I took an intro programming class in college. It was a math profs first go at teaching coding. The only thigs he could think of to code and use as examples were complex math problems that none of us understood. Most of us got horrible grades and he seemed unable to figure out why. Retook the same class from someone who actually knew how to teach programming and it was a world of difference. Just because you can use something, doesn’t mean you know how to teach it. I have a great deal of appreciation for people who actually can, whether they are professors or bloggers/streamers.

Hellraiser. Really only the first two (not counting the original black and white art experiment version, which is super cool).

It’s all a test. If you can’t put up with horrible shit while being alive, how you gonna become an angelic slave and sing happy songs for eternity?

At the risk of sounding ancient: Lifeforce on the NES.

Winnipeg is not fictional!

I use Jerboa on Android. I prefer the simple, minimalist design/UI.

There is a Thinkpad (x12) that has a detachable keyboard. Thinkpads usually play nice with Linux, but I can’t speak to that model specifically.

Area 51

Fine details blur less, or at least more slowly, with ink around them. So might be a good idea to have a halo of white or some other color around the letters, or perhaps have them all in a tasteful frame of a more subdued color. I also agree with the other comment that you may want to save up to have an experienced artist do the piece; a more practiced hand will get the lines crisper and do less damage, which will help them stay better longer.

I would think it should be in the boot log, but I am unsure on that one.

Sounds like that shutdown the system, so the problem is just getting it to power off. You could try "halt -p”. That explicitly calls for the system to power off. If that doesn’t work, perhaps try “halt -verbose”, which will give a bunch of info on the next boot about what halt was doing, might show an error there that could you lead you in the right direction.

Did you use any arguments with shutdown? Does shutdown spin down the system, but not turn off the hardware, or does it not do anything? You can try " shutdown now -h". That should halt the system after a graceful shutdown.

Firefly

Cyberpunk. Lots to do, and ostensibly all the other video games in VR.

Very nice. I have a similar project languishing on my poor, ignored workbench. You may have inspired me to change that. Good typing to you!

Unfortunately the environmental impact depends on the processing used. The cheapest and easiest version is unfortunately chemically intensive and basically the same way they make rayon. There are other options, but then the price goes up. So extra due diligence is required if you are concerned about the impact of your bamboo clothes.

If you are into horror, you may enjoy The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. Just be warned that we are still awaiting the final, overdue volume.

I think folks would rather know. If it’s a split group, you could tailor the invites to mention that it’s also the other kid’s birthday, but they have their own group of friends coming with gifts.

Maybe a couple of coats of slightly thinned clear nail polish?

That’s the hay loft. Probably more so on older barns, but that’s where the term is from.