I tried to install Linux on my new laptop, trying multiple different distros.
- Many of them did not work with my 3840x2400 screen, with unreadably tiny UI
- The sound did not always work
- When the sound did work, I either couldn’t change the volume, or figure out how to disable the speakers when I plug in headphones
- Sometimes screen brightness could not be changed
In short, driver problems. So many driver problems. I was sinking too much time into it, and I was basically unable to use my computer. So I gave up and switched back to Windows. Windows has its own annoyances, and I want to use Linux… but Windows mostly works, most of the time. Linux doesn’t, and I have neither the time nor the technical skills to make it work.
Typically it does flow better, but I have a little mental stumble every time someone uses “woman” or “women” as an adjective. I know why they’re doing it and I can’t really fault them, it just… feels off.