[lug] Fedora vs Ubuntu vs Mint

[Davide Del Vento]

Amen.

On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Jed S. Baer <blug at jbaer.cotse.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:38:56 -0600
> Jed S. Baer wrote:
>
>> The larger point is that I spent a lot of time
>> learning how to make my system work the way I wanted it to, and a lot of
>> that time / effort has been rendered moot.
>
> Oh, I also wanted to add a note here about change fatigue. Some years ago
> I read an excellent essay on the topic, which of course I can no longer
> find. My memory is telling me it was written by Paul Graham, but it isn't
> there at his web site. IIRC, it was focused on UI changes, but the point
> is applicable more broadly. The example of driving a car is less apropos
> now than it used to be, but I can still point to things such as the
> accelerator pedal remaining in the same location for decades, as well as
> the method for operating the turn signals.
>
> Yes, I still want my analog gauges. An oil pressure gauge is more useful
> to me than an OBD-II jack under the dash.
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