From: pothead@snakebite.com
On 2026-01-28, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> -hh wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
>
>> On 1/28/26 07:14, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>> rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
>>>
>>>> On 27 Jan 2026 22:29:00 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The numbers don't lie. Ubuntu was the catalyst for a great number of
>>>>> people giving Linux a chance and the free CDs weren't the only reason.
>>>>> Unlike most Linux distributions, both the installer and the installed
>>>>> product worked as they should and it made Linux easy for most people.
>>>>> That's not to say Debian and others weren't easy enough _before_
>>>>> Ubuntu's release, but Ubuntu finally attracted the mainstream users who
>>>>> weren't as dedicated as we all were to getting the operating system
>>>>> working for us.
>>>>
>>>> Leading to the Year of the Linux Desktop, right? You may have a better
>>>> chance of witnessing the second coming.
>>>
>>> For me, every year has been the year of the Linux Desktop :-)
>>
>> AFAIC, its fine for Linux to have its share of the desktop, although
>> this "the year of" bit has become as repetitive as Elon's claims that it
>> is (finally) the year for full self-driving Teslas. ;-)
>
> For a lot of people, especially school kids, the OS is The Web.
True statement.
WRT to Tesla FSD, here is a somewhat interesting video showing a Tesla driving
around
Manhattan and using the Lincoln Tunnel to go to Hoboken N.J.
https://youtu.be/3cpzW-fgHQc?si=w-PmJAeQ1etcf-Ge
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pothead
Give a Democrat a fish and he'll eat all day.
Teach a Democrat to fish and......
He'll steal your rod
Take your wallet
Assault the fish &
Blame Trump.
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