The Journeyman – Brandon Kraft

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  • David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

    Almost 25 years ago, I wrote a blog post with the title ‘jumping ship slowly’ about leaving Windows (XP was awful, it was mind boggling to me that Vista managed to make people nostalgic for XP). My advice remains the same:

    Don’t try switching OS first. The OS is the most easily replaceable bit in the stack. Switch applications first. Most ‘Linux’ apps are cross platform. They’ll run on Windows, and the few that don’t will run in WSL2. You can switch out apps one at a time, and take the time to get comfortable with the alternatives.

    Once you’re comfortable not using any Windows-only apps, changing the OS but using all of the same applications is very easy to do. Changing OS and application stack at the same time is an enormous obstacle.

    I believe this is also why a lot of corporate and government Linux migrations fail: they try to change everything at the same time and that’s too steep a learning curve.

    June 5, 2026, 08:39 1,291 boosts 1,559 favorites

    With so much work able to happen in the browser or cross-platform apps, switching is a lot easier. It’s the subtle difference in keyboard shortcuts was the worst part… but a week or two is all you need.

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  • We’re doing a small Eucharistic procession within our church for Corpus Christi today. First Mass went well! An outdoor one, someday, would be great…but it was 90°F with 60% humidity.

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  • Second kiddo received her driving learner’s permit today, and her older sister had her first shift at her first job this evening. Life happens fast some days.

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  • I didn’t have to sign a NDA to watch the taping of Wait Wait last night that airs tomorrow. I suppose I could be a patriot and bet on who wins it on Polymarket? That’s how it works, right?

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  • Yesterday was my mom’s first birthday since her death. Nothing profound to note; a day of feelings even though I couldn’t tell you what those feelings were.

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