As a general rule, I overthink everywhere. But the only time I actually have helpful ideas is when taking a dump.

You’re right, but I did manage to make the device show up as a compliant Linux laptop in their Intune UI, and that was all that mattered to them.

They don’t care that you have to make Intune think the distro is Ubuntu when it’s in fact EndeavourOS. Some necktie people were satisfied with the result and devs can now use Linux. Après moi, le déluge.

Boss told me I couldn’t use EndeavourOS because “it doesn’t work with M$ InTune”.

So I said if I could make an old unused laptop work with that setup, maybe the company could turn that into a pilot system and we could be more sexy to new developers we want to hire.

Boss said why not. IT said sure, here’s your laptop, have fun.

A few months later, a couple of devs have switched to Linux. Some have kept Windows. Some didn’t care because they have Macs. Everyone’s happy, we have more options, and everyone can choose what they subjectively feel is the best tool for the job - which is what professionals do instead of fighting.

And we actually hired a new dev who uses Linux.

Samesies.

I used to be a programming monkey. It was absolutely fine, I enjoyed it and other people got the flak if things weren’t done on time or there were other problems. My code was never the problem - each day, I spent at least four hours working for the company and up to four hours on my own projects, on the company dime.

Seems like I got too… confident in meetings. Made suggestions. People took too much notice.

Now I’m some kind of lead architect which pays really well, but there’s no more time for myself, there’s much more pressure, I can’t code nearly as much as I want to and the fun is gone.

“Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Schach und Billard?” - “Beim Schach hat man den Kö nich.”

“What’s the difference between chess and billiards?” - Answer is a pun, can mean both “In chess, you have the king.” and “In chess, you don’t have the cue.” Doesn’t translate at all.

Tsunamis move at those speeds you mentioned only at open sea. The closer to land they come, the slower they get, as all that kinetic energy is used to build up height.

But even when they reach shore, they’re still much too fast to escape from on foot, as we have seen on all those videos.

That’s why education isn’t just some nice-to-have luxury. Moments like these should make people go “wait, maybe it’s a shitty idea that conservatives like the Trump regime oppose proper, widely available and cheap education for everyone”.

I sometimes wonder how many lives would not have been lost if those people had known “sea magically disappear from beach mean big wave coming” when that Indian ocean tsunami happened. Instead, many even went to the beach to observe this strange phenomenon.

Knowledge can save your life.

It’s already gutted and separated in two halves, the tail end is what holds the thing together. You grab it by the tail, swallow the fish, bite it off the tail and throw that tail away.

Also, I would very much doubt there is anything on par with Dutch herring. Just saying. I absolutely love that stuff.

Absolutely. It is complex and pleasant. Best time to have it is in late June when they celebrate the opening of the new batch at Scheveningen (Den Haag).

We have pickled herring in Germany as well. You can buy it as grocery stores. It’s labelled “nordische Art” (“northern style”), and totally not the same as the real thing from the Netherlands - much more salty, less complex and not in the same league at all. So if ever you go to Germany, don’t confuse the two.

Mett is quite popular where I live (Berlin). It’s basically just ground pork seasoned with a little salt. Absolutely nothing special tastewise, but when you grow up with it, it becomes sort of a comfort food. We put it on freshly baked sliced in half “Brötchen”, add pepper and onions and sometimes pickles as well, depending on personal preference. Me and my pals sometimes jokingly call it “Nothack”, literally “emergency minced meat”, implying you always need some of it within easy reach.

It’s pickled herring. The Dutch put them in wooden casks where they ripen, so they become incredibly tender, very mild and just a little salty. And they don’t smell bad at all. I’m German and whenever I visit the Netherlands, I make sure to have some.

It tastes fantastic, though. If you happen to like fish.

I remember having that quite often as a kid in the 1980s. It is very delicious - somehow the consistency gives it that special something. Softer than solid ice cream because it melts a little quicker.

Fun fact - the Germans didn’t invent it, it was probably an Italian ice cream shop owner living in Germany, although several others have claimed inventing it.

Can do the rumbling sound too. Can also wiggle ears. I can also make the air smell funny.

While I generally agree with you, it’s important to draw the line when these beliefs become dangerous and harmful to others.

If people believe they should wear silly hats because their religion commands them to, they are welcome to. I don’t respect that belief, but I respect their right to hold it.

Refusing to get vaccination for your kids however… I don’t think I have to even respect the right to that belief.

Zig is actually pretty easy to get into. I got a Raylib game scaffold with scene switching running in a couple of hours from scratch, with no prior knowledge of the Zig language or ecosystem whatsoever.

It would fall at 2g, because two Earth-sized masses attract each other in that case. With smaller objects it’s just 1g, because the mass of, let’s say, a nice cup of tea is negligible compared to the mass of Earth.

I work one hour and jerk off for the remaining two.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

That came in the news literally after I wrote my previous comment. FLAC is great of course, because it’s lossless.

If you google Tidal vs Spotify song count, though, you’ll find sources which say Tidal has more songs than Spotify. I’ve found everything I want on Tidal as well.