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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hope them publicly advocating for this backfires spectacularly.

"First they game for gay marriage, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't gay. Then they came for the abortions, and I didn't speak up because I didn't need an abortion. Then they came for divorce, and...fuck, that might be a real a pain in the ass. Maybe I won't vote for these asshats."


some people, hopefully...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah that's an Audi. Toyota Corollas are indestructible AFAIK (ok, maybe a Saturn V could do some damage...).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

We really need to see info from the BIOS


exact CPU model, RAM speed, etc.

As others have pointed out, this is a pretty anachronistic build


i586 with DDR1 is just weird, so it's possible there's some really niche hardware and you may need an exotic kernel (or kernel options) to get anything to boot.

That said: have you just tried running a standard live or install CD from that time period? You could try booting a 2001 Slackware installer to see what happens.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Especially "it's"


it makes sense that "the thing that belongs to 'it'" would be "it's," but of course, possession wrt pronouns is weird.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is that for sure what happened? IIRC there was speculation about mechanical failure (lights we not out on ship, large plume of smoke...).

Though perhaps that doesn't really matter as far as how much it sucks for the crew.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Whoa, I used Slackware for basically that same time frame (IBM


not Lenovo


ThinkPad 600e, which was pretty ancient even at the time). Good stuff!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago

I live in a very high CoL area, and the fact that you meet people in your neighborhood who are socioeconomically different


in large part due to very strong tenant protections


is really neat.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the thing is, at the top of a big corporation yeah they don't care. But the boots on the ground people who apply for a DEI or outreach type job? My experience is that they absolutely do care.

I did bike to work one year. Big group of us all at different companies/school. We stopped at Oracle on the way, because they had a big bike to work party. Now, I suspect Larry E. doesn't give a shit about me or my bike. But the people who put that on absolutely cared about the cause, about making people feel welcome, and overall, having a good time (I don't/did not work for Oracle).

The corporation doesn't care about you. But there might be some people who work there who do.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Discombobulated" is just a funny term for being confused, often in a humorous way. Which is kind of how many people feel after going through security and standing around with no socks, no belt, and you belongings all over the place.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

Can you post the CPU info? I think it should be available from the BIOS.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

Basically sounds like the Tesla game plan, which was super effective: roadster (which is purely a toy for the rich) and a little later the Model S (practical EV), and then introduce an affordable model.

This implies that eventually people will strap rusty boxes to their head though, so grain of salt with the analogy...

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