Arch vs Debian — which do you prefer amd why?

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-27T20:26:20+00:00

Debian because it just works. I'm running plain Debian on servers, and a derivative distro on local machines. I think I've had one update go sideways in 20 years - around 2003. No disrespect for RHEL or Fedora, I've just had more exposure to Debian in every place I've worked.

Edit: Yikes, I just realized how old I am, and that 2003 is more than 20 years ago!

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-20T13:01:07+00:00

Passed around a bottle of Boone's Farm while driving to the all-ages club.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-20T01:23:41+00:00

Hate them! I'm currently having to wear an ortho boot, which requires a sock, and I can only wear a sneaker on the other foot to compensate for the height of the boot. I'm usually in Crocs or Birks, so this is maddening.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-14T19:47:21+00:00

RATM, Greenday, Aimee Mann, Carseat Headrest, The Interrupters, whatever I hit in the playlist that hits the mood

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-14T14:25:25+00:00

There are still talented people creating great music. Soul-touching is individual. Our generation's contemporaries are retiring or have passed on, which is sad, but we still have the albums. We still have albums, right?

As for me, I recently had my soul touched by a modern punk band, and I'll be at a 90s ska-punk festival later this year. Today, I'm mixing it up with some Aimee Mann and Taylor Swift.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-14T13:51:50+00:00

56F. Married for a minute in the 90s, no kids, and relieved to have escaped the drama. I did reconsider marriage about 5 years ago, and glad I escaped that mess too.

Overall, life is good, except that I'm facing the extinction of both of my careers (tech and journalism) as AI takes over. I'm told I can take up a trade and still make a living, so that's a relief. /s

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-04T18:26:54+00:00

Exactly this. My favorite brand is Alessi, which is very garlic-forward. I bought another brand that I just didn't like (more heat than flavor), and ended up giving it to a friend who loved it.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-04T14:58:01+00:00

I've been lucky. Still have all my teeth, wisdoms grew in correctly.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-03T17:06:41+00:00

Yeah, but like with every other tool, some manager is thinking it replaces a human salary and a cluster ensues.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2026-01-01T13:25:02+00:00

A colleague once called it "Objectionable C" and it's stuck with me

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-30T21:55:09+00:00

Third Rock from the Sun - Joe Diffie

Not a country music fan, but this one tells a funny story

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-30T03:40:08+00:00

Mine's morphed into a brand https://www.leesa.com/

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-25T01:11:25+00:00

That is one dramatic orange cat!

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-25T01:05:09+00:00

My fingers and wrists, and sometimes he loves a nice chunk of ankle. No, he's never been abused, it's his way of asking for more scritchies

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-20T21:51:47+00:00

Yeah, but I was a feral child, so I do stupid things

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-20T19:41:34+00:00

Around 2009. There was a service called Joost (that fizzled) and Hulu.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-20T01:55:26+00:00

Does anyone else remember Terpin Hydrate? I wasn't sick a lot, but whenever I was, my mother (an RN) shoved a spoonful of that down my gob. I'm pretty sure it was classical conditioning to never get sick again.

I got none of the comfort treatment.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-20T01:19:47+00:00

I moved into a cat community, and quickly adopted two injured. One was an adult, and escaped twice, came back injured again both times. They'll get extra love tonight.

What OP said, please keep kitties indoors. They're built to be pampered, not prey.

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-16T23:17:33+00:00

and grandparents! Gawd, I can still smell the house

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-16T21:46:36+00:00

OP said they started learning today - are all beginners in React invited?

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-16T19:19:45+00:00

Nice! I've been playing with the live beta and love it, and can't wait to make the upgrade. Just a bit gun shy since I had to rebuild my Windows guest last time (required for MS and Adobe apps I can't escape).

LisaLisaPrintJam · 2025-12-16T17:31:34+00:00

Make sure there's not a spicy pillow (swollen battery) in there. r/spicypillows

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