mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Host of the Humanists Take on the World podcast
@james@bne.social If you had gotten it right some locals here would wonder if you’d lived here at some point. Virtually no one who’s not from here gets it right.
@james@bne.social it’s pronounced Boy See
@bluespirit780 Except Adventists, they don’t have pork or beer.
@ohthesetrees@peoplemaking.games There are two factors at play here: Core system and desktop environment. Mint is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian. Ubuntu Cinnamon has the Ubuntu core with the DE from Mint. While Mint has Cinnamon plus all of Mint’s tweaks to the Ubuntu core. Which is better is nuanced and up to user choice.
@0x00string@infosec.exchange Sitting in Idaho I worked out my plan to get back to Oregon if a civil war breaks out. Unfortunately it would probably be a mess there too.
This has definitely been an interesting year. We made 5 1100 mile round trips to see my mom before she died (19 months with terminal cancer) and to go to her memorial. My daughter finished preschool and started kindergarten. Our pop-up camper had a roof leak, a corner separate, and the wheels break off in the mountains. We camped once. I transferred to a corporate IT job with much better pay. Next year will be so much better!
@0x00string@infosec.exchange That is a side effect of weight loss. With less fat there’s less insulation.
@0x00string@infosec.exchange Article 5 refers to an attack on a member. As far as I’m aware airspace violations have never been considered an attack. That being said, NATO could definitely start shooting down missiles that violate a member’s airspace.