Tech thoughts: this week I decided to move to a new to me NameBrand™ Arch distro. Even though I’ve been daily driving Linux for more than 10 years I still can’t get a new install up on the first try. This time the boot loader wouldn’t load. No error, no log, and no boot loading. A few reinstalls later, I picked a different choice and was finally booting. But then the next problem was the login display manager doesn’t want to sleep the monitor if nobody logs in. Learned this after an overnight power flicker caused a reboot. The monitors running full tilt for several hours waiting for someone to log in. While I would like to say this issue is another joy of the Wayland-way of Linuxing, I have found that other display managers offer the same defect.

Anyway dogs are great, I shouldn’t have waited so long to get one.

Outside of film restoration, old movies should be enjoyed the way they were made.

1. Notifications. Most useful in noisy environments such as grocery stores, airports, shop floors, or any place you may be wearing hearing protection. Also great while working with your hands, like car work or cooking and directions while driving. It’s best to limit them to the apps that matter, and only when you need them.

2. Biometrics.

However, after this watch finally dies, I don’t think I will be going back. Big reason is smart watches are not stylish at all. For men watches are our only fashion accessory that we can freely wear in all occasions. No matter what band or watch face you use you are stuck with a black square attached to your wrist. Also smart watch battery life is a bit of a bummer, it’s hard to beat self winding or solar powered watches that you never think about changing as long as you wear them.

It’s missing all the heart, the soul, of deciding and trading off options to get something to work just for you. It’s like you bought a rat bike from your local junkyard and are trying to pass it off as your own handmade cafe racer.

Just this afternoon it also replaced "for" with "fire", and it loves censoring me with "ducking".

One time it got me into hot water when it corrected "tacos" to "Travis". "I picked up Travis on the way home" isn't the message your wife wants to see after being dropped off at the airport.

Just my iPhone 13 mini does this my iPad isn't as bad. It has persisted between iOS updates and has been an ongoing issue for a few years.

If they can't get my keyboard to stop replacing in with inn I don't think they are going to magically fix the battery life hit that comes with every ios update.

Next month prep starts for finding dev work after an extended hiatus.

This is my biggest issue with weight healthcare, the idea that if only the patient would eat correctly they wouldn’t be overweight. It’s not some moral failing a person often over eats, it very well could be some physiological issue that should be treated. It would be like telling someone with asthma that they just need to get into better shape to breathe better.

For those that don't drive in town, noting beats gas or diesel.

Companies need to build a stepping stone truck. Dino-powered generator on an electric platform. Get most of the upside to electric performance, while getting the speed gas refilling.

For me, half the fun was trying to figure out how to play the game.

I don’t think they want the film division but the vast number of cable channels that Discovery owns. Giving them a rather large control of the American mind share.

When you have to let the writing carry the story, the movie works much better.