“piqued” 👍

Hahahahaha, damn you!!

The same problems exist in the fedivwrse, so it’s not because of profit.

Profit makes it worse, but the real problem is humans can be shitty - all of us - at one time or another.

Right in the donut hole?

And you know those chocolate ones are full of cream.

OK, OK, I’ll see myself out.

Why not make it yourself? At least the start of it.

I’m curious to hear critique from people with more experience than me. Off the cuff I see a lot of risk here, but that’s just gut reaction. Maybe some of the ideas you’ve posted would lead to valid security validation, but that’s a major concern.

To help address the security concerns, I think a breakdown of how the script works/functions would be crucial, not just the script being vetted by someone we don’t know.

Yea, I’m not sure what OP’s getting at.

Um, yea.

Lol, then that’s a you problem.

That exact phrase is how it would be used, and has been used, in print, for decades

You should refrain from using hyperbole, especially when wrong.

And you should especially refrain from insulting people.

If spelling doesn’t matter, why then are all your other words properly spelled in their English form.

And you used proper capitalization and spaces.

Don’t be disingenuous.

And I think that comes from French via the Norman invasion of 1066.

C vs K is a major distinction of language families too, I forget the terminology for it.

Not for a kid it isn’t.

And that’s the point you keep sweeping away.

I don’t think of gaming as socializing - that’s your daughter’s metric.

Not all game players are the same, which is why there are so many different categories of games.

Hahahahaha, oh yea, the Year of the Linux Desktop - been hearing that since 2000.

Look, Linux is a brilliant server OS, brilliant embedded/dedicated device OS. But as a desktop it’s very problematic. It can be a great desktop OS, if you have very clear requirements, and know those requirements will never increase to include things from the Windows world, especially for end users who frankly have little tech understanding of any OS.

The very first issue they’re going to run into is Excel. None of the open-source competitors come close, and any business/analysis will use it.

Oh, just RDP to a virtual desktop? Then why bother with Linux, which merely adds a layer of complexity?

The support issues/costs will skyrocket.

What they did a few months ago made more sense - use it in a small group, one with nominal requirements. Run that for a couple years, then expand a little. This gives IT time to flesh out issues and ensures they only get a small set of issues, affecting a small group, at any one time. It also allows for changing distro or shell with far less effort.

I’ve done this multiple times with other types of systems - run the new in a small group, not replacing the old entirely. Over time we identify pain points, develop work around or new architectural approaches, so when we finally full switch over and retire the old system it’s a minor change.

That looks like a town I’ve driven through in either VA or W. VA.

Where is it, OP?

Yep, influencers want you constantly connected to the doom-sayers.

At one time getting the weekly newspaper was sufficient.

Then CNN happened with cable.

Ones hot, ones not

Also, if you think they’re the same, you should study world religions sometime.

Check out courses by The Teaching Company, they cover all major religions (about 20 last I checked.) These are courses as taught in major universities, about 300 level.

They don’t want to do the hard, constant work it takes to make the world a better place.

Ranting, raving, protesting are short attention-span things that make people feel like they’re doing something.

Instead of getting up every day, and cleaning up their little corner a bit more, every single day. This is what makes a difference.

Lately?

It’s all the fucking time, and it’s fucking tiresome.

And I’m American.

“allude” haha

I think you meant elude, but the homophone makes it funnier.