MrsDoyle

I started tinkering thirteen years ago, good grief. I would install Linux on my old machine when I got a new one, and play around with it. I can’t remember all the distros, but most recently Mint for a while, then Bodhi, then Zorin - which I’ve also now installed on my PC.

I love how much choice there is - and how passionate people can be about their choices. It seems there’s a flavour for everyone.

I’m all for this innovation if it means commercial bee farmers use the supplement and it helps native bees compete for natural pollen. People get very sentimental about honeybees, but honestly even as a hobbyist with just a few colonies I feel like a “baddie”. There are 200+ species of bees in the UK, most living in tiny colonies. At the moment bumblebee queens are out foraging for pollen and nectar, enough so they can start laying (only the queens live through winter). In my hives the overwintered workers are also out foraging, thousands of them. Multiply that by the hundreds of hives in a commercial operation and you can see the issue.

I’ve found the opposite - using Linux on my PC has been a breeze. I expected drama connecting my phone and e-reader, but no. Plain sailing, everything just works. I’m so glad I jumped when I did, hearing some of the recent Windows nonsense.

I’m on Zorin if it helps. The free version.

The Game of Life works well in Fair Isle knitting as well.

https://www.madeleineshepherd.co.uk/gallery_779024.html

I was lucky enough to hear Shepherd speak about her work, and to see her Conway portrait. The combination of geekiness and creativity - amazing.

It must be incredibly useful for blind people, but for everyone else it’s a pure wank.