You’re doing great, maybe start Jiu-Jitsu now because you’ll really like it in 3 years. Otherwise no notes.

I think everyone in this thread agrees with each other.

Oh hell — you already did 2 years of school and they want 2 more at their school? ☹️

That is fucked. Aren’t apprenticeships usually paid? They expect you to pay for it instead?

Scotland versus all 50 states: Wisconsin carries the team.

Scotland versus 49 states except Wisconsin: I’m not sure how this would turn out but I suspect Scotland would win.

Scotland plus Wisconsin versus the other 49 states: sort of like a professional sports team playing a high school sports team.

Lol my friend got busted for drinking when he was 15 because he shook his dad’s hand.

Things will mostly plod along slowly but then there will be some big event that causes usage to jump in a huge way, but not in the way that nerds like us want to see.

Actually, that has already happened. Linux is the most used OS in the world. But that’s because it underlies Android, and that’s not what most of us mean when we are talk about average people using Linux. We want to see people embracing open technologies and while Android might be open compared to Windows, it’s not open in the way that we want to see.

If Linux on the desktop ever takes off in a big way, I bet it will also be in a way that makes me say “that’s not what I meant…”

I promised to use this knowledge only for good.

Take my canoe out on the nearby lake.

Write little web apps that no one but me uses.

If you’re clumsy, do a grappling martial art like wrestling or Jiu-Jitsu. After 6 months even if you still suck at that martial art (e.g., me) your nerves and muscles will know how to move shockingly efficiently.

Loool, all the people who are trying to help you troubleshoot are 1) probably correct and 2) completely missing the point. I have a Windows desktop, a Mac, and a Linux desktop at home and this kind of shit only happens on Linux these days.