It’s the same guy.
I love this meme but I always wonder what they’re doing with Linux, like if I had an old thinkpad I think I’d only be as creative as to play movies in VLC 😔
Contributing to opensource libraries that make the whole tech field not collapse.
With mine, I’m working on a few things:
- Getting better at CLI, specifically tmux and helix. I’m ok at it now, but could use the practice.
- Learning Rust. It’s nice to not have distractions when I want to focus.
- Experimenting with some alternative OSs. I’m extremely conservative with my main machine, but I don’t really care about these laptops.
- Enjoying simplicity.
Polishing dotfiles for the color schemes and vimrc. Version controlling those dotfiles. Using neovim to edit the dotfiles configuring neovim. Scripting the tiling wm to open neovim in a way that fits editing the neovim config. Configuring ansible to be able to deploy the neovim dotfiles quickly from codeberg after reinstalling arch because it’s the weekend and the kernel had some bloat parts so the whole system felt wrong.
Shit… One of my coworkers is giving me one of these to play with…
Guess I’m ordering the socks this weekend…
glhf :3
I don’t get the stickers thing.
Using one to cover up logo or brand etc is understandable tho.
The stickers thing has always been an “ick” for me. My friends enjoyed torturing me with this reaction to stickered laptops until I sent them a video of a person giving a talk with a massive minion sticker plastered on top of all their other stickers, to which even they were grossed out.
That said, I did have a plan to have a battle jacket made with patches like what the stickers on the laptop would be were I to attend a conference. Damn, I just realized I have attended a conference and completely forgot to follow up on that. Regret.
Some people wanna customize their machine and don’t care about opsec.
I would never put stickers on my machine unless it was enough to completely cover it with hex stickers.
My boss gave me 5 free T-420s. They all run Mint now.
Jokes on you, they’re the same person
As it should be.
laughs in Ideapad
I’m not even trans, I just like the aesthetic and these socks help me program better
Men may not like it, but this is the ideal IT body.
Wait I always supposed that those sock pictures were from girls…
They often are :3
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I just bought a T580 from eBay. When do the socks and skirt arrive?
You mean stockings and kilt don’t you?
Need to install Arch first and, of course, tell everyone about it. One morning they will just appear on your doorstep. Happened to me, and everyone else I know.
I installed EndeavourOS. Does that count?
It’s offered to you when you subscribe to Estrogen services
(* They are both the same person)
Business up top. Party down below.
w life changing decisions
plot twist: its the same person
except they don’t identify as a person anymorre
I support their journey into systemhood 😌
This is either really transphobic or really trans positive :p
Same here. I have a ThinkPad, and don’t identify as a person. It just happens that I’m not a femboy (to my knowledge)
Not trans, but soon I’ll also have a ThinkPad, where can I get stickers for it? I’m looking into Manjaro instead of Arch though.
where can I get stickers for it?
wherever stickers are sold?
Manjaro is kinda crappy tbh, I’d recommend EndeavourOS or CachyOS instead.
Groupthink.
My personal experience with it but aight.
mint?
No KDE based version to my knowledge, did like the XFCE version save for it being broken when used with KDE apps like Kate.
You can find those kind of sticker packs on ebay and other shopping sites.(Goes for around 2 - 10 US bucks) You can also custom print your own ones (Usually hella ton cheaper)
Careful, owning a second hand thinkpad comes with programming socks
Manjaro my beloved
Uhh… I just picked up a pair of old Thinkpad x130e and have a put Linux on them. If I run Debian instead of Arch and keep the sticker collection small can I avoid having to find socks like that in my size?
No
Might need a different colour. But distros are inclusive, so no worries.
Heh, I have the arch sticker on that exact spot too:
Ahh, the classic Firefox logo. How old is that sticker?
Also an old KDE logo. New, I just prefer the older logos.
what are the two things that are on top of thr arch linux logo and the bash logo?
(the rest i alr know)
(i may be using too much linux)
I am not sure what you mean by the 2 things, since there’s just one, and above one of the Bash logos is just Linux and Fediverse.
I’ve labeled them:
Have you found any good projects for meshtastic? I got some hardware to tinker with but have a little let down so far. I love the idea though.
That fox witch sticker is awesome, where did you get it?
The image comes from xenia.chimmie.k.vu, but it’s down for a while now :(
It’s archived on https://web.archive.org/web/20250524013830/https://xenia.chimmie.k.vu/
Description from the site:A vector drawing of Xenia with a witch hat, colorful broom, purple skirt, shoes and t-shirt along with the green “Linux” logo. She’s having a purple hair and the glasses. The background is fading from light purple to dark deep one. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Made fully in Inkscape.
I call bullshit. You’re telling me they’re choosing some bullshit knockoff cherry red crap over arguably one of the best laptop keyboards ever created?
That’s AI man.
Red is crap. Gotta go blue or clear.
Well if we’re talking switches, get with the kailh box dark yellow and feel the burn.
Alps
I’ll allow it.
Alps and Topre are the best.
I really want to try a topre keyboard but I haven’t come across one cheap or free yet and they’re so expensive usually
Mechanical switches? Ugh, brother, ugh, what’s that brother?
Ascend with me to hall effect switches
I went all in on magnetic analog keys. Everything can be joystick now.
hall effect switches
Is that another term for optical switches?
Who the fuck buys a keyboard? I usually get free ones from relatives.
People who are not poor
I’m in the remnants of middle class (in Slovenia, but still), but am still a student, so no disposable income.
Yeah hall effect is cool, but I demand a good old fashioned crack or pop sound when I hit a key. Typing should sound like armies of beetles with swords fighting.
