My code is so awful that the compiler crashed today 😭

Dear followers: Get ready for 2025, the year we finally achieve world peace... just kidding! It's the year of the Linux desktop! again!! I promise it is real this time 🤓 #Linux

Netflix sues Broadcom's VMware over US virtual machine patents https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/netflix-sues-broadcoms-vmware-over-us-virtual-machine-patents-2024-12-23/ 😂

A New Logo for Perl

Perl Advent Calendar 2024 - A New Logo for Perl

How do you annoy a software developer in one sentence? 🤔

What's the difference between Photoshop and GIMP? About $280 a year! 😂

Google finally did it. Is it time to switch to Firefox? I believe users should be in control of what they can install and use on their desktop or laptop. There's uBlock Origin Lite, which replaces the original uBlock Origin for Chrome and similar browsers. Give it a try.

How can I be a happy chap in IT? Let me tell you about it: * The RAID is a backup fallacy: RAID is for redundancy, NOT backups! (Seriously, people!) * Neglecting backups: Data loss is tragic. Back up your precious files. * Blind faith in backups: Test them! Know how long it takes to restore.

Times are tough, and the job market is hard right now. Both UDP and TCP are applying for the same job position in a big data centre to manage Linus servers. The interviewer asks, "What's your biggest weakness?" UDP says, "I have no follow-through." TCP says, "I overthink everything and need constant reassurance for all my tasks." The job interviewer, HR PERSON, hires UDP for his "go-getter" attitude.

Did you know? VLC video player under Linux/Mac/Windows/BSD/Unix displays Santa Hat during Christmas time during 18th December to 1st January. Here is how to remove the Santa Hat from VLC if you no longer need it (or you get upset over it) https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-remove-santa-hat-in-vlc-player-in-windows-linux-macos/

The most efficient way to get rid of all the bugs was to get rid of all the software. 🙃

Hold on, if 'Sci-Fi' stands for 'Science Fiction,' does that mean my Wi-Fi is just a fantasy? BRB, gotta check if I'm plugged into the Matrix. 😅 #shitpost

Which Linux command has the most challenging and confusing syntax to follow even after reading the man page?

If 'Sci-Fi' stands for 'Science Fiction,' what does Wi-Fi mean? 'Wireless Fiction'? In that case, I demand a refund from my ISP! They promised me connection, not fantasy!

what is the dark web. wrong answers only

>The sexual tension between me and running "sudo rm -rf /*" on this Thinkpad and starting again with a completely different Linux distro is real. What do you mean I'm not supposed to sweep problems under the rug and just install a new distro instead of seeing a therapist? What am I, a Neanderthal?

* * * * * - Five star cron job. Will run again. Fyi https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-add-jobs-to-cron-under-linux-or-unix-oses/

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment: Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law. Balaji helped gather and organize the enormous amounts of internet data used to train the startup’s ChatGPT chatbot. Information he held was expected to play a key part in lawsuits against the OpenAI

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead in San Francisco apartment

A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26.

Me at work: "Don't talk to me until I've had 90 minutes to read all the tech news and comic strips, and two cups of coffee."

On this day in 2004, IBM announced that it would sell its PC division to Lenovo 😟 Since then, quality has gone down for Thinkpad. It is now just following what Apple is doing. IBM had a fully industrial design team for the iconic brand back in the old days. It is sad to see such a legacy ruined by Lenovo