Notices by Wasabi the Black Cat 😼 (blackops@universeodon.com)

I lurk.

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I lurk. I observe. I wait for the opportunity to wreak havoc. Beware. Secure your WiFi.

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I was **not** happy with this child's costume. Making fun of me? Mocking black cats? Freaking me out?

This wasn't cool.

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BONK

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@MediaActivist @alto

Another interesting company:

NovaCustom:
https://configurelaptop.eu/

@MediaActivist @alto

I started with an Apple II ... must have been around 1985-6. Then Macintosh. Then, due to the multimedia company I started working for, Windows. Then as Apple was imploding in the 90s, stayed around Windows (all this time I was coding C++). Around this time discovered Linux.

Then Steve came back and several years later moved back to macOS. Kept playing with Linux and FreeBSD, but for the most part was on a MacBook Pro until about three years ago when I decided to do System76. I mostly am writing code, and since I use Docker a fair amount, it just makes sense to be on Linux.

Desktop environments have really come a long way. I am mostly on either KDE Plasma (on Arch) or Pop!_OS with its default GMOME-ish DE.

It'll be interesting to see the final COSMIC desktop.

@MediaActivist @alto

> System76 "Right to Repair" sticker

I may have to get one of those.

> Framework et al is very much of the time ethically eh?

I didn't think a lot about right-to-repair until I started watching Louis Rossmann's YouTube channel. I live in Colorado — very proud that we are the first state to pass serious right-to-repair legislation (for farmers, but that's just the start).

Interesting times.

I was on macOS for a long time (but Linux, too). About three years ago I needed a new laptop and decide it was time to check out System76.

Another thing about the Lemur Pro: it's LIGHT. Heck, it's lighter than a MacBook Air.

@MediaActivist @alto

And it's the little things: To open the laptop, all I need is a Phillips-Head screwdriver. Not like trying to open my old MacBook Pro.

I think Pop!_OS is pretty good and is my daily driver, but I swap out the SSD and run Arch from time to time.

Also managed to get FreeBSD installed. But of course things like sleep don't work, so it's not going to be my daily driver. I just wanted to see if I could get it on this machine. After all, it is the OS that God uses. 😜

@MediaActivist @alto

Feel free to ask anything. There is one oddity with my Lemur Pro and System76 is aware of it — they don't know the cause. Since a particular version of the kernel, I must add intel_idle.max_cstate=4 as a kernel parameter. Otherwise, it won't boot. Or it will mostly boot. Or it'll boot and then freeze. It's rather odd.

I expect the more recent Lemur Pros don't have this issue.

The other thing with the Lemur Pro: speakers are terrible. But I knew that from reviews and I don't care since it's not like I'm using it as a multimedia boom box 😜

Other than that, it's fine. Rarely hear the fan unless I'm compiling something large (and it is a quiet fan). 40G RAM, 2TB storage (can go to 4TB), good keyboard, good trackpad, and I like that it has a matte display (I'm not a fan of the high gloss screens).

@MediaActivist @alto

I've had mostly good luck with it. WiFi card went south ($8, and fairly easy to replace myself). Battery started to swell — easy to replace. Other than that it's been good. (Lemur Pro)

I'm seriously considering a Framework laptop. I'll wait to see what the reviews are like for the Framework 16.

@alto @MediaActivist

Will do 😀

I'm using a System76 laptop for most work, and I just swap out the SSD and try out different distros from time to time. Also managed to get FreeBSD to install, but of course things like sleep are a non-starter.

@MediaActivist

In the very early days, of course Red Hat was one of the distros I started with (I did Slackware, too, but that was a bit much at the time).

Nowadays I just stay away from Red Hat.

I also was pleasantly surprised with Pop!_OS. My biggest complaint is the name. Everything else about it, if you're into a DE that is minimally intrusive, is very nice.

On Arch I'm running KDE Plasma which also quite nice.

@MediaActivist

Agreed. Tho I'll say, especially given this recent RedHat kerfuffle, I'm not big on corporate owned distributions. I've settled on Arch. I still run Pop on occasion. And Manjaro is essentially Arch, just with an easier install.

Ah, if only it was a FreeBSD world.....

@yogthos

{thick sarcasm}

I have been TRYING but ..... my credit cards are at their limits.

Why can't we get government help to increase our credit limits!!!!

So much for the party of fiscal responsibility.

(edit: typo)

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