Learn to cook (which saves you money) and do all the house chores (including ironing).

Although it did have an nVidia card, my PC was an otherwise ordinary machine running Ubuntu, not a gaming rig or something custom built.

I love Linux. But I got so exasperated with system updates breaking X-Windows and dropping me into the console with no clue what to do, for some time I intentionally deferred the updates.

I wanted a stable daily driver, so in 2015 I switched from Linux to ChromeOS. Now I’m back to Linux with the Crostini container of ChromeOS and Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 400.

Text searches (e.g. page search in browsers) that do return results, but they don’t show up anywhere on the screen or aren’t highlighted.

Possibly.

So why not make the washing cycle end when the water has fully drained? I get the impression the timer starts after the drain.

I maintain a list of the tech and creator newsletters I subscribe to.

My favorite is chromeOS because it requires zero maintenance and I can access all my data, apps, and preferences in minutes on any compatible device by just signing into my account.

Lisp.

It just feels extremely natural to me, so it’s difficult to pinpoint specific features I like. But two such features stand out: the parantheses-based syntax and the extreme interactivity.

I use Google Play Books but I also like BookFusion.

I initially got a Z80-MBC2, a Z80-based SBC that runs CP/M and other operating systems, as I had developed an Intel 8080 cross assembler and wanted to run on actual hardware the code assembled with it. It was so fun I got a V20-MBC, an SBC by the same maker that features a Nec V20 (8088 + 8080) and can run CP/M-86.

Both SBCs led me down a fascinating retrocomputing rabbit hole.

That explains why support agents beg for the highest rating.

I may qualify. Although I joined Lemmy a couple of weeks ago, I left Reddit around the same time I left Twitter in early 2022.

These days I write Lisp code using the Medley Interlisp development environment. It’s a vintage but amazingly capable environment that’s being revived and modernized.

Yes, I replaced Reddit with Lemmy.

ChromeOS on an ASUS Chromebox 3, my daily driver.

Blogs. It’s amazing how many gems and great content are buried in countless blogs, maintained or abandoned.

Because they realize they can get away with pretty much anything.

I actually left Reddit in early 2022, I’m not from the latest migration wave. I left for a combination of these reasons, the first of which is the main one:

• algorithmic feed designed to arise strong emotions, often negative
• snark and noise in the comments
• ads
• impenetrable moderation rules that often make it difficult to figure why a post is rejected, even after carefully reading all the sub’s guidelines and FAQs cover to cover, as well as reviewing past threads

I’m curious why. What are the advantages of having an account banned over deleting or abandoning it?