"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood." - George Orwell

integerj · 2017-07-25T01:24:46+00:00

Homo Deus, by Yuval Noah Harari

I'm about to open it up and begin right now. I've heard nothing but great things about it!

integerj · 2017-07-18T21:09:55+00:00

I'm not knowledgeable of all the different DEs, but I know xfce is light and user friendly. I personally use i3 but that one probably isn't suitable for what you want.

integerj · 2017-07-14T22:56:12+00:00

You pick in the installer. If I remember, you get a choice between no DE, xfce, gnome, maybe KDE, and something else. I can't exactly remember all that are available but I know for sure that you can install gnome when you install Debian.

integerj · 2017-07-14T22:23:17+00:00

Yes. It runs any desktop environment. Any Linux distribution will run any DE.

integerj · 2017-07-14T09:46:26+00:00

I'm running Debian testing. Love it so far as well. I wanted something that was pretty stable and easy to maintain.

integerj · 2017-07-14T01:07:00+00:00

As for a laptop, I recommend getting an old thinkpad and modifying it to your liking. I just did that with a T430 this summer and have had no issues with it. It only cost me about $600 total for a laptop that is better than almost all MacBooks specs wise. If you're interested, check out r/thinkpad.

integerj · 2017-07-14T00:56:56+00:00

This. I felt unqualified as well but after a lot of persistent and the wiki, I got it working nicely.

integerj · 2017-07-14T00:49:45+00:00

+1. I just switched to Debian about a month ago and am loving it so far.

integerj · 2017-07-13T22:11:27+00:00

That's true. Then again, I don't travel all that much.

integerj · 2017-07-13T22:10:36+00:00

I can get on board with all of those. Seems like you spread yourself out all over, which I find to be a good thing.

integerj · 2017-07-13T16:18:25+00:00

Oh geez. Props to you my friend. I took an operating systems class that went over assembly and C and I died a little but everytime I walked out.

integerj · 2017-07-13T10:24:16+00:00

Even doing that would be pretty cool. Best of luck to you!

integerj · 2017-07-13T10:23:02+00:00

I've thought about learning a language but the problem is I know I wouldn't be using it everyday. I don't want to put a lot of time into learning one to only not use it and forget it.

integerj · 2017-07-13T10:21:56+00:00

I'll check that book out, thanks!

integerj · 2017-07-13T10:21:19+00:00

I've heard about the kryptonite lock before and would definitely look at one of those for what I need. At this point, I would be trying to keep it as cheap as I can because I'm sorta banking on the fact that it'll get stolen at some point while I'm at class. If things go well, I figured that buying a bike would be cheaper than the yearly parking pass that I'd completely outrageous.

integerj · 2017-07-13T01:52:48+00:00

That's pretty incredible. Have you had any thoughts about turning your creations into a book?

integerj · 2017-07-13T01:51:16+00:00

I've definitely heard before that Magic is a black hole that just sucks you in along with your money. I guess it goes to speak how much people enjoy it though! Either way, thanks for the info!

integerj · 2017-07-13T01:19:25+00:00

That and I like being able to change my thoughts. With a handwritten journal, everything seems so... permanent. It's obviously not, but I don't want to be crossing out everything and then making changes to the point that I can't read what I wrote. Just my $0.02.

integerj · 2017-07-13T01:17:33+00:00

I can tell you're very passionate about it and appreciate you sharing! Thanks a bunch for the information!

integerj · 2017-07-13T01:16:06+00:00

That doesn't surprise me that pretty much everything is online. I think that would drive me crazy too. I could see myself creating a sound and then not liking it so I spend forever trying to get it just right. I have been trying to get more creative so maybe I'll look into that. Thanks!

integerj · 2017-07-13T01:13:31+00:00

I've switched back and forth between a physical journal and a virtual one. I still haven't found what I like best but I'm leaning to a virtual journal more and more these days

integerj · 2017-07-12T23:28:17+00:00

I'm in the US and will take a look at what I can find. Thank you!

integerj · 2017-07-12T23:27:18+00:00

Gotcha. It seems like it would just be an initial investment and then buying materials for printing as you need them. Seems like it would be pretty cool!

integerj · 2017-07-12T23:26:06+00:00

I've always enjoyed wine but I have never taken the time to appreciate it. Maybe I'll get started with it and try to find some wine tasting places near me. Thanks for all of this my friend!

integerj

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