manjaro

All because I had four hours at work on Friday with nothing to do, but still getting paid, and was mad that the Ubuntu Budgie wasn’t as perfect as I’d hoped, I did too much reading and put Manjaro Linux on the new computer once I got home.

It’s HOT! Lovin’ it. If you love Linux, I love you, too. lol. You know who you are. 💋

This is the first time in many years that I have not run Debian, or something Debian based, like some Ubuntu or Linux Mint.

It’s a big, but fun, change for me.

My Linux timeline since 1997: Red Hat, SuSE, Slackware (10 years!), a smattering of BSD’s various Ubuntus, Linux Mint, now Manjaro. Love ’em. There have been a few tawdry flings, like Puppy Linux and Minix.

I admit, it’s a bit of an illness.

outdoor chandelier

The Nature Preserve chandelier.

strawberry torte

Things found at Food Lion (supermarket).

frantic parents in texas

I felt like the parents were going to get pepper sprayed at any moment.

#uvalde

industrial employee coffee setup

A production plant with a break room decked out with elegant coffee equipment.

places too busy

Some of my life strategies:

There are many places I won’t go because of crowding. I suffer so much stress at Costco, for example, that I gave it up. I avoid Biscuitville (fast-food restaurant) when cars are backed up into the street causing rear enders. I can’t take it. lol. Give me the abandoned places other people hate. I’ll make do with those.

new ‘puter – been a long time

I bought some new hardware with an Intel Core i7 12700 Dodeca-Core Processor: 2.1/4.9GHz.

Dodeca. I like the sound of that.

I’m breaking it in with Ubuntu Budgie, lol.

Ubuntu Budgie

sbux

Starbucks

spam call update

Over the past few days I’ve received spam calls with these caller ID labels:

— Sentara Hospital
— Cone Physician
— Emergency
— Community Funeral
— Elon University

It seems the telcos have no control over their networks. I don’t know what they’re being paid for.

This stuff is getting dangerous.

It’s bad if they detect elderly/dementia on the line. The call centers hand those off to specialists to work ’em.

It’s amusing to see call center employees complaining online about people being rude to them.

That US Summit of the Americas

The upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are not being invited by the US.

As far as that summit, the moral of the story is, you don’t want to be a member of a club that would have you as a member.