BIOS update solved the original problem, i.e. declining to boot from the OS/boot loader installed on the hard drive, so having confirmed with Linux Mint that yes, this computer seems to work, firstborn is now going at EndeavorOS round two because doing things the easy way is nice but not as […]

Didn't work. Thanks to the guy who had a similar issue 4 years ago and who posted about it in the Dell support forums, including his solution which involved turning off an apparently irrelevant BIOS option. Update now occurring.

He brings it to my room, where I am sitting on bed using my own laptop. He shows me the problem and I suggest a tactic. "OK, I'll try that next." He starts working.

"Yes, but not here."

"OK."

"Seriously, get out."

One of the harder adjustments to him growing up is that he can't just hang […]

lol he's been fighting the installer the entire time

Fortunately, my life is such right now that this is super irritating but not a crisis. I will be dropping it off first thing in the morning.

OK, checking out the feed this way, an awful lot of you are still not using #AltText. (Just tapping 'v' brings up the post in a graphical browser so I can have context--but should I have to?)

It's amazing how much easier some emails are to deal with when I don't have to look at anything but the text.

Seriously his success rate would be like 10% if people world just stfu when talking to the police

The hardest part of watching Columbo is needing to check out imdb to find out what else the actors have been in

The rabbit holes add like 30 minutes to the watching experience

@ai6yr
What do you use for that? I have some SDRs but I mostly look at amateur activity.