Author Archives: slackwrdave

experiences with linux flatpacks and snaps are unpleasant

A browser I used to like to use was GNOME Web, AKA Epiphany. It is now available as flatpack only, which ruined it, I guess. It went from fast and sleek to a hard drive churning dog with horrible UI (user interface) and features missing. I’m thinking these alternative packaging systems are not good, but what do I know.

Same for Chromium browser. Installing from snap makes the UI bad. I’d rather have the full Chrome browser directly from Google than the current Chromium installed as snap.

It will have to be quite compelling before I install from flatpack or snap going forward.

closer than ever

Last night I streamed the 1984 British apocalyptic war drama “Threads” from The Internet Archive.

It’s old, and the video quality is low, but it’s surprising how many of the topics and situations are still current.

Other good “nuclear” movies are “The Day After” and “Nightbreaker.”

https://archive.org/details/threads_202007

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_After

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightbreaker_(film)

you know you want one

A thing of great beauty. Perfect for any home. An especially good gift for friends overseas.

America. Strong. Proud. Not intended for children under 5 years of age. 🇺🇲

usual beer

The beers are h’yar. 🍻

journal ista

Guud Gawd. ProPublica as bad as Mother Jones. State a faulty premise in the first paragraph, then build a whole article around it, over n’ over ‘n over again.

please extend me, let me go

Courtesy means a lot. 👍

We sent you several notices in the mail that you have yet to extend your car warrantee past the factory cut off, and this is a courtesy call to renew your warrantee before we close the file.

me

Este soy yo.

rock

rock

votante

“the most hollow, illusory, and dispirited campaign ever seen at this level in US political history”

layer dip

Exotic camping layer dip. That’s a peanut butter base and Cool Whip topping. 🌮

Just joking.