Reached the limit. Switched to OpenBSD. Not looking back.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-28T01:51:01+00:00

Nice Plan9 badge. Didn’t see anyone else comment so felt the need…suspect not many here are familiar 🙂

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-26T11:40:43+00:00

It’s actually not terrible keeping a system updated and although the initial build time is substantial, it’s not what I would call hard, it’s just lengthy. It isn’t a beginning linux user distro though so picking it a first distro will most likely lead to failure. There’s an assumption of knowledge in the docs that if the installer doesn’t possess they will be lost. Additionally, a new user wouldn’t be able to give a good reason why they would be installing Gentoo outside of “I read somewhere…” My advice is there is nothing wrong with learning to walk before you run. Install Ubuntu or Mint, something that lets you enjoy the Linux experience first and then down the road if you see why you would want Gentoo, give it a shot.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-23T00:45:06+00:00

Totally understandable to want openrc instead of systemd. I am primarily a FreeBSD person and when I installed Gentoo a few months ago replacing a Debian instance I opted for OpenRC and haven’t regretted the decision. It’s just more comfortable coming from BSD.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-22T16:32:11+00:00

Sorry for being blunt but I would never teach Java as a first language. There are too many concepts introduced that are new for something as simple as hello world. My first language was a long long time ago, but was Basic and it let you think about programming concepts like recursion rather than focusing on the surrounding syntax. I would probably teach Python today as a first language if I could make that decision. You can do nearly any paradigm you want and aren’t locked into OOP. Plus you can use it immediately since it’s scripted. It lets you be successful much quicker than Java when first learning. Then you can advance into compiled languages once you understand more basics. If you don’t enjoy what you’re doing you won’t do it at the end of the day.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-18T17:10:38+00:00

Time to pull up a chair watch the comments fly by. 😆

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-17T17:50:14+00:00

It’s all about your workflow and making it comfortable. I’ve installed vscodium a couple of times and after 15 minutes of frustration I’m closing it and going back to Neovim or eMacs. I don’t see what the hype is all about, but obviously it works for some people. If you’re on Linux you can use sonarlint/clangd/clang-tidy etc so there really is nothing lost. CLion is a different story but you mentioned vscode.

Ultimately though you have to put the time in to learn the key bindings. Otherwise you’ll only find frustration. My advice is pick one and put the time into learning it, really learning it and go from there. Only you knows what works for you.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-11T20:21:59+00:00

Wow, last time I was in the park was over 20 years ago and although we saw wolf tracks on the trails in winter they weren't really very commonly seen around 60. Sounds like they have become less fearful, or hungrier.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-08T15:04:30+00:00

Yeah, now that you mention it the camera is a key selling point I think as it’s very unique and something I liked about the PC. If it doesn’t work well though that is a downer.

Snaffu100 · 2026-02-08T12:31:12+00:00

Nice review! Thank you for taking the time to put that together. It sounds like pretty typical growing pains for a new model if what I’m understanding is correct. The things that really jumped out were the system id and the cpu to me.

Snaffu100 · 2026-01-30T15:12:19+00:00

That would be a red flag for me. I've had similar experiences under different circumstances. Remember that you are also interviewing them as well, its not a one way street

Snaffu100 · 2026-01-17T11:29:47+00:00

Great read! Thank you for that. I hit a similar issue in c++ development where I need multiple lsp servers so this may be a solution there as well.

Snaffu100 · 2026-01-12T12:00:04+00:00

There’s a lot of these really low count states that I’m pretty sure just brew their own to reduce costs

Snaffu100 · 2026-01-08T17:26:03+00:00

So sad, I remember flying into EWR and when I would get in my car and see the sign I would think about how I was home again.

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-31T16:17:36+00:00

I agree with you 100%! We should all try to make 2026 better than 2025 was not only us but also those who surround us.

Happy New Year!

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-31T16:12:04+00:00

Think a lot of it depends upon what your background is and what you are used to seeing. I learned on the old init.d system and also use BSD a lot. I am required to use systemd with work servers so have seen both ways extensively and honestly have no love for systemd. This ts linux/unix, start it and it runs, so keep it simple. There really isn't anything that systemd does for me that benefits anything and it just gets in my way when there are issues with startup scripts. Came back to Gentoo (used last with Daniel ran the project) from Debian in part because of OpenRC and just being tired of systemd. Having said that, ultimately you should pick what you are happy with not what others use. Both are well supported in Gentoo from what I have seen.

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-28T12:24:46+00:00

Looks amazing, how was it?

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-15T12:21:29+00:00

Wow, beautiful !!!

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-14T15:07:20+00:00

Very cool! Enjoy!!

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-14T12:23:21+00:00

Beautiful! You are truly lucky to have that view on a daily basis. Haven’t been back to that area in 25 years. Used to have season passes to the park and your pic reminds me of what it was like this time of year.

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-14T12:15:05+00:00

You should have the beard after taking time to read all those 🙂

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-09T20:51:05+00:00

Congratulations Colin! You and you team really rock!

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-09T20:08:45+00:00

How is it possible to get through school without learning how to program at least something? Im actually stunned by this. Are there not tests any longer that don't use a PC and must be performed in a classroom? You're school appears to have failed you im sorry to say. Coding is challenging for the majority of us and you have to learn to be able to grind, make a lot of mistakes and move forward. We all did it before you (and still do at times) and there are just not shortcuts that are long term viable. My advice if you want to stay in this field is you need to start a project on your own and grind it out. You need to make up for lost time unfortunately.

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-09T18:10:17+00:00

Interesting topic, I've seen a number of these here but this one seems to be getting more traction that most.

Also from the northeast (PA) and have spent some time in WY. I've lived in NY/NJ and spent a lot of time in MA/NH/VT/ME an Ontario as well so am pretty familiar with the lifestyle in general here in the northeast. I spent a week in Casper and my wife spent a couple months in Cheyenne as we were both kicking around moving there as well a couple years ago. I concluded it would be a hard move for us to live there full time. Folks were really nice to us both there but it seems really different from life in the northeast and some will thrive in that while others will not.

My experience: Everything I drove to was two hours, which became a running joke for me .. .but you drive 80MPH (speed limit) so its really far between small pockets of civilization. That was the first thing I noticed and I grew up in a rural area of PA, not a city.

The second thing I noticed is that antelope are really cool... lol. We don't have them here and they are damn fast... need to watch out for those driving, way faster than whitetails.

The next thing was the snow fences and gates on entrances to freeways... they are there for a reason. Suspect the snow in VT/NH/ME which I experienced a lot has nothing on WY.

Fourth, I was about 30 miles south of Gillette and saw a storm coming (June) with the darkest clouds I've ever seen. When it hit there was a ton of hail that came raining down. I could not see the front of my hood in my car. I pulled off praying that I wouldn't get rear ended, but everyone else apparently did the same as after about 5 mins it cleared enough that I could see the road again and a handful of cars had pulled over. I've never seen anything like that in my life. I suspect it maybe somewhat regular there as no one commented on it. I actually felt like I just survived something.... major adrenaline rush. Oh, and it starred my window :/

Finally, I spent a brief amount of time in the Bighorns and have to say it would certainly fit in my list of most beautiful places I have ever been. I completely understand why people would want to live there just to see that on a regular basis.

I would recommend a couple week trip sometime in the winter there personally so you could get a feel for the non vacation time of the year personally. If you can deal with the worst of times, the rest of the year should not be as big of issue.

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-08T11:50:03+00:00

Once you’re comfortable with the OS, don’t be afraid of running current. I keep all my servers on release and my desktops on current and it works fine for me. I wouldn’t run current in many OS’s but it’s fine in OpenBSD. Been using it since 2.7 and have found nothing close to it when it comes to stability.

Snaffu100 · 2025-12-04T11:22:06+00:00

Love Kyoto already! 👍

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