4grams

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 6 months ago

At the time it was fine. I had an array of 4tb drives that I was backing up with a series of 5gb drives. They were just so unreliable; all but one failed while the array they backed up is still spinning strong.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 6 months ago

Bingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (13 children)

So right, I get all that, but I’m not terribly interested in retribution for what got us here, I’m interested in tangible ways to go forward. I think all our choices are shit right now so what, just don’t vote so that I can sniff my own farts for being above it all?

I’m at the point where I agree…ish. I do believe that there is a lot of deliberate actions by the power structure of both parties but I see some actual humanity and thought coming from one side, pure spite and malice from the other and complete and utter insanity from the comedy option. Problem is the humanity in the party has gotten nothing done (not for their lack of trying) and has no control so I am have officially given up on them.

So I’m left with zero options. Great fucking country we have here that I’m utterly trapped within.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 6 months ago (15 children)

I can’t argue with any of that. What I’m stuck on is just what the fuck to do now and what comes next.

Can you elaborate on your thoughts? I honestly can’t see a way out except for eating another shit sandwich and hoping that incrementalism can save us once sanity returns. But fuck, we’re cooked, sanity is gone for good so I’m out of ideas and the alternative only makes it worse for everyone. I’m at a point where I’m happy to vote against my best interests but that’s kinda what I feel I’ve been doing all this time.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Bought some of the old versions for backup drives. That was a mistake.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 50 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Why is anyone even pretending to buy his bullshit. We all have seen the rulings, we’ve all heard his shouting, we’ve all witnessed his willingness to shred, delay, and deal for his party. so let’s drop this did he or didn’t he bullshit and figure out what the fuck to do about it.

Edit- sorry for the rant, not targeted at anyone.

Edit2- except alito

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 6 months ago

does the job I suppose. I don’t use desktop enough to have any useful thoughts about it. I like that it’s a decent gui over what I’m used to.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

bingo, I enjoy the stabilty and simplicity for my servers but I wouldn't run vanilla debian for a desktop. ~~ironically I tend to use Linux Mint for desktop which I guess is a grandchild then, since it's based on Ubuntu :).~~ oops, I use LMDE, not Mint.. forgot that I switched a while back since it's directly debian based.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 6 points 6 months ago

absolutely nothing, it's my preferred distro (and I have the grey beard to match). what I mean is that despite not using Ubuntu (or honestly even liking it that much), I give it a pass since it's the offspring of my preffered flavor.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 8 points 6 months ago (7 children)

It’s Debian based so gets a pass, so long as it’s headless.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 6 months ago

6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 6 months ago

Pretty much. At this point a religious weirdo is a religious weirdo no matter what flavor they prefer.

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