Because I need to get this out of my system

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Using both macOS and Linux is too much work

Published on May 02, 2025 at 07:23 AM by Jack Baty
I've been coasting along rather well on the ThinkPad for a bit. It does the basics: Emacs and browsing. As long as I can use a mouse rather than that awful trac...

As far as I need to go

Published on Apr 27, 2025 at 07:25 AM by Jack Baty
I feel like I've gotten the ThinkPad to a place where it's useful and functional enough.

Linux Log: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Published on Apr 24, 2025 at 09:25 AM by Jack Baty
When I sat down at my desk this morning, I fired up the Mac instead. I didn't feel like "dealing with Linux" today. I missed a couple of my favorite Mac apps an...

Linux Log: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Published on Apr 23, 2025 at 07:35 AM by Jack Baty
I'm getting closer to a point where I want to stop adding things. The scope of what I want to use Linux for is narrowing.

Linux Log: Monday, April 21, 2025

Published on Apr 21, 2025 at 05:42 AM by Jack Baty
It's been slow-going during the holiday, but I'll be pressing on, today. (Assuming I still want to continue this experiment in the first place)

Linux Log: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Published on Apr 19, 2025 at 06:12 AM by Jack Baty
I don't feel much like "working" at running Linux today, but the things on my short list are:

My Mac Mini recently

Published on Apr 18, 2025 at 09:32 AM by Jack Baty
Above is a photo of the Studio Display attached to my M2 Mac Mini. My Mac is becoming a $3,000 desk clock.

I printed something!

Published on Apr 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM by Jack Baty
I got an email this morning with a PDF attachment. I'm still mostly using Fastmail's web UI for email, and I downloaded the attachment. I opened the PDF and hit...