I use “Beelink” brand mini PCs for this purpose. (They are the same form factor as your photo.) I have three, and they’re all good. I’ve used multiple distros on them with no compatibility issues, but MX Linux is my daily driver.

They have fans built in, but the cases on the higher end ones are metal, which helps with heat dissipation. The only downside with that is that sometimes USB peripherals get super hot while plugged in, and I had a mouse dongle that would overheat and malfunction. A simple USB hub fixed this problem (the hub itself apparently didn’t mind getting hot).

I use a “Mini Keyboard with touchpad” on the ones connected to TVs. I recommend those as well. Rii brand is decent.

Good. Let the hate for strawberries flow through you.

(More for me.)

Which movie is this from?

It’s “food stamps” or “SNAP” (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).

I love that website. I’m considering getting the printed volumes to support them, even though I’ve read most of the articles already.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/855189.The_Meaning_of_Tingo_and_Other_Extraordinary_Words_from_around_the_World

You might enjoy this book. It’s like dictionary of random slang words from around the world, with different chapters based on categories.

Personally, I was a little disappointed because 99% of the definitions are just one sentence or sentence fragment. I was hoping to find out a little more about the origins of more of the words and maybe a little of the culture behind them.

I had a dream that my cousins and I were having a get-together at my aunt’s house, in the yard. My cousin, John, was the last to arrive and his car fell into a ditch as he was attempting to pull into my aunt’s driveway.

We all ran to his aid. He got out quickly and yelled “I’m okay!”

We all laughed. I said “Wow, this is just like old times! Everyone is here, even (my other cousin) Jane! … wait, Jane is here?”

I look at Jane, and time stops. The color fades from the background, but she is still there in full color, smiling at me. I wake up crying.

Jane (not her real name) died a couple years ago, and I have variations of this dream still.

What’s grackalackin, yo?

I’m in a very similar boat. I’ve been telling my husband gently that almost nobody in my family makes it to 70…

I’ve had no problems compressing Blu Ray MKVs into MP4s with handbrake (using MX Linux). My drive is a branded, internal one (I want to say LG or Asus.) I am at work right now, by I can look at the model number when I get home if you want. Interestingly, I have actually used it on both German Blu Rays and North American ones.

They’re free, you know? I have 6. Well, one of those is actually paid.

I’m making a joke. Americans know what a kilogram is.

Look, Americans are not familiar with kilograms. However, we do know grams… because… reasons.

Being a native from The South, “Yankee” to me means anybody from the area above the Mason Dixon line. Full disclosure, I’m not proud to be from The South. However, I do find many Yankees to be at least a little bit strange. So, the designation stands in my head.

You sure that’s hard wood? You sure it’s not laminate designed to look like hard wood?

Step one to fixing it would be actually finding out what it is.

SHHH! Don’t tell Gnome that there are options other than 100% and 200%.

Wouldn’t the whey protein look like that too, up close?

Damn, does he come with them?

He’s Canadian, so we don’t get to hear the CDC say “the risk to the public remains low” this time.

Jokes aside, I wish the teen a full and speedy recovery.

Wait wait. What would happen if a long half-strand of DNA tried to pair with another but there was one letter wrong in the middle?