When you want to use Linux, you do so in two ways. You either use the command-line interface and type out every single command, or you use the graphical user interface, which is much more user-friendly (on average). However, there is a third way, and it's not talked about as much because it never had enough time to...

It's been a few months since I've started my new job. As I've mentioned on the /now page in the past, I've been working at a logistics warehouse, so I'm pretty much a cog in this country's supply chain. It's very physical, it's the direct opposite of easy, but it's essential and the pay isn't bad. However, I've hit...

...Not exactly. As always, it's mostly hype based on flawed and cherry-picked statistics. Despite that, it doesn't mean adoption isn't up... Tech media is reporting that Linux's marketshare has officially grown higher than its ever been, finally reaching double-digits: 10%! This is based on figures from Statcounter...

Now, I haven't been on an airplane since before 9/11, but I vividly remember what it's like to be insanely bored during a flight before the days of mobile devices. Laptops and Palm Pilots still existed, but I was poor and a teenager, so I didn't have either, and I definitely would have done anything for a portable...

Writing: The Textbook Case Part 4 Watching: Trainwreckords Playing: Portal & UT2K4 Tinkering: Keep reading... Same shit, different day(s). There seems to be some sunny skies ahead, but on the whole, the struggle is still very real. It's also really, really, really fucking hot here in Chicago, so I really wish the...

In June of 2026, Arch Linux experienced a real hurdle: a large number of packages were taken over and turned evil. Orphaned packages (as of writing, 1,935 known packages; roughly 1.8% of the AUR) were hijacked by bad actors and loaded with malware. If you use the AUR and have done a system update in the last week,...

Well, it's finally here. The second Mortal Kombat of the Cole Young saga has been released. And just like the video game of the same name, it's a major improvement over the first installment. // General Review One thing I appreciate about this movie is that it doesn't even warm up; there's a brief introduction and...

On the six month anniversary of the day I quit drinking, I marked the occasion by attending a meeting. It seemed appropriate, plus I wanted to get my coin. Getting the coin for six months was important to me; it signified that this was actually happening and that the subsequent ongoing attempt was real. I hadn't...

Continued From Part 2 The book repository was on Iron Street, a half-mile away from anyone who was still awake. The open industrial park was free of any traffic, and the air was still enough to hear the Orange Line pass by in the distance. When I arrived in the area, I wasn't too late for anything. We had officially...

I ended 2025 on a hopeful note, mentioning seasonal work that could hopefully be turned into something more permanent. Sadly, it ended up being very temporary after all. As such, I'm back on the market for employment. I'm also trying to branch out, so I'm back on Fiverr. Looking through the service, things are a lot...

With the proliferation of automated content mills and sanitized, performative behavior online, you see this phrase a lot: "The internet is dead now; it's not the same as it used to be." And I don't agree, especially given that "the internet being dead now" is not a new idea. I hosted a livestream on YouTube, where...

Continued From Part 1 It's late-afternoon in a working class part of town. The houses are spacious, but they're cramped together, as if a city planner 80 years ago had a quota to fit as many homes on a block as physically possible. There's a man walking down the street, heading home. He walks the same path he's...