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Cake day: November 3rd, 2024

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  • One can argue that Linux Mint isn’t that up to date. But in my opinion, it’s up to date enough.

    It’s new enough that you’re not living in the digital medieval era, and at the same time, any software installed is for the most part mature, well tested, and stable. And I find that more important than bleeding edge versioning.

    And on the few occasions where I need something newer than what can be found in the standard repos, there’s always the option of building from git or adding additional sources.

    I’ve been a linux user off and on in varying capacity since the 90s, combined with some FreeBSD, but linux was only a secondary OS on my desktop until I made the complete switch once I saw the trajectory of Windows 8.

    Mint reminds me of how Windows 7 was designed: Simply a good OS.








  • If I was a mod I’d lock this post with “duplicate” as a parody.

    SO was good 10-15 years ago, but it has gotten bogged down in a combination of user elitism, mod incentives to do anything, and outdated answers remaining canonical.

    • User elitism: You see this anywhere else too. Older users hold power on the site, and this tends to result in walling out those with actual refreshing ideas.

    • Mod incentives: The system rewards mod actions, even if those actions aren’t the correct one. For example, closing a question as duplicate, even if it’s not, rewards the closer.

    • Due to the above, the “correct” answer to a question never gets updated, and it doesn’t take later versions into account. As such the site becomes a collection of outdated a swears to questions that may or may not still be relevant.

    Source: Formerly prolific user of multiple stackexchange sites





  • Actually, it’s probably the reverse; When new it’s rated as waterproof down to 10m depth. Volvo calls it the “sports key”.

    However, the battery is only rated for 3 years, and it’s not possible to change the battery without voiding the warranty, and having a new key programmed and shipped costs 500 USD equivalent.

    But I’m a DIY cheapskate who voids warranty for a living, so I tore it up. It wad a standard 2032 cell, so I soldered o a new one and filled the fob with epoxy, and now it works again. I just don’t trust it to be as waterproof anymore.

    I always keep it in my jeans, and it hasn’t failed me so far.

    I haven’t needed it yet, but I still bring one of the proper key fobs for longer drives such as vacation or work trips.