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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This would work but assumes the primary use of the machine is Windows and derates your performance under Linux significantly due to USB speeds. Even if you're storing your data on the Windows HDD, NTFS drivers are dog slow compared to EXT4 and other *nix filesystems.

Also some BIOSes are a pain to get to boot off removable drives reliably so it really depends on what your machine is.

I've used Linux as a primary dev system for well over a decade now, and with the current state of Windows I'd really recommend just taking the leap, keep your Windows box if you need Windows software and build a dedicated Linux workstation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You're missing one:

  • dedicated, air-gapped Windows box used for legacy industrial software

Aside from "lightweight apps in VM" this is the only solution I use now. (Unless you count Proton, but having Steam games Just Work barely feels like a "solution" as it requires zero effort on my part)

I don't even trust Windows to dual boot off a separate disk without trying to break something anymore.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I play a lot of couch coop with my kid but adults would enjoy all these too. Most can be found under $20 on Steam and a lot are fairly lightweight games but have good coop mechanics and can be a lot of fun to sit down for an hour or two with.

  • Overcooked 1 + 2 (but 2 really is better) you will love or hate it depending on your personalities, nothing in between. We loved it
  • Ship of Fools
  • Enter the Gungeon
  • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
  • Moving Out

On Switch

  • Cadence of Hyrule
  • Don't starve together (only split screen on console not PC... Wtf)
  • Pikmin
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Your local janitorial supply is better than Amazon.

Honestly every household should have an account at one, everything there is practical and works well unlike most modern consumer products. Dirt cheap too.

Stuff like broom and dustpan, mop and bucket, spray bottles, squeegees, concentrated cleaning products, paper towel... Buy commercial grade, buy it for life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

steel which perfectly absorbs heat. No, the best solution is to use aluminum.

Aluminum is far more thermally conductive and makes both a far better radiator and absorber of heat. Ultimately it's a coating that does the absorbing though, as shiny metal reflects IR regardless of the material. Source: I work with this stuff

Light coloured or reflective roofs do make sense though and that's why traditional homes in most hot climates are painted white.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's even referenced in the Bible, showing that the writers had a good idea of the maximum human lifespan even back then.

[Genesis 6:3] Then the LORD said, "My spirit shall not abide in mortals forever, for they are flesh; their days shall be one hundred twenty years."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Just try it the other way. Random face punching today, years of medical and psychological treatment later!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

This word, forced, means that as individuals they didn't have a choice. Why punish them rather than the ones giving the orders?

You could claim that they should refuse the orders, and this the responsibility is theirs, but in a country with mandatory service this does not usually play out well for you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

The problem is the "race to the bottom". Sure, some grindy desk jobs can gladly be taken by AI.

What about the jobs that AI does poorly, but when the low cost is taken into account it's still seen as feasible?

Think of all the horrid DTMF phone menus and barely functioning voice recognition systems. We hated these as customers, colleagues, anyone who had to use them despised them

Cheaper than a receptionist, though.

Now imagine that level of frustration and poor service spread across every industry at every level. We're talking about a total collapse of productivity across the entire economy. Not only do people lose their jobs, but the work isn't even getting done to any standard, either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Interesting here in Canada we call it Donair and it's made from spiced meat. Lamb, beef or chicken. Then there is tzatziki sauce or garlic and hummus, and pickled vegetables as well as regular ones.

We also claim to have invented it, the "Halifax Donair" yet it's sure similar to Turkish shawarma and Greek gyros...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Indeed he is a known coward, which is why getting someone to shoot at him and miss is absolutely off brand for him. The risk is way too high.

I hunt and shoot long range and I would trust myself to hit the head at that range, but not a chance on the ear. Even wind is too great a factor and the potential for an accidental fatality is just way too high.

I don't consider myself a coward and there's no way I'd set up this shot. It's Russian roulette.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

This is a ridiculous viewpoint, the Democrats are a center right party. Here in Canada they would be considered conservative.

He supports healthcare and workers' rights, he's a Democrat.

Or at this point the Republicans are so cracked that straight up "if he doesn't support Project 2025, he's a Democrat"

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