What I’m hearing is that Framework chose power over user-replaceability, and that really seems to go against their mission. The specs sheet on the Framework Desktop is something par for the course with another company.

I don’t doubt that the Desktop is good for LLMs and gaming, but that’s beside the point for me personally.

https://jakelazaroff.com/words/dhh-is-way-worse-than-i-thought/

If ethnic cleansing constitutes “fairly normal right-wing views,” then right wingers have no place in polite, civil society because they support a violent, genocidal ideology bent on destroying Western Civilization. How can we have empathetic coexistence, for example, in a government that forcably disappears legal non-white immigrants and sends them to labor camps via federally funded masked thugs operating in unmarked vans? How can anyone peacefully coexist with a group that only wants to make space in society for white Americans and is willing to achieve those ends violently and extralegally?

It didn’t used to be this way. Right-wingers can go back to peaceful coexistence when they put aside the supremacist and nationalist viewpoints and return to advocating for low taxes and small government without excluding entire groups of people. But make no mistake, the Right – the intolerant ones – have to change first. The fact that you think that this is “normal” is a chilling indictment of modern society. At this rate, in 10 years you’ll think unelected leaders, concentration camps and death by firing squad is “normal” too.

Not my default, but okay, you’re clearly bad faith. I’m done. Goodbye.

I firmly believe there are ways of being a centrist without being a Nazi. Hell, I believe you can be a pre-Trump-era Republican without being a Nazi. But there are also fascists who self-identify in these factions, and they benefit from the smokescreen of the “Everyone I don’t like is a Nazi” fallacy of argument. There is nuance. I can’t help but feel that you’re projecting.

Ethnic cleansing and its supporters are definitionally fascists though, and I don’t believe organizations should support those people. And David Heinemeier Hansson, like the Nazis, is a fascist. And I find it suspect and disturbing that people are referring to that as purity-testing.

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It was a yellow flag when Framework invested heavily into an affordable non-repairable, non-upgradable desktop designed for AI developers. “Let them make money,” they said, as Framework positioned itself as a Trojan Horse to the ubiquitization of harmful AI.

This was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me. I was saving up for a Framework 16, but I’ll just stick with my Thinkpad and get the next Steam Deck for gaming. It’s really a shame that such an important company would support transphobia and white supremacy, not just rhetorically but financially, as Hyperland gets ₤600 a month from them and DHH gets ₤24,000 via Rails.

I know this will be a controversial take since Framework is so beloved, but that is just how I personally will choose to spend my money.

Use a dumbphone and hold onto a smartphone to use only when necessary. I have a Sunbeam F1 Pro for daily use. And I have a Moto G Power, purchased used, that I use maybe once every other week for bike maps, public transit, and restaurant QR codes. I’m hoping with how amazing the battery is that will last until 5G inevitably gets phased out. I was using FOSS apps with that, but I’ll just go back to the App Store. Post-DOGE, my threat model doesn’t require degoogling anymore.

Maybe eventually I’ll move to GrapheneOS, provided it finds a way to exist without using Google products and services. I have high hopes for Ubuntu Touch in the 2030s.

For me it’s less about finding a new daily driver and more about limiting the time spent on an Android phone.

Yeah, I think the most that would be possible is running Duckstation or something using a VR headset and controller, and not being able to turn in-game using motion controls.

Cool! I want to play Baroque on PS1 in VR someday, if that becomes possible.

I’m holding out hope for a good Linux build of the 360 emulator. Because, like, I love Fable II and would like to eventually finish Lost Odyssey, but not enough to keep an entire console in my collection for.

The original XBOX emulator struggled too, but now runs well on Linux, so I think we’ll get there before long.

I kind of love the GBA Fellowship of the Ring game. My parents got me a GBA SP when I was very young, and this was the first game I ever had on it. The beautifully crafted world, especially in the early part of the game, sucked me in. I’d find out later that every NPC’s name is based on an actual book characer in Tolkien’s lore. I loved the riddles, I loved the puzzles, I loved having to play music on stumps to summon Tom Bombadil and the elves. I figured out the money duplication glitch all on my own, without the internet or guides.

The SNES and GBA eras of games were a wonderful era where games were text-heavy without voice acting, and this game along with any others jump-started learning to read, and actually really helped me out in school. Eventually this game would get me to read the Lord of the Rings books, which is to this day my favorite book series ever.

I wouldn’t have gotten into turned-based RPGs without this game. It’s a little janky, sure, but I really like how the minimalist mechanics encouraged an almost Resident Evil-style resource management mindset. And, especially by the time you got to the Barrow Downs, every encounter was a serious threat and you would want to avoid them whenever possible, unless they were blocking where you needed to go. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this game is one of the better-executed, um, horror RPGs that I’ve played, and it did a wonderful job of invoking the same dread the Hobbits felt in the books when they left the shire.

That would be awesome! I love my Steam Deck, but it’s too big for my taste, and I keep it docked all the time. So it’s my “desktop PC” lol.

I’d totally get a retro handheld if they made a good one around the PS Vita’s size and ran on something like SteamOS.

I used to pick up remasters of games on Steam, but now I’m almost 30 and find original hardware and non-remastered games really nostalgic.

The PS3 and Wii are such an all-star combo for playing Sony and Nintendo’s huge back catalogs. Hacking them gives me access to nearly everything up to the seventh generation. I also play a lot of fan translations and mods on the original hardware, and it’s a treat to the ears to play MSU-1 SNES games using SNES9x on Wii. Both consoles’ retro games look amazing on CRT TVs too. The Wii and especially the PS3’s UIs are really special to me, and hearken back to an era where users were allowed to heavily customize the vibes of their devices. I have a DS and PSP for handhelds, too.

I also have the Sega Genesis Model 1 with an Everdrive, since that’s the best way to experience those games’ music, with the Genesis soundchip not emulating well on modern consoles. Plus I love the headphone jack. More consoles should have that!

I used to have a bunch of old consoles hooked up, but I sold them because the Genesis, Wii and PS3 work together to create my ultimate minimalist retro setup.

I do still buy remasters and emulate games on PC occasionally, but it’s on a case-by-case basis. I use my PC to A) fill in gaps in my retro library, B) play a rare remaster that’s actually the definitive version of the game (which doesn’t cut content or downgrade the experience in any way), and C) if a game really benefits from upscaling options only found on PC emulators.

There was a few years where I pretty much only used Flatpaks because I was scared of the terminal. But now that I’ve learned how to use the terminal, it’s so much more convenient because I can quickly update all my applications all in one place without having to open a separate app. Plus, some Flatpaks can fall really behind on software updates.

There might be a Linux userbase someday where no one other than developers actually knows how to use the terminal, because users can run everything they want without a command line, but maybe that’s actually a good thing because it’ll drive up how many people use a Linux distro.

With Windows and Mac, there’s a shareholder incentive to enshittify. With Linux, if a distro goes bad and gets commercialized, there’s always another distro people can move to, not to mention there’s no financial incentive. The more people get on Linux, the less power these tech companies have. Personally, that and privacy are what drew me to Linux much more so than being able to tinker or fine-tune my experience.

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Presumably, there would be no dirt, since water cleans dirt off of foxes.

I deeply wish this would happen, but know it would never happen in my lifetime in my country.

I’ve been working full time, sometimes overtime, for almost five years out of college. I want to practice piano more. I’d love to volunteer. I want to go outside more. I’ve always wanted to spend a month backpacking in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been my lifelong dream to write a book.

I’m so exhausted after work every single day that I can only get myself to play piano for a half an hour, and then play video games or read until I pass out before my bedtime.