Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

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I decided to cancel my pre-order of the new @frameworkcomputer Ryzen 9 AI and instead went with the existing Ryzen 7 chip.

I'll get my new laptop a hell of a lot sooner, and according to Geekbench, it's still a BIG step up over what I have now.

Just need to decide what OS I'm gonna run now, #Linux or #Windows πŸ€”.

I have unsubscribed from the TL;DR newsletter today after enjoying it for many years.

Why? Because it's 90% AI bullshit and it's boring.

In preparation for my new Framework laptop, I've been playing around with Fedora 41 on an old laptop. For the most part it works really well, but theming doesn't. I have no idea, but no Gnome Shell themes will work and the default one is horrible - everything is WAY too big on the default theme.

Thinking about my next laptop and #Apple has been giving me the ick lately with some of what they're doing.

Anyway, politics of it all aside, I'm thinking about a #Framework 13. Very expensive, but will hopefully last a lot longer.

Anyone have one? What do you think of it?

I heard this great saying today...

"Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing to not put it in a fruit salad."

My wife recently got a rooster to help look after her flock, and it's a fucking beast!

For reference, the one behind is a fully grown, normal size hen.

I swear it's a goose in disguise! πŸͺΏ

Youngest: Daaaaaaaaad, how was the earth made?

Me: [explains the Big Bang theory]

Him: So it made EVERYTHING??

Me: Yup

Him: Even that rock?

Me: Everything

Him: Even that tree?

Me: Everything

Him: Even those ponies?

Me: Everything

Him: Even my socks?

Me: EVERYTHING!

Him: Even the farts that come out my bum?

Me: πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

Walked up to my youngest, put my wrist on his head and said.

"Don't move, you're under a wrist."

I am fucking hilarious. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Spring is definitely in the air. Today might be a good day for the first grass cut of the year...

I got my phone back today, really quick turnaround, which is impressive. But they only repaired stuff that's broken, not anything cosmetic. So the bezel still has a shit load of chunks and scratches out of the aluminium.

Annoying...

I don't know how anyone uses an #iPhone without a case. They're almost impossible to grip without one!

Are these things made of Teflon??

Riding to work this morning and my iPhone fell out of its carrier, then a fucking van ran over it! It's a bit damaged...

This is how utterly shit #AppleIntelligence is...I received an email yesterday in response to my "iOS Mail Is Shite" post and the email started with "Kev - I cannot agree with you more."

But Apple "Intelligence" summarised the email as "Disagrees with Kev; uses Mutt for blog email."

What an utter shit show.