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Tried installing Windows 11. After a few hours screwing around trying to find the right drivers for everything, I tried a live USB of Mint. Everything worked great out of the box.

Also, the ads, and Microsoft's insistence on forcing user accounts.

It was updated this year. They moved on from the mini-CD limit (50MB?) to a regular CD (700MB). Spiritual successor, newer target.

Laughs in OpenWRT

My preferred version:

Two sausages are sitting in a frying pan. One looks over to the other and says, "Is it just me, or is it getting hot in here?" The other sausage looks back and says, "AHHH! IT'S A TALKING SAUSAGE!"

It's definitely scary to dive into this, but try to remember: whatever the results of therapy, you'll almost certainly be better for it on the other side. And your daughter will most likely be better off--because her parents will be in a better place, and because you'll be setting a good example for her when she grows up and faces challenges.

Not sure what counts as "currently popular," but World of Warcraft is a bit intimidating for new players, just in terms of the scope and changing seasons.

Path of Exile is a bit rough, too. One look at the skill tree is enough to turn some people away.

Weird

Digger and Paratrooper were probably the first two games I ever played. Both still hold up.

Donkey Riding by Great Big Sea. Currently my 2-year-old's favorite.

So they finally upgraded it.

And won't survive things like... getting sprayed with water.

It goes back at least to A Link to the Past. Not sure if there's precedent before that.

Damn, 5 stars? I guess I better take up smoking.

I believe this is what experts call an impasse.

What if we kissed on the X-Y plane...?

We don't need more than basic math in programming--anything else is application-specific.

Programming requires logic and reasoning, which is a common foundation for other areas (such as math and philosophy). But we often lump "logic" together with math, which is probably why people assume math is central to programming.

Programming is also a very broad field (when someone says "I'm a programmer," it's like saying "I play sports"). Some fields (like embedded software) require more math than others.

Yes, I mentioned that the US doesn't care about dual citizenship. But the naturalization oath might suggest otherwise:

"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen..."

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/the-naturalization-interview-and-test/naturalization-oath-of-allegiance-to-the-united-states-of-america

There's an apparent discrepancy between the oath and the US official stance on dual citizenship (per the links you posted).

"My loyalty belongs to the highest bidder."
-- Trump (paraphrased)