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Yeah, I"m planning on getting one as well - the switch has made me realize how great having "real" games on a portable platform is - just waiting for a hardware refresh.

My computer doesn't meet the requirements for Windows 11 so I opted to stay on Windows 10 until support ran out. Then, as Windows does, the performance and reliability of my comput…

1. sudo apt/dnf/zypper install stow 2. man stow 3. git init ~/dotfiles have at'er

lol, i'm reinstalling a linux distro right now just because I want to try a new one I work with seniors that are scared of the command line. I can somewhat understand why Microsoft…

When I need to explain to other so-called seniors how to revert changes to a file with git checkout and they recoil in terror in using the command line, then yes - I believe they a…

Your mentioning of AWS devops reminded me of a story my dad, a mechanical engineer, told me. He travels a lot and works with engineers all over the world. He was talking to me abou…

Nobody is running faster towards the cliff of their own destruction than programmers.

engaging with hobbies with your kids, which can also teach them useful skills, is one way when I was a kid, when my dad was repairing the house or car I was always "holding the fla…

i can only hope my windows "skills" atrophy so that I can tell my family to stop bothering me to fix all their computer problems :P i've started telling them to just buy a macbook

i was also tempted to just go the debian route - but the free Ubuntu Pro subscription for personal use with 12 years of bug/security updates (and ultimately, peace of mind) was wha…

had a few small bumps getting everything I need configured and running the way I need it, but now that I have everything the way I like it it's damn near perfect

So I put in: > Green Party leader Justin Trudeau was ejected from Canada's House of Commons after fiery exchanges with Prime Minister Jagmeet Singh. Mr Trudeau's removal came after…

wiped windows from my home PC and installed Ubuntu 24.04 last week zero regrets, tired of Microsoft's terrible quality, terrible security, terrible ads - good riddance

It's not a perfect analogy, but it's still corporate interests trying to entrench their position to prevent disruption by less politically powerful players.

mmmmmmm regulatory capture, wouldn't be america without it - nothing says freedom and open markets like sawing off the rungs from the bottom of the ladder after you've already clim…

I got locked out my apple account the other day while trying to login to webmail - thankfully I was able to just unlock it again by reseting my password using my iphone. Kinda terr…

7 minutes of Pharo smalltalk for Rubyists: https://youtu.be/HOuZyOKa91o Is a pretty good overview how the environment works.

seems you got hugged

Even if it was GPL you wouldn't be entitled to the source since it lives behind a managed service.

I wish I could get rid of my boss because I actually get shit done when I can just "self-organize" with my colleagues.

Our CEO was musing about gamifying our scheduling software to get more "engagement" - aka. people accepting more open shifts, aka. working more overtime. It was so disgusting to me…

the heisenburg climate change principle

1. I go into hospital and come out with 90k bill - I have insurance and I pay my copay of $130. 2. Insurance says "nah, we'll give you 18k" 3. Hospital goes "ok". 4. Hospital write…