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@cmuratori Walnut Creek cd-rom?

The top critical replies to Coder Girl here were "4 hours fixing audio drivers nobody asked about", "Installing Linux is a mess", and "sure if you don't like to game". I have been a Linux user since SlackWare in the mid 90s. I would have agreed with all three of those up until around a year ago. Here is the reality I have been experiencing now: 1) My livingroom gaming machine is now permanently Bazzite. I installed the default Bazzite distribution from a USB key with no modifications. It can run Steam in deck mode, so I can use it with my (Microsoft!) XBox controller, and I play almost exclusively Windows games on it, which run (shockingly) flawlessly in Proton. I have yet to encounter a single compatibility problem, although I am sure I would if I played competitive shooters since their anticheat kernel drivers are designed to prevent using it anywhere but on unaltered Windows distributions. Anticheat is really the only thing holding Linux back from being an immediate substitute for a Windows gaming machine. 2) My audio workstation is now also Bazzite, since I figured it was easier than maintaining two distros. Default install just worked, no drivers necessary, despite the equivalent Windows install needing both Yamaha and Behringer drivers to be installed manually to function properly. It "just worked" out of the box for audio as compared to the Windows equivalent, and has been rock solid - no drop outs, no crashes. I did not have to touch a single audio configuration option. I just installed Reaper and PianoTeq, and everything worked. 3) The only machine I've found so far that has trouble working out-of-the-box with Linux is a Microsoft Surface tablet. But I still got it to work, it just required me to manually install a kernel patch because support for things like the Surface touchscreen aren't built into Linux distros currently. Once I did install the patch manually, it works perfectly, and even has a touchscreen keyboard just like Windows does. So even Microsoft's own hardware can run Linux just fine, and it would even be turnkey if your Linux distro of choice decided to mainline the Surface driver repo. The bottom line is that people who think Linux is worse than Windows either haven't used it lately, or are not being honest about how bad Windows has become. Windows is circling the drain. Every update, it gets worse. The number of problems I regularly have to solve on our remaining Windows machines dwarf anything I have to do for Linux system maintenance. Windows had a good run, but Microsoft has obviously focused its resources on SaaS and cloud computing. They don't care about Windows anymore, and neither should you. The next decade is about transitioning to Linux everywhere.

@itsDanBull Dan I love hearing you singing more in your latest tracks! Enjoying this new facet of your creativity

I've been away doing non musical things I'm hyped to be back in the studio, for an extra special track about a chaotic FPS game full of ludicrous weapons and loot. I bet you can't guess what?? In completely unrelated news Borderlands 4 has just launched on PC & consoles #ad

@SecScottBessent on behalf of Canadians everywhere, we're sorry. We know you wish you could have a leader that doesn't speak like three spoiled toddlers in a trench coat, but jealousy just doesn't look good.

@xXMrPootisXx @THump Nah. He's a washed up pro gamer who doesn't have the personality to attract followers so he's relying on obvious rage bait.

@THump "pro gamer" and he's actually just pub stomping men who are probably playing for the first time after two weeks of working. Congrats ig.

Love loading up Arc Raiders on Saturday night to show the blue-collar workforce of America what a real professional gamer looks like. Live now with more skill Twitch.tv/THump

@itsDanBull I wasn't sure where it was going but I laughed! Nice to see a fellow fan of the Islay

How to appreciate hhhwhisky

@itsDanBull If you ever watched the television show Cheers, ai is Cliff Claven.

It is terrifying that people don't already know this... don't rely on AI for facts. Always cross reference what youre told with external sources before assuming it true. Treat it as you would treat a very clever friend with a compulsive lying problem

@itsDanBull Ok, sure, you lost it at the one part, but up to then it was sounding fantastic!

I made a mistake haha hashtag Blunderwall

Darrnell is a good man and needs some support right now

@Lecnac_Ko @RussoPicasso @farzyness @NickGibbsIAG

@RussoPicasso @farzyness @NickGibbsIAG Yeshua(Jesus) He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. His secret Name is the Word(Logos) of God. Same greek word we get logic, reasoning, and meaning. In Yeshua, “God saves”, we have the Meaning of Life through Love. Love Him with all your heart and you will have meaning

Give me a very deep/complex question you've always wanted answered. I will run your question through Grok 4 Heavy and reply with the full answer. I will answer as many as I can. Go.

@JasonAten I think you missed that Spencer was being honest in his mail. You even finished the article with it. "no matter how much success you generate, or how loyal you are to the mission, you’re expendable when the next big thing comes along." is exactly the message.

@itsDanBull Hey Dan. I was thinking about your mystery illness a bit, and something occurred to me that I don't think I've seen you mention. Hypermobility (EDS/hEDS) is incredibly common in ADHD/ASD people. That could be the cause of the Eustachian Tube, jaw, and neck issues.

@RogersArena now, I realize that as a 6'5" human, I'm larger than most, but I'm impressed that you've managed to make even the cheapest airline seats seem spacious and luxurious.

@giverfnspit @PaulMitchell_AB We have a well educated leader with great experience. We don't need your imaginary myth.

@PaulMitchell_AB I don't have faith in Alberta, I think they're set up for failure despite everything Smith has done. I have been part of two specialist trades over the years, and will be looking at American relocation, first and foremost. May God help Canada.

When you look at the map it looks like a Conservative super-majority; however, Canada is totally rigged to deliver a Liberal “win” every time. ✅ Atlantic Canada: over-represented with seats and bought-off with equalization money and Liberal spending programs ✅ The North: bought-off and subsidized by Liberal Ottawa ✅ Quebec: bought-off with equalization money and Liberal Ottawa’s constant spending largesse ✅ Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver’s big-city socialists and immigrants bought-off with Liberal promises of “free stuff” The rest of Canada get’s screwed-over every time: especially Alberta! It’s time for Albertans to stop playing in a rigged game that is designed to abuse and rob us. It’s time to fire Ottawa and free Alberta. It’s time to strike out on our own. We owe it to future generations of Albertans to deliver them an independent Alberta offering prosperity and liberty for all Albertans. Liberal voters made their decision today. They think they control everything and everyone. Let’s give them a dose of reality by leaving Canada’s rigged Liberal clown-show as quickly as possible. Make it happen @ABDanielleSmith. There’s no more excuses to stay in a system that does nothing but harm us. Let’s go.

@theburnedman69 @PaulMitchell_AB They realized voting for PP would have been catastrophic?

@PaulMitchell_AB Can someone explain Thunder Bay going red? What goes on there?

@david_macvane @PaulMitchell_AB Because it wasn't the RCMP, it was some officers on their own with no backing from the actual police.

@PaulMitchell_AB The RCMP said Mark Carney was under investigation and said China tampering with the election but yet they did absolutely nothing about it 🤔 , Canadians did not want the liberals to run again and thanks to the RCMP Canada is completely ruined , I hope Alberta separates fast 🙏

@BuffaloshoesFf @PaulMitchell_AB ohh, it's almost like the seats match up with the population. Except Ontario actually has less seats than it's share of the population. Cry More

@PaulMitchell_AB Saskatchewan also!

@BobHerzog1 @PaulMitchell_AB Rigged so that the party that got more votes, won? lol

@PaulMitchell_AB IRigged to be liberal every time. But about 40% of governments formed by either part are conservative. Guess they don't rig it very well. Canada tends more liberal than conservative, and the conservative parties that have done well tended more center-right. Lately it's far right

@Esweeney7 @PaulMitchell_AB Of the 65% most don't know anything about policy, qualifications, or anything other than "Conservative good, liberals bad"

@PaulMitchell_AB 35% of Alberta doesn't support Conservatives and that's the ones who vote. Of the 65% that vote Conservative my guess is less than half are interested in separating. Stop sewing division.

@Mister_Kaden @PaulMitchell_AB These are the best posts yet on just how dumb conservative voters are. Land doesn't vote, people do.

@clemmorton @PaulMitchell_AB @MarkJCarney @PierrePoilievre There's a whole lot more of us further in the west that voted for the guy with the needed skills, rather than the paper boy.

Yeah. The blue area in the west is going to vote for independence. That’s it. Western Canadians get screwed and we are done with it. @MarkJCarney can do whatever he fucking wants, @PierrePoilievre can do whatever he fucking wants. We don’t care. 🤷‍♂️ We will find new western leaders, and form a new country.