At least Thunderbird configs are stored in ~/.config/.mozilla/thunderbird. Right? Right…?

If my laptop suspends (?), the graphics get scrambled. Like, I shut the lid, come back a few hours later, and it’s a completely garbled mess. Happens with Wayland; doesn’t happen with X11.

Trademark. Not copyright. And the part that is covered is Mickey.

This could also be covered under copyright, since the only Mickey that went into public domain is the one from Steamboat Willie, not this one. I’m not a lawyer, though.

It’s still illegal. This version of Mickey Mouse is still covered under trademark law.

What’s funny is that Disney built their empire largely on public-domain works (such as fairy tales), but when it’s their turn to give back, they fight it tooth and nail. Classic getting to the top and then pulling up the ladder behind you.

A lot of people with mental health issues self-medicate with illegal drugs. This guy was probably suffering from depression, and the police pushed him too far. So ridiculous and tragic.

One word: ergonomics.

With Dvorak, the most commonly-used letters are on the home row. In fact, all of the vowels are on the home row.

The most common letter in English is E, and QWERTY makes you reach for it. You know what IS on the home row? Fuckin’ semicolon! Can you even remember the last time you used a semicolon?

I spend a lot of time at work sitting, so I’d rather have a comfortable chair than an uncomfortable chair. Same with my keyboard: I’d rather have a comfortable layout than an uncomfortable one. Less risk of repetitive strain injury, too.

Some people like vim the way it is. That’s why they haven’t re-invented it. If you want to use a more intuitive text editor, there are plenty available (such as nano or micro).They don’t need to turn vim into a clone of something that already exists.

As for why it’s still the default… It’s the same reason why everybody uses QWERTY keyboards when Dvorak is clearly superior. People already know how to type with QWERTY and they don’t want to take the time to re-learn with a new layout, change their workflows, etc.

It isn’t universal, though. Garuda Linux defaults to micro. The web dev boot camp I was in didn’t bring vim up at all! We only used nano! I think that was a disservice to the students, but the instructors must’ve thought that it would be too confusing.

In most apps, Ctrl-X means “cut”, not “quit”. Especially when it’s a freakin’ text editor!

I will grant you that it’s more intuitive than vi, but that is a very, very low bar.

Yeah, don’t try to make anything better. It’s a waste of time unless you’re trying to overhaul the entire economic system.

What a smooth-brained take.

Why is Ctrl-X intuitive? Shouldn’t it be Ctrl-Q (for “quit”)?

Couldn’t read the article, because it’s behind a paywall.

English has “abecedarian”, which can mean “alphabetical”, “rudimentary”, “elementary”, “novice” or “beginner”.

The Latin word is “abecedarium”. I don’t know why English adopted the Greek word.

Yyaaaarrrrr

I am a banana!

Carl Sagan talks about this in the first episode of Cosmos. Eratosthenes proved the Earth was round centuries ago. It’s really cool. I recommend checking this clip out.

I’m kind of happy as long as big tech is not running it

Wait for it. It’s coming. That’s why Meta is doing this. We’re in the “embrace” phase of “embrace, extend, extinguish”.

I don’t see how to avoid it, unless the courts step in. The only reason why we’re using the World Wide Web instead of the Microsoft Wide Web is because the US sued Microsoft and won.

This is the UK.

The meaning of a word doesn’t change just because you use it incorrectly.