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  • Come one, that's really cheesy.

  • Have you seen math? It's the Devil's play tool!

  • Sure, a WM will run fine and leaves you with more resources to work with. Your setup will still struggle running a modern browser.

  • Yeah, none are going to be fast. Browsing is going to be slow no matter what, unless you use something like lynx. The best I can give you is Falkon, but don't open many tabs.

  • Having recently finished book 10, yeah, it's sort of difficult. It's kind of the culmination of Jordan's navel gazing where the whole book has maybe two chapters that move the plot along, and not a lot at that. Practically nothing happens, and the progress could've been just quickly summarized in the next book. Note that I did like the book, and I'm not saying it's bad or anything, just sort of emblematic of what I find most annoying about Jordan's writing. Luckily, the next book picks up the pace considerably and develops a sense of urgency.

  • I just started reading The Gathering Storm by Brandon Sanderson, book twelve of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. I've never read any Sanderson before, so it'll be interesting to see the tonal differences in writing.

  • I'm reading The Devil's Elixirs by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Published in 1815, it's a weird gothic horror story about a fallen monk. It's surprisingly psychologically astute, but I have no idea where it's going to go from here. I like it. It's available on Project Gutenberg if you're interested.

  • Only when shopping online though.

  • I was gonna also say Narnia, but the Moomin books are a great recommendation!

  • I mean, I love the series, but its brand of chaos, insanity, humor and obscenity is definitely not for everyone. If you can accept it and go with its flow, there's some really good bits in there.

  • I think you might like Dean Koontz. I haven't read him in years, but I remember Phantoms being pretty good.

  • I'm reading Warren Ellis's Transmetropolitan. An old favorite of mine, this comic book, heavily inspired by Hunter S. Thompson, has many themes that are all too relevant even today.

  • Well, for example, upgrading between releases is done by manually editing sources.list and some other steps, and there's no easy tool for that. This is not difficult, exactly, but for people with little experience it's a bit daunting. Debian in general isn't the most new user friendly distro, in my experience. Distros like Mint and Ubuntu make the Debian experience slightly easier. Not that Debian is some esoteric system.

  • Well, what about just using Debian? It's a bit hassle, maybe, but if you have prior Linux experience, you'll be fine.

  • Is that a statue of Akhenaten?

  • I'm glad you're back to reading, OP.

    I'm currently reading Derf Backderf's graphic novel My Friend Dahmer, a book about his friend, the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, whom he knew in high school.

    I'm thinking I'll read comics for a while, and plan to read Alan Moore's Watchmen and Warren Ellis's Transmetropolitan. I've read all of these great works before, but I feel like a bit of comfort reading right now.

  • GOG @lemmy.world

    Dive into the beloved SaGa titles!

    www.gog.com /en/news/dive_into_the_beloved_saga_titles
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    Solus 4.9 Released

    getsol.us /2026/04/solus-4-9-released/
  • My guess is that the stress of manoeuvring himself into a position he is woefully unqualified for and incapable of handling is finally getting to him. The crushing reality of your own inadequacy would be too much for anyone but the most hardened psychopaths. What can he do? He knows it's just a matter of time until the jig is up, and there's no way he's getting any more suitable for the role. Drinking yourself silly keeps the nasty thoughts of self-recrimination at bay, and gives an elusive moment of reprieve.

    But you know your time is up, Kash. You know you're a charlatan, a clown, who has no tools to fix the situation you built for yourself in your hubris. Do the right thing: Resign. For yourself, for your family, for your fucking country, for the world. Go home. No more trying to please the unpleasable man who turns on a dime.

  • Lentil curry (daal) is one of my staples. Indian vegetarian food in general is just fantastic.

  • GOG @lemmy.world

    Alone in the Dark Trilogy GIVEAWAY

    www.gog.com /forum/general/alone_in_the_dark_trilogy_giveaway_as_a_celebration_of_what_we_achieved_together_d45a0/page1
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    GNU Guix 1.5.0 released — 2026 — Blog — GNU Guix

    guix.gnu.org /en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/
  • openSUSE @lemmy.ml

    SUSE delivers Raspberry Pi 5 support

    news.opensuse.org /2025/11/04/raspberrypi5-opensuse/
  • Linux Phones @lemmy.ml

    Project Showcase: Movuan

    pine64.org /2025/08/27/august_2025_movuan/
  • Pine64 @lemmy.ml

    Project Showcase: Movuan

    pine64.org /2025/08/27/august_2025_movuan/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    Urgency to Switch from Windows 10 Builds

    news.opensuse.org /2025/07/23/urgency-to-switch-builds/
  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world

    A quarter of a century after its original release, Capcom’s legendary Breath of Fire IV returns to PC!

    www.gog.com /en/news/a_quarter_of_a_century_after_its_original_release_capcoms_legendary_breath_of_fire_iv_returns_to_pc
  • GOG @lemmy.world

    A quarter of a century after its original release, Capcom’s legendary Breath of Fire IV returns to PC!

    www.gog.com /en/news/a_quarter_of_a_century_after_its_original_release_capcoms_legendary_breath_of_fire_iv_returns_to_pc
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock The Spring Release – OpenMandriva

    www.openmandriva.org /en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-6-0-rock-the-spring-release
  • openSUSE @lemmy.ml

    Tariffs Spark Shift to Open Source

    news.opensuse.org /2025/04/07/fariffs-spark-shift-to-os/
  • Open Source @lemmy.ml

    Tariffs Spark Shift to Open Source

    news.opensuse.org /2025/04/07/fariffs-spark-shift-to-os/
  • openSUSE @lemmy.ml

    Zypper Adds Experimental Parallel Downloads

    news.opensuse.org /2025/03/27/zypper-adds-experimental-parallel-downloads/
  • GOG @lemmy.world

    Spring Sale Special: claim the GIVEAWAY of Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999)

    www.gog.com /en/news/spring_sale_special_claim_the_giveaway_of_amerzone_the_explorers_legacy_1999
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    AI hands out Windows keys, but Linux never had a lock

    news.opensuse.org /2025/02/28/linux-has-no-locks/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    2025: off to a flying start! // Mobian's Blog

    blog.mobian.org /posts/2025/02/early-2025-news/
  • Linux Phones @lemmy.ml

    2025: off to a flying start! // Mobian's Blog

    blog.mobian.org /posts/2025/02/early-2025-news/
  • OpenSourceGames @lemmy.ml

    OpenOMF v0.7.0 released

    github.com /omf2097/openomf/releases/tag/0.7.0
  • Linux @programming.dev

    Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers

    news.opensuse.org /2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/