Thanks!

What does eta stand for in this context? I’ve seen it before and can’t figure it out

Don’t see “Half As Interesting” listed here. His stuff doesn’t usually go super deep, but I’ve learned a lot from him.

And just recently he was accused of using AI for a thumbnail and this was his response:

Camera is a big deal for me.

Is jolla that good? Paying a subscription isn’t the end of the world to me, as long as they are actually using the money for good, you know?

Passthrough is smart if doing local, hadn’t thought of that.

I remember. McChicken was a dollar too.

Two bucks and you were fat and happy.

Now the only food under $3.19(can’t even be bothered to round down to $3 even) is a small fry for (checks Internet for prices) $2.89, or apple slices for $1.39.

McChicken and McDouble are $3.60 each. The same two sandwiches would cost $7.20!

That’s not inflation, it’s greed.

And yet there’s always a line 🤦‍♂️

Kden is better than it has any right to be. I’m not professional by any means, but it’s quite useful

Nice!

Also I love me some fedora, I run bluefin myself.

My friends likewise contact me with computer problems, usually I help them, Windows stuff I still know well enough.

One guy though, he’s been getting more savvy over time. So when he asked me about Windows ten EOL, I was honest with him. I gave him options. I told him about LTSC, and about forcing win11 to run on “older” hardware. And about Linux. And I explained the risks and challenges of each.

I didn’t want to force him because I worried that if he didn’t choose it, then when it got hard, he would blame me.

Since it was his secondary computer, and it only runs web, text docs, and Minecraft… He chose to learn Linux. So far he’s only ran into a couple issues, one of which was his display not scaling correctly because the default and available resolutions were too high. And when set to the correct resolution, things didn’t fit on the screen.

Well it was only half Linux’ fault, while it shouldn’t have given him 4k options when he didn’t have the ability to use it, he shouldn’t have been using a 720p TV as a monitor. We had a chuckle, and he found a better monitor with a modern resolution, and he’s been happy for months now. No questions asked to me, either it’s working or he’s solving his own problems.

I’m all for being frugal, but not when it comes to matters of taste, usually.

My wife and I like to do blind taste tests.

Like, yeah, the offbrand worschester sauce is a couple bucks cheaper, but in a side by side comparison, the name brand has way more flavor.

In a twist, our local offbrand instant pudding is noticeably better than jello brand.

We don’t buy offbrand broth anymore, it tastes like water when compared side by side with name brand.

I could go on and on, but you get the point.

When it’s reasonable, we get the better tasting thing, but it has to be a blind test. No bias. That doesn’t mean I’m gonna get the ultra fancy broth that costs 3 times as much though. It has to be comparable.

So in our case, coffee is something we both enjoy, and we don’t drink THAT much, so we splurge on boutique beans from a local roaster. Costs a few dollars more per pound than the regular beans. Probably significantly more than something like Folgers, but I haven’t priced that in a long time.

Edit: That being said, I do know what community I’m in. We meal prep and do leftovers all week. Diy overnight oats because it’s cheap and healthy. Other simple quick meals involving possessed precooked frozen items because it’s cheap enough and super easy, for certain times. Etc etc. It’s just… Sometimes you want tasty things, and it matters. Being frugal is important to us, but so it’s enjoying life.

So it’s a choice you have to make I guess.

Your position is valid. My question is: is your situation the norm?

My wife drinks a coffee a day most days, but not every day. I’d say she just enjoys the coffee, because she’ll stop for days or weeks at a time without caffeine issues.

My mom, on the other hand, is super addicted caffeine. She doesn’t care for coffee, but drinks pop. And when she tries to quit because of the sugar, she switches to coffee or tea to get the caffeine so she doesn’t get the anxiety and headaches.

She’s tried and failed many times to kick the habit, despite it affecting her health greatly. She’s addicted.

Me? I had a coffee pot in my bedroom when I was 12. I drank mountain dew by the case. Never affected me.

These days, I haven’t had a significant amount of caffeine in over 20 years. But I still love coffee, so I have an espresso machine and grind my own beans etc. It’s just decaf 🤷‍♂️

If I have a half caff coffee, I’ll feel wired all day and won’t sleep that night, and the difficulty sometimes stretches into the next night.

I think most people are addicted. They don’t realize how reliant they are on it, just because they don’t “feel it” doesn’t mean their bodies aren’t affected by it. Given time, your body will adjust.

But also, some people are more/less sensitive to caffeine naturally, so… Who knows.

It’s definitely not black and white though.

I was actually joking. I imagine the child would be displeased with the toy staying in the bag. And if they open it? Now you have to struggle to get it home.

I don’t know what the actual point would be unless you bring the vacuum with you

No silly it stays in the bag, duh 🙄

I use mine at least once a week these days, used to be almost daily for a long long time. Light skin and very dark hair, I get 5oclock shadow before noon.

I used to rinse the blade real well, then hit it with a hair dryer for 10 or 20 seconds, blow all the water off and heat it up so it dries extra fast. Never rusted, blades lasted forever.

These days my tap water is almost 130f, so I just rinse it real good, get it hot, then I shake the crap out of it, and do a single reverse swipe on a towel for each side. Seems to do the trick for me 🤷‍♂️

DE gang rise up!

Yeah the savings are real.

Though early on I went through a phase of buying vintage Gillettes, and spent an amount of money on different soaps and brushes and such.

I spent WAY less than some others have, by a wide margin. That, I know for sure. But still, probably a bit over $200 in extraneous accoutrements over the first couple years.

Eventually I settled on a Feather Popular, gives a dang fine shave for like $20.

Then my buddy talked me into getting an AS-D2 at the same time he was getting one. Cost $150, which is crazy, but it’s solid stainless steel. The thing will outlive me a hundred times over. It’s my daily driver now, and I’ve settled into one soap, all in all I’m very frugal.

Don’t know how long it’ll take to recoup my costs lol. But it HAS been 10 years since I got my as-d2… That’s $15 a year.

I feel like compared to cartridge plebs, I’m still ahead of the game 😁

Haven’t seen that in a long time

I’m vaguely comfortable in the terminal. I installed a fresh version of [your favorite distro] to do some quick work on a spare PC. The default file manager wouldn’t connect to my NFS share, some weird error.

Instead of tracking down the problem, I just fired up the terminal and mounted it manually. Quicker and easier.

Stuff like that.

But I could never imagine being power user enough to prefer one terminal over another. You guys are discussing features I barely understand let alone have a preference on. I only just recently added sudo !! to my repertoire!

More power to you!

Gnome has the cube now. I prefer gnome, so this was a wonderful surprise.

Reminds me of the old compiz days, beautiful stuff

Just started with proxmox 5 months ago, best decision I ever made.

My next big thing is running GPU passthrough for Plex, but I haven’t gotten to it. So Plex languishes on an old mini PC until I get my act together.

Proxmox GPU passthrough is not something I’m looking forward to.

Edit: I did it, wasn’t so bad actually. Especially since I found a guide specifically for my ARC card

I’m mixed on this. If it’s a serious movie, then I agree wholeheartedly. It’s not funny and it breaks my immersion.

But if it’s a more relaxed or even funny movie? Bring it on, the more subtle the better, I love hearing it, always gives me a chuckle when I’m in a chuckling mood.