project (the RubyOnRails and Basecamp guy) who has made a fairly rapid descent from cringey tech bro to mealy-mouthed nationalist.
Ah okay, thanks!
Now that he’s on Linux, it’s the next logical step!
huh in what way is he now on Linux? He’s firmly a macOS user.
Edit: whoops, thought we were on the DHH train here. Nevermind me just shitting on shitty people (like DHH).
The fuck is wrong with framework now then. Nazi what? I have no idea.
Everytime I see a nice new product show up it is nazi this nazi that. Getting fucking tired of it.
Also I seriously doubt the 10% statistic. Id expect it to still be around 3-4%-ish. Stats are probably skewed by AI agents scraping the internet.
I responded to another comment with a more thorough explanation if you’re interested.
But they gave money to Omarchy, DHH project, and he has become extremely right-wing.
I think they gave him a Framework laptop so that he could ensure Omarchy works well on it, not money, right?
You might be right. They were (are?) funding hyprland to the tune of 600/mo. They definitely donated hardware and provided first hand social media promoting Omarchy.
And Hyprland isn’t otherwise controversial, right, other than being picked by DHH to use in Omarchy?
Hyprland is also somewhat controversial if I’m not mistaken but not like DHH or omarchy. The people running the project have had some shitty transphobic takes and generally been poorly socialized asshats at certain points or something like that. But not overt Nazis, just ignorant and shitty at times. I dunno what ended up happening with any of those issues, from what I heard they were most loudly a thing a while ago now (I don’t use a standalone window manager and really haven’t followed things)
Hopefully someone can add some more context, but you should be able to research the stuff with hyprland and decide how that does or doesnt inform your choices, I think info about it should be relatively easy to find
Haha, I’m mainly asking to ensure we’re spreading correct information here - I’m not interested in Hyprland for other reasons already :) Thanks!
Huh what about nazis? I knew Linus had a lot of money invested
Nice, also came here to remind everyone that Framework loves everyone including nazis (which is how you get a fascist country).
