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LoveMortuus commented on Debian 13 “Trixie”   debian.org/News/2025/2025... · Posted by u/ducktective
2b3a51 · 22 days ago
Bookworm will get updates for another year if I have read the Debian Wiki correctly so perhaps there is no need for immediate action as Bookworm becomes oldstable?

In addition to Mint and AntiX there is also Slackware (I use xfce rather than KDE) but adding software outside the (large) base install is not an 'apt-get thing' process.

Salix Linux, based on Slackware, does have package repositories with a reasonable selection of applications. Salix is based on the stable Slackware 15.0 so has nicely aged packages.

Void Linux also has an xfce4 based live i686 iso you can look at and decide to install from.

LoveMortuus · 20 days ago
I also use xfce, my computer is an Acer Aspire One, limited in ... well everything, I did upgrade the storage to an SSD, but it's still an Atom CPU, so whatever is the lightest is the best.
LoveMortuus commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down   pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
thrwaway55 · a month ago
Can you provide counter examples? I've legitimately never had a refund refused within the terms they outlined.
LoveMortuus · 23 days ago
I bought Path of Exile 2, spent 5 hours just waiting to get access to the servers, something about the movement in the game made me physically ill after just two hours of playing, asked for a refund, was denied.
LoveMortuus commented on Debian 13 “Trixie”   debian.org/News/2025/2025... · Posted by u/ducktective
LoveMortuus · 23 days ago
I'm very sad to see them drop support for 32-bit, since that is the computer on which I have been using Debian for the past 10 years...

Does anyone have any suggestions for a 32-bit distro that's still being updated?

LoveMortuus commented on Debian switches to 64-bit time for everything   theregister.com/2025/07/2... · Posted by u/pseudolus
LoveMortuus · a month ago
I don't quite understand this, does it mean that Debian will no longer support 32-bit computers or is this something different?
LoveMortuus commented on Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen   shellshore.com/review-rot... · Posted by u/Alupis
LoveMortuus · a month ago
I've only had bad experiences with Parker pens and refills, they just don't flow and fill the line as nicely and constantly as Pilot Hi-Tec and other Pilot pens.

I paid more than 20€ for a Parker pen with refills and it was worse than a 3€ Pilot V5 Hi-Tecpoint (which is my current favourite, I have it in black, red, green, blue and pink colours).

LoveMortuus commented on CO2 Battery   energydome.com/co2-batter... · Posted by u/xnx
dzhiurgis · a month ago
Terrible cars tho. Nobody likes their hybrids compared to pure EV.
LoveMortuus · a month ago
I used to drive a Toyota Yaris Hybrid and I really liked it, I moved to a different country and couldn't take the car with me and now I drive a scooter, but if I'll ever buy a car again, it'll most likely be a hybrid, I really like the range.
LoveMortuus commented on Hyatt Hotels are using algorithmic Rest “smoking detectors”   twitter.com/_ZachGriff/st... · Posted by u/RebeccaTheDev
disgruntledphd2 · a month ago
Although it's better to use a credit card if possible as they put a rather large hold on it, which can wipe out your balance.
LoveMortuus · a month ago
I had that happen in Portugal when I was refueling my scooter, the Galp gas station tired to take 100€, which I didn't have to it took everything it could, but then said that I don't have enough money to pay, even though it was less than 10€... I had to pay with cash and I didn't see the money that was taken on my debit card for almost a month...
LoveMortuus commented on Ask HN: Is it time to fork HN into AI/LLM and "Everything else/other?"    · Posted by u/bookofjoe
LoveMortuus · 2 months ago
I wouldn't worry too much about it.

It's just that AI/LLM is in fashion at the moment, but it'll pass as all trends pass. Before it was crypto and "Rewritten in Rust". Trends come and they go.

If you're finding that it's affecting your mental health, it might be better to just take a break, there's a high likelihood that HN will still be here when you return. ^^

LoveMortuus commented on Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share in USA   ostechnix.com/linux-reach... · Posted by u/marcodiego
palata · 2 months ago
Where does that 99% number come from?

The very reason why I bought a Steam Deck is because it is both a handheld and a Linux Desktop.

LoveMortuus · 2 months ago
While I don't have data to support the number, I would say that it's a pretty safe bet to say that majority of Steam Deck owners do not use the desktop mode on regular basis, they might check out what it is, but the majority probably stays in the game mode.

Regarding your point, do realise that just by being a NH reader, you're in the 1%, not to mention all the other delineations that are commonly attributed to the HN crowd.

We are not the majority.

LoveMortuus commented on The Rise of Whatever   eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/th... · Posted by u/cratermoon
thasso · 2 months ago
I'm shocked every time I go to City Hall and wait while the clerk types my name letter by letter with two fingers. Doesn't he do that every day?! How as it never occurred to him or anyone else that maybe, just maybe, they would benefit from a typing course. It’s just one example of a pattern I’ve noticed with a lot of office workers.
LoveMortuus · 2 months ago
The answer to most of this question is just this: "Because it's good enough."

It's good enough, it gets the job done and does not cause enough friction for the person to feel the need to improve. Complacency.

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