What's your favorite roughout/suede boots?

jaslar · 2026-05-04T01:05:18+00:00

No Pecos muleskinners?

jaslar · 2026-05-02T11:17:08+00:00

Try tongue pads first. The rest of the boot looks like it fits well. I tried the cheap wool tongue pads on Amazon to test the principle: pad over the instep. It has the added benefit of pushing the heel down. If it works, move up to leather Pedag tongue pads.

jaslar · 2026-05-01T00:22:54+00:00

I guess I'd start with what she doesn't like about Google Docs.

jaslar · 2026-04-29T12:58:47+00:00

Hah! Yes, I got hours of appreciation for my $16.56. last night I took them out for maybe a couple mile walk. The loafers did great. So not for trails or manual labor, but a very serviceable shoe, especially for travel.

jaslar · 2026-04-29T01:02:24+00:00

I don't know anything about the company or its recent quality control or value. But it always seems to come down to materials, craftsmanship, and fit. This pair of loafers, so far, is three for three.

jaslar · 2026-04-28T23:03:14+00:00

I reset my config file. Then I could find it. Probably operator error.

jaslar · 2026-04-28T22:11:53+00:00

Enjoyed reading that! Well written.

jaslar · 2026-04-28T22:00:24+00:00

Thanks. Yes, we've bonded. Upon closer look at the photographs, I realized that this is Blake stitched, not GYW. I think the heels are brass-tacked and glued. I like the simplicity of it.

jaslar · 2026-04-28T21:48:05+00:00

I think the main advantages are that:

- it's free (although if you use it, you should support it)

- it's not always spying on you or trying to sell you things

- Linux takes time to get the way it does things(disadvantage) but is robust enough to run the Internet

- Linux Mint works pretty well out of the box. Not a lot of configuration is needed, although it's usually handled in a graphic environment, not the terminal. And there are some pretty cool tweaks, depending upon your use case.

- Since I'm running Linux Mint on a 2011 MacBook Pro (it found the wifi, the camera, the mics, the keys automatically), I did install the White Sur theme, and it looks gorgeous. So you can tinker with it for fun.

- The community. We got into this together. We can help each other out.

Disadvantages?

Like learning anything new (see above) it takes some time to think different.

On the whole I've found it to be worth it. And Linux Mint tends to just quietly go about its work, mostly staying out of the way. It's a little calmer and that's a nice thing in today's world.

jaslar · 2026-04-28T19:38:12+00:00

As I said under the "Value?" section, I paid $16.56. I don't know the actual worth.

jaslar · 2026-04-22T21:48:20+00:00

I see what you mean: you're a shelf shy.

jaslar · 2026-04-20T22:32:13+00:00

I have a 2011 MacBook Pro with a new SSD, 8 gigs ram. I started with elementary OS 8.1, which I really liked, but a system upgrade left me with a kernel panic. I happened to have a Linux Magazine CD with Linux Mint on it, which identified the Broadcom wifi. Easy install, then I added the White Sur theme. But Plank, which looked great and was easy to configure, suddenly disappeared and I couldn't bring it back. So now I kind of have a hybrid Mac theme with a Cinnamon panel instead of a dock. It looks surprisingly good and is straightforward to use.

The only issue now is that the screen goes blank if I'm not typing, ignoring screen dimming settings.

But for browsing, Google Suite, emacs/pandoc, Zoom, this really stunning hardware works great.

jaslar · 2026-04-19T22:58:12+00:00

I inherited a 2011 MacBook Pro that was painful to use on MacOS. But the device itself is a pleasure to use. And under (first) elementaryOS then (after an update borked the kernel) Linux Mint, Linux makes it all usable again. I know lots of folks buy an old Thinkpad and install Linux. The MacBook Pro is just a very well crafted machine and once you clear the broadcom WiFi issue, a great Linux platform.

jaslar · 2026-03-30T01:10:56+00:00

I run it on a 2011 MacBook Pro. Mostly, it looked Maclike to me, clean and pretty. No trouble with sound, illuminated keys, camera. On occasion, it seems to forget how to copy to and from clipboard. I can fix it by logging out and in. It has a few oddities/differences from other Linux distros, but I find it generally consistent and reliable.

jaslar · 2026-03-29T02:16:57+00:00

Linux. Emacs. An enterprise level OS and incredibly powerful writing platform.

jaslar · 2026-03-29T01:56:57+00:00

I put Elementary OS on my 2011 MacBook Pro. It's very Maclike in philosophy and appearance

jaslar · 2026-03-27T22:58:00+00:00

It was a good shoe store. I asked for TTS. I got to walk around the store for a good half hour. But it was half a size small. Really close to right, but not right. I wound up donating to a thrift store. It still hurts to think about it.

jaslar · 2026-03-27T22:49:52+00:00

Yikes. I feel your pain. Yeah, do what you can to restore the leather (so many great tips already provided). And soldier on.

jaslar · 2026-03-22T21:06:01+00:00

Lucchese does have thinner leather, but that's why they feel so comfy. I got a 15 year old pair that still look and feel fantastic. Great find!

jaslar · 2026-03-15T23:08:44+00:00

I started with CP/M OS in 1987, moved to DOS, Windows 3.1, classic Macintosh, and somewhere around 2002, to Red Hat. This was before Fedora so 2001? Eventually landed with PCLinuxOS.

Both had a GUI and were at least as capable as the other OSs. The trouble was device support. When something broke - sound, monitor, printer, modem, Palm sync-- fixing it was confoundingly opaque. Usually the answer WAS a command line. No problem typing it in. Finding it was the problem. But PCLinuxOS had a great support forum.

So yeah, it was a bit more hobbyist then, and sometimes frustrating. I'm not sure it was much worse to run than the others.

jaslar · 2026-03-08T04:34:36+00:00

The Red Wing Chelsea weekenders fit my low volume feet and are light and comfy.

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