How often do you downgrade Firefox versions

I don’t remember ever downgrading a browser (started out on NCSA Mosaic).

Having switched to Zen Browser

Recently tried Zen – I think it’s pretty and shows promise but has a few dealbreakers that preclude my using it as a daily driver. TL;DR: “I slightly prefer the zen UI but not enough to overcome the annoyances. I’ll check back on the project next year if it’s still active.”

What do you guys use for Windows to Linux remote access?

Putty

I want to see desktop

Some kind of VNC setup

TL;DR: laws based on emotion (especially those named after individuals, or that include the words children or patriot) are rarely good laws.

I tell her imagine if that was our kid missing, youd want as many people to see it as possible.

AMBER alerts don’t do what the public thinks they do; they do what the politicians know they do: demonstrate doing something when the base demands “somebody’s gotta do something”. It’s political equivalent of looking Very Serious and intoning “thoughts and prayers”.

If we actually cared about the kids we’d notice the majority of AMBER alerts are due to frustrated non-custodial parents taking their kids, and to runaways. We could address the problems at first base, or we can continue to be shocked, SHOCKED I say, and go through the kabuki once again.

I generally only reboot for stuff like kernel updates.

Saw the .de domain and my first thought was this was about using a potato ricer to make spätzle. I may not be normal.

keywords have some rules
need to use the Booles
that’s the way I type it baby
I don’t want to scroll forever

(search fu up-grades)
(search fu up-grades)

Just a reminder that Texas has safe haven drop boxes at fire stations and post offices specifically for dropping off unwanted babies,

In case anyone thinks this is a new concept, one of the most influential pieces of early Renaissance architecture (Ospedale degli Innocenti) had a rotating drop-off port for babies. There was someone on the other side of the wall 24/7.

Edit: Atlas Obscura has an article on it

What tips/ideas do you have for getting better at navigating the terminal, and getting a better understanding of how the os works

Running an OS as a virtual is liberating. Dive in, make mistakes, fix them (or not and have to reinstall or redo from the last save). No real consequences for exploring.

fruits typically are made to be consumed, in the sense that it benefits the evolution of the plant

I suspect some fruits are made so that only particular spreaders can/will eat them. Like some flowers are shaped to allow certain pollinators and exclude others.

Abbott’s assholery knows no bounds.

distrohoped

This should be a word. It would mean “trying yet another flavor because it might be The One”

What problem does this solve?

The need to demonstrate performative piety to the base.

My father switched to linux (Mint, I think) in his 70s. I was in another state so he did it solo. He had a few questions but otherwise it was smooth sailing.

The IP has decent insulation and doesn’t have to vent pressure to regulate temperature. I think there would be a measurable difference. I don’t have an induction-friendly pressure cooker to test the idea, but it’s interesting to think about.

I don’t have numbers for brown rice, but when I cook 1c of dry white rice I see

• rice cooker: 226Wh
• 3qt instant pot: 90Wh

The IP also requires less water. Both the energy and water consumption are important in my case because I live in a campervan offgrid.

Traditionally I’ve been running lighter desktops like opebox, xfce, or lmde. Last couple of years I’ve been using MATE with good results.

In my country that would cost me 20 dollars

The first RAM I bought (SIPP for a 386-16 IIRC) was $50/MB. Jay-sus.

nowadays Mint is Ubuntu with sane default settings that will run out of the box

There’s also an official version of Mint based on Debian (LMDE)

What’s on your “Everyday Carry” USB stick?

• scans of my DL and other licenses
• scan of my DD214
• system rescue ISO
• a TEMP dir with random things I need in the short term
• portable apps versions of putty, WinSCP, etc.

Do normal people who don’t do this stuff for a living use Linux now, outside handheld gaming devices?

I run into folks using linux fairly often in tech hobbies. Ham operators, DIY solar folk, people dorking around with a RasPi, etc. And some Normals who want a lighter experience than Win.

Last dedicated windows box I ran at home was Windows NT 4, IIRC. Last time I had to use it at work was Win7 (?) before I retired. I do have a Win7 virtual somewhere around here I spin up every couple years to run something obscure I can’t get to run in WINE.