XPost: alt.computer.workshop   
   From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/20/26 11:04 AM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   > David B. wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:   
   >   
   >> On 20/02/2026 13:36, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>> David B. wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 20/02/2026 00:46, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>>> [....]]   
   >>>>> I'm still stuck on Linux, and quite happy. Working with MIDI, c++,   
   >>>>> clang++, latex, the usual browsers, the Fluxbox window manager,   
   >>>>> the front ends to MPD, SSH, urxvt, zathura, latexmk, ....   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I don't begrudge the users of other systems... to each his own,   
   >>>>> whatever floats your boat.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Thanks for you input, Chris.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'm writing from my 27 inch iMac running macOS Ventura (the newest macOS   
   >>>> it will natively run) from an external SSD. On the internal spinner is   
   >>>> Linux Mint 22.3, effectively a dual boot situation.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Alongside, I have an old 24inch iMac running Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Rarely do I use Microsoft Windows, although I do have Windows XP on my   
   >>>> old Dell desktop and Windows 10 on my old Toshiba laptop (dual boot with   
   >>>> Ubuntu!)   
   >>>   
   >>> Cool!   
   >>   
   >> Thanks.   
   >>   
   >> I'm going to guess that you are still a young man! 😎   
   >   
   > Depends. I'm 68.666 right now.   
   >   
      
   lol   
      
   As of 2/21/26 I'm 79.70431211 and that makes you pretty young to me.   
      
   Well actually slightly older. Born at about 0430 and it's now 0916, both EST   
      
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