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14 years. Started with Ubuntu 9.04. My daily drivers are currently on Debian 12.

Twitter still has devs?

The New Yorker article said Cuban was approached to be a donor, but it doesn't say whether he is actually a supporter. Apparently, the group is very close-lipped about where their money is coming from (what a surprise).

I don't want to turn the thread into too much of a political discussion, but when one political party believes in democracy and one party is an existential threat to democracy, there's no room for spoiler candidates.

Light From Uncommon Stars is the most memorable book I've read in years. It's a beautifully-written, extremely ambitious novel about demons, found family, donuts, Asian cuisine, interstellar war, gender identity, the violin, loyalty, good and evil, beauty, fear and love. Plus, it takes place in the San Gabriel Valley, which is my old stomping ground. It may not be to everyone's taste, but I absolutely loved it.

Based on the posts in this thread, I see a lot of overlap between urban fantasy fans and science fiction fans. With the exception of Lord of the Rings, I've never cared much for high fantasy, but I've really enjoyed the urban fantasy series I've read. If anyone is interested, I've enjoyed...

The Laundry Files by Charles Stross

The City We Became and The World We Make by MK Jemisin

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

The Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey

The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch

The Stranger Times series by C.K. McDonnell

N.K. Jemisen is one of my favorite sci-fi/fantasy writers. If you like her style and world building I'd highly recommend the Broken Earth trilogy.

The murderbot stories get so much praise but I was never able to get into them. I binge read (well, actually binge listened) to the Rivers of London books a few months ago and thought they were first-rate.

I just finished the new Ann Leckie book, Translation State, which I liked very much. If you couldn't get enough of the the Imperial Radch universe it's a must read.

This seems like a golden opportunity for distros like Suse and Ubuntu, who offer enterprise support for their free product, to poach some RHEL customers.