My last job is currently controlling kubernetes with Ansible (configuration management and orchestration) in a hybrid cloud model. The new engineering director likes yaml so they put yaml on his yaml.

Until the CIO gets the “telephone game” version of what’s going on.

I’ll still take an Uber because I’m an average drunk and I don’t want to be behind the wheel (you don’t want me there either). I’ll walk 10 miles before I take a taxi though.

D.A.R.E. raised my awareness of drugs. I only used them for wholesome purposes.

I have an anecdote with some long-ish accompanying rambling nonsense that boils down to agreeing with you.

I’ve had Linux systems on and off for years. I think I started on Slackware (it’s been too long to remember). I just installed EndeavourOS on a laptop with good compatibility the other day.

First, systemd-boot problems. Fine. Live USB, command line. Fixed. Then Bluetooth problems. Edit config file. Fixed. Wouldn’t connect my third monitor. Another config file, apparently. Fixed. Wouldn’t switch to my dGPU. Still not fixed, but at this point I have lost interest in fixing. So no gaming on Linux on that system because I can’t be bothered.

I also loaded Windows because I prefer a fresh install to removing bloatware. Installed. That’s it. It worked. Bluetooth, third monitor, GPU switching, the works.

Once it’s running, assuming I don’t run into the same problem you’re running into, Linux is fairly bulletproof. But your average person has no interest in editing config files and playing around in the terminal. They want to buy a computer, maybe install a browser they’re comfortable with, and get on the Internet to do whatever internety things they do. They don’t need to spend time getting things just right because they live in a web browser and possibly Office (although that number is pretty small for home users).

People don’t care. You’re right, life is too short. I want to go to a concert, go sing karaoke, ride a motorcycle, build a cabinet, play a game, or go have a drink. Others may want to go watch sports, go hiking, go rock climbing, go to a wine tasting, or go out with coworkers. Grandpa wants to whittle on the back porch and maybe cook some ribs. College kids have school, parties, social clubs, and activities.

When Linux is someone’s hobby, that’s great! It means they like something and I’m all for people enjoying themselves. But I think a lot of those folks forget that most people just can’t care about how they get to the Internet as long as they can get there. Because all a laptop is to most people is an Internet machine.

It would be like someone who is into woodworking as a hobby wondering why these Linux guys aren’t building their own desks from scratch. They’re sturdier and could last a lifetime if properly done. It’s super easy to build too! Way easier than those wobbly things from Amazon and made of real wood.

EDIT: Found a new issue today. Proton games don’t run from an NTFS partition without a bunch of configs. Install package, gather info, change fstab, reboot, find typos, fix fstab, reboot, still not working. So I can’t even share low requirement games between OSes. So I’m no longer dual booting. I’ll just pull out the Linux laptop when I need Linux. It’s more work than I want to put in to have a dual boot gaming laptop.

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My MacBook Pro is 10 next year. It still does MacBook stuff last time I checked.

Yeah, that’s how Big Picture works. The suspend on it is the same garbage Windows suspend. I don’t use it on my Deck, but it is on my main rig.

The what if machine.

That thing isn’t worth the gold it’s made of. Stephen Hawking in a pizzeria…

I don’t know whether this will be controversial, but I enjoyed Disenchantment. I also enjoy the vast majority of Futurama.

I’m not sure they can recapture the lightening in a bottle of the early seasons, but I still think it’ll be good.