Today I mark my independence from Microsoft. I can honestly say I would not have made this move at this time if it wasn't for this community.

I will add to the chorus wishing there was a larger percentage of items not about tech stuff in general, and this very protocol in particular, but at least the message has come through to this humble scribbler.

Resist the dazzling spectacle.

And while this is just a Mint install, I am using it mainly in the terminal, with a bunch of tabs open, turning my planning and thinking into plain text, and rarely resorting to the mouse.

I've achieved the techno-minimalism that I didn't know I always wanted.