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Python is never fine. Python is what people use when they need a quick and dirty solution. Unfortunately Python is also all up in most linux distributions, improperly namespaced, and improperly isolated, meaning that people have to create special environments just to use it, or risk borking their OS...

Been down the shit mental health road. It's not fun. Honestly, at one point I used to shit all over the idea of depressive symptoms being a thing. Partly an overreaction to earlier experiences, partly a refusal to accept that I was, in fact, a bit fucky myself. Although, who wouldn't be after a chil...

Over here, we have the same principle - "unnecessary" surgeries, such as liposuction, cosmetic surgeries, the more cosmetic dental surgeries, are all surgeries that you have to pay for out of your own pocket. Some NHS trusts will offer some forms of cosmetic surgery post-illness - like you...

I'm using Konversation again. I used Quassel for a little while, and it's great, but Konversation is the best, for me. Hexchat! It's technically out of support, but I like the interface. It's minimal, without losing information. I did briefly try KVIrc though - it was ok, but not my favourite clien...

Some points of intrigue: I am generally on board with the individual having the freedom to choose who they are, how they present themselves, etcetera. But to wade in to this argument on puberty blockers specifically, I don't think any nation truly has it right just yet. Traditionally, blockers have ...

Well, this thread took a sharp turn. I will say this. I was raised by a narcissist. Emotional abuse played a very big part in my upbringing. There's a whole mess of many different cans of worms there that I won't open here, but I will note in particular that I have learned to recognise the signs of ...

Nitrates are nasty...really nasty. I'd like us to avoid having to capture them. Nitrates are only nasty if they are either aerosolised and in the atmosphere, or in waterways that lack the biodiversity to handle them. They are incredibly important to agriculture, and to a significant number of other...

either China plays ball or production shifts elsewhere. I may be in for a long wait. My suspicions are that you will be. Under Xi Jin Pooh, the CCP has become far mroe authoritarian than it used to be, and the ongoing aggravations with Taiwan are proving a huge diplomatic thorn. Their continued agg...

Xamarin I'm lead to believe that dotnet, as in the modern iteration of .NET Core/.NET/.NET Web, is intended to be truly cross-platform, including mobile devices. I'm unconvinced that there will be a decent mobile design framework, but it's also not impossible to use a frontend design language like ...

I've tried VS code, but it does not handle the MS solution/project files very well, maybe it does now. It does not. There are some Roslyn plugins for VSCode, but frankly there's nothing that really matches the "everything and the kitchen sink" featureset of VS. Although I will say, VS2022...

Teslas are terrible cars Oh absolutely. I've heard a few people say this, including Delinquent. I stand by that statement too. Tesla had, and still has, *major* issues with quality control. Fit and finish is lacking, panel gaps are often huge, software is left wanting, and service is fraught with i...

Where is lovebug lately? I haven't seen her around in a while

Actually the perfect track for tron too

I love the idea NixOS. I also hate the idea. If you limit yourself solely to single-file config like that, you're somewhat locked-in to a given ecosystem. That's not really linux - but at the same time, there are some very useful fundamentals here. Package managers could use stateful restore functio...

We're still around! The greater community is more active over on the discord - much to my chagrin and that of others, but it serves a purpose. Come see us:

https://discord.gg/dcpaauj