River is very good but a niche in a niche. Telling that ive been using hyprland though.
Part of the problem with all of them is less the wm and more knowing what parts you need. Not so much bars as portals. I'm vaguely surprised hyprland doesn't have a "good enough" batteries included config and documentation.
I just downgraded my O365 subscription to remove Copilot. I went to (web version) my account settings, subscriptions, manage, and canceled my sub, which then gave me the option to select a Classic edition without Outlook. It's the same price, which is hilariously stupid, but maybe the worst part is that it doesn't deactivate Copilot until the next billing cycle. So, whether you can't use Copilot for security and privacy reasons or you recognize that it is one of the most cataclysmic software failures in human history--I'm serious, compared to other "AI" platforms, its utility is nonexistent, and that's without addressing other issues with "AI" as a category--you're stuck with it until the next billing cycle.
I found myself muttering as I scrolled along, "I am almost certain there is extensive documentation of the source of each of these in obvious locations, probably wikipedia." This was more valuable as a list of utilities (etc.) than as documentation of their origins.
For what it's worth, this article has given me ample moral justification for the disdain I show for cold-callers and relationship-based sellers alike (though typically I'll be openly hostile only to the first group): I don't owe them anything, even people I work with over a period of years. As long as they're trying to sell me something, I have the thing they want and not the other way around. What's truly astonishing to me is that so many people I work with don't see the con and think their "relationship manager" actually cares about them and is genuinely trying to get them a good deal. No, they're trying to sell you underbody coating and should be treated accordingly.
I remember one guy, years ago, who ended a 45-second year-end cold call with me with a "Come on man, I have a family. At least hear me out!" I responded, "Get a better job then. I have work to do." As a moral human, I feel sort of bad about that response, but then I remember there's a substantial likelihood he was lying to me to keep the call going to score a sale and the grift depends on me being moral.
I hang up the moment I realize it’s a sales call. If I’m in a particularly great mood that day, I might mutter a quick “No thank you I’m not interested.”
The way I vindicate myself morally is by knowing I’m not wasting their time this way. People like me are dead ends —— I know that I’m never going to be convinced to buy whatever they’re selling in a million years. By ending the call quickly, I feel like I’m doing them a favor. They can move on to someone who might actually be interested.
I try to do that, and if I get the robodialer pause I do hang up without any preamble. But some of the sales scripts are unnervingly similar to normal work conversations I have any day of the week. Those folks? They get the “no thank you” first, but sometimes they call back, and it’s open season after that.
I've watched Logseq (note app) go from a perfect little browser-based app that did exactly what I wanted--block-based markdown notes synced through git--to an app with dozens of features that are pure bloat for me that I can't use in half the places I need it because I cannot install apps.
It was an interesting process to watch start, because people were like "finally an app!" and "moving on from 'just' a website!" but without any real justification for it. The app itself was the accomplishment.
And I should note the Logseq app is a good piece of work. In absolute terms it's great. It is, however, not what it used to be and not really what I want. I'd like to fork Logseq, deprecate the app, and have a self-hosted browser interface with storage on the server, synced to a git repository for backup.
"We're beginning to see that this path isn't going where we thought it would so we're going to extract as much value as we can before it crashes into mundaneness."
My bio father (he was not a part of my life, which is important to note when you get to the end of this comment) lived to 89, for certain values of "lived". He had long ago exhausted his ability to support himself financially, he was blind, deaf, unable to get around town on his own, had substantial age-related mental health issues, as well as a litany of small but significant health issues. I cannot speak for him, but I'd like to think that if I came anywhere close to that existence and I had the option available, I would opt for an end on my terms that respected my dignity and that of my family. As an American, however, I expect to die like he did: poor, mostly alone, and in pain.
My mom died on her own terms in the states at 57 and her doctor gave her the pills to do it at home. It wasn’t as nice as dying in the hospital, but her life quality had been pretty bad for the last decade and doctors will help even in my state where assisted suicide isn’t legal (Washington state rather than Oregon).
How long ago was this? Ever since war on opioids started, doctors have been extremely closely scrutinized by the DEA. Actually helping and even treating patients in some cases is a good way to risk losing your license and livelihood, and possibly your freedom. (and the War on Opioids didn't just apply to opioids, it caused a massive pendulum swing that affects all "controlled substances" not just pain pills, hence why it would be relevant here)
> As an American, however, I expect to die like he did: poor, mostly alone, and in pain.
All you need is a "beer brewer's kit" - gas bottle, simple plastic bag, and hose from the tank. There is an Aussie guy who explains how it all works on YouTube.
>"I would opt for an end on my terms that respected my dignity and that of my family. As an American, however, I expect to die like he did: poor, mostly alone, and in pain."
I think there is more than enough info about how to end it painlessly should one decide to part. No 3rd parties needed assuming that person is still mentally and physically adequate enough.
That's just it: I wouldn't trust myself to be expert enough to do it properly. That, of all the things I might be asked to experience in life, begs for a knowledgeable, caring expert. You're right, of course, but that raises the endlessly fascinating question of why more people don't make that choice.
It is probably hidden a lot more than we think when old and sick people make that choice. When you're weak enough and want to end your life, it might not be a huge effort, and it might not be noticeable. And health care people probably hide it sometimes to not upset relatives.
When you have young and healthy people, it's not that easy to hide a suicide, because suspicions of murder will naturally arise.
Part of the problem with all of them is less the wm and more knowing what parts you need. Not so much bars as portals. I'm vaguely surprised hyprland doesn't have a "good enough" batteries included config and documentation.
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