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Prompt: Just Say No
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? This is kind of an ambiguous question, at least for me, because I have a lot of goals. But by and large, most of my goals have to do with either learning new things, doing creative work in my free time,…
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Create a Bootable Debian Flash Drive
In my last post, I suggested you, the reader, abandon Windows, jump ship, get out while you still can, and dive directly into Debian. What I didn’t talk about, was how to create a bootable flash drive so that you can install it! This is, of course, sparsely detailed on the Debian Wiki itself, and…
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Apt Install Blog_Post
I’ve avoided writing anything for a bit, maybe a week or so, or more? I lose count of days sometimes. I haven’t really written much for my book, and I’ve made drafts on here but haven’t published. I think it’s mostly to do with my writing-brain needing constant breaks. But that’s beside the point, because…
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Prompt: Failure and Success
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? In my lifetime I’ve failed many times, and I’ve had many successes. There are things I fail at more than others, but the one big takeaway is that failure precludes success. What I mean by that, is that I fully believe in…
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Prompt: Is fate real?
Do you believe in fate/destiny? Today’s WordPress prompt is all about a theme featured in one of my favorite movie franchises: The Matrix. Are our fates already foretold? Normally, I would say, no. Absolutely not. The universe exists in total chaos and we, the human species, exist entirely by biological accident. But then again, maybe…
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The True Era of Open Source
If you’re a user of Windows, and have been for a large portion of your life, you’re probably astounded that, via Windows 11, Microsoft is both trying to mimic Apple, and embedding information theft directly into your desktop. What do I mean? I mean, Apple does Apple better than Microsoft, and the inaccurately named “AI”…
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Prompt: My most ambitious project
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. Well, this is quite the prompt. Not because it’s a complicated question, but more-so that the answer is the complicated one. I’ve been a sort of “DIY” person since I graduated high school, even if I didn’t really know it at the time. It started…
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Prompt: Would you ban a word?
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? I’ve been spending parts of my day reading other people’s thoughts on this topic. A lot seem to say or have the same train of thought, “I wouldn’t ban words, I believe in freedom of speech!” And I think…
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Challenges
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? I think the most challenging thing for me will be establishing myself in a new place of work, and in-turn working through consolidating or otherwise lowering the amount of debt that I owe. Debt’s a troubling thing, especially when it comes from…