I’m surprised there aren’t more distros that come packaged with it. If someone’s used a graphical text editor in the past decade, then they know how to use micro. The only distro I know of that has it by default is Garuda.

I don’t mean to imply anything magical about it, just thought I’d mention that it has some legitimate benefits beyond placebo for anyone unaware! The site linked above has all the information I was talking about, and cites the source studies too.

I hate this so much. People should be free to act like they want (as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone), because why the hell not? What’s so objectively better about acting in the ‘normal’ way? But everything outside the very narrow idea of normal is treated like a problem by default.

I have some tics that come out when I’m alone that I’ve filtered out around others as long as I can remember, and honestly I think that’s part of why I feel so claustrophobic in social situations. I don’t even know how to act like ‘myself’ in public if I want to.

Seeing people being themselves regardless of how it looks to the current typical sensibilities is the only thing that lets me feel like I might be able to do the same. So fwiw, every little bit of rule breaking you have done or will do makes the world a little better for me, and anyone else who doesn’t feel welcome. Thanks.

Not just a placebo! At least when made with a proper bone broth. There have been some studies showing it has anti-inflammatory properties, not to mention all the great nutrients it has! (source)

You’ve never read the book in question… Because you think it’s filled with gut feelings and anecdotes… Which you know, because of gut feelings and anecdotes…

You’d rather not have the tools at all than use them through a CLI?

I believe in you Budgie! You can do it!

That or holding ctrl. Or dragging and selecting with a box.

Fwiw it does have a ‘Lite’ edition that doesn’t include any theming.

Enough.

I was using a nice firefighter duck named Cleo, but he was underperforming so he had to be let go. Now I have Rufus:

I was afraid a mouse wouldn’t be able to do a duck’s job, but he threatened to sue so I had to give him a shot. Glad I did, he’s proven as capable as any duck I’ve known.

Personally I’ve had good experiences with Garuda lite (despite the terrible looking website). Btrfs + snapper built in with GRUB integration, vanilla KDE by default, plus a few GUI utilities for basic functions. Nothing you can’t do yourself but it’s quick and easy to set up and has some some nice bits and bobs.

Finding vocabulary at all can be a challenge in and of itself. If I get too lost for words I sometimes can’t find any - it’s not that I don’t know how things work, I don’t know how to say it.

Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to go into detail for me.

It’s not something you dream about it’s already who you are, no matter how much it is.

I like this a lot. I’ll be getting that book - but today’s my first official no-zero day. Thanks again, wish me luck in gathering these acorns.

Little Acorns! That was my first exposure to this concept. Could you tell me a little more about your experience starting out, and what sort of systems you use to help? Or point me in the direction of a post for further reading (would you recommend Atomic Habits?)? I’m overdue for a big change in my life and I’ve been thinking about how to approach things as someone terrible at following through, so this has me interested. I’m not quite sure where to start though.

Wow, this seems really useful! What a neat feature.

Oh hey, I just watched Paper Moon the other day! What a fun movie.

That sounds like a great position. Don’t suppose you’re in florida haha

I prefer TV series as a medium; I have trouble sitting through a whole movie, and I think the way series have ‘chapters’ like a book is really helpful for a lot of stories. There’s also just a lot more detail you can put in a long show.

All that being said, I’m so sick of series that don’t go anywhere, or get cancelled prematurely. Other than miniseries like Queen’s Gambit it seems like so many just sort of wander off into mediocrity after some seasons. Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, Outer Range (soon)… Now I wait for series to end before picking them up, at least in the case of plot-heavy shows like those. There’s less of an issue for comedies and other types of shows where the story isn’t the main draw, so that’s the sort of TV I end up watching the most.