In my previous article, I gave a list of criteria that can be used to help choose a Linux distribution. In this post, I will go through these point-by-point, summarize how different distributions pass or fail these tests, and reveal my present-day choice.

The power to choose is a good thing, so long as you are choosing right. That has become difficult for most people in the Linux world, where there is a bewildering range of possibilities, and the advice you get, instead of narrowing things down, tends to simply re-emphasize the great quantity of your options. It’s no wonder that people who might be interested in trying an alternative operating system never start. In this two-part series, I will present a list of some of the factors that I considered in choosing a distribution, and show the reasoning process in action.

After a long break in visible activity, I'm pleased to announce the arrival of a new feature, Plus-Minus, which will hopefully be a stepping stone towards more complex works and interesting activities on this page.

Is President Biden worse than Nero?

I looked for a great Tic-Tac-Toe variant, and managed to stumble across it, thanks to the famous article on Math with Bad Drawings.

It took much longer than I initially expected, but today's update includes a new account registration system. In this post, I intend to explain why I did it, and what this means for the site going forward.

A few years ago, I wanted to have a tool to enable the play of hidden information games (Rock-Paper-Scissors, Odds/Evens, etc), but there didn't seem to be one. Now I've made one, the Synchronous Messages (SM) system.

Considering the ubiquity of regular Tic-Tac-Toe, it is curious that relatively few have thought to take their game to the next level. In this article, we will explore the next step in n-in-a-row play, larger boards and larger row requirements.

Some years back, I happened to challenge a friend to a long (100-game) series to determine who would be the World Champion Tic-Tac-Toe player. What started as a bit of a jest then developed into a serious interest into the world of n-in-a-row games. In these posts, I hope to over-analyze simple things, show the depth of the better games, and instill an interest in them.

As of the time of this writing, it's been about a day since my adventure in attempting to use the terminal for all tasks began. This will be somewhat abbreviated compared to the last post, for the purpose of getting it online in a reasonable time.