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// the writing index · vol. 2024 · updated 2024-12-04

All 27 stories I published on Medium in 2024, with search and categories. Type a pattern or pick a category, then follow the white rabbit to the full story. white rabbit

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  1. How 6 Months Have Passed Only with Linux

    Six months after leaving macOS, Ubuntu handled daily work as the only system with no fallback Mac, with the Apple ecosystem's device integration the main thing still missed.

    ·linux·217 reads

  2. Best in the Market with Flaws: Marshall Monitor III ANC Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth

    The Marshall Monitor III ANC delivers strong bass, long battery life, and a wide soundstage for over-ear Bluetooth headphones, though comfort and noise cancelling trail the class leaders.

    ·hardware·242 reads

  3. From Apple macOS to Linux: Photos

    Replacing iCloud Photos on Linux comes down to digiKam for organization, Darktable for raw editing, and Shotwell for simplicity, after exporting the full Apple photo library.

    ·desktop·566 reads

  4. 20 years with Ubuntu

    From Warty Warthog in 2004 through Unity, Snap, and GNOME, twenty years of Ubuntu track Mark Shuttleworth's Canonical from community darling to a company its own users argue with.

    ·linux·120 reads

  5. Why did I switch from Fedora to Ubuntu after 2 years?

    Two years on Fedora ended over driver and codec setup friction, sending Can Artuc back to Ubuntu despite Canonical's history with Unity, Ubuntu One, and Amazon search results, with Snap avoided via deb packages.

    ·linux·676 reads

  6. From Apple macOS to Linux: iCloud

    Can Artuc calls iCloud the hardest part of his Apple-to-Linux move, a golden handcuff tightened by family devices, and weighs Nextcloud, pCloud, Tresorit, and Dropbox against his need for default photo and file sync.

    ·desktop·1.7K reads

  7. GNOME 47: Even Better Linux Desktop

    GNOME 47 arrives in Fedora 41 and Ubuntu 24.10 with accent colors, a reworked Files app, and further GTK4 and libadwaita polish, continuing its run as the default Linux desktop.

    ·desktop·416 reads

  8. From Apple macOS to Linux: Operating System

    Can Artuc guides non-power users choosing a first distro when leaving macOS, comparing Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Linux Mint and estimating the switch saves at least 80 percent of typical Apple spending.

    ·desktop·1.2K reads

  9. Start Using Linux in 2024

    A beginner's path to Linux in 2024: picking among Ubuntu, Fedora, and Linux Mint, testing with a live USB, and deciding between dual boot and a full switch from Windows or macOS.

    ·linux·431 reads

  10. Is OpenAI ready for enterprise customers like Apple?

    After Apple announced ChatGPT integration for Siri at WWDC 2024, Can Artuc questions whether OpenAI has the reliability and data privacy discipline an enterprise partner of Apple's scale demands.

    ·ai·3 reads

  11. I Tried Fedora 40, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Linux Mint 21.3, Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS, and EndeavourOS Galileo

    Committed to a Linux-only setup in 2024, Can Artuc trials Fedora 40, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Linux Mint 21.3, Pop!_OS, and EndeavourOS, comparing package managers, desktops, and update models before settling.

    ·linux·2K reads

  12. Silencing Kinesis Advantage 2 Keyboard

    Can Artuc quiets his Kinesis Advantage 2 ergonomic keyboard with o-ring dampeners on its Cherry MX switches, cutting typing noise without giving up the contoured layout he uses against wrist fatigue.

    ·hardware·98 reads

  13. Will KDE 6.1 Work?

    Can Artuc tests KDE Plasma 6.1 on Fedora 40 to see whether fractional scaling on a 4K monitor finally works, running into taskbar and black screen bugs that kept sending him back to GNOME.

    ·desktop·108 reads

  14. Play Games on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 with a Cheap Linux Laptop

    With GeForce Now streaming, a cheap Linux laptop plays games rendered on an RTX 4080 in Nvidia's cloud, sidestepping Linux GPU driver headaches for a monthly subscription.

    ·hardware·122 reads

  15. Will Red Hat Become Real Open AI?

    Red Hat's RHEL AI bundles IBM's open source Granite models with InstructLab so companies can train and tune LLMs themselves, a bid Can Artuc reads as more genuinely open than OpenAI.

    ·open source·8 reads

  16. My Fedora 40 Development Setup

    Can Artuc details his Fedora 40 development setup: VS Code, Docker, Node.js, zsh, and GitHub Copilot in the CLI, installed through dnf and configured for daily work.

    ·linux·546 reads

  17. AstroNvim Setup in Fedora 39

    Can Artuc turns Neovim into a full IDE on Fedora 39 with AstroNvim, walking through Nerd Fonts, Mason, Treesitter, and LSP servers to get completion and diagnostics in the terminal.

    ·linux·151 reads

  18. My Fedora 39 (Gnome 45) Full Setup

    Can Artuc's complete Fedora 39 setup on GNOME 45: zsh with oh-my-zsh, Neovim with NvChad, Nerd Fonts, Ulauncher, 1Password, VirtualBox, and the GNOME extensions and tweaks he installs first.

    ·linux·188 reads

  19. I am Going to Switch to KDE for Just One Reason

    One missing feature pushes Can Artuc from GNOME toward KDE Plasma: proper fractional scaling for his 4K monitor, which GNOME on Fedora still hides behind experimental flags.

    ·desktop·78 reads

  20. When AI is Your Boss

    Algorithmic management already assigns work, scores performance, and fires people in the gig economy. Can Artuc examines what happens as the same software-as-boss model spreads into ordinary workplaces.

    ·ai·2 reads

  21. Good Bye My 20 Years Old Friend: Apple

    After 20 years on Apple, Can Artuc trades his MacBook Pro for a Lenovo ThinkPad running Linux. A stuck butterfly keyboard in 2018 and kernel panics on the 2019 model broke his trust in the hardware.

    ·desktop·1.9K reads

  22. If I Must One Book for Software Engineering, I Buy This Book

    Asked to keep only one software engineering book, Can Artuc names his pick and makes the case that its lessons on design and practice outlast any single language or framework.

    ·engineering·38 reads

  23. There Will Be No (Human) Programmers in Five Years

    Stability AI's Emad Mostaque predicted no human programmers within five years. Can Artuc weighs that claim against what Copilot and ChatGPT actually do to the day-to-day work of software engineers.

    ·ai·9 reads

  24. Gen Z interviewed me for the first time, and it was

    A Gen Z engineer interviewed Can Artuc for the first time, and the session upended his expectations about hiring, revealing how differently the generations weigh credentials, culture, and conversation.

    ·engineering·102 reads

  25. Linux Distros in 2024

    A 2024 comparison of the major Linux distros, from Ubuntu, Fedora, and Linux Mint to Arch, EndeavourOS, Manjaro, and openSUSE, matched to how much tinkering a user actually wants.

    ·linux·3.5K reads

  26. If You are Short on RAM Nowadays, Check Logi Options+

    Logitech's Options+ mouse software runs as an Electron app with background processes that eat hundreds of megabytes of RAM, a heavy price for configuring an MX Master's buttons.

    ·misc·279 reads

  27. New Era: Even When We Pay, We're Still Products

    Netflix and Amazon Prime now show ads and collect data from paying subscribers, evidence for Can Artuc that a paid subscription no longer buys anyone out of being the product.

    ·misc·16 reads

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