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What is the "proper" way to view all of the startup programs and services?
  • Systemctl status > somefile.txt and examine that file, or systemctl status | more

    Also, on Windows: services.msc and sort by 'startup type' also check the registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and the various other versions of that, HKCU, and WOW6432Node, etc

  • Aerial photo of a drive-in theater in South Bend, Indiana, 1950s
  • It was sloped at every drive-in I went to - so you'd see over the canteen/projection room.

    Half the fun was queueing for burgers, chips (fries), and/or pizza, and coke between the two features. The other half was sneaking beer in. Then the other half was...... what was I talking about?

  • Aerial photo of a drive-in theater in South Bend, Indiana, 1950s
  • The car radio thing only came in here (Oz) in their twilight years just as VCRs and VHS rental became a thing, but it was fabulous to hear a movie IN STEREO! with decent Bass.

    Most of the ones that I used to frequent are now shopping centre carparks.

  • What's science fiction without the machines?
  • Larry Niven's "Known Space" has quite a few machines, but they're generally not the point of the story. There's a lot more about how human and non-human species relate and interact, and how the machines affect their behaviour and choices.

    The whole approach of Puppeteers (technically brilliant cowards) and Kzinti (foolishly rash but honourable risk-takers), taken against human approaches is well-written.

    Of course, once you comprehend its size, the Ringworld itself overwhelms a lot of the rest of the stories 😲.

    Niven's attitude to women and sex haven't aged well.........

    But the stories are pretty good. He knows how to set multiple threads on their way and bind them up together at the end, or at least leave a decent cliff-hanger for a sequel.

  • Boy, 15, who fatally stabbed teenager he did not know in Birmingham is jailed for life
  • I find interesting that there's a lot of "might", "maybe" and "possible" when talking about rehabilitation, but not as much attention is paid to the "absolute" of another person's death. Possibilities and potentials won't bring that victim back to life.

  • Boy, 15, who fatally stabbed teenager he did not know in Birmingham is jailed for life
  • Takes care of recidivism, though. But I wouldn't advocate it for that reason.

    Someone who will commit murder at the age of 15 is very badly damaged, and will need a great deal of help to not be a danger to others in the future. That's the compassionate route.

    Almost zero governments will want to spend the money. Sadly, it's cheaper to keep them locked up.

  • GNOME's streaming radio app is... really good
  • There's a lot of music out there. Not all of it is available on Spotify.

    And not all of us want Spotify applying algorithms to our listening choices. I like to be surprised at unexpected gems from artists I've never previously encountered.

    I search www.live65.com for music in the genres I like. Blues, folk, world, deep breath adult contemporary (no, not the "decades" top 40s lists, more modern stuff)