My hot take: good.

I’ve got my kids using Linux on Raspberry Pis, and I honestly want them to break it so that then they have to figure out how to fix it.

I mean, that’s basically how I learned to use computers (except I was using DOS)…

So what you’re saying is that somebody needs to integrate it into the Fediverse.

If I like my coffee not only with ice but also sweetened, blended, and topped with whipped cream, does it wrap back around to straight?

for things that really aren’t that big a deal (like Linux vs windows)

LOL, Linux vs. Windows flame wars are literally as old as the World Wide Web, and UNIX vs. DOS flame wars are even older than that. Welcome to traditional Internet culture, undiluted by normies.

(Also, I would argue that copyleft Free Software vs. proprietary software riddled with spying, ads, and other user-hostile dark patterns is a way bigger deal than you’re giving it credit for, but that’s a topic for a different thread.)

“Why saw her with a telescope?”

“Because it’s dull, you twit; it’ll hurt more!”

My hate for Microsoft started with its anticompetitive business practices.

Yeah, it’s silly how folks are misunderstanding you when I thought your point was perfectly clear:

It’s vegans you hate, not Italians. Meatballs for everybody, whether they want them or not! 🤪🧆

/s

Yes, thanks, that’s the more culturally-sensitive name for it that unfortunately didn’t come to mind when I wrote my previous comment.

No, that’s not how copyright works. Decompiling creates a derivative work, which is still copyrighted the same as the original. In order to have a proper clean reimplementation, you need to use a “Chinese wall” procedure whereby one person documents the behavior of the original program and then another person writes a new program from scratch using that description, without ever looking at the original program’s source code.

I don’t claim to know what Nintendo or its lawyers are thinking, but the law is pretty crystal clear that merely decompiling a proprietary program doesn’t magically make it not proprietary anymore.

You do know the code is copyrighted too, right? Reverse engineering isn’t the issue here; uploading the result to GitHub is.

No, why would you think that?

• With a fancy motorized sit/stand desk that’s all the rage these days, you either sit at it in a regular chair with the desk at its low setting, or you hit the button and wait for it to lift to its high setting so you can use it while standing.

• With a fixed standing-height desk and a high drafting stool instead of a low normal chair, you use the desk while standing, or you sit on the stool and use the desk (again, still in that same high position) while seated.

IMO, the latter has a bunch of advantages:

• It’s quicker to transition between standing and sitting because you don’t have to wait for the motor

• It’s cheaper because you don’t have to buy a desk with a motor in it

• There are no extra moving parts to break

• You can cable-manage your computer cables without having to leave extra slack to accommodate the desk moving

• You can wall-mount your monitors to reduce desk clutter, since they don’t have to move, whereas with a motorized desk you’d have to use a regular monitor stand or a monitor bracket that clamps to the desk top

Whatever – whoever holds the copyright hasn’t bothered to take it down yet. Point is, even if it’s abandonware it’s not legitimately “free.”

(Also, I’m technically correct anyway: Microsoft owns GitHub, so it’d be the one acting on the copyright holder’s DMCA request. 😛)

It’s not “completely free;” it’s just pirated proprietary software that Microsoft hasn’t bothered to take down yet.

The definition of Free Software (a.k.a. “open source”) is having the legal right to read, modify, and redistribute the source code, not merely the technical capability.

Never kill yourself for something that’s somebody else’s fault.

It’s a chair tall enough to use at the same height as a standing desk.

Well, lookee here at Mr. Moneybags who actually has enough bills for that to be a concern! \s

I use a very thin bifold wallet like this (stock photo; not my ID):

Mine is currently 13.6 mm thick, folded with all my cards and stuff in it. (I happen to have a set of Vernier calipers sitting on my desk in front of me so I went ahead and measured, LOL.)

Me too, which is why I haven’t done it yet. That said, I find myself wondering if the caution is overblown, despite the warning to disable the tilt function on the third-party sellers product pages typically being in red and all caps, since Herman Miller itself appears to offer ‘standard tilt’ as an option when you buy the thing in its drafting stool version to begin with. (Herman Miller’s site doesn’t really seem intended for individual consumer self-service, though – it’d probably be best to ask a salesperson or something.)

Edit: I called Herman Miller customer service and the rep confirmed that Aeron drafting stools don’t have any restrictions on reclining. She couldn’t speak to the use of third-party kits, of course, but it really seems like that warning is more of a CYA thing than a real danger.

Based on frequency/amount of use, cumin.

Based on my favorite flavors, mustard seed, oregano, smoked paprika, lemon thyme, dill.

(The above excludes the obvious salt and pepper, as well as onion and garlic since I use those in enough quantity to be considered full-blown veggies, not spices.)

Whatever you call something like this:

Edit: Herman Miller calls it a “drafting stool.”

This is not a “how do I be polite” situation. This is a “how do I cover my ass legally” situation. Mistake it for the former at your peril.