2026-08-26 18:34 UTC
Replies (15)
-
@Zink@programming.dev 2026-08-27 02:29
I feel at home in this photo. My beard has turned 1% more gray this blessed night. The key differences I have come from the fact that I am drawn to the “chief engineer turned goose farmer” future even more than the “greybeard recluse inventor” one. I get to use a Debian machine at work all day anyway, plus of course the home PC runs it. With KDE there is nothing that feels old about it unless I check when the kernel was released. My car isn’t THAT old but it’s on its way. I drive an almost 15 year old mazda3, which we have owned for all of those years. I just did my biggest-yet DIY maintenance/repair when I had to replace some disintegrated-yet-seized brake hoses in addition to pads and rotors and flushing the fluid. In my driveway, no garage. I got a bunch of new wrenches and vise grips! The mazda is an automatic since we originally bought it for my wife. But it was right after the company debuted the Skyactiv stuff. Among other things like great fuel efficiency, that means the transmission locks up the torque converter as often as possible. And it has manual shift mode. So when you’re in gear holding some mid-range RPM, you do still feel that direct powertrain connection between engine and wheels. Part of me is casually keeping tabs on the “fun” new car models out there that still offer a manual transmission or DCT. But another part of me is constantly noting to self how I already have a nearly perfect old familiar car that is fun and practical for the whole family. It has low mileage for the age and a good maintenance history. And it is $FREE versus $30,000+. Aside from the car difference, I have cast off a bunch of little devices and accessories thanks to my conscious efforts to be less connected and more about experiencing life at my natural pace. I no longer wear a watch, ever, even though I definitely have the chunky leather wallet. Also no glowing visible clocks in the bedroom or family room. And no big stereo because 95% of my music listening is via headphones at work or working outside in my yard.
-
@Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2026-08-27 01:05
The mint | opensuse | fedora | arch | gentoo | freebsd | openbsd | void | devuan | debian pipeline is real. Maybe nix will pull me from depths of stability soon before I get overconfident, try LFS, and promptly switch to pen & paper. (Or try bedrock linux and spend rest eternity in the purgatory equivalent of distro-hopping)
-
@FE80@lemmy.world 2026-08-27 03:57
The future is fuckin weird.
-
@empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-08-26 20:21
I have damn near everything in this photo except it’s a 91 Honda accord and I don’t have a PS2, I have an original Wii. I feel suspiciously called out.
-
@QDgwZjQYdfbnMdMNQ@lemmy.cafe 2026-08-27 04:19
Wow, I actually have the exact same radio alarm clock as the one pictured in the top right.
-
@rumba@lemmy.zip 2026-08-27 04:37
I’m a big fan of all those things. I don’t run Debian, but I don’t mind it at all either.
-
@CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2026-08-27 01:36
I used to have basically that thermostat. Slightly different model. I “upgraded” because the “smart” ones were supposed to save money. Saw my bills go up right away. Regretted the Nest Thermostat almost immediately. And that wallet is in better condition than mine right now. Fuck it, I’ll take everything in that photo, but swap out the manual for an automatic.
-
@xavier666@lemmy.umucat.day 2026-08-27 06:54
I am in this picture and I feel awesome Shifted to Debian from Ubuntu a few weeks back for my core infra. It could be a placebo but Debian feels way more snappy.
-
@kadu@scribe.disroot.org 2026-08-26 23:58
I went from cutting edge tech excited nerd to literally this picture, and life is better.
-
@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-08-26 22:28
Name something I can’t do with Debian stable.
-
@Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2026-08-26 20:42
Guy probably still washes with bar soap.
-
@CalypsoGirl@lemmy.today 2026-08-28 04:41
Is that tire pressure gauge archaic? It’s handy & effective & requires no electricity. I keep one in my glove box.
-
@halezinflames@lemmus.org 2026-08-27 21:24
Older doesn’t necessarily mean worse. Dependability is important for sure.
-
@LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 2026-08-27 08:56
“I’m in this picture and it’s quite OK here.” My car is a 20 year old shitbox, my bike gets new brake pads and a bit of random lubricant on the chain once a year and other “maintenance” only when parts fall off, and my stereo is a mix of hand me downs from my dad’s college days and some eBay home theatre stuff that got sold because it didn’t support the newest HDMI bullshit. Oh, and of course it is a Thinkpad, thanks for asking. Just the other day, a friend of mine running Arch tried to install something, which resulted in him having to do a full system update, including fixing several “that should not happen” s. Meanwhile, every few years I spend an evening update to the newest stable, and never had bigger issues than the color of some icon being unfamiliar.
-
@A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 2026-08-28 05:37
Hey that’s my dad’s stuff, give it back!