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I've been running Linux as my only computer OS for probably ten years, and have been very happy overall with the tech and how to use it. Dealing with the community is sometimes a litttle challenging; many people find there are many gatekeepers, many opinions and yes, still many holy wars. One is the title reference, that "it's not 'Linux', it's GNU-Linux!" Frankly I see this as off-putting to many, potentially a barrier to adoption; yes, there can be some toxicity within the communities.

Okay, we all get the point. Without gcc and the GNU toolchain, there might not ever have been a Linux kernel. But to be complete, if you're talking about Linux on the desktop then in his day and age you're almost certainly also using systemd for managing daemons and services, and either X window or Wayland for controlling the graphics. So to be complete, are we to call "Linux" by the full name "GNU systemd X Linux"?

If I'm in a conversation about computing and someone

I am home from the hospital! I had a heart attack on 31 October, so I spent my Halloween early evening in the ER in Davis before getting moved to Sacramento for observation and treatment. By the sixth they had confirmed evidence of a significant heart attack and determined that I had an almost complete blockage of one of the arteries that feeds the heart muscle. One scan later and they'd confirmed that a stent was not possible, but that they must graft on a new piece of vascular tissue to

Everything2.com reaches a quarter of a century on this historic day! Like the humble horseshoe crab this beautiful site has persisted for eons of (internet) time. To the outsider it appears as the common ancestor of a wiki and Reddit; walking a middle way between the discussion thread of the moment and the sterile articles of facts. To we souls sailing the node gel it remains the best place to dump our thoughts and feelings. For me personally, the purity of hypertext has always been one of the great

News for Noders

November 1: The IRON NODER CHALLENGE starts today and runs through December 1. It's never too late to sign up, and all writeups get rewards.

November 1: Happy Birthday Zephronias!

November 5: Bonfire Night in the UK.

November 11: Veterans Day in the US.

November 13: Everything2's Birthday.

November 27: Happy Birthday Estelore!

November 28: Thanksgiving in the US.

November 28: HairQuest 2024 begins!

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October 1: Oh no! It's The Halloween Horrorquest!

October 17: Happy Birthday gnarl!

October 31: Something spooky will probably happen today. It usually does.

October 31: prepare yourselves for the XVIInd Iron Noder in November!



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September 8: Happy birthday svntax!

September 16: Feliz cumpleaños Ancientsnow!

September 18: Happy birthday Stuart!

September 25: Happy birthday Templeton!

September 26: Stanislav Petrov Day.

September 27: Happy birthday Uberbanana!


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August 1: Brevity Quest 2024 starts today!

August 4: Happy birthday avalyn!

August 6: 広島

August 9: 長崎

August 27: Happy birthday Bitriot!

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July 1: Canada Day.

July 4: America Day.

July 15: Side Quest 2024 ends.

July 25: Happy birthday TanisNikana!

July 26: Happy birthday teleny!


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