twovests wrote on January 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Reply to Computer touchers: what's a good easy to install linux for a low power streaming box? by Dogmantra

I forgot to ask, can you give the make/model/specs of your netbook? That will help a ton

twovests wrote on January 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Reply to Computer touchers: what's a good easy to install linux for a low power streaming box? by Dogmantra

Pop! OS: https://pop.system76.com/ is the Linux distro I recommend for basically everybody.

It's based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian, so it has most of the community knowledge around support. It's the "happy path". Pop! OS is nice because it removes the bad part of Ubuntu, called "snaps", but keeps the rest.

The only thing I'm not certain about is using the external display. That's something you will probably need to figure out from googling ;(

As a side note: Befriending the command line is daunting, but pays dividends. A lot of the help online will recommend the command line. You can't avoid it entirely, and it's a superpower.

Dogmantra wrote on January 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM

Reply to I posted a rant about board game geek drama to bsky by devtesla

I've always thought puerto rico was a bad game so I feel validated

devtesla OP wrote on January 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Reply to comment by oolong in I posted a rant about board game geek drama to bsky by devtesla

board games are wild!!!

oolong wrote on January 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Reply to I posted a rant about board game geek drama to bsky by devtesla

like catan changing its name doesn't make it less about being a settler

oneviolence wrote on January 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Reply to why are there so many linux distros that store the kernel config used to compile the kernel in /boot/config-$(uname -r) instead of good old, dependable old, reliable old, normal old, regular old, /proc/config.gz? by flabberghaster

Because of Woke..........

nomorepie wrote on January 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Reply to comment by twovests in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

It's a Sugondese expression

nomorepie wrote on January 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Reply to comment by hollyhoppet in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

This was a candy in Wonka's factory! What da hell

SWORDSCROSSED wrote on January 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Reply to comment by twovests in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

I really hate that this exists

flabberghaster OP wrote on January 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Reply to comment by Jenheadjen in why are there so many linux distros that store the kernel config used to compile the kernel in /boot/config-$(uname -r) instead of good old, dependable old, reliable old, normal old, regular old, /proc/config.gz? by flabberghaster

It's annoying to me because of my job.

twovests OP wrote on January 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Reply to comment by hollyhoppet in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

I think its success as a product is because it's inherently funny, and juuuust interesting enough.

oolong wrote on January 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Reply to comment by cute_spider in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

we moved him to a farm upstate

cute_spider wrote on January 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Reply to comment by cute_spider in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

wait shit I ruined it

cute_spider wrote on January 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Reply to comment by oolong in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

How is updog?

hollyhoppet wrote on January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Reply to comment by twovests in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

how is this not a joke....

twovests OP wrote on January 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Reply to comment by hollyhoppet in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

Progresso recently announced "Soup Drops: Soup you can Suck On". Today was the release day: https://www.generalmills.com/news/press-releases/soup-you-can-suck-on-introducing-progresso-soup-drops-the-ultimate-cold-and-flu-season-comfort

I'm consumeposting >:)

hollyhoppet wrote on January 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Reply to in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

did you get your wisdom teeth out or something?

oolong wrote on January 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM

Reply to comment by twovests in in times like these, i wish i had soup i could suck on... by twovests

not much, you?

(this is a multi level joke comment wherein what's sup is elided into what's up. sup is a verb and the superior way to spell soup. ask me what's updog)