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I've been trying to boot a Ubuntu 24.04 USB (please no discussion of distro choice) but I keep getting a very unhelpful error during the initial startup. I've tried using a different USB drive, a different USB port, booting from UEFI. The only thing that has made a change was booting into safe graphics mode. It got to the install wizard but when I got to the end of the wizard it gave me other seemingly useless error messages.

I'm concerned there's an issue with my motherboard but I don't have strong evidence to support this idea. I recently took a trip where the computer was fine before I left. I turned it off while I was away and when I came back my main drive no longer worked. I couldn't boot from it or even see the drive in gparted. I've replaced the drive without issue though. If my motherboard is somehow going bad, it's being very subtle about it. I was ready to blame Nvidia but when I got it into safe graphics mode, it didn't get to the point of having Nvidia drivers.

Does anyone have any idea what might be going on or any way I can get additional information about the errors I'm getting? The lack of information is really frustrating.

There should be a law that says employers cannot ask you about employment gaps nor discriminate against you because of gaps. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago

One recruiter (who was there head of recruiting at this company) I talked with several years ago drilled me on why I had switched jobs every 2-3 years. Tell me you know nothing about the modern job market without telling me you know nothing about the modern job market...

What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? in c/programming@programming.dev

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 45 points 4 months ago

Myth: software engineers replicate value similar to a factory worker making the same item over and over

Truth: software engineers are closer to artists than factory workers IMO. We find and create new value, not replicate existing value

What are some small things we should change about the human body? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

Separate holes for eating and breathing
Separate sewage system from entertainment complex
Remove mental health disorders
Improved empathy

If you were to give feedback to the Devs of "Life", what would you say? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

Spawn location has too much influence over late game content

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[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

Bitcoin

Yea, I said it

Landlord torches New York home after tenants stop paying rent, become squatters in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago

You're advocating for murder. Consider your choices

About electric vehicle. If you add the maintenance cost for battery, how does it fair compare to gasoline vehicle? On cost we have to pay. in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 64 points 9 months ago

I've had an EV as my only vehicle for about 5 years. The biggest cost of maintenance was replacing my tires. Then replacing one of the new tires after I ran over something and put a big hole in one of them.

The regular maintenance on it has been effectively zero. I don't have any fluids to change (other than windshield wiper fluid) or other regular maintenance tasks other than tire related things. My parents have had an EV for something like 8 or 9 years and their experience has been similar.