Writing about literally anything that interests me!
So, I was facing an issue. I had installed Android 6 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2; however, connecting to WiFi simply yielded... nothing. It would try for about 10 seconds and then wouldn't even give me an error. It'd simply say "Saved." I've dealt with this for years on older devices, mostly accepting it without question, but this time I decided to actually question it. I've since narrowed down the…
I was thinking last night about Linux apologists. You've probably met one, those people who try to defend Linux at every turn and insist it's the best at everything. People who love to remain adamant that desktop Linux will overtake Windows. It won't. The desktop Linux toolkit we have today was fundamentally built by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Windows, as an example, was built for the consumer…
I watched 2000 Metres to Andriivka recently. It's an incredible film using footage from Ukrainian soldiers' helmet cams, specifically during the liberation of Andriivka. It made me realise something: geopolitical documentaries of this type are inherently repulsive. Nobody wants to know that Ukraine is losing terribly and that soldiers are losing their lives, and certainly nobody wants to see that…
I have spent the last week trapped in Dr. Eggman’s Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park, and I have returned with notes. Let me set the scene: It's the year of Sonic Free Riders ! You log on to Sonic Stadium, cyberbully some people who think Sonaze is a good ship, express your distaste for the Unleashed werehog stages, and hey, wait a minute! There's a new Sonic game releasing for Wii! And…
Well. I can't access The Cutting Room Floor anymore. Whenever I try, I get a 403 Forbidden status code. According to Xkeeper, running TCRF is a one-person operation. If you've been living under a rock, TCRF is THE resource for cut content in video games. And I do mean THE resource, it's pretty much the only one. TCRF is essentially the Library of Alexandria for video game archaeology. If said one…
Today I realised something. Desktop Linux isn't ready. The day started off normal, I accidentally corrupted my root partition, so I installed Kubuntu as a quick fix. I quickly realised, wow, Kubuntu lacks polish, and decided to install a new distro. But then I had to choose a distro. In my life, I've, tried many: Ubuntu Debian Fedora Fedora KDE Zorin OS Peppermint OS Pop!_OS elementaryOS Hannah…
A little birdie recently told me about the fact that DeaDBeeF maintainers were acting aggressively towards Russian speakers and actively silencing discussion about it . I don't speak Russian, but this had me relatively pissed. I'll make it very clear here, I do not support Russia's actions in the war and I stand with Ukraine. To make your software harder to use for anyone who speaks Russian, even…
I was in the shower recently thinking about communism. The question isn't whether communism is appealing as a concept. Many of its goals around equality and meeting human needs are admirable. The question is whether it can actually function at the scale of a nation, particularly one as large and diverse as the United States. The answer, when examining practical constraints rather than ideological…