TimeSquirrel

TimeSquirrel , 1 day ago to linuxmemes in Shit...

Yeah but...most people's grandparents aren't going to be riding rockets. This isn't sustainable for widespread access to space.

TimeSquirrel , 1 day ago to linuxmemes in Shit...

We gotta figure out a better way than strapping ourselves to a continuously exploding bomb and pulling some serious Gs for 8 minutes.

Wonder how some of those SSTO space plane projects are doing...there was a British one I can't remember. Used hybrid air-breathing scramjets, switching to internal oxidizer once it was going fast and high enough.

Edit: here is is and I was mistaken it's not a SCRAMjet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylon_(spacecraft)

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago to linuxmemes in Shit...

Put your money where your mouth is and open source the Tesla software. Do it. I fuckin' dare ya.

Edit: we want Falcon 9's landing guidance software too.

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago to Memes in Music to my ears

I'm sure the FBI and Secret Service are doing some overtime today too.

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago to linuxmemes in Switched to linux before it became mainstream

Switched in 2002...because I wanted to fuck with web dev and IIS sucks donkey nads. LAMP stack good, IIS/ASP/MSSql bad.

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago to linuxmemes in Toxic linux communities moment:

For me it doesn't really "fix" anything that I can notice. All my games and software work fine in x11, video works fine. It may be a giant convoluted beast from the 1980s, but damn if they didn't do a good job of keeping it running well on modern machines.

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to linuxmemes in Toxic linux communities moment:

I mean, you wouldn't buy a sports car and then a month later post to a forum asking questions about how to tow a 40 foot camper with it, would you? You would research this stuff beforehand, or deal with the fact that it's not compatible for that job. We can't put Nvidias thumbs into a thumbscrew and force them to offer more Linux support, so that's what we're stuck with.

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago to linuxmemes in Toxic linux communities moment:

If you don't notice anything else different between x11 and Wayland in your daily workflow and have no need for what Wayland offers, then yes your problem is solved and you can ignore the implications.

TimeSquirrel , 2 days ago to linuxmemes in Toxic linux communities moment:

The only way to truly make a determination if a distro works for you is to actually try it out and use it. I've never listened to those people because they all have a favorite distro they will push on you for various reasons. I actually find Debian a breeze to use, and the vast majority of stuff meant for Ubuntu or Mint will work on fine on Debian, since it's the base of both those distros.

TimeSquirrel , 3 days ago to linuxmemes in fixed with cinnamon gum.

Mint is OK for beginners, but definetly not for me, old ass pakages due to the Ubuntu LTS base

What does that say about me, a guy who's been using Linux since 2001 and uses Debian Stable? At a certain point you get sick and tired of dealing with bleeding edge bugs and just want a reliable, generic, standardized system you can depend on every day.

TimeSquirrel , 4 days ago to linuxmemes in btw

ASCII art does count as graphics I guess.

TimeSquirrel , 6 days ago to Technology in Microsoft shot real lasers through a window to make Windows 10's wallpaper — surprisingly the iconic art wasn't computer generated

That's okay, if you want a quick nostalgia trip, just open one of the many control panels. Use the one according to the Windows era you want.

TimeSquirrel , 7 days ago to Technology in Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames

Okay? It was on a test stand. That's what test stands are for. Isn't stuff like this almost a weekly occurrence for them?

TimeSquirrel , 8 days ago to linuxmemes in Every tech thread on Lemmy

Reject Mint, embrace Debian.

TimeSquirrel , 8 days ago to Technology in ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down

Uh-Oh!