pinchyfingers

- Package management

- Everything can be done via CL in case of emergency

- Switch terminals via F1, F2, F3... if the GUI terminal (F7) messes up

- Use whatever window manager I want with no hassle

- Most distros recognize hw and install drivers automatically (versus needing a rescue disk to install Windows)

- Develop apps locally using exact same environment used on server

- No worries about losing support for my hw (try installing Windows 8 or the latest OSX on an old machine)

- Option to show WiFi password (why the f can't you do this in windows?)

- Fingers crossed for more Steam games coming soon

haha, I just tried M-x spook, I didn't think it would actually work.

Here was my output:

national information infrastructure Ceridian INSCOM supercomputer AIEWS Afghanistan Blowpipe chameleon man sweep M-14 hackers Roswell lock picking codes spies

second time:

world domination cracking Operation Iraqi Freedom IRA Reno analyzer M-14 David John Oates electronic surveillance pipeline INS security Tony Blair national information infrastructure ASLET

""" spook is an interactive compiled Lisp function.

(spook)

Adds that special touch of class to your outgoing mail. """

  ; Variables
  (defgroup spook nil
    "Spook phrase utility for overloading the NSA line eater."
    :prefix "spook-"
    :group 'games)

  (defcustom spook-phrases-file (expand-file-name "spook.lines" data-directory)
    "Keep your favorite phrases here."
    :type 'file
    :group 'spook)

  (defcustom spook-phrase-default-count 15
    "Default number of phrases to insert."
    :type 'integer
    :group 'spook)

--

Looks like it'd be a good idea to update and expand the spook.lines file.

The US certainly has many more prisoners per capita and in total than China does.

Also, the U.S. government is censoring Ladar Levison of Lavabit and others in his situation.

I've never been to China to see anything for myself, so I won't make further comparison, but prison state thing definitely bothers me.

Yep. Something is right in the world. The future is suddenly looking really good.

Touché

It wouldn't be fair to expect everyone to write like E.B. White, he is one of the very best.

Right, but if it made enough money to fund Armadillo it might be worth his time.

I really enjoy that Carmack speaks so precisely. It makes it a joy to listen to anything he has to say. He truly is a brilliant guy.

Yes. Pursuing equal rights is a lost cause. You and Bill Clinton will never be treated the same by the U.S. government.

I'm not ignoring how powerful the government is in people's lives. I'm saying that it holds that power because the masses of people believe that that's the way things should be. Discussions about useless debates happening in the House of Lords lends credibility to a completely ridiculous way of thinking. I don't think my position is the one that has lost contact with reality... I'd say the House of Lords is where reality is truly forgotten.

The last sentence I wrote was: "Thankfully I realize that government is just another scam for me to avoid to the best of my ability." I don't think people should stop paying taxes or do other things that put themselves in jeopardy, but I think that when people pay taxes or fight for marriage equality, they need to stay aware of what is really going on: they are victims of the government monopoly on violence.

The bigger issue here is that people look to governments and religions for pardons, permission and other validation. People that see some kind of meaning in empty gestures like a posthumous pardon (after shaming and chemically castrating the man) are grossly mislead.

Buying into the hype of government is what gives governments the power to commit senseless crimes like what was done to Alan Turing and many, many crimes that are much worse. The correct answer to "should the UK government pardon Alan Turing?" is "fuck off".

I view the gay marriage issue in the same light. I have gay friends that care deeply about marriage equality, but as much as I love them and they are my friends, I simply cannot sympathize. My answer to them is: "Live your life, do want you want to do, don't ask the government or anyone else for permission".

If worried about my status as defined by the U.S. government and the fairness I can expect from U.S. government, I would just kill myself now. Thankfully I realize that government is just another scam for me to avoid to the best of my ability.

Looks really cool. Great job!