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Cake day: July 29th, 2023

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  • People do that because they’re selfish. That’s not a dig, it’s a truth. Pure altruism does not exist. Even when you do something good nobody sees you do and knowing you’ll get no recognition for you’re doing it because it makes you feel good. To varying degrees you can come close to true altruism as that example does but it’s unattainable. In this case the maintainer lost that feel good feedback from recognition and decided rather than fixing the error it felt better to be more selfish.

    tl;dr: people suck













  • “Workstation” is a real stretch.

    • The hardware in those things is underpowered to say the least.
    • The way X11 is implemented there is no acceleration so that’s going to suck to use.
    • The connectivity is atrocious. Maybe WiFi and Bluetooth if the package removals doesn’t wreck things and even then no guarantee you’ll be able to pair anything, and maybe one usable USB-A 2.0 port.

    A fun project for sure, I’d have a blast doing something like this. But the expectation you’d have something actually useful afterward is not realistic. If you want a workstation you’re far better served by bolting a NUC-style computer to the back if the TV and using that.