Blemgo

@Blemgo@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do Linux distros and BSDs recommend using the command line to set up bootable USBs because most machines should be able to do it without additional software?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While I agree that dd can be easily used, it still is a dumb command (as in its only purpose is to write and nothing else), which can result in some issues regarding validating the integrity of the installation, at least for a beginner.

  Furthermore, it can be disastrous if you don’t pay attention to what you type in, as it will happily overwrite anything you type in.

  Also, I don’t think that dd alone should be used as a backup, as it might result in inconsistent backups. The best simple backup system, no matter whether you are a beginner or an expert, are snapshots, and maybe using dd to backup those to an external drive to be sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do Linux distros and BSDs recommend using the command line to set up bootable USBs because most machines should be able to do it without additional software?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree that once learning how to use dd programs like BalenaEtcher sort of become more clutter than anything else.

  Still, something I would always prefer over dd is Ventoy, simply because not only allows me to easily make an ISO bootable, but allow multiple ISOs to be easily bootable on the same USB stick. I hope it never becomes abandonware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yesterday in Kroger (a supermarket for you non-Americans) I saw a bunch of cans of potato salad. Why would someone buy canned potato salad?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Both are authentic, with the vinegar variant being the Bavarian/Swabian variant. Not sure where the mayo variant came from however.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prequel dialogue⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you sure that a dinosaur laid a chicken egg? Or did a chicken hatch from a dinosaur egg? When does a dinosaur end being a dinosaur and begin being a chicken anyways?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm glad my meat didn't go to waste.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Funnily enough, some prions like those responsible for CWD will not be killed via cooking, but the infected material has to be incinerated to get rid of it.