and if it does i’ll change my tune. i already don’t like the man.

because stallman can never fucking shut up about anything.

yeah i’ve followed the entire conversation for years. he’s not fit to run the fsf but he’s also not done anything illegal. when i read the interview in which he explained that he rescinded his statements on relations with people who are underage after consulting with a psychologist, i read it as the words of someone who lives in a completely rules-based world: he did not believe it would cause harm because there was nothing in his experience thus far that pointed to that. after having it explained to him by a professional, he changed his mind. the man has no tact, he runs entirely and completely on rationalism. when new information comes up that puts his beliefs into question, his beliefs align with that information almost instantly. but if the source is not authoritative, he disregards it. it’s a very useful form of neurodivergence for a scientist, but not for a public figure.

no, rms the autist with no ability to read the room. he’s never been a pedo, he just has permanent foot-in-mouth disease.

20 eggs often my dinner

what shell uses a > as default PS1? csh?

it’s been unchanged because http got more popular.

there is a vocal part of the indieweb that does not want encrypted communication because it increases the system requirements, and because it disincentivises sending sending any sensitive information. i don’t really agree with that assessment but i do think there is something to not sending stuff you don’t need.

gopher predates http, of course it didn’t have certificates.

yeah corporate environments continue to be a pain point. IT wants centralised management a la intune/GPE, i want to be able to use proper terminal tools for automation.

last time it came to a head i moved into a vm and refused to come out for two years.

ah, usually the creative aspect draws people in but i know not everyone is that way.

it’s 300TB

minecraft?

yeah idk about that first part

i’m waiting for a create-like mod before jumping.

when you install a DE as part of system setup it’s usually preconfigured by the distro maintainers. otherwise you need to do that configuration yourself, which is more difficult.

cringe

of course but it doesn’t help the “this isn’t that hard” case.

yeah but that’s a step removed. if i’m helping someone set up a machine i will usually make the media beforehand, but they need to be present to set up their name and password.

idk if you’ve ever tried to guide people unfamiliar with computers through troubleshooting over the phone, but my experience is that the more explanations are given the more they despair, and the more choices are given the more confused they get.

reading the manual is sort of compulsory if you want to do stuff like changing DEs, and for most people (read: the 99% that don’t know what “operating system” means) the mere existence of a choice is enough to cause paralysis.

i really do like the new wave of “opinionated” distros like kalpa, cachy and aeon where the system takes care of most issues rather than the user having to deal with them. shows maturity. but this selector screen sort of runs contrary to that. either be opinionated or be fully free, imo.