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Meeting #3

> 2025-11-06

Free-form tech discussion meeting. Whit gave a deep dive into Linux — why he switched, how distributions work, the kernel, Wayland/Hyprland, and hotkey-driven workflows. Group discussed AI's magnitude as a technology shift. Recording stopped partway through so the second half isn't captured.

3 attendees(Whit, Sean, Los)
##topics covered
  1. 01.Linux as a development OS — advantages over Windows (open source, no bloat, no forced ads, community-driven fixes)
  2. 02.Omarchy — the Arch Linux distro Whit runs, created by DHH (Ruby on Rails) for an easy developer-friendly Linux setup
  3. 03.Linux kernel explained — what it does, how distributions differ (Arch vs beginner-friendly Mint)
  4. 04.Wayland display protocol and Hyprland tiling window manager — all windows visible, no overlapping stacks
  5. 05.Live example of the Linux experience: screen sharing broken on Discord due to Wayland compatibility
  6. 06.Vim and Neovim vs VS Code — low-level customizable editors vs plug-and-play
  7. 07.Windows criticism — bloatware, background processes, forced Copilot, Microsoft 'Recall' feature privacy concerns
  8. 08.AI as a technology shift — compared to the advent of the internet; referenced a video comparing early AI to alchemy
  9. 09.Hotkey-driven workflows in Linux — opening apps, browser tabs, email all via keyboard shortcuts
  10. 10.Brief look at the volunteer board Next.js scaffold (Hello World) before pivoting to discussion
##notes
Recording stopped partway through the meeting — content from the second half is not captured.
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