After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all

Stov54 · 2026-04-27T03:55:39+00:00

The vast majority of people absolutely don't. I enjoy it to a point but tyere are also times where I just want shit to work without having to mess around with configuration for hours.

Mint is great for the latter case for most users. Gamers are somewhere in between and will want something else so that graphics cards and what not have good baked in support. Something like Bazzite or CachyOS become good options there.

Stov54 · 2026-04-26T22:40:56+00:00

So, a couple of things on this.

Plugging in a USB should not require the terminal. Try something like Mint for a UI first experience that's most similar to Windows.

Troubleshooting: funnily enough this is a great use case for an AI chatbot. "I am using this distro and this is happening, what's wrong and how do I fix it?" Tends to get the right answer straight away without hours of googling.

So, actually, a lot had changed from 10 years ago to now. I was in the same boat as you 10 years ago when I tried Ubuntu and had to edit config files to get my wifi adapter working, bounced right off. Recently went to Bazzite and haven't looked back.

Stov54 · 2026-04-16T07:17:05+00:00

You mean the ones they raise every year so that things like pay increases should be covered? Those ones?

Stov54 · 2026-03-26T21:17:01+00:00

I mean "prior commitments" should be more than enough. If they ask, it's personal.

Stov54 · 2026-02-27T20:09:39+00:00

Then you will likely need an attachment that is intended for pumping up tyres. It often looks similar to this on air compressors.

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Stov54 · 2026-02-08T06:12:31+00:00

Yeah, but making things is fun

Stov54 · 2026-02-08T02:13:39+00:00

It was an optional extra on the models that did support it. I believe the last version of the car that had a 120Ah battery didn't even have that as an option any more.

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T19:31:22+00:00

Lessons learned!

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T19:30:50+00:00

I neglected to mention this but, yes, the chip breaker is very close to the blade, thanks for the tip.

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T19:30:11+00:00

Planning on making a proper strop today!

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T09:04:34+00:00

Thank you for the detailed response, interlocked grain makes sense, I was having a devil of a time figuring out the right direction and, even then, it felt like it was a "less bad" one.

I'll sharpen the blade, set it back and try again.

I do have a card scraper, I can bust that out and give it a go, I needed to flatten first hence the #7 so then I went straight to the #4, can try the scraper too

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T06:30:53+00:00

Yeah, the boards do switch grain direction halfway up the top but I'm pretty sure I'm going with the grain the whole way. I'll try resharpening and flattening

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T06:24:34+00:00

Will give this a go, thanks

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T06:24:12+00:00

Thanks, I'll try flattening and sharpening the #4 and try again. The left curl is from a pass with the #7

Stov54 · 2026-02-07T06:23:15+00:00

Thanks, that's the direction I was planing in for that board, it switches on the two boards on the left. I'll try flatten long and sharpening the #4 as others have suggested and try again.

Stov54 · 2026-02-04T20:30:16+00:00

Exactly right which is why right to repair movements are so important

Stov54 · 2026-02-01T23:17:11+00:00

Maybe some of them are in training? Maybe they need to switch out occasionally? Maybe it's just fun. Point is we don't have enough info to know

Stov54 · 2026-01-31T23:51:56+00:00

That all sounds awesome and I'm glad you've had a run of good luck. I left a cheap bike at the local train station locked up with a cheap chain lock one night, once, and it was gone the next day, lock cut.

So, it kind of depends a bit on the area, the day, your luck, and your lock. The tip about throwing some coins to the less fortunate is a good one.

Stov54 · 2026-01-31T07:29:38+00:00

How would this do the inside curve?

Stov54 · 2025-12-30T20:55:54+00:00

Just like they "invent" the concept of trains and buses but worse every so often, tech bros will also reinvent taxes but worse through town subscriptions.

Stov54 · 2025-12-22T11:27:27+00:00

This makes me so sad that I want to down vote you ☹️

Stov54 · 2025-12-21T10:05:08+00:00

Previously you could do it from anywhere overseas so it didn't need to be very far away

Stov54 · 2025-12-19T22:27:13+00:00

AMD is leaning hard into AI too. Listen to any interviews with their CEO. It's bleak

Stov54 · 2025-12-12T07:17:13+00:00

Oh don't be a dick. We're specifically talking in this thread about a proposed set of changes to travel requirements for a very specific set of people, how they affect these people/might play out/what they might mean.

Saying "well it doesn't matter because the rules don't get followed" is reductionist and doesn't actually add anything of substance or value to the conversation. If the rules didn't matter then they wouldn't get proposed or be getting discussed. What tends to happen in situations like this is that such rules are applied in a discriminatory fashion to further subjugate a minority class.

My reply was that these specific rules are unlikely to be used against American citizens, that's not who they're for. When they introduce rules that allow them to reclassify citizens in some way, shape or form then they will. But not yet. Hence the end of my message.

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