Ansible. Basically if I need to upgrade something for the first time, I write or extend an Ansible script an run those periodically.

https://whatmodelscanirun.com/

Tells you, well, which models you can run and which performance to expect.

Yeah right. 'Cause he’s a stay-at-home dad all year round and just flies to the moon in between for a two-week workation.

I find this claim of “he raises his two daughters” very dubious. I bet he does not have the time to raise that much.

I worked for ESA, I had lunch with ‘just’ ISS astronauts. Their schedule is packed. They need to be in constant training and if they’re not, they have a lot of other duties. They’re barely home. Bet that’s even more true for astronauts flying to the moon.

I understand the PR, it’s good to have role models out there, I hope his daughters understand. But…meh.

It may be, but also…kinda cool?

Godforbid humanity just does something because it’s cool.

Erm

The central issue was whether Microsoft was allowed to bundle its IE web browser software with its Windows operating system

They even had the same shit going on some 15 years later in the EU.

You could split Valve Dev from Distribution from Hardware. But that is a shitty split, I’m with you.

You could also just say: you have three years to split distribution into, idk, 4 subsidaries which are then “released” as own companies.

You could split geographically, and down the line those companies might compete with each other.

That’s what I mean with creativity. A lot of shit could be possible. But here we are and are told “it makes no sense”, “there is no alternative”, just crippling our own imagination before even using it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Then again…Gaben is the only billionaire I know of who improved my life. Linux rocks so much more these days because of him.

Probably would still chop his head off, but do it with a sharp blade, not the dull rusty one for the likes of Bezos and Musk.

There might be. But back tn the day we just knew that monopolies are shit for everyone (except the owner). So maybe we should sharpen that tool of law once again. But who am I kidding, not gonna happen.

It doesn’t seem feasible to break them up into smaller companies, how would that even work?

It is a shame how uncreative we as a society have become to deal with monopolies.

Remember when Microsoft almost got divided over bundling a browser with their OS? 'Cause Pepperidge Farm remembers 😅

Science Fantasy.

JFK is shit, yeah. But LAX is worse. They don’t have any designated area for overlay. You have to go through immigration, only to go through security again to get your connecting flight. And immigration is rude, like, I don’t want to enter your shitty country, you make me do it, because you apparently don’t know how to build airports.

And security takes ages, so you wait in line, while you’re called out already to board the flight. Like I DON’T WANT TO BE IN THAT LINE! I did not want to go through immigration or security or anything. I just wanted to get my connecting flight.

You can even build your own in the US. I know, because I checked some 15 years ago, because I wanted to build one with my flatmates 😅

But ain’t nobody going to the US these days.

Snatched Flight Simulator 2020 in sale. Last time I played FS it was 2000. Back then, I always hopped into a big Airliner, cranked up realism, flicked random switches and could not get the plane to even move. If I started airborne, I just horribly crashed immediately.

So I thought: let’s do this shit again. Cranked up realism to max, but hopped into a Cessna instead. Turns out: it is not that hard in a small plane 😅 (or maybe I’m just not a stupid kid anymore). Granted, I’ve only been flying in good weather and low wind (and with a little bit of sidewind landing starts to get tricky immediately), but I’m satisfied. Only caveat: if you’re flying seriously, you’re looking so much for the instruments all the time, that there’s no time to enjoy the scenery.

After two days I looked how much a pilot’s license costs. Turns out: way to expensive 😅. It’s funny how a license for a boat is like 500€, but flying is 15k ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Yep, PC, I don’t have a console. So new and shiny for me 🤗

Just grabbed the Kerbal Space Program DLCs in the sale.

My daughter is really into space stuff atm, so I think about starting to play it with her.

It’s funny how Crimson Desert und Death Stranding II just released at the same time and thus helped me stay patient 😅. I can’t decide, so whatever goes on sale first wins and I can play something different in the meantime.

Ah, and your sources? Like they have on the Wiki page. Cause the usual source for your version is “this blog, where somebody wants to sound smart”

The blood thingy always meant what it means today:

Blood is thicker than water

I mean every obscenely rich and powerful person stole a lot of work from other people…otherwiese they wouldn’t be obscenely rich. So, he’s hasn’t forgotten, he isn’t and never was aware of how much he stole.

A godsend for people without spatial awareness. But apparently I am too shitty to even leverage that. Never recognized anything and will get lost immediately in every game.

When you need to backtrack a house, cave, whatever on a timer that game is over for me 😅