

Fun fact, my grandfather worked on the Saturn V and, according to my father, got in an argument with Von Braun at least once
I mean not fun because of working with Nazis, but fun because it’s interesting history
Fun fact, my grandfather worked on the Saturn V and, according to my father, got in an argument with Von Braun at least once
I mean not fun because of working with Nazis, but fun because it’s interesting history
I originally used linux because I could only get my hands on ancient or broken tech.
Then I switched to Windows again because I was able to buy a modern laptop and started university which more or less required Microsoft services.
Two years ago I started using Linux on my dual booted machines more frequently. Last year I realized I mostly didn’t need Windows so I decided to find a daily driver distro.
I forgot how easy it is to get caught up in distro hopping lol. I started with Debian because I remembered apps with Linux support typically only provide .deb packages.
Then the new KDE came out and I couldn’t wait to use it so I moved to fedora. Then, in looking into visual aesthetics, I decided I wanted to give hyprland a try and honestly just try Arch and make everything my own.
That was a mistake. Too many options to the point I was only using my computer for messing with the visuals.
I moved to fedora because it would just work, used it for a semester, and then moved back to arch (w/ xfce) and have been using it ever since.
I’d say around the switch from Arch to Fedora was when I became a Linux nerd because I realized that there isn’t really a best distro for every circumstance. My nerdiness has reached enlightenment lol
First time using the internet was probably playing poptropica with my siblings.
First time really using the internet was trying to get the ancient windows XP computer in our basement to be less slow and connect to the internet secretly. Ended up going down rabbit holes leading me to learn to write simple viruses, learn what Linux was, and learn to hop on tor for anonymous chat rooms with random strangers across the world.
Sure I was super afraid of viruses and pedos, but it was a nice escape from the small religious town I was being raised in at the time. It was nice being able to talk about philosophy and my own opinions without an adult hitting me for “defying god” or saying “homeopathic medicine is pseudoscience” etc.
It’s kind of odd how nostalgic I am for basic html websites and old looking IRC clients. I’m pretty young for someone who misses “the old internet” but that was the only kind of internet interaction I could really access (without parental supervision) for a long time.
I like vocaloid music, but many of the songs are in Japanese which I don’t speak
Feel like the steps typically go the other way
I just started learning rust like two days ago and I haven’t had too many issues with OOP so far… is it going to get considerably worse as the complexity of my projects increases?