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This golden oldie has some dust on it. Looking for an appraisal.(startrek.website)

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Weslee@lemmy.world
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I used to (and sometimes still do) use the mouse cursor rather than my finger

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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOP
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I don’t remember the last time I saw a big ol’ loading bar, honestly. Maybe a small one in steam?

SSDs have made it a rarity for me.

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samus12345@lemmy.world
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Downloads. SSD doesn’t help much there.

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ferret@sh.itjust.works
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But then you get a download rate and watching the bar is pointless

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jaybone@lemmy.world
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Brew and yum and apt do this in ascii.

EDIT I don’t know about Pacman. I don’t use arch.

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mingistech@lemmy.world
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You obviously don’t work in IT.

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PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
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OS install. Even then, it’s not much of a chance.

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monsterpiece42@reddthat.com
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And windows just displays a %age. Linux of course depends on the distro

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buddhabound@lemmy.world
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I literally used this method while stuck in the Ticketmaster queue for Taylor Swift tickets.

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