System administrator for state university.

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Cake day: July 27th, 2025

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  • I shouldn’t be living like this, I don’t deserve to live like this…

    You’re right, and I’m so sorry you and others are going through this.

    I’ve always been critical of the US and the bed of racism it was founded and grown on. I’ve never been more ashamed of it than I have in the last decade. So many decent folk have been hurt by this administration and those who think like them that it feels insurmountable to come back from.

    Rest assured that those perpetuating these crimes will be held to account, even if they have to be hunted down like Saddam Hussein. There will be no quarter, no amount of money, and no mercy to save them from their fate; in life nor afterward.




  • I plan on making a post of my own personal experiences in the coming weeks. However, I will issue caution to others who may believe themselves to be higher on the tech savvy ladder: forget most of what you do with Windows and accept that Linux, no matter the distro or DE, is not going to be 100% like your previous Windows experiences. Tech peeps typically have a high level of OS/system customization. These don’t usually translate well to a non-Windows OS. On other “managed” operating systems, you might try things, but not be able to really do damage. If you try to force it with Linux, you will fuck yourself.

    I’m really concerned about my MiL and wife as they both have machines with NVidia cards. My wife and her mother play Sims 3, as well. Her mom’s game, specifically, is extremely mod-heavy and she is religious about updating her mods when patches drop (she’s retired so has a shit ton of time to do that monthly, I guess). I’ve talked to her about getting off Windows, but I’m nervous to get her on any version of Linux because 1) I don’t play Sims 3 nor do mods for it, 2) I’m a tech-baby with Linux troubleshooting, unlike Windows, and 3) I’m just a registry editor 💔, so I’m concerned I won’t be able to support her potential sticking points with it and Sims 3 and it’ll further entrench her against Windows and change, in general.

    Good luck on your journey, regardless. The people in this community are pretty great (including the Arch and Vi users, I guess)! Totally wasn’t held at gun point while saying that last bit. Nope, not at all!