It certainly feels that Microsoft is accelerating in this race. There have been almost weekly 'a new reason' that Windows 11 sucks and is user hostile. Previously it would be only once a month.

I'm a Linux guy, but I've always had a little bit of FreeBSD on the side.

(I'm also forced to use Windows at work)

Yes, you are the only one who is wrong ;)

Disagree on Hackers, agree on Strange Days.

Skunkanansie cameo too.

My wife, who isn't into that culture at all, knows how I feel about Hackers.

Every now and then when the opportunistic situation arises, she'll announce at me: "Crash and Burn".

Yes, I've watched that TV show through twice and will probably do it again.

Great on the technicals and also a complete mind fuck.

In Australia that was titled 'Hackers 2' and was very disappointing - until I learned the backstory and have since read Ghost in the Wires. It's still a totally different thing to Hackers, but it's a good addition to the zeitgeist.

I've been inline skating ten years now, and the last three years been doing long outdoor skates, 43km a couple of weeks ago.

It is the ideal move of transport! (if cars were less common and hills less steep).

I've got weak ankles from rolling them regularly playing other sports, but the inline boots strap em in nice and tight.

If you need some motivation, or just like to watch some decent skating, check out The Stuttering Skater on YouTube. I'm nowhere near even thinking about being that good, but he's great to watch weaving through NYC traffic.

I feel that statement is still hedging too much.

Society sold out.

I love it, but I know it's bad, but I also think it was intentionally what it is, which makes it good or even great.

If you can unlock that teenage feeling of wonder at the potential size and scope of the world and, at the right age at the right time, feeling like that world is your oyster, that's the feeling in which to watch this movie.

I refuse, however, to get into that feeling-zone for other 'high school' movies; they're stupid...