I strongly reccomend Zorin OS. I was in his exact shoes when I decided to switch to Linux and for very similar reasons. It feels pretty similar to Windows 7 IMHO, and I like its default dynamic background that changes throughout the day. Steam games run great on it btw.

The other reason I reccomend Zorin is that it is aimed at windows users and Mac users. There’s an “app store” that is in fact a software manager, most windows apps run pretty well (although I reccomend using Bottles for that) and the layout is designed to feel similar to Windows. All the fun Linux stuff is still right there for you to use, it’s just slightly out of sight so it doesn’t overwhelm you at the beginning.

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Honestly, it would be really funny to have a biopic about Neil Cicierga with Neil playing himself in a fictionalized autobiography where he gets to make up a bunch of surreal bullshit about his life. Like a feature-length edition of Guaranteed* Videos

Microsoft is the suits. Suits are for office work. Microsoft is for office work.

Mine doesn’t work. Definitely linux’s fault that I destroyed its wifi giblets while moving my PC a bit too aggressively

Nope, I am lactose intolerant but I can eat cheese, the concrete mixers from Culver’s, and Oberweis ice cream for some reason

That being said, yesterday I had some (because a family member bought some for me) and just out of pure suspicion I took some lactaid pills before drinking it. I had no problems.

I think the Lactaid-brand eggnog is not in fact lactose free, despite what it says on the carton

If you’re gaming, you should be using a distro that is stable. Arch is not worth the effort if you are just doing normie stuff like front-end work

Same. Literally the reason I started using Zorin OS was because it was pretty. Not any sort of logical reason, just “Windows is Ugly, Zorin is Pretty”

For me, Dwarf Fortress. I have never gotten far in that game. It’s fascinated me since I was 13, and I still suck at it.

Omg, explosive diarrhea causes Christmas lol

THAT WAS ONE GLASS

I mean, it was a large glass, but the whole carton is only one pint. I don’t usually drink all of it in one sitting.

My current theory is that I’m getting to taco bell effect from the eggnog. Didn’t realize until looking at the label about an hour ago, but it’s got an insane concentration of added sugars, cholesterol, and saturated fats. I drank half the carton today (well, yeaterday) qnd if my mental math is right I’ve gotten 80% of my daily cholesterol, 100% of my daily saturated fats, and 120% of my daily added sugars. If my fiancée found out, she would be so upset because she made me promise that I wouldn’t die first

I am lactose intolerant and also lazy

How do you think I know its the eggnog

I get it whenever it is in stock, and whenever I drink it I get explosive diarrhea

I know its not the Milk causing it because it’s, well, lactaid

Wait a second, what if they are lying to me

Edit: I am fairly certain it is in fact lactose free. My current theory is that it has something to do with the large amount of sugar. I think I might be getting almost 60% of my daily value of added sugars and 50% of my daily value of fats in one of the big glasses I drink it out of. If my fiancée finds out I am doing this to my poor arteries, she will be very upset because she made me promise to not die first

Edit 2: I have dramatically underestimated how many servings I have drank today. New ballpark is

• 80% daily cholesterol
• 100% daily saturated fats
• 120% added sugars

IN ONE GLASS

What the fuck have I done

I just want to know the reason why I am suffering

I will not stop drinki g the eggnog thoug

I am offended that Zorin OS isnt on here. But what tank would it be? Which tank is fairly reliable, user-friendly, and very pretty?

I have seen more useless cards than a 1/1 token with trample. Get a +1/+1 counter farm going and that’s pretty good.

My only real advice to you is to meet as many girls as humanly possible and do not lower your standards for anyone, no matter how pretty they are.

The only way to be “behind” on dating is to not work on yourself. Sounds like you’ve been doing a lot for yourself, with your career and losing weight and all. Don’t forget therapy. There is nothing more attractive to a girl than just being in a good spot mentally, socially, and physically. Seriously, the bar for men is at ankle height! Most guys don’t work on themselves and go through life as a shambling pile of red flags, and then girls settle for that.

When my fiancée first met me, I was living in my parent’s basement and biking to work every day because I didn’t have a car. But I had a clear idea of who I was and what I wanted to be, and I was working towards my short-term goal of buying a new car. Somehow that was enough to be an amazing once-in-a-lifetime catch for her. You are way better off than I was, and even I was able to catch a girl that is better than anything I could have hoped for. (At this point in my life, my list of “what the perfect girl looks like” had gotten so long that I had given up on finding someone who fit even most of them, then she walks in and I realize she checked every box on that list, even the childish stuff like having the biggest boobs I’ve seen in person and having all the same hobbies as me) Point is, don’t ever think you aren’t worth it. I got my dream girl while living in my parent’s basement with no car and no career; if my loser ass can do it, you can too. Have faith in yourself.

On a side note, I think what’s making things feel harder is how much more difficult dating is when you aren’t going to school. I would recommend getting involved in irl hobbies and keeping your eyes open. That way you are more likely to meet girls who have hobbies in common with you.

Play this with your kids while teaching them Klingon

Let’s imagine a field full of lobsters. Each lobster represents a server. Most of the lobsters like to hang around with each other, but some of them don’t like certain other lobsters and will refuse to hang out with other lobsters.

Now each of these lobsters have at least one tiny little mite riding on them. These mites want to talk to the mites on the other lobsters, but they are too far away. So, they build a big sign on the back of their lobster that the other mites can see. Since they are on the back of their lobster, they can change what’s on the sign or add to it or make a new sign, but the other mites can add to the signs by signaling with semaphore what they want written on the sign. However, the mites on the lobster that their lobster doesn’t like are never close enough to send their semaphore signals, so although they can see the sign they can’t change or add to it.