I don't know if you are DE shopping, but I've been very happy for the past few years with the MATE Desktop Environment, which "...is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems." https://mate-desktop.org/ Among a great number of things I really like, I will mention that Caja, the MATE version of... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

I agree that there is a balance between customization and "cleanness" in design and implementation. However, I think the GNOME 3 and 4 designers went too far and alienated many users: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-finds-gnome-3-4-to-be-a-total-user-experience-design-failure/ https://medium.com/@fulalas/gnome-42-the-nonsense-continues-7d96c3287f7... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

> Is there a WM out there that can do the basic quality-of-life functions of today's DEs? I'd love a simple, opinionated WM that takes the features we know are useful today (workspaces, expo mode, sensible file manager layouts, system trays) and gives them a color-adjustable window theme inspired by 90's aesthetics, with minimal compositing that can run fast on hardware as minimal as a prototype RISC-V board. Or... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

Some people deliberately put mate on their PCs. Source: about 1 year ago

I have been using MATE for a couple of years now on an Intel Mac mini and it works... mostly. Things I am not a fan of: 1) Snap packages. For anyone that chimes in about how wonderful they are I have yet to see any evidence of that and, please, do show me how you launch OpenShot Video Editor because, well, it doesn't. 2) X-Windows. I'm sorry, but this should be brain-dead simple as running xhost+ on the device you... Source: over 1 year ago

I also use the Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

For your course idk, but if rly dh, go to https://web.archive.org/ this is called way back machine which is used to find older version of websites. Just enter nyp.edu.sg into the search bar and select the date. Source: over 1 year ago

Rule #5 - #5: Don't link to bad websites. Use archived versions: Avoid linking directly to tabloids or hateful websites. Please use the Wayback Machine or Archive.is. Source: over 1 year ago

For those sites that have blocked the service, there's also the Wayback Machine at Archive.org. Source: over 1 year ago

In a pinch you can get access to gated Chron articles thru the Wayback machine. https://web.archive.org/. Source: over 1 year ago