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Have been using Xfce since the the Gnome 3 initial introduction. I only want: * the main apps menu * the widget to lock screen, log out, shutdown. * tabs along the top (or bottom) …

There's actually a third dip: Comcast can tell the customer that for an extra fee they can get faster Netflix. That is, even though the customer is already paying for internet acce…

Forums work better. Using IRC/Slack in place of forums is like using a wiki in place of real documentation.

The problem is though, that some people like to be the local expert on IRC/Slack with all the answers. They don't want to document it elsewhere.

Seems like they used to at least tip their hat (no pun intended) to free software, GNU, etc. --- the whole free software ecosystem on which much of their distribution is based. Tho…

> The super advantage of Lisp (including Scheme): Its format for defining data is the same as for writing code, making macros a natural part of the syntax: You can change your sour…

Thank you. Though I really like having Clojure's: * literal syntax for maps, vectors, sets, and regexes * keywords * clear separation of functional constructs (`for`, `map`, etc.) …

Don't need all those Java libraries if you've got good FFI with C libraries. Don't need AOT compilation; if you want performance, just stick with regular Clojure on the JVM. I'd lo…

> However, most people have dismissed it because they think Perl 5 is dead and anything using Perl should be replaced with Python or Ruby or Go or Rust or some other language. I di…

> I want to get on with my tasks. An operating system linked to s fixed set of hardware provides me exactly this. I get the same thing from [ThinkPenguin]( https://www.thinkpenguin…

Alas, this ambitious project appears to be not currently under active development. My largely uninformed armchair opinion as to why, is that the author is very performance-driven, …

Sure. Alas, I don't know a flex from a bison, so I won't be implementing it any time soon. Seems like language implementors are like carpenters: once you're a skilled pro, you're n…

I'm an old curmudgeonly programmer (more hobby than pro), have kids in middle and high school, and have some meager amount of teaching experience. Here's my take: your students (es…

Every time I see a project pop up touted as being simple and a good "teaching language", it has some weirdness or pet features thrown in that turns enough people off to keep adopti…

The Pandoc site appears to provide binary downloads for the major platforms. Myself, I just always do `apt install pandoc`. Pandoc is written in Haskell, but when built it's just a…

I think it's because the language appears to be very complex. So much syntax, context, and novel terminology. It appears that Perl 6 lets you be very clever and can save you some k…

This looks excellent, and I'm going to curl up with it and a cup of tea tonight to read it more carefully. Thanks! Would love to see the author do one for the GPL. I realize the re…

I get all my systems from [ThinkPenguin]( https://www.thinkpenguin.com/ ), and have been very happy with them. Those folks are dedicated to free software.

Could work, though I think it would add operational complexity ("hey, I paid to swap in good batteries, but these barely held a charge!"). I wonder if it's possible to have a batte…

> Having to rely on others to ensure you can get around causes a lot of anxiety. I suppose. But as it stands I'm already relying on gas stations. > Also, it's probably a lot easier…

Yes, the US. My point is, you can either increase range by having better batteries, or you can do so by charging up while at your destination (ex., in your parking lot at work). It…

Pandoc is damn good, but that's not my primary reason for using Markdown. I choose markdown primarily because it's readable.

Where weight and energy density is not a concern, you'd just use regular old-fashioned lead-acid. Lots of charge cycles, easily recycled, simple, no overheating, existing infrastru…

The answer here isn't batteries with more capacity. The answer is: * more areas to lock your bike/scooter/moped (electric or otherwise) * coin-/card-operated charging stations (as …