Is this basically Ubuntu?

They do intentionally hold back packages based on a random value to do gradual rollouts. See below:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1431940/what-are-phased-updates-and-why-does-ubuntu-use-them

Could this be your issue?

I feel like a gigabyte of installation materials is probably a bit more than necessary.

I hate Pinterest links. I don’t even click if it looks like Pinterest. Might as well not exist.

I have a monitor that’s almost like this and it’s surprisingly nice. It feels like a two-monitor setup. Two actual monitors would probably have been cheaper, but I got mine from work, so it wasn’t a factor.

The real advantage of having two actual monitors is being able to flip one vertically for reading code.

EDIT: a word

There are moments where it’s like playing a really good game from growing up but for the first time all over again.

Hear yourself a-crackinn

Like an old kaa-zoo 🎵

Yup. My neighbor’s car is outside right now getting their daily parking ticket. They just pay them because they can afford it.

I seem to be fortunate that both my last cable modem and my router have built-in options to turn off all LEDs, even the power LED, for aesthetics.