My C-64 still boots up instantly, just as it did on day one. Far faster than Windows could ever dream.

That’s his secret. He’s always angry.

I think that may be a shared thing among the different software, Mbin seems to give you a few minutes without labeling it.

Yes, since apparently you can turn to not hit them and still get shot. No win, might as well stack the odds in your favor.

I find myself often going back and ninja editing a post I just made. Even though I read over it before I submitted. Used to not be this bad; my thoughts and grammar, even in a gaming chat, were coherent. Oh well.

Confusion as first choice, VR as next, and hope. The other two are horrible. The last is “I Have No Mouth” only you do, but it doesn’t matter.

The book that came with the C-64 was a good primer for first-time computer users, but I ended up needing more and bought the “Commodore 64 Programmer’s Reference Guide,” which was far more useful, and then “Mapping the Commodore 64” and “Machine Language for Beginners.”

Yes, I still have them. You never know… :D

Maintained, a bit slow on the updating sometimes, as I mentioned. But a big factor for going with Ubuntu was if you’re looking at software out in the wild, chances are they’ll have either an Ubuntu version or something that will work with it. I’m not a fan of compiling stuff (although maybe with more Linux exposure that will change too).

In hindsight that’s probably not a great reason, after all it’s why Microsoft dominated the field for so long.

Being supportive of Ubuntu seems to be a minority, but I picked it over others simply because it felt more like what I wanted from the Debian lines. And I haven’t had any major issues at all. The main project I’ve got ahead of me is to remove Snap, as I see that’s a problem, mainly due to updates being so far behind (plus I’m pretty sure it’s a resource hog, I can see it there in Btop all the time). I’ve had several apps that I originally used Snap (I mean, it’s right there, why not) to find the version is old and missing newer features. So I just find the Apt or deb version, or even AppImage, and I’m back running. The OS itself is solid, and I so, so love just booting up and going within seconds, as well as shutting down right away. Not the classic Windows “hang”.

But I get that some people run into incompatibilities sometimes with hardware, so you do have to look around and find what works best for you. An example of mine on that was an old MacBook I had that simply was stuck since the OS isn’t supported anymore. So I put Kubuntu on it (since it needed a light OS), and it works fine for what it is.

But still, the future is better. I could live die with that.

Happy little accidents.

It’s a false dichotomy of having either a strong or a minimal government. You can have both at the same time, strong in some areas, small to no influence in others.

Two things - one, can they not have two different prosecutions, one at state and another as a federal felony? And while justice needs to be done, going full out as a federal case and having it dismissed or even pardoned would certainly be more gasoline on a fire that hopefully doesn’t go out soon.

I’m not for capital punishment, but whatever route it takes, I hope this guy never sees sunlight again.

It must have been the basic food groups then, and at some point my memory of it merged with the food pyramid once it hit the US.

I remember being taught about a food pyramid in a US health class at least a decade before.

Fred Rodgers looking from heaven: “I’m not mad, neighbor, I’m just disappointed.”

CEO proves that CEOs can be replaced by AI.

Seeing his name anywhere makes me want to post this reference.

Punching a nazi in the crowded streets so much better than in the alley. Tell them we don’t want them here, period.

“This is cyberterrorism.” Letting those sites do their thing without cracking down on them… I agree.

I’m… good with this.