I’ve been using Linux for years and years. I get the subjective sense it is a system built by engineers for engineers. I can examine, poke, prod, and break every aspect of the system. I consider that a bonus and it’s how I learn about computers.

I can fly through the system with my terminal

Etc

Edit: Centralized software package and dependency management is awesome

I’ve distro hopped from Debian, to NixOS, to Arch Linux. The neat thing about NixOS is that 99% of the system and user configuration was spread out across a handful of manageable files. And it was only multiple files because I modularized them; it could’ve been a single file. Localizing the configuration made it easy to wrap my brain around it.

I’ve lost track of what I’ve configured on Arch. I could’ve been more diligent and kept track but NixOS is more conducive to that from the getgo.

Another neat thing is that nixpkgs (the NixOS package repository) has everything, close enough for me anyway. In one place. I’m already relying on the AUR (a separate repo from the core Arch ones) and all that entails. NixOS (nixos-unstable) is also more bleeding edge than Arch if you’re into that sort of thing (I am).

The entirety of your configuration being in one (esoteric, but simple) language was also neat

It wasn’t without its downsides but I had fun with it. I totally get the hype.

I enjoyed Picard more than I thought I would

That was scary. I had the bad version on my computer for a bit.

I installed Arch for the very first time this past weekend. I am a software engineer with almost 30 years experience and some time less with Linux. I did my research beforehand: I watched a manual installation on YouTube and I went over the wiki.

And the manual installation was hard. I would not recommend it to a beginner.

he is still completely new to this so I want things to work out perfectly for his first experience.

This isn’t Arch, sorry. My own Arch didn’t boot the first time (but yes I was able to fix it quickly).

Debian.

The pacing never bothered me. Then again I think Better Call Saul is the best thing ever put on television.

GNOME is amazing

Start with stable. You can migrate a stable installation to testing later if you’re so inclined.

I don’t think the private portions of passkeys are stored on servers

How did y’all get here on Lemmy?

After the Reddit API thing

Do you still use the SF subreddit?

I’ve stopped contributing to Reddit (I haven’t logged in, posted, commented, voted, etc) but I still lurk, unfortunately. In the SF subreddit not so much. Mostly in whatever the default feed is and random subreddits that I feel like checking out.

Can local communities grow on what I call alternate social media?

It will be hard

Application timers for digital wellbeing

I certainly care about it

Android–Linux user here. I’ve always been a big fan of GNOME; I’m amazed at how polished it is. I got the sense it approached macOS levels (I’m not a macOS user). This is the first time I’ve seen an actual user say this.

I’m already more invested in this than I am in Severance

I wouldn’t say I like it, but it doesn’t bother me at all

The way I see it, her not asking them to change the voicemail is Carol being defiant in her own way

I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I loved this episode.

Mine doesn’t. I reboot when I get a new kernel.

I suggest having your students install IntelliJ IDEA and using Java. A full blown IDE might be much but I can’t think of an easier way to install a JDK and an editor suited for it.