My drive to de-Amazon is mostly down to me wanting to just cut subscriptions, and Amazon is kind of pointless without Prime. Also copied today, UberOne…
StarPunk
De-Amazon-ing is surprisingly difficult. Over the many years I’ve had a Prime subscription I have become so dependent on the ease. Gonna do it this year though!
My problem with the AI discussion as it stands today is simple. Most of the people talking about it are the absolute fanatics and the absolute detractors. We need a middle ground discussion that focuses on facts
Getting all nostalgic and playing a little Fallout 1 thanks to the excellent work done by Fallout 1 Community Edition
https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce
Runs like a dream on Linux (so long as you throw in some symlinks...)
Every couple of years I get the insatiable urge to completely rebuild my laptop OS. This time I went from Ubuntu/i3 to Arch/Hyprland and I kinda like it. A lot. You can find my setup notes here:
https://pdg.thesatelliteoflove.com/os
You may marvel at AI, but I am amazed at just how easy printing is in Linux now. 2026 is VERY different to 1996 in CUPS land
I am noticing that the AI cheerleaders are saying we have hit AGI. Upon further investigation, it appears they have achieved this… by moving the goalposts that constitute AGI
Bravo… Muppets
I am trying something new and publishing my longer thoughts in my digital garden. I am not sure if this is a long term solution but I am kicking the tires. Here are some ramblings from an Old Man about social media:
https://pdg.thesatelliteoflove.com/06-AUTHOR/12-MUSINGS/Social-Media-Isn't...
I think my Apple Watch is going to officially retire. It’s just not bringing me anything right now that a normal watch cannot provide
I am so bored of being told that the entire economy is going to change in 12 months. It’s been 4 years, it ain’t happening…
Few things are more annoying than group texts
I love having a self hosted git server, but Gitea seems to be getting buggier, especially Actions and their runner. Anyone got an alternative?
I saw a poster at the post office today reminding folk that it is mandatory to sign up for the Selective Service System and it had a weirdly emotional impact on me. (SSS is essentially registering for the draft for non US folk)
EV's are still, in my opinion, one of the dumbest ideas that have met main stream acceptance. What problem are they trying to solve? Emissions? Where do you think the electricity is coming from?
I am all for this
https://ground.news/article/nj-school-phone-ban-signed-into-law-by-governor-murphy_bf798c
Phones are just one massive distraction in an educational context and getting them out of there is key to raising a generation that is able to take on the world
Booking medical appointments is maddening! How have we not mastered an online system by now
No matter what you think about AI, corporate accountability should be non-negotiable.
https://ground.news/article/teen-dies-following-drug-combination-advice-from-chatgpt_f2b144
OpenAI should have to answer for this.
I know that talking about AI and vibe coding is a little taboo around these parts, but I cannot help but wonder just how many more "things" have been developed in the past year that would never have come to fruition otherwise
Also, super excited about Lorwyn Eclipsed, that is going to be a great set by the looks of it and should keep me busy enough to ignore whatever UB shite is after it.
Decided to give Qutebrowser a go and so far I am kinda loving it. I miss browser extensions, especially my password manager, but I am working around that right now and using userscripts to integrate what I can