Linux Genuine Advantage

SystemD also contains things like a network manager, dns resolving, ntp time sync and more, which I agree should not be so tightly coupled to the core init system.

Exactly, it’s why I don’t buy Logitech anymore!

Sorry if I misunderstood your comment, it seemed like a metaphor for social media but perhaps I assumed too much. My bad!

You know you don’t have to doomscroll social media right? You can just, you know, not do social media.

Very optimistic of you to think they actually tested it :)

I don’t think it works that way… on paper it sure looks the way you said but I’m 99% sure there’s all sorts of gentlemen agreements and other back channel stuff going on there.

It used to be required at a lot of camping pools because the longer shorts would take too much water out of the pool… nowadays it’s not often required anymore in my experience.

Jealous of the amount of free time you have available ;-) good luck!

Yes.

Maybe sending people like you back to level it out could work?

In my opinion these parties are often mentioning valid issues or things that could be improved in society, and people vote for that. The problem is these parties don’t really have solutions either, but that’s something that doesn’t show up until after the elections…

Maemo and later Meego yes… I had a Nokia N900 and it was an awesome phone. Basically Debian in your pocket, easily accessible terminal with root etc.

I’d recommend scheduled tasks instead. Why be involved at all? :-)

If it’s important that it keeps running then it should just be redundant and taking one node down for an update shouldn’t be an issue. I know this is wishful thinking for a lot of services but I refuse to be on call for something if the client can’t be bothered to make it redundant.

I would recommend getting a Google Takeout export every year or so. Even before it falls off a cliff it’s a good idea to have your own backups. Accounts can get blocked, hacked, etc.

Aren’t all Hue bulbs Zigbee? They have some WiFi or bluetooth models now I believe but afaik all of them support Zigbee with a bridge.

“The project is under very active development. Expect bugs and changes. Do not use it as the only way to store your photos and videos!”

I don’t think the horse balls physics were in GTA.

It’s definitely the way to go, and the maintenance is easy. You do need to replace the coil every now and then though FYI.