Quote from: HCP on July 07, 2021, 09:31:04 PM

You need to remember that saying things like "Don't use Windows" does not work for a vast majority of people who have neither the time, nor inclination to learn the inner workings of Linux etc...

just because it doesn't work for most of the people doesn't make it wrong, windows sucks big times

Quote from: HCP on July 07, 2021, 09:31:04 PM

Linux has certainly come a long way from the old days of slackware and compiling your own kernels etc... but it still has some quirks that can be particularly frustrating for folks for whom the commandline is just a big black window of doom.

it's interesting that you think i use linux just because i say that you should not use windows

Quote from: HCP on July 07, 2021, 09:31:04 PM

Direworlf's advice is on point... regardless of the OS chosen, you need to learn how to keep it safe... Linux can be just as "poor" as Windows if it isn't used/configured properly.

i agree with you that you should do the best with what you have and it is of course better to inform yourself how to keep bitcoin safe, no matter the operating system. but i think it is important to mention that windows is one of the worst operating systems out there and if you somehow can make the switch you would win a lot. by giving up what? microsoft word? or the gaming over steam? of course you can still fuck up, i never said that not using windows is a silver bullet

Quote from: HCP on July 07, 2021, 09:31:04 PM

Blindly thinking that "I downloaded and installed this Linux distro, so now I must be impervious to all cyber threats" is a hazardous attitude.

who thinks that? i agree that is the wrong attitude