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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 12h

MAN, it's boring being a repost account of another, less active account.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 8d

Lage. I am a disgrace.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 9d

Lage 367 of #AwBH is live. I’m probably late on this because work, but jeez. I thought it was her parents. But no. The fucking STYLIST is behind all this!

I think I’ll write a scene involving her and Viper tonight. Anyway, link.
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AwBH page 367 | M. B. Saunders

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 13d

Well, well, seems we have another modeler - JamesSunne - in our midst. And they have an untextured Anna, just for us.
www.deviantart.com/jamessunne/a...

Anna (AWSW) sculpt by JamesSunne on DeviantArt

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arkaneshadowclaw.bsky.social @arkaneshadowclaw.bsky.social · 14d

Lorem is such an adorable creative dork.
And he has the ORB!

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The Thompsons @vipersden.bsky.social · 15d

A knock interrupted him just as he was pulling his rifle out. He hid his gear, shut off the light, and crept over, his pistol trained on it.

#angelswithnewfoundhope book 5 has begun. Who will Alex try to assist this time?

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 16d

Eight-year-old Amely. (Yes, she is canonically eight now. She was four during Angels 1.)

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

Oh boy… page 366 of #AwBH is live. And we finally find out Emera’s motives.
www.patreon.com/posts/awbh-p...

AwBH page 366 | M. B. Saunders

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

People tried to port PDN over when it was still open-source, but then they locked it down. There are Linux alternatives out there. GIMP and Krita are two of them. Krita can't handle PDN files. So I'll have to convert my images to something that speaks both languages if you catch my drift.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

I have tried proton, but that won't be it. I thought about a dual boot, but it'd require me to find a new Windows iso. VMs, however, are not off the table.

The reason why Paint.NET won't work on Linux is because it's built on the MS .NET framework. And that won't run on anything but Windows AFAIK.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

A good pick. I personally use Mint because it’s familiar for me, being one of the closest to Windows I could find.

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Goldkin @goldkin.bsky.social · 18d

Distro paralysis is a thing, and Mint is a good selection. I also recommend Garuda currently, which is Arch-based and very friendly for folks starting out.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

Exactly. And even that’s not that hard.

Convincing my irl friends to switch will honestly be harder lol. One is worried about compatibility, and the other wants to remain loyal to the billionaire stealing data.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

This shit was the last straw for me. I’ll be trying to convince my friends to switch to Linux Mint with an Interactive demo when I get the chance. I don’t want their data getting stolen.

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

Loving Mint myself, as all my shilling just said. I don’t think I’ll even be hopping distros any time soon. I do need to figure out what I’m gonna do with all my PDN images though. Paint.NET doesn’t work on Linux thanks to the .NET framework requirement. And I’ve been regularly using it for years.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

So, if you like privacy, are scared of leaving the comfort of Windows, but don’t want the shit MS is shoveling down your throat, give it a try. You can run it off its boot drive like a demo, with no consequences. I think you’ll love it, despite the minor hurdles.

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Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-EVERYTHING. The taskbar, icon looks, window frames, sounds, it’s all fully customizable. And they have theme packs. So you can just get one if you’re feeling lazy. I themed my old HP after Win7(image below), and I love it. You can do that too, and more. And that is the cherry on top for me.-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-More so than Windows with two extra antiviruses. And that’s without hardening - or locking down. There aren’t that many people targeting Linux users compared to Windows as well. So that’s automatically a boon. Just browse smartly.

It’s also more customizable than Windows. you can change-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-So what’s proton? It’s Steam’s compatibility layer that works with NEARLY EVERY WINDOWS GAME available on that platform. And don’t get me started on WINE.

So getting off games and apps, let’s focus on security. To start, you won’t need an antivirus. Just Mint with a firewall is quite secure-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

Whole forum of people who will help. Linux, and Mint, was made by the people, for the people. And the people will be there for you.

So, got a game, say GTA: San Andreas, that’s busted on Windows? Give it a try on Linux. The Steam version will work, and likely better, thanks to Proton.

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-concept of app stores? Because that’s apparently so. And that’s how you can install programs on mint. A new app is just a click away. But what if you don’t want to use that? Or an app isn’t there? It’s still easy to do. Plus, some have funny names, like tarballs.

And if you get hung up, there’s a-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-such as the LibreOffice word processor, which I use to write Angels with Newfound Hope. Then of course, you’ll get your media players, basic tools, the dreaded command prompt or shell. Nothing you don’t want is there. And you can uninstall everything if you want.

Did you know Linux spawned the-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-know. But let me speak my peace before you cringe away. The first thing I should mention is that it works JUST like Windows. It performs better, too. Put it on my old laptop and noticed an immediate boost.

It’s made by privacy-focused people. The only bloatware you’ll find is stuff you’ll need-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-YOUR consent. And we all know it’ll get worse. Data theft, manufactured consent, billionaire-approved viruses. It will all be there, and WORSE with Windows 12. And the worst part? You won’t be able to do a goddamn thing.

So here’s where I start shilling. I’ve started using Linux Mint. Scary, I-

Angels with Scaly Wings @scalywings.bsky.social · 18d

-scroll all the way down. I’ll wait.

Did you see those little tick boxes about sharing your images and typed text with Microsoft for their Copilot AI? Did you see how those were automatically checked? That meant you’re, by default, opted-in. They are basically stealing your stuff by manufacturing-