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  • Terraform is great automation, but it really shines over scripts in a few ways:

    • intrinsic documentation for your infrastructure
    • much less brittle to differences in the initial state
    • changing your setup later doesn't require any new script logic, just a simple config change
    • much better support for collaborative editing
  • Man, I was tempted to stay on reddit when RR got exempted. But, you know, "First they came for the proprietary clients. . ."

    I am proud of QuantumBadger, though, for helming such an excellent no-nonsense app that even Spez couldn't justify killing it.

  • When I learned that snap has a hardcoded requirement for a snap directory polluting your home directory, and that the devs answer is basically to shrug their shoulders, that was enough to turn me into an anti-snap zealot.

  • Binary speed is really the least reason to use Gentoo.

    There are a lot of thorny issues in package distribution that source builds completely sidestep.

    Install-it-yourself plus source updates are a lot to ask, but if you can get the hang of it the benefits are pretty sweet.

  • I'm not saying anyone is wrong for shying away from Gentoo, but using a comprehensive desktop environment, systemd, and gentoo-kernel gives a very non-fiddly experience.

    Combine that with running updates overnight or honestly just running them in the background while you work, and it's not nearly as bad as its reputation.

    Still very much a commitment vs other distros, but not as bonkers as it can seem.

  • Having Gentoo update overnight is no big deal. Even better, just leave a core or two free and let updates run while you use the machine anyway!

    That being said, Gentoo is definitely a time commitment and I completely understand that it's a particular taste.

    Building from source does provide a lot of advantages though, and I don't mean faster binaries.

  • How is a lack of magnitude order objectively wrong? A date format is ultimately a language feature, and the US format successfully transmits the needed info just fine within its natural context.

    It may seem objective from your perspective, but language is used in many more contexts than those you are familiar with.

  • You haven't explained what is objectively wrong other than you don't like it. My argument is more than just being used to it, closely matching verbal convention is useful.

    Also, it's funny that you think I'm arguing either is objectively better than the other.