There are an awful lot of gimmies out there by way of songs, though.
Long Green --Fireballs Money --Pink Floyd Money --The Beatles If you've got the money, honey, I've got the time --Willie Nelson among others Depression era songs: Afloat on a Five Dollar Note Buddy Can You Spare A Dime We're In The Money That's just the tip of a rather large proverbial iceberg.
I thought that #HBO was done re-running #Flow but I was proven wrong today. And yes, I watched it yet again. That's because each of the times I've watched it before, I've noticed things I didn't catch in the previous viewings, and such was the case today.
At the very opening, if you pay attention to the background environment, immediately after the title goes by, you can spot a boat in a tree already, suggesting that the area had been flooded before and, further, human beings likely left the area because of having been warned before. This gave a new interpretation of all the moss-covered cat statues, too. They've been wet before, obviously, but maybe for a different reason than usually presumed.
This sort of attention to environment detail and not so much to the main characters goes a long way to explain why this roughly hour of movie took 5 years to make
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An unusual number of temblors over 2 on the Richter Scale today and I wasn't even counting the ones in the Philippines or Indonesia, a regular occurrence there. Aftershocks in Turkiye have mostly been under 2 but there have been a lot of 'em, and they're still getting hit with temblors over 2. That wasn't a small one in Japan today, tho. Argentina has been pretty active all day. #earthquakes
The Texas quake was in an area where one would not expect an earthquake. And it was centered very deep-down; they are saying it centered four miles below the surface. I wonder what is going-on there.
...and then there's Flasher Gordon. Golden Key Comics. I was doing some reading up on Golden Key, and it sure did fall into a bad way, eventually. One of my fave publishers, that.
#AskFedi #LaptopLinux best system to load on a Dell Latitude 7490 which has Windows OS (10, I think) after a fresh factory reset. This one's so old it still has a mechanical hard drive in it. All I've heard of is Mint, so please fill my ear about other versions and what's what in detail, thanks. #newbie to Linux although I've had a class in Unix a bazillion years ago.
Mint is pushed on new users as it is trendy. The reality is that all distros use the same kernel and basic (POSIX) software. Aside from some differences in trivial choices in the directory hierarchy and some philosophical choices, such as whether to allow non-free software by default without the user explicitly enabling non-free repositories. There is not much of a difference. Any DE (Desktop Environment) can be used on any Distro except tiny distros designed for ancient computers. Distros that really do take more experience and you probably want to steer away from until you have more experiences are:
Arch, Gentoo, Alpine and Slack
They all have a larger learning curve and it helps if you already are familiar with your machine before approaching those distros. With that said I recommend that you try out.
Fedora, Debian, Mint (based on Debian not Ubuntu), or any number of the newer distros ba
Mint is pushed on new users as it is trendy. The reality is that all distros use the same kernel and basic (POSIX) software. Aside from some differences in trivial choices in the directory hierarchy and some philosophical choices, such as whether to allow non-free software by default without the user explicitly enabling non-free repositories. There is not much of a difference. Any DE (Desktop Environment) can be used on any Distro except tiny distros designed for ancient computers. Distros that really do take more experience and you probably want to steer away from until you have more experiences are:
Arch, Gentoo, Alpine and Slack
They all have a larger learning curve and it helps if you already are familiar with your machine before approaching those distros. With that said I recommend that you try out.
Fedora, Debian, Mint (based on Debian not Ubuntu), or any number of the newer distros based on them. You can check out [ur]=https://distrowatch.com]DistroWatch[/ur] Though read twice and make sure you are looking at a General Purpose (GP) OS (Operating System) as they also have a lot of Domain Specific (DS) distros listed as well. A DS distro is intended for a specific purpose such as to build a firewall machine or for Security and Forensic. You should not choose a DS as a Daily Driver (an OS you use for every day purposes).
I have used many distros. I like Fedora. It is a rolling distro and maintains the most recent packages in its repos. You might prefer Debian that keeps an LTS (Long Time Support) and only adopts newer version of packages when they are security releases or offer a significant change as they see it.
The best way to choose a distro is to use a distro. Download some ISOs and install them on a Virtual Machine or run them from a USB drive (better choice) and see how you like them. Most important keep this in mind. There is not best distro, only the distro that is best for you! The same goes for your choice on DE. You will hear a lot of people push their favorite flavor of GNU/Linux, or even suggest BSD. Though the best this is you decide. Allowing someone else to choose is a lot like letting someone else decide what shoe is most comfortable for you. It really is a very personal decision that you are going to use a lot of metrics two decide. The choice will be very different for many people.
When you finally choose a distro do not be scared to download others and install them to an external usb drive and try them out. New variations are always coming around. You may fine something you like better than your initial choice.
You might also want to trade out that HDD for a SSD. They are very affordable and you can watch a You Tube video on how to install it. It is extremely simple.
Definitely try out Fedora, it has many choices as to DE and such. It even has what we call Immutable versions that some people like. I personally use the default Workstation with Gnome.
@Unus Nemo Thank you for such a detailed response. I'll say that I've heard not so nice things about Fedora but since I haven't tried any distro at this point, I have no idea what that was about....some dust-up re: Git Hub or something, I don't remember. Since I do have a laptop with a digital drive in it, the HDD in this experimental laptop isn't an issue, really. This is me dipping my toe in Linux water for the first time and am looking for a good place to start dipping the toe. Of course exploration is part of the experiment, but as time permits.
In all honesty most differences most people point out are moot. The important thing is to find a distro you work well with. A high percentage of Developers use Fedora. So some people view it as a developers distro. Though there is no real bases for that conclusion.
Okay, so I d-loaded Fedora Workstation and Rufus to make a bootable thumb drive, loaded those onto the laptop, tried running it and Rufus demanded to be able to go on the Internet, so that was the end of that. What's next, now?
@Unus Nemo I appreciate that, thanks. I just want to add that Rufus can only run on the laptop with no internet connection and not my connected desktop because the desktop is Win7 and I suspect Rufus insists on Win10 or later. Setting up the laptop for internet will disturb other people on the LAN.
@plan-A @Unus Nemo Thanks, plan-A--I did manage to access the internet via the laptop in question last night without disturbing people. I then successfully created the thumbdrive last night. I'm at the point where I can boot up on the drive to see if the configuration is the correct one, so I'm not there yet--but it's all still in progress. Thanks!
@plan-A @Unus Nemo Heh. One step at a time. This is my first time and I'm still not familiarized with even the first installation. YET. I need time. At the point of this writing I have it installed on the laptop but don't have the required disk space to install it on the HDD, so the thing remains thumb drive dependent.
Let me know if you are just trying to get a different experience in Desktop Environments (DE) or if you are actually trying to learn the CLI (Command Line Interface). For an average user it really isn't necessary to learn the CLI. You can install everything from Gnome Software and about any software you would want for the average user (and then some) will be available. Then again maybe you would like to learn both? It is up to you and your needs. I do have some advice for some useful Gnome Extensions once you have an install. In the screenshot below you will notice there is more going on in my status bar than on a default install. This is provided by Gnome Extensions. And this is true on any distro if you are using Gnome as your DE. So it is not just useful for Fedora. Let me know more of you intentions and I will be better able to help you. Though for now I need to get some rack. I have not been to sleep yet since I left work and I am exhausted. I will no doubt be around this evening.
It only requires like 8 gigs or less for a pretty complete install. Did you make sure to format your HDD? I need some sleep but I will help some more when I get up. I really do not think you could possibly not have enough space on the HDD. I think either you did not chose the right device (perhaps the HDD is not showing up?) or you did not tell the setup to partition and format the drive for a GNU/Linux installation. Not sure, some screenshots will help though, even if you have to take them with your phone until you have the system up.
Though you will be able to get an idea from running it on a USB. It will just be a bit slower than if installed on an actual hard drive.
@Unus Nemo This laptop is intended for use as-is, so the HDD stays. It wasn't formatted because I wasn't sure I wanted to burn the Windows bridge, as it were, just yet. The installer gives me the option to free up more memory by deleting specific Windows space, and all I deleted was the thing called something like Windows bit reserve or some such. Welp--since this is a spare nonessential laptop, I guess I gotta go all the way with burning my bridges to Windows.
Well, none of the apps are working at this point, and when I click on Install to Hard Drive, that's not working now. Intuitively I'm guessing that I need to start all over booting from the thumb drive. Expecting all of it to be intuitive is too much to ask I guess.
@plan-A @Unus Nemo Well guess what--I booted off the thumb drive and went into setup without clearing any more memory as I thought I might have to. I did a search on "laptop lid" and got no results. What I want to do now is force the laptop to stay off when I lift the lid. There's a setting for that in Windows but I can't find one in Fedora. I need to disable that thing.
@Unus Nemo I can't say that I know what I need in terms of CLI but I'm thinking it would come in handy. I'm still exploring and Job One right now is to disable the lid from turning on the laptop when I lift it. I want it to be power button only.
The laptop now boots on its own without the thumb drive, and now I'm figuring out apps--or trying to.Weird experience with Clocks. It's set "current location" for someplace in Virginia and it won't let me either delete it or set an accurate current location either. Got a "write a short review" tab and I commenced a one-sentence review about the "current location" bugbear and it produced an error "summary too short". I kept adding verbiage and still got the error, so I typed in the lyrics of Randy Newman's "Short People"--and it STILL complained that my short summary was too short.
I've been playing around with Fedora WS 42 and already want to get rid of that infernal "World Clock" app because I can't change that infernal Leesburg VA "current location" crap. I just spun my wheels for an hour and better trying to find out how to delete it and it cannot be deleted even after I add a clock for my own location. I'll bet Satan wrote that app.
One of the reasons I left Meta was that they moderated your account for any mention of Distro Watch. Even in our Linux support groups. They called it a Cyber Security issue with absolutely no explanation as to why it was considered a threat. Then they started moderating your account for any mention of Linux period. Even in a Linux Support group. That really drew the line for me.
If you are having a hard time reaching Distro Watch it may be because of your anonymous browsing. Many sites block Tor these days because of misuse (spammers and trolls using it to keep from being banned). You could try a proxy.
Many scammers use domain names close to popular name in order to attack the unexpected. That is why it is important to do your due diligence and be sure you are on an official site. The other day number one search result for a common utility came back for a site that wanted to sell you a copy of what you could get from the official site for free.
A bridge only prevents your ISP from knowing you are using Tor, it does not in anyway stop your destination site from knowing. All exits are public knowledge and sites use that data to block Tor browsers. There is nothing to stop a site from knowing you are using Tor besides an online proxy.
I have used Tor and contributed off and on for decades. I am very familiar with the project and what it can do and what it cannot.
Tor does not use DNS so adjusting it will not change anything. You use a web based proxy at the end of the chain which will obfuscate your IP of your Tor exit. This is the only way to get past sites that block Tor. As I said bridges have nothing to do with it, as that is your entry point and is an entirely different topic and an entirely different reason to use them.
Right now I am busy reading a book but later I will get you some links to online proxy sites. Do not use a proxy browser or something that you would have to download. You need a proxy site that you can access while browsing. I will get you urls later. A site that lets you plug in the url you want to go to and then connects you to it. You should have to do nothing at all to your configuration to get it to work and they do not even require JS to work.
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Wow. No sooner than I post my case for the advantages of Friendica over Mastodon than I find a post by a Diasporian that I find important enough to boost beyond Diaspora. @karlaurebach posted a link to the Guardian story about the military parade planned for Trump's b'day, but also said the following and I quote: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Anyone remember Tienanmen Square and Tank Man (who stood in front of a tank to block it)?
Well, here's an opportunity here in the US to celebrate Tank Man.
FFOTUS is going to have an imperial triumph parade - tanks and army brigades, airplanes, and gawd knows what else.
Would it not be interesting if the crowds burst through the barriers to re-enact Tank Man?
(This time we can fully anticipate that FFOTUS will order the troops to shoot - it will be a sad day when Chinese troops have been shown to have more respect for citizens than US troops.)
(And I've heard it suggested that in Lafayette Park - across from where the presidential viewing stand will be - that the crowd do a mass Brave Heart present
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Wow. No sooner than I post my case for the advantages of Friendica over Mastodon than I find a post by a Diasporian that I find important enough to boost beyond Diaspora. @karlaurebach posted a link to the Guardian story about the military parade planned for Trump's b'day, but also said the following and I quote: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Anyone remember Tienanmen Square and Tank Man (who stood in front of a tank to block it)?
Well, here's an opportunity here in the US to celebrate Tank Man.
FFOTUS is going to have an imperial triumph parade - tanks and army brigades, airplanes, and gawd knows what else.
Would it not be interesting if the crowds burst through the barriers to re-enact Tank Man?
(This time we can fully anticipate that FFOTUS will order the troops to shoot - it will be a sad day when Chinese troops have been shown to have more respect for citizens than US troops.)
(And I've heard it suggested that in Lafayette Park - across from where the presidential viewing stand will be - that the crowd do a mass Brave Heart presentation of butts to our fearless leader's face.) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
Anyone remember Tienanmen Square and Tank Man (who stood in front of a tank to block it)? Well, here's an opportunity here in the US to celebrate Tank Man.
FFOTUS is going to have an imperial triumph parade - tanks and army brigades, airplanes, and gawd knows what else.
Would it not be interesting if the crowds burst through the barriers to re-enact Tank Man?
(This time we can fully anticipate that FFOTUS will order the troops to shoot - it will be a sad day when Chinese troops have been shown to have more respect for citizens than US troops.)
(And I've heard it suggested that in Lafayette Park - across from where the presidential viewing stand will be - that the crowd do a mass Brave Heart presentation of butts to our fearless leader's face.)
Here's a treat for all you folks who could remember as far back as "Hennesy". The main character of "The Adventures of Tugboat Annie" evoked a lot of "well I never!" reactions being a nonstereotypical woman. Yes, it was spun off a film. Well, Never Have You Ever realized that there was a Captain Bullwinkle before there was moose and squirrel, huh.
Previously, I tooted a tribute to #Canada but neglected to add THIS reason for thanking Canada for being Canada. It just didn't come to my mind until just right now that I enjoyed watching this, as well as admiring the character besides. "The Adventures of Tugboat Annie" as a Canadian production showing on U.S. TV sure explains a lot of background on Bullwinkle the Moose and Frostbite Falls. Again, I salute you, and add Red Green while I'm at it. Quando omni flunkus moritati.
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This is from a private run school so it might be okay. I had to move away from Texas because they wanted to teach my children mythology in lieu of science. I would have to check the training of the LLM to be sure it was adequate. I have a big issue with having religion shoved down children's throats. A person's religious choices should be a choice they make not one enforced on them.
@Unus Nemo Oklahoma is in the same boat, but it's got an active Satanist church to keep the fear of the lord in those who want to evangelize. I expect they'll be mentioned in the arguments before the Supreme Court about that Catholic charter school getting public money. Texas would benefit from a similar org, IMHO.
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