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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • They tell you the total before you start paying, don’t they?

    They say it’s 10.50

    If you give them a 20, they’ll start giving back 9.50 before you can even attempt to do the exact coin exchange.

    If instead you give the 0.50 first, they can’t start giving change before you’ve presented the rest of the cash.

    That’s how you pay 20.50 in order to get 10 back.

    It’s something you can do for your own sake to avoid having a pocket full of shrapnel. It’s not necessarily a help for the cashier, and they’ll definitely tell you if they need it. So, please don’t hold up the queue just to give exact or optimal change.




  • Because it’s a cramped space. People who get up when the plane touches ground are going to be standing in the walkway with their bags and butts pressed against other people for all the time it takes for the plane to taxi in and connect the doors to the terminal or stairs.

    They do not get out faster.



  • I’ve tried a few different distributions and yeah, it varies.

    It seems logical to get Ubuntu Studio for audio, but in my personal opinion it’s kinda bloated. I’ve tried most of the included software at some point and decided that I’m not going to use it.

    I’d rather have a clean simple distro and then just install Reaper for all my audio needs.

    That has worked out great on both Mint and Puppy. I don’t know about Ubuntu, because it’s been several years since I tried that.

    I did also install a few games on Mint, but nothing like AAA games, because the PC doesn’t have a graphics card. I just play Minecraft and Sauerbraten. No issues with those.

    Maybe I’m lucky, or maybe it’s because it’s old hardware or pretty standard laptops, but I’m also not trying much, so I also expect it to work.

    Keep it simple. I think that might be the key, because I have seriously not had a single issue with anything, nor have I typed a single line in the terminal.

    If I needed a multipurpose PC, I’d probably go with Mint as of now. I’d install one app at a time and figure out what I actual need instead of trying to make everything work at once.

    That’s what I’m doing with my DAW right now. One plugin at a time. If something doesn’t behave, then I don’t need it. When I turn on the PC to make music, I don’t want to waste time fixing stuff. I’m totally over trying to fit a square block into a round hole. I’ve already tried that for too many years using Windows.