vettnerk
I used variations of the same homecooked bash prompt ever since my FreeBSD days 25 years ago, up until Parrotsec made me realize that a prompt doesn't have to be confined to one line.
So now I use:
username@host:/full/path #
:
...with a bunch of colors and special characters to make it more readable at a glance. That colon represents the input line.
To conserve some space I only used last part of CWD before, but now that it's multiline I can use the full path, making it easier when I need to copy-paste an scp-friendly path, as I'm usually working across a bunch of different usernames and hosts.
Had issue with my storage recently, and the symptom was similar to what OP described. Syslog didn't reveal anything, as the root filesystem was read only, so troubleshooting it was hard. Coincidentally I needed a newer kernel, and after the upgrade the problem disappeared.
As much as I despise CNN and NYtimes, I have to agree that they're miles better than many of their peers, and while flawed they're usually factually on point. I just wish they weren't as easily swayed by owners and institutions who have vested interest in which stories are run, and which aren't.
I simply refuse.
I work in a niche part of the IT world, and I have plenty of niche skills, so if they wanted me to do that kind of stuff they're paying for the skills for which I was hired, while using me for something they could get someone much cheaper to do.
I'll stick to my clustered storage racks and make things work in harsh environments. I like it, I'm good at it, it pays well, and I don't have to deal with the awful shit that often falls under IT.
Jerboa
No. Nothing good can ever come from increasing activity there.
I haven't seen it since I pirated each episode as it was released. Nowadays I find myself onboard incontinental flights every so often, so I think 4400 is next on my rewatch list. Long flights is mostly spent bingewatching.
I'm sure many petrol heads enjoy fine tuning combustion and make sure the suspension is tailored 100% to their neighborhood roads and all... but sometimes they just need a car with which to pick up some groceries.
Two decades here as well. And I run mint.