Wait, can he summon ghosts? What's up with the black-and-white victorian child?

I love 404Media; they receive $10 from me every month and they deserve it.

This makes me happy to hear :D Please consider me / us / a resource for any questions you have. I'd be happy to hear any updates too c:

So THAT'S where it went...

Some of these things seem wrong to me, but I don't have the Literature to know otherwise. But this in particular:

Ask yourself if you have two choices, which is the less coercive one to get what your org needs done, and that's probably the way to go

I think I disagree with this? Are there more coercive methods to a better world we're just sitting on?

I mean, I don't think so. But I would love that a lot, even if it means a structure that resembles authoritarianism, or is even just merely closer to authoritarianism than total anarchy.

That said, maybe "coercion" means something different between us. I think disruptive protest is coercive, but also good, for example

That IS good news :D Please feel free to ping us / me here, I love getting people into the Linux Cult

Looking at those specs, I think I ought to recant my Pop recommendation and look for a more light-weight Linux, specifically the Xfce Linux Mint: https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

As a bonus, Linux Mint XFCE is very "Windows" shaped, still based on Debian, and even more lightweight than Pop! OS.

(I would also recommend using USB and not MicroSD. I don't know why, but I've had problems with using SD cards instead of USB drives on laptops.)

Doing some searching, it seems like people installing Linux on a laptop with a broken screen are usually able to do so by disconnecting the monitor. I can't find the repair manual for this, so this might be difficult... (I would try connecting a monitor at least, to see if you can access BIOS without )

At the risk of spoiling it, it's definitely a bit magical and very impossible. It's the most exaggerated part of the show, but I feel seen for lack of a better word.

I don't want to spoil too much, but every element of it, I can relate to with my dissociative identity thing.

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

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.

prophetic post. this was even before the "pedo guy" thing. fuck elon musk

but i did not ...'perhaps tomorrow'

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

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 >:)

(I'm sure you know this, but it looks like your IRL name is attached to that-- in case you're worried about doxxing yourself here.)

I haven't gotten deep into TTRPGs , I always thought these required some existing system (like DnD or Pathfinder). I haven't read through it all yet, but is this meant to be standalone, or does this attach to something else?

In either case, thank u for sharing :D

I commend you for talking to your neighbors despite this, and I appreciate you sharing this experience.

I'm a hypocrite and I haven't, as my neighbors are MAGAs. The relative innocence of "there is a parallel universe of eternal torture that I truly believe exists and I think you're going to it" is funny even if sorrowful