Zach "earboxer" DeCook @zachdecook@librem.one

As a father of three boys I spend a decent amount of time thinking about what young men need to be successful.

I have it narrowed down to the following:

Self control.

Be dangerous.

Know how to teach yourself new skills.

Know how to follow the rules, how not to follow rules highly effectively and know when to do each.

Know how to cook.

Me, today, learning that I can print to a network printer simply by:

nc printer_ip 9100 < file

I stead of messing around with cups thanks to FreeBSD.

It was popular career advice for the last generation or so, to advise kids “do what you love”. It’s well-meaning, but the older I get the less I think it's good advice. It sets people up to seek happiness and fulfillment primarily in their careers, which for many, may not set you up for success *or* happiness.

I lean toward "do what you are good at" that can pay the bills, and then seek happiness and fulfillment outside of work, where you are more likely to find it.

postmarketOS gave me a one month BAN! What have I done?

https://ixit.cz/blog/2025-11-20-postmarketOS-BAN

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