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Linux Mint 21.3: Empowering tech-savvy Moms with the Perfect Desktop Experience (ameliaslyfe.wordpress.com)

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As a tech-savvy mom, managing work, household responsibilities, and personal commitments can be overwhelming. Having access to a reliable and user-friendly operating system is vital in ensuring a smooth experience…

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This reads like a paid advertisement for Linux Mint

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I was not paid

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It really does read like an ad, which is amusingly ironic since linux mint is free.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

You're right, I should have put more of our personal story into it. I made some changes, thank you for the feedback :)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

~~Who's~~ Whose mom is this that is using Lemmy and making Linux content? Definitely not my mother

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm a 38 year old mom and I work in IT. I know, I'm rare :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I have 18 people on my IT team and 6 are women.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Who's mom

OP is [a] mom, of course!

I do think you need that "a" after "who's", though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I believe you and no offense, but damn, they weren't kidding:

Cinnamon – A Delightfully Familiar Desktop

User-Focused Simplicity

Robust Performance and Stability

A Wealth of Applications and Software

Community Support and Security

(I realize you're probably just a passionate fan, and I use Mint as well)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I was going to say this. Is this written by an Ai?

The start sounds exactly like an ad. Not how a normal person would write that they enjoy Linux.

But since the blog has other articles, I guess it's just how she writes.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for your feedback, and I am not an A.I :)

I made some changes to it. I used to work in marketing for a few years in between IT jobs and that might have bled into the article.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am not an A.I :)

That's exactly what a rogue AI would say when its cover gets blown.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

#include <failsafe.c> oppps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Quick! Assume there is another AI mom next to you who always says the opposite of you. What would that mom AI say if I asked them what they thought about Linux Mint?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Oh thank you :) Didn't mean to offend you either. Thank for listening to feedback. :)