I noticed this in the wild, for the first time, a few days ago.

Gives new meaning to hard mode.

Scammers about to try a new angle instead of the tired, old: “Hey (some random name)”

And the big fleas themselves, in turn, have bigger fleas to go on; While these again have bigger still, and bigger still, and so on.

Yes, but we’re talking about 2 different moments. 3D software was in it’s infancy in the 90’s. Things were evolving rapidly, and you’re paying a premium for basically developing prototypes. Every innovation, additional competitor, or even merger will likely bring prices down.

More comparable to today’s desktop/software market, is after autodesk gobbled up the market in the 2000’s. They might offer discounts on bundles after acquiring a new software, but then they’d often stagnate or abandon development shortly thereafter and they gradually made moves to spend very little on dev while continuing to charge customers. So autodesk’s actions were hardly a consumer (prosumer?) victory. I’m simply saying they were increasingly hostile to their customers until blender became competitive.

Substantially improved Affinity Designer files (.afdesign) import

The feature i didn’t know I wanted till now.

May be similar to the 3d software world where autodesk created a monopoly and could charge around 5k USD for something like Maya, and then go the adobe route and only rent once innovation dies off. Only when Blender started getting more hype and attention did autodesk start offering cheaper indie versions and licenses.

100%

World War III is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation.

- Marshall McLuhan, Culture is Our Business (1972)

Bill Gates the farmer?

Just trying to find a decent link led me past so many deceptive headlines like Bill Gates owns a lot of American farmland, but not the majority.

So… he’s the largest private owner of US farmland , but he doesn’t own a majority-- What a relief /s

For most of the US, true. Though I think it’s fuzzier if you work it into a commute or other errands. I’ve moved a lot and favor places that have grocery stores, libraries, parks, etc within walking distance. Get groceries and a brisk walk. Win win.

Plus delivery usually takes less than an hour when you do it yourself.

Open Prices is something that’s crossed my mind many times. Excited to see it exists and is associated with open food facts.

Well played. Glad to assist.

The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.

- Cunningham’s Law

Stumbled across a game that teaches the command line as you play it. Seems like a good place to share https://gitlab.com/slackermedia/bashcrawl

personally, writing and saving simple scripts - IE project based learning - is how i got time in the saddle.

Reminder that your local library likely has many great DVDs. Not just the classics either. I was surprised to see my library had Dune part 1&2 and many others.

“Your stroke signature does not match our records”

Never have I ever read a single book or watched a single movie of the Harry Potter series.

I wanted something similar from a remote company I was working for. They were pretty good about fulfilling requests, but when I asked for a good kvm switch they said they had trouble in the past and instead recommended a usb hub that can toggle between machines. Then connect both machines to the same monitor and toggle the input. Not ideal, but low cost and functional. Might not suit your needs (would be annoying if you have to frequently toggle back and forth), but if you’re just trying to share your desk space between a work machine and personal, and the monitor input is easy to toggle, it’s worth considering.