Probably this ball of water and dirt we’re living on.

Yeah it’s inescapable really. Many people probably are more up to date with American politics than those of their own country.

At least it doesn’t have super distracting glass effects everywhere.

It’s a trend in road cycling at least. You completely degrease the chain and then dip it in a special hot wax. Apparently it lasts longer than oil and doesn’t attract dirt.

I do have to oil the chain on my bike every now and then though. (I know about waxing, haven’t made the jump yet)

Oh, it does show up on desktop, not on mobile however.

I know right? It even has var with implicit typing now. While I prefer Kotlin any day, there’s been quite a few qol improvements to Java over the last few years.

Another GitHub project with no screenshots

Since Java 21, this has been shortened significantly. https://www.baeldung.com/java-21-unnamed-class-instance-main

My friend’s name is literally “Long”. I think that counts.

I don’t think that, as Microsoft hasn’t done a lot (any?) of that stuff in recent years. It’s good to be cautious but really what is the problem with opening the source for something that already existed for a while and is embraced by many?

WSL allows me to develop in a Linux environment while still enjoying my very custom Windows setup and programs that I am used to. So no, WSL did not make me choose a side, but instead helps me to get the best of both worlds at once.

It’s a reference to The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.