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Re:Why Do So Many Everyday Systems Feel Harder to Use Now? by m3047 on Friday June 19, 2026 @01:11PM (#48600708)
Some of this isn't new, like the printer example. However I recently bought a Canon inkjet printer because it purportedly had good linux support (spoiler: it's actually ok!).

Even though MacOS drivers and software were available, all of the online instructions were strictly for Windows. So I set the printer up with the Mac software. Knowing what I know now, I could have done all of the printer setup with the printer control panel.

As far as I can tell, all the printer really required on a reasonably modern copy of SuSE Linux was a PPD. I haven't done pcaps, but taking it at "interface value" it looks like it ingests ghostscript-generated PDFs just fine. I haven't tried to get the scanner working on Linux.

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Re:Why Do So Many Everyday Systems Feel Harder to Use Now? by m3047 on Friday June 19, 2026 @01:21PM (#48600804)
Reading a little further on this person's site:

    "Reality drifts when systems stop learning from feedback."
A little drier on the dopamine rush.
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Re:Why Do So Many Everyday Systems Feel Harder to Use Now? by realitydrift on Friday June 19, 2026 @03:26PM (#48602249)
Yeah, no dopamine rush. Mostly just trying to map recurring structural patterns.
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