i installed Kristall to try this all out. Seems nice. Should I stick to it or is there a better client you'd recommend?

> that is besides the point.

i guess it's on both sides of the point.

Libre!

i think google is going to repeat history with gemini.. as in chatgpt, grok, etc will be like altavista, lycos, etc

i've just started learning Go and i really like this aspect. one way to do things, one way to format.. the % operator is a bit confusing for a negative number - that took me down a little rabbit-hole, learning about how a remainder can be different to how i normally think about it.

> Capital is always subordinate to the state

the international monetary fund has every state in debt. some third-world countries become subordinate to it, when they're not able to pay the interest payments.

The IMF is a UN agency controlled by member governments. It's subordinate to 190 governments.

it keeps people divided and against each other, rather than united against the rulers

i'd like to try making this but i don't have a 3d printer nor know someone who does. i have a feeling that if i find a service that does it, that it would cost as much for the 3d printing as for the raspberry pi itself

A quick look at a 3D printing service shows $20 for the upper part of the case. Not too bad. But also consider looking for a 3D printer at a local library or makerspace

i'm pretty rural, nothing local.. but have been looking at online services and comparing.. see how it goes :-)

You probably know someone, or know someone who knows someone, if you don't have a library or makerspace that can print it for you. Shortly after I got my latest printer someone on our local "Free Stuff" exchange Facebook group, a message asked if someone could 3D print the parts for a circular knitting machine. I took up that call and spent 2 weeks printing 100-some parts, and I just asked them to cover the filament, so around $70 (4 roles of PETG). Think about asking on reddit/facebook/nextdoor.

I've not tried it myself, but I know that JLC does a 3d printing service in some funky materials that I definitely can't print at home, and it might be a bit pricey but from what I've seen online, the quality is pretty good. You could get the case printed in TC4 titanium if you really wanted

I don't know if you're based in the US, but here in Europe I used Xometry and, while expensive for what you're getting, it was pretty reasonable.

I built a cyberdeck bigger than this and the case came out to be around 30 euros.

Many libraries offer 3d printing for the cost of filament.

antiX would be interesting, getting them used to config files..

maybe a USB stick with a few distros on it, experimenting with installing them, including dual-booting.. a mix of distros spanning debian/redhat types, and kde/gnome types.. maybe a couple of live distros on their own USB stick.. having a virtual machine in the main install and learning about installing into them..

scratch and python..

i'd like one with more extreme braces. a lot of the time, my old eyes find it hard to tell them apart from parentheses. i like OP's font but braces are looking like brackets now.

My eyes miss the 14” 80x25 green phosphor of the IBM 3278.