We might actually not know why magnets work.

The formula used to prove the functionality of magnets can also be used to prove the existence of a theoretical state called a monopolar magnet - positive or negative on both sides. So either monopolar magnets can exist, even if in some esoteric circumstance, or we don’t know why magnets work.

I am literally a Linux system admin, I bang on a command line interface for a living.

But I don’t use Linux at home, it’s just so much work. Every single thing is complicated. Last time I really tried in earnest to switch to a full Linux setup I was somewhere in the middle of a quick and easy 24-step process to get my webcam working, compiling the drivers from a modified source - and it was just a moment that broke me. Like, I’ve been working on this for an hour and I know I can do it but this is stuff I don’t even think about with windows.

So I broke down and bought Windows 10. It’s what I was trying to avoid, being a tight ass and didn’t want to buy an new OS.

I just don’t have the patience to troubleshoot every tiny thing like a big endeavor. I can, I just don’t want to. Everything I install, every peripheral I connect, it’s always a big deal getting it to work. Heck with that, not worth the trouble.

Only if it’s really bad though, and on purpose.

If it was something the employee couldn’t control or just a generally bad experience that was nobody’s fault, still 20%. Place is swamped and the waiter never gave me a drink refill because they’re the only one on the floor, still 20%.

I have a set of screwdrivers that I’m pretty sure came from the dollar store, and they’re the favorite tool I have.

Used to work in IT and those screwdrivers disassembled many hundreds of computers, maybe over a thousand. They’re magnetized just right too, so I can put a screw on the tip and place it with the tool instead of by hand. They’re small, fit in your pocket, very convenient.

I’ve tried several times to replace them with something nicer but I never prefer the more expensive tool.

Also, I find that basically every search result that isn’t reddit is sponsored content.

Search something real specific like “Best aftermarket injector coils for a 2009 Toyota Corolla” and you’re going to get 100% advertisements and listicles for search results, likely written by somebody who doesn’t know shit about cars.

Append “reddit” to that search, and you’ll be led to a post from a car mechanic giving their opinion on the matter. And, well, I do trust a random stranger on the internet more than I do an advertisement.

I don’t know what people see in that game. Friends talked me into buying it, and it just feels like it’s punishing you for playing it.

First boss annihilates you. Okay, that was an intentional thing. First thing you encounter after that annihilates you. Okay, that’s showing that some enemies aren’t meant to be fought. There are some soldiers, they aren’t too bad, then after you get past them there’s a boss that annihilates you. Well let’s go exploring, found myself in a swamp where just being there kills you.

Okay, that isn’t fun.

Go this way you’re dead, go that way you’re dead, try something new you’re dead, explore you’re dead.

I practice fencing, I’m a fencer. Now I’m not the best fencer around but I’m at competitive tournaments several times a year.

Biggest tournament I participate in is the Arnold Classic. It’s a huge sports festival hosted by Arnold Swarzenegger, while it’s primarily a weightlifting and bodybuilding event they have just about every sport you can imagine and some you probably haven’t. Arnold is there too, I’ve seen him almost every year. Hell of an event, I like seeing the other sports almost as much as I enjoy fencing in it.

And I’ve been trying to learn to play the bagpipes lately.

It’s actually not as complicated as you might imagine. Now, I’ve never played a musical instrument before but this actually seems like something I could do with lots of practice. I just think it’s neat, I’d like to be able to play something with some degree of proficiency. Like, other instruments are more complicated - there are only 9 holes, it plays in one octave, and there’s no special blowing technique to it. Compare that to a trumpet, a flute, a saxophone. Bagpipes, quite simple in comparison.

It’s a work in progress, I can play a few little tunes.

I’m still using Windows 10 on my personal computer. Oh I’ll probably have to upgrade someday, some game or other program will come out with exclusivity of some kind and I’ll eventually install Windows 11. But for the most part, I don’t want to fuck with it, everything works and I really just don’t want the hassle.

Running Linux Mint on an old laptop, mostly because it’s too old to decently run Windows 10. Don’t use it for much, mostly troubleshooting things.

At work the laptops are Windows 10 and I don’t think there’s a push to update. Of course all the servers are Redhat Enterprise Linux, and that’s where the majority of my work takes place.