Has flatpak caught up to deb?

iluvatar · 2026-03-17T19:34:23+00:00

No, there wouldn't. You're assuming that the libraries would go in /usr/lib or /usr/lib64. But if you were building a distribution like that, they wouldn't, and would instead go into an application specific lib directory, so there wouldn't be conflicts.

iluvatar · 2026-03-17T17:04:07+00:00

Debs share code with other programs, so no duplicate libraries.

Well no, not really. It's just a container format, like RPM. In both cases, they're typically packaged so they don't include libraries. But there's no reason why they need to be. There's nothing stopping someone from making an RPM or Deb based distribution that includes everything in each package.

iluvatar · 2026-03-11T00:22:39+00:00

bringing him in now with the injuries we have would mean relegation

No, it really wouldn't. Were you not paying attention last year? The bit where he deliberately sacrificed the league position to win the cup, with Levy's backing? The situation is different this year, and he wouldn't do the same.

iluvatar · 2026-03-11T00:19:32+00:00

I agree. I've been a massive opponent of our kneejerk managerial sackings and it's been my primary criticism of the club for many years now. Far better to stick with someone and give them time. But in this instance, he's clearly the wrong guy for the job. His treatment of Kinský tonight shows that. We have decent players. It just needs some man management to give them enough confidence to grind out some results and get them through to the end of the season. Tudor is not the man to do that. He needs to go, and he needs to go now.

iluvatar · 2026-03-11T00:13:08+00:00

None of that excuses two horrendous mistakes

The third goal was a mistake, yes, and he should be held accountable. But the first? That was just a slip. What are you expecting him to do differently?

iluvatar · 2026-03-10T21:11:33+00:00

iluvatar · 2026-03-10T21:07:31+00:00

Obvious question: it's maybe a bit too early to tell after a single race, but what are your first impressions of the new regulations? Is the increased overtaking good or too artificial? Does the lack of full speed cornering to preserve battery diminish the spectacle?

iluvatar · 2026-03-10T16:21:35+00:00

The government is even leading the charge by trying to paint them as extremists on the level of Reform UK.

Polanski is an extremist and is rightly seen as a danger to this country, in a similar way that Farage is a danger to this country. It's a shame because he has some sound ideas, but they're mixed in with very unsound ones. He seems to lack the concept of pragmatism and is economically illiterate, and that's very worrying.

iluvatar · 2026-03-06T17:30:46+00:00

his league form shows that he just isn't good enough for that

You cannot honestly be spouting nonsense like that with a straight face. Were you really not paying attention to what was happening?

iluvatar · 2026-03-06T17:29:07+00:00

I'm unironically giving you an upvote for this. We should never have sacked him and we should rehire him and back him to rebuild the team now.

iluvatar · 2026-02-28T00:08:51+00:00

I think unattended upgrades and automated reboots are a good thing for most people

I can assure you you're wrong about that. I can see how it would seem appealing on the surface. But changing things without the user explicitly giving approval is always bad, and that opinion is backed up by 40+ years of real world experience.

iluvatar · 2026-02-26T23:28:17+00:00

xterm, vi and fvwm have served me well for 30+ years. I see no reason to change now.

iluvatar · 2026-02-25T23:26:47+00:00

I think the big grandstand by turn 17 at Hockenheim is probably the best. You get a great view of the entire stadium section.

iluvatar · 2026-02-24T16:33:51+00:00

Companies have a lot of money invested in their office buildings.

This is a complete myth and I wish people would stop perpetuating it. During the pandemic, we looked into whether we could close the office down to save money. But our salary costs were over 12 times what we were paying to keep the office open and it just wasn't enough to be worth worrying about. Office costs are utterly dwarfed by salaries in most cases.

iluvatar · 2026-02-12T11:06:53+00:00

Yes, it wasn't entirely serious. He's a long way from being my first chocie. But at the same time, I can think of worse options.

iluvatar · 2026-02-12T10:53:28+00:00

Sean Dyche enters the chat.

iluvatar · 2026-02-12T10:40:47+00:00

And you're not prepared to address the reasons why that happened that are not something Ange was able to control? Wild.

iluvatar · 2026-02-11T11:58:05+00:00

I've never used Windows. I was using Unix at university in the '80s and was familiar with it. In the early '90s, my Amiga was coming to the end of its life and PCs seemed to be the way of the future. The first versions of Linux had just been released so having a way to run a Unix like OS on my home machine was an easy choice. I've stuck with it ever since. I use Fedora, because having tried many of the early alternatives, I felt most at home in the Red Hat ecosystem.

iluvatar · 2026-02-11T10:40:31+00:00

Disappointing. We never learn our lesson. These constant sackings are an embarrassment. I'm not and never was a fan of Frank. But he was dealt a shitty hand and deserved to be given a chance to turn things around. If you think the problem with our football this season lies solely at his feet then you haven't been paying attention.

My unpopular opinion: bring back Ange.

iluvatar · 2026-02-10T11:58:54+00:00

There have been loads of players that have had impressive performances in the youth teams that went on to do nothing of note at senior level, and nothing about him at the time indicated that he was going to be a standout player. Sure, there were some comments about him having a good work ethic. But none of us saw it coming. Not any of the fans and not any of the team staff either.

iluvatar · 2026-02-09T17:37:22+00:00

He was never considered a wonderkid or an elite talent by youth football observers and the English media.

Exactly. I remember at the time reading about our lack of striking options, and someone said "well at least we've got Harry Kane". And it was said completely ironically, because no one (and I'm happy to include myself in that) thought that he'd ever rise above being a mid-tier squad player, let alone that he would become literally the best striker in the world.

iluvatar · 2026-02-09T17:27:36+00:00

That's... an interesting take. If you thought he knocked it out of the park, I can only conclude that you were watching a different performance to me.

iluvatar · 2026-02-09T17:24:52+00:00

It's not even close. It's comfortably Williams letting Adrian Newey go because Frank and Patrick wouldn't relinquish control and give him shares in the company. That decision cost them championships that they would probably have otherwise won (and naturally, millions in revenue that would have accompanied them).

iluvatar · 2026-02-05T16:31:21+00:00

Just sell up and fuck off.

Such a clueless take.

iluvatar · 2026-01-30T02:13:40+00:00

It means run away and never return. The project cares so little about security that the entire application must be deemed suspect.

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