Yes.

I’m borderline Linux illiterate and have been using Pop as my daily driver for years without problems.

I think I’ve had to troubleshoot a major issue exactly one time and that was easy.

Where would you put Pop!_OS?

Also, there’s a wide spectrum of Lutherans and they often don’t get along.

Why does a governor have a podcast?

I hate this fucking country.

Some of the US, western states especially, are going to experience some really dangerous water shortages sooner than later.

Which is kind of a disaster of their own making, given the total mismanagement of their watersheds for decades.

The course evaluations are going to be very interesting.

If those data centers switch to beer, I’ll be out of a job.

I like Pop!_OS. It was my first distro and has been the one I go back to the most.

The window management options were a godsend when working on my dissertation.

“So, Greg, what do you do for work?”

“Uhhhh…. I’m the control group for AI toilets.”

I teach Philosophy.

I need them to think for themselves, which just isn’t happening if they turn in work that isn’t theirs.

So, I’m pretty harsh on anyone using AI. Even if it’s for a discussion post, I’m reporting it to the Academic Integrity office.

This is why we have accommodations offices at colleges.

No problem giving an alternative for those who need it.

I teach at a community college. I see a lot of AI nonsense in my assignments.

So much so that I’m considering blue book exams for the fall.

Youthful rebellion transcends technology.

Is there much difference between this and, say, using a pen to drill a hole in your desk?

He ain’t leaving unless it’s in a casket.

I’m absolutely convinced that there’s a certain threshold of money/power/privilege that just destroys a person’s humanity.

Either abroad or goose stepping through American city streets.

I’ve been trying to de-billionaire my life lately. The strategy at the moment for spending money is:

Buy nothing, if possible. Then buy used, if I have to spend money. If I can’t buy used, then buy local. If I can’t buy local, then buy Canadian or Mexican.

Individuals can do that, and they should if they feel like keeping MS.

Organizations are, unfortunately, probably going to remain stagnant and keep paying millions to for things that have free alternatives.

It’s actually really infuriating. When I was in grad school I filed an information request with the college to see how much they paid for access to Office 365 each year. This was in 2021 and they were paying 4 million a year. Meanwhile their grad student employees were all living deeply below the poverty line.

Individual users can make use of free alternatives pretty easily, but I’m not sure they’re actually the target for the price increase here.

Schools, governments, businesses, and other institutions pay wild amounts to MS every year.