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I "hacked" my wii to get free games one time does that count? other than that I can operate most devices but I have no idea how to code and don't have time to learn. I'd put myself at a 6/10.

Learning drive 5. Using once learned 8

Depends on how you are using your scale.

1. One way is to quantify how much knowledge do you have right now. This might be average or low or whatever. This doesnt matter at all.

2. The better way is to think about your willingness to learn and try with confidence. This is what you should actually put on a scale.

My existing knowledge is better than average. I've spent the last 2 years learning to put together some hardware (NAS/server, custom keyboard from scratch, hitbox videogame controller) and using more software (Linux basics, Docker and server basics, emulators, etc). I'm still probably way behind the tech professionals who are on Lemmy, but I would say my willingness to learn and try is very very high and that's more than enough for an enthusiast and hobbyist.

Also worth considering benchmarking against the general population rather than Lemmy's tech community. The general public mostly hasn't even heard of the Steam Deck or Linux, and certainly can't manage anything beyond pressing the install button in an app store. Compared the the general public, my wife thinks I'm a literal wizard for having an email address with my own domain and being able to access a remote desktop.

My thing is C++ and Z80/45GS02 assembly, and I love a good terminal, so wherever that puts me I guess

I've been working with computers and building them my whole life. I am pretty good with windows. I regularly tell potential employers in interviews that I rate my skills with windows computers at about a 6/10. I can probably fix anything you broke, but I am terrified of editing hex code and other things that the IT wizards do with ease.

I can take apart most electronics and put them back together without breaking them which is not a skill that most people possess apparently. Back when I worked at geeksquad I became known as the "laptop keyboard repair guy" in the area. Other stores would literally send people to see me because apparently nobody else can take apart an hp laptop and remember where all of the 47 screws went or do it without ripping a ribbon cable. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Maybe 7.75? I've soldered internals, setup computer networks, built computers, do websites/graphics/videos/3D modeling/music. A little of everything.

I’ve studied a bit of solid state physics and I’ve worked in different tech industries for a while. Dabbled with a bunch of stuff professionally: optics, microcontrollers, motors, fluidics, web, LLMs.

So.. 5/10?

7/10

I am good at technology even when I don't do anything.

There's a client who says that if I just join a call and do nothing but say hello, things that weren't working just suddenly start working for no apparent reason.

About a 7.

Been using Linux for years, have a fairly wide variety of knowledge to pull from, but I'm still not that great or anything.

It definitely feels like progress slows as we get better.

3/10

I set up a jellyfin server but when I attempted a raw arch install I wanted to put a gun in my mouth.

I literally have a tech job and tell the people I don't like tech. It's a means to an end.

Can't even attempt terminal beyond downloads and updates. Tried a cli and quickly realized I need a gui. I am not a robot.

I'm a B.

Entirely dependent on the field of technology. On average, like a 6 or 7? But i do regularly find myself to be a dumbass who doesn't know shit about fuck.

If my brain worked on command that'd probably bump me up to an 8 or 9 though.

5/10, i customize my linux desktop, i know how to setup a basic linux server, etc.

So, not sure what details I may be missing, but my experience putting any non-steam game onto a steam deck is just transferring over the game folder and linking the executable in steam. No idea how one could mess up any other part of the system with that.

1 out of 10

Retired I.T.

Told my family that if they ask me to help with an I.T. related issue, I'll bring my hammer.

Fuck printers.

I think I'm 6/10. I'd consider myself an advanced user. I'm capable enough to avoid casual problems, and instead create real serious problems.

I am skilled enough to understand that I don't know shit.

8

Like a 7 or 8 maybe?

I'd say probably about a 7. I'm good enough with technology to have been using Linux for the past few years without any major issue that wasn't caused by the distro I was using. I still wouldn't say that I'm great with it though, because there are still several things I don't know how to do and there are probably also a bunch of things that would be useful for me to know but I just haven't found them yet or even know that I need them in the first place.

Linux piracy can honestly be a pain in the ass. I wouldn't beat yourself up too much over it if it wasn't working properly.

There's someone called "johncena" then some numbers who supposedly uploads some kind of Linux-ready release of games.

I'm a Linux pirate so I've been going through the trials and tribulations to get games to work. For the best results, I typical need to install the game in a Windows VM then copy it over to my main OS. It's a hassle and takes up a lot of storage in the process, but it's nice when it works.

It sucks when it doesn't work and can feel like a waste of time. That's something I've just gotten used to with computers.

Hard to put this on an absolute scale with no frame of reference, but maybe like 7-8? I've got a CS degree and I run Linux at home. I know enough to know how much I don't know, but I know how to Google the things I don't know and figure it out. Which is the skill that really matters, right?

i3. I know how to confidently issue commands to search and then confidently type it in my computer.

yup, the 'i' means imaginary.

I can pirate games, movies and books, can use SciHub to download articles behind paywalls, and have installed ReVanced on my phone. 🤷

Depends on the tech:
I can do most things on Linux, both at home and at work. And the latter pays me handsomely for it.

I'm OK with windows. I was good decades ago, and the things I am still a Le to do rely on experience way back when.

I still don't know how to right click on a Mac.

12/10. I’m good at the cyber.

H.

I am a 10/10. With tech you know it or you don’t.

Once you know it, the shit is routine… If you don’t know it, it is impossible.

Also 9.999/10 whatever issue you are having with that tech is some other process that is shitting the bed.