More adventures with Linux

Ok, I can install OpenSUSE and run it side-by-side with Windows 10. But ultimately what happens is that I run into some difficulty, and while I could solve it when running windows in my sleep, Linux is so different, that I take the nuke it form orbit approach, and wipe the partition. Now this constant repartitioning of my hard drive isn't good for my computer (my second hard drive was refurbished). So, for now, I'm going to stick with vmware player. What this also means is that I can also play around with Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenMandriva, and FreeBSD as well (this also includes my vm's of Windows ME and Windows XP as well).

I think I've written before that Domino's delivery is cheaper than McDonalds via UberEats. Though I spent over $50 last night, and I didn't even get one pizza (though a good chunk of that is that I believe in tipping the driver generously...). Tonight, I ordered from the Mexican restaurant right next to my apartment. It was literally a less than ten-minute walk from my apartment, and it took over an hour. I have a note on my GrubHub account that tells the driver which specific driveway to use, so they don't spend all night looking for my apartment. And you'd be surprised at how many drivers don't read....

For those of us who are fasting…

For those of us who are fasting for the next month or so:

Ramadan Mubarak.

So, about last night (TMI alert!)

I had a premonition yesterday morning. Sat down on the throne, and I could tell that there was a round in the chamber, but it didn’t want to come out. I was stuck up. I went to bed, and hoped that it would clear out when I got up. Last night, I got up, got ready for work, and gave it another try. No luck. I had enough sick time to cover my shift, I’d get in less trouble for calling out than if I went in and spent most my shift on the throne (and also I’m more productive when I’m not in obvious discomfort). Kept trying all night long, and finally at 1 am, sweet relief came. A great pressure within me was finally released. 10,000 corks were loosed….

Something tells me I need more fiber…

So I've done absolutely nothing so far....

Well, I did go out last night to 7-11 for Cheetos and Diet Coke. And I had to step out of the apartment to do laundry. But I've stayed home since then. Monday night, my brother asked me what I wanted for dinner, and a double batch of spaghetti later....

Last night, I decided I wanted pizza. So I ordered Domino's (plus the leftover spaghetti from Monday night, remember it was a double batch). I am ordering a lot more Domino's than UberEats, mainly because pizza is generally cheaper than Shari's, Denny's, or McDonald's. Even Taco Bell through GrubHub is pricier. And also the Domino's drivers know where my apartment is, so I can get a contactless delivery. Whereas with UberEats and GrubHub, I have to go run down the driver, since they don't know where in the apartment complex I'm at, so they just park at the apartment office, and then tell me that they're here...

So also Monday morning when I got home from work, I decided to splurge. The stimulus check I got last week took care of all my bills, so I decided to buy another add-on for Flight Simulator X. I got the LevelD 767. I've played around with it for a little bit so far, but it is extremely realistic. I just can't set the autopilot to follow the gps and enjoy the view. I actually have to  fly the aircraft. I'm no way a pilot (if I said I was it'd be kinda like saying I could fly the space shuttle because I've seen every episode of Star Trek). But it's something to kill time on my day off...

I also reinstalled Linux again. Now that I know how to put it on and take it off, I have a little bit more confidence in trying it out. This post was written on it...

So it looks like…

It looks like it’s going to be Biden vs. Cheetos-Face. Even Bernie Sanders dropped out and endorsed him. I liked Bernie. He has good ideas. Not all of them, if any will work, but they can make a good starting point. And he did have enough sense to realize that there was a common foe to defeat.

Biden vs. Trump. Now if we could only get Don King to hype the debates…

So they passed a stimulus package last month…

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, they passed an economic stimulus package, and one of the things that they had was a $1200 payment to everyone. And I got mine this morning. And it lasted 30 minutes. I’m not worried. I paid my bills. All of them. And I have another paycheck (my regular one from work) coming tomorrow. And since all the bills that were going to be paid out it, it’s pretty much free and clear.

I use my email inbox to keep track of what needs to be paid and when. When I get a statement notice, it stays in my inbox until I pay it when it gets archived. Because of due date throughout the month, there are usually at least two or three bills in my inbox at any given time.

This is the first time my inbox has been bill free in ages. At least until I get the next account statement…

After last week....

After a 'trial run' with OpenSuSE last week, where I figured out how to install and remove Linux from my computer, I put it on again today. It's not going to be my daily driver yet, but it's not going to come off anytime soon.

Success!

I was able to install Linux on my computer is a dual-boot configuration. And even more importantly, I was able to successfully reverse what I did, and also take Linux off my machine as well. That last part was really important, as when I first started out the only way I could ‘unLinux’ my system was to pull out the DOS floppy and nuke the entire tower from orbit. But now I’ve demonstrated how to install, configure dual-boot, and remove Linux.

There won’t be anymore experiments on Linux this weekend (Flight Simulator time now), but maybe next week…

Finally downloading it…

Started the install attempt to put OpenSUSE on my tower. This will be the first time in over 5 years, that I’ve dual-booted, and the first time I’ve attempted it with Windows 10. Not that I have any problems with Windows 10. We’ll find out in a few hours if it works. If not, my backup is current, and I’ll just dick around with Linux in a VM…

Yet another weekend...

Good morning. My weekend started yesterday. So, this would make it about Saturday afternoon for those of us working bankers hours. I've already done and put away my laundry. So, what am I doing? Dicking around with Linux. Namely OpenSUSE Leap 15.1. If this succeeds, it will be the first time I've installed Linux on my tower since 2014. It is slightly more complicated since I now use uefi rather than a mbr. 

But first things first, I'm upsetting my back up drive. Ava if my computer melts down, I still have a second tower...