Fair enough, I can respect that.

Nowadays most Linux users seem to use ssh user@host. When I was getting started, that didn’t exist (or at least I was unaware of it) so I still frequently use the -l flag instead.

Nothing wrong with it, just that at least I mostly encounter its use by experienced users.

You, like me, must be old.

I also frequently pass -l to the ssh command.

https://youtu.be/Fow7iUaKrq4

My culinary knowledge is not sufficient to usefully comment on this.

Ah, I apologize, I did not intend to mock. Both sound potentially appealing. Thanks for the clarification!

Fair enough.

I generally agree with you, but wasn’t SELinux primarily the NSA and Tresys? I know it’s a primarily Red Hat thing now, but I think it would have existed in some form without them.

It is entirely possible I’m misinformed.

I didn’t know what lard bread is, so I looked it up.

I discovered it was bread with prosciutto baked in. I thought it sounded unappealing.

Then I thought of “making bacon pancakes” and thought I should open my mind.

edit: added a missing word.

It sounds like you already have this problem solved, but just in case:

Back when I still used Windows, the workaround was just to make sure you didn’t have a network connection when installing the OS. This could be done by unplugging the NIC during install on a physical system or by deleting the NIC in a VM (or other ways, obviously, but these were the simplest). It still took some convincing, but then you could make your username whatever you wanted.

I don’t know if that still works - it’s been years - but if you still use Windows and still have that problem, this might be worth a try.

edit: program -> problem

Two things coming together finalized my choice to leave Windows:

• the ability to play almost every game on Linux thanks to Valve
• the fact that you couldn’t create a local account during a Windows install (back when I discovered this you still technically could with some workarounds; I don’t know if you still can but you shouldn’t have to put in any effort IMHO)

git cash pop

My 2014 Ford Flex was the same way, except that they didn’t contact me.

The car with which I replaced the Flex doesn’t have onboard navigation, instead relying on Android Auto. I was pleased about this, thinking at least it wouldn’t track where I was going … Until I opened the app and saw it could still report its location independently. At that point it seems like there might as well at least be an option for onboard navigation.

Is that a machine that scrubs robots or a robot that scrubs?

I remember when that happened to me way back when.

These days, almost every computer user I know falls into one of three categories:

• Already has the proclivities that would lead to active interest in Linux
• Just uses their computer for web browsing and email and so would barely notice if their system switched to Linux
• Is a gamer

If the last, they either play a VERY few games that don’t run on Linux; are convinced, incorrectly, that you can’t game on Linux; or just don’t care.

edit: There are certainly exceptions, both within and outside of my social circle; however, they’re definitely on the outskirts.

I can’t imagine any reason to insult a Linux user on the basis of their Linux use. “You use a superior platform! You fool!”

With all respect, the first paragraph seems self contradictory.

Thanks! I didn’t even know.

How I wish.

$_ also works. I love Alt+. but sadly it doesn’t work on any Mac terminal emulator I’ve found and, even more sadly, I am forced to use a Mac at work.

I haven’t tried !$ so I’m not familiar with its function, but one nice thing about Alt+. is that you’re not limited to the last argument of the most recent command; instead, it allows you to scroll backwards like Ctrl+R.