Well, Salix is based on Slackware, so yes, kinda!

Meh. If I feel like it.

Oh my god, I never made that connection. Thank you.

Who are these “lemmy libs”? What are these opinions that seem to incense them? I haven’t seen any posts that would fit this meme’s description and it feels like I’m losing my mind.

I can’t stand it. Consumerism whipped up to a frenzy, certain people preaching about giving to the needy, then not hearing a peep from the same people after January 1st, same Xmas songs over and over and over again… It all just feels fake and I want it to be over.

Boston

Can’t comment on either, but I do hate that piano-falling-down-the-stairs background music.

Archive.org mirror, courtesy of reddit user misternogetjoke: https://archive.org/details/insidececot

Are desktop shortcuts still a no-no with this distro?

100% agree. I don’t like the smell to begin with, but what’s worse is that the aroma is so powerful, it completely eclipses the taste of whatever food items it’s mixed with.

People tying their shoelaces should do the trick. Nothing is more off-putting to a traveler than false advertising.

Of course I do, what kind of uncivilized swine do you take me for? Everyone has to follow rules. In fact, I am such a fan of rules, that I made up my own set of rules to follow.

Ugh, so tired of this old argument. Nothing to hide doesn’t mean everything to show. There, now let’s get on with our lives.

It takes about a decade to get through a single show.

I have a few experiences working with acedemics, and it always seems to be abbreviation first, long form later. I kinda hated this practice. Not everything needs a catchy and marketable name. Often times it wasn’t even an abbreviation, but instead it was like:

STUBBLES: Study of Faulty Abbreviations and Failure to Understand Words

I’ll have to take your word for it. Truth be told, I don’t read much of their articles. And it looks like it’s going to stay that way.

What do you mean? He even wears red!

Not really, no. I think it would be inappropriate to do so and besides that, I was not in a good headspace at the time.

You’re not a bad person, I also find them annoying. Maybe even cruel. Like, things may get better for some people, but fact is, they won’t get better for many others.

Years ago I was working in retail, specifically a computer store. The work was boring, the customers were either rude, dismissive or both and of course, this took a toll on general morale, myself included. It didn’t help that the neighboring store had, like, three songs on loop which drove every employee in earshot crazy, but that’s beside the point.

One Thursday afternoon, it was business as usual. My coworkers took the day off, so I was alone, behind the till, re-evaluating my life choices and the store was empty, save for an occasional window shopper. It was December and the neighboring store changed their regular their regular short playlist of songs for another a completely different (but just as short!) Christmas-themed playlist. On loop again, of course. The store I was working in didn’t have a dress code, so I wore my usual get-up: jeans and whatever T-shirt I grabbed in the morning. That day I was wearing one that my parents brought from France with this picture printed on.

While nurturing my newfound hatred for retail, a shy-looking girl came in, looking for a USB stick. I went through the usual motions, suggesting brands, explaining the differences all while trying to be as cordial as possible. She decided on a brand, so we moved to the register to finish the transaction. As I was printing the receipt, I got a simple “I like your shirt”.

This caught me off-guard. I never received compliments while working. It was… nice. It took me a few seconds to compose myself again. After, I thanked her for the compliment, gave her the receipt and the item she bought and wished her a pleasant day. That girl genuinely made my day and I still think back on that interaction fondly.