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I thought it this would be fun everybody. I thought it might be interesting to compare desktop screenshots and see what other SoylentNews user interfaces look like. Tiling window manager or stacking? Desktop environment or not? Are you minimalist? What operating systems are you using?
What about your phone/tablet/phablet?
I'll start: Desktop and Cellular Phone.
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(Score: 5, Informative) by Subsentient on Monday February 16 2015, @11:57PM
Actually, I rather like this idea. I always enjoy these kinds of things. I hope lots of people post real screenshots.
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(Score: 5, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Tuesday February 17 2015, @01:47AM
This [imgur.com] is my desktop. With my computer name in the top right corner obviously redacted by some rudimentary image manipulation application.
You'll notice it's pretty much minimalist, for a number of reasons: First is that, since it's Linux, it can't do anything other than browse the web (which is why no porn is stored locally), take screenshots, serve as a pocket calculator, or kill its crashed applications; as you can see from the Panel above. The lone exception on the panel (that is, a useful application), is Transmission (a bittorrent client used for illegally stealing music and movies).
You would be able to see actual things happening (audio and video recording and editing, computer-algebra systems, 4-D CAD/CAM with fluid and heat-transfer simulation packages, Integrated Development Environments that don't look like they're stuck in the '70's, etc.) had I showed you all my Windows desktop, but I think that's a little much for this stage in our relationship.
(Score: 3, Funny) by coolgopher on Tuesday February 17 2015, @04:44AM
bittorrent client used for illegally stealing music and movies
Okay, two things:
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 17 2015, @09:18AM
Whoosh.
That whole post was nothing but sarcasticly repeating stereotypes.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 17 2015, @09:24AM
Yes, if you are the government or friendly enough with the government (e.g. rich enough), you can simply make or have it made legal when *you* do it.
We hear all the time about dictators that have stolen billions from the people. Don't think that they broke any laws to do so. When it comes to dictators, that Judge Dredd "I am the law" quote holds true.
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Tuesday February 17 2015, @04:47AM
Well I'm sure many will be like me and not post screencaps as we've have to spend too long redacting shit. My desktop not only has my real name on my user folder but it also has my Steam ID and my real IP address as I have a network monitor to keep an eye on my LAN. Needless to say that isn't the kind of info that I would want to just broadcast to the world, not to mention "weird desktops" is really something only Linux guys bother with for the most part, Windows users change a few things but are mostly happy with the defaults.
TLDR? My desktop is Win 7 with a Vista Black taskbar but not gonna Doxx myself to show it.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Wednesday February 18 2015, @01:20AM
Not all of us Hairy, I like a live desktop myself. (Win8.1) No icons, hidden taskbar, and a beautiful dream (what Stardock calls their live wallpapers) of Earth gracefully flowing beneath the ISS. (I posted caps further down so I don't want to post them in a reply.)
Of course, KSP spends more time on my desktop than my wallpaper does!
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(Score: 1) by NickFortune on Tuesday February 17 2015, @12:58PM
The trouble is, screenshot threads tend to end up as "who can find the coolest wallpaper" contests.
That said...
Screenshot
Wallpaper link [deviantart.com]
(Score: 1) by NickFortune on Tuesday February 17 2015, @01:00PM
Heh. Messed up for the formatting for the screeny somwhere
Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/OyKVL68.png [imgur.com]
(Score: 2) by tibman on Tuesday February 17 2015, @02:22PM
Haven't seen Enlightenment in the wild since early 2000's. Such a rare sight!
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(Score: 1) by NickFortune on Tuesday February 17 2015, @03:22PM
FVWM, actually. Just as old, but probably in slightly wider use.
I've got this setup so heavily customised that these days anything else feels like trying to type while wearing boxing gloves.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 18 2015, @12:34AM
This reminds me of a BBS I used to lurk in the late 90s and early 00s.
RIP &T.