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#1251 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-30 16:08:20
Newton's laws have already been shown to be nothing more than a vague approximation, as has Einstein's theory of General Relativity.
FWIW I find Loop Quantum Gravity to be the most appealing of the current theories on offer but we don't have enough data to make any firm statements. Yet.
The human mind has infinite ways to entertain itself with excursions like these while ignoring the reality of the present and thus remaining mired in ignorance. 
#1252 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-30 00:16:20
Nothing that's been brought up here is worth arguing over.
I am seeing rather playful observations and discussions not arguments.
For me it's a matter of it being part of the fabric of society, as is our wrongly dated calendar.
There are many possible "fabrics" from which to choose. Why does it always have to be the same. All yearly observances for whatever reason are boring and annoying and . . . a great way to control the narrative. "Columbus Day" is embarrassing for any number of reasons . . .
Around Christmas each year I get time off from work, so I spend it with my family like most others. I don't mind adhering to incorrect traditional dates and calendars as long as the trains still arrive on time - no harm no foul.
There are many holidays that provide a respite from the day to day but only one that beats us over the head with nonsense for months in advance.
#1253 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-29 21:58:08
Thanks to everyone who has made this thread such fun! All of you are what makes Devuan so special!!
#1254 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-28 19:15:02
Modern BMWs are horrifically unreliable, sadly.
Ah . . . what's in a name . . .
Marketing!
And the sheeple "buy" into it!!
#1255 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-28 02:18:24
@MiyoLinux . . . Are you suggesting that the movement of planet earth around the sun is a belief? Maybe the earth is flat too?! LOL!!
Well, perhaps a flat earth belief is going to make it into your neighborhood school . . . You never know these days . . .
#1256 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-27 16:56:19
Thanks for a definition/description of the solstice. I assumed everyone would already know that but maybe I expect too much of humans in 2021 (which is also an arbitrary numerical designation) . . .
#1257 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-26 17:41:28
Very true. In fact the fantasy comes from the solstice...
Yes . . . humans live in a fantasy world. They rarely see things are they are but rather as they imagine them to be. The source of all our suffering . . .
#1258 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Dual boot, can't do "update-grub" » 2021-12-25 20:04:10
Sorry for not knowing this, yet.
And Thank you to point that out and get my problem fixed.
The "problem" is not that your installation hit a wall. The problem is not reading the Release Notes BEFORE you start to install.
#1259 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] minimize,maximize buttons gone » 2021-12-25 20:00:41
Do I have to load them externally with the img tag?
Yes.
#1260 Re: Off-topic » Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas » 2021-12-24 17:47:06
The solstice is the only event worth noting. All the rest is just human fantasy.
#1261 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] create new partition table on HDD, but not with root as owner » 2021-12-22 21:59:24
Note to nobodyuknow . . . I still struggle and get confused when I try to do what you're trying to do.
#1262 Re: Off-topic » Colour of the future? » 2021-12-22 21:51:44
I think we could consider (in some way) honouring the name.
That's pretty much the process I went through for ASCII, beowulf and chimaera. Feel free to take over the task. There is a short HOWTO here.
But also note that #806A55 is a nice almost chocolate and nothing to do with green . . .
#1263 Re: Off-topic » Colour of the future? » 2021-12-22 16:54:19
I like pastel green ...
Interesting that you would say that . . . the original color for jessie was going to be "leafy green" but it got voted down by devuan users.
If anyone is interested in taking on the theming of Daedalus, ping me. 
#1264 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] WiCD and Chimaera » 2021-12-17 15:05:23
@Altoid . . . You might look in chimaera-proposed-updates.
#1265 Re: Devuan » As Debian 11 moves closer to Devuan. Is there any reason to stay on De » 2021-12-12 17:36:53
As someone who has worked in a service area supporting students with little of no vision (I retired end of August this year), I can now start arguing for Devuan on other mailing lists.
Thanks for the positive feedback here and on your other thread. But perhaps "advocating" might be more a more effective approach than "arguing".
#1266 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Making Devuan more secure. » 2021-12-05 00:42:06
GlennW . . . the isos at the above link are in the "unstable" directory. IIUC, they are not part of the main distribution offered at files.devuan.org and the mini.iso is even more minimal than the netinstall iso. Maybe have a look and correct me if I'm wrong . . .
#1267 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Making Devuan more secure. » 2021-12-04 18:06:27
Devuan claims to be a minimalist base GNU+Linux distribution . . .
That, of course, depends on the definition of "minimalist". That being said, there other Devuan installation media at https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … s/netboot/. I have installed from the mini.iso. I can't remember the details but it was pretty "bare". Anyway, you might poke around there to see if any of those options suit your criterion better.
#1268 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Making Devuan more secure. » 2021-12-04 16:02:26
HoaS saves the day! I was not happy to see all those posts disappear. Broken link fixed. Anything else need to be done?
#1269 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Need to reset root password » 2021-11-29 20:48:34
There is a way to do it from the boot screen by editing the kernel line. bluesdog has a howto over on the debian forum that I have used but it may be outdated by now. I would copy some notes that I have here but don't trust their accuracy because I haven't had to do it in years . . .
#1270 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] [Beowulf] eudev upgrade failed » 2021-11-20 17:21:19
Typo?
#1271 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Problems with a Seagate portable drive » 2021-11-19 01:43:29
Just curious if you ran a SMART test on it.
#1272 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Problems with a Seagate portable drive » 2021-11-16 21:54:40
. . . I don't know what you mean by "the letter assigned to the drive."
A drive is named sda - sdb - sdc etc. sd(x) is the generic rendering of the location that needs to be adjusted to fit the specs of your system. IOW, replace the (x) with the letter appropriate to your needs.
#1273 Re: Other Issues » What does 'merged' means in sources.list ? » 2021-11-15 16:53:56
So if i don't used 'Merged' i lose some packages?
Yes. All the ones coming from Debian directly. That's most of Devuan!
#1274 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] New Releases Uploaded » 2021-11-14 17:37:43
Ceres ships with new packages and newer kernel. But keep in mind, however, that Chimera is a testing ground. Also, don't prefer testing if security is a concern.
Chimaera is now our STABLE release. Daedalus is "testing".
#1275 Re: Installation » How to have updated firefox-esr in Chimaera? » 2021-11-14 00:20:57
EDIT: god I love shitposting. It's so exhilarating
Always entertaining and you are allowed to do so here . . .
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