They're not Windows issues, they're dual-boot issues

(I was going to say "update to this post" with a link, but I can't find any previous post discussing this. Maybe I only thought about blogging about it.)

(Edit Jun-19-2019: Found it!)

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1. The reason that the brightness level Windows is stuck on is inconsistent: it's because it's stuck on *whatever brightness Ubuntu is currently set to*. (I routinely change my screen brightness based on ambient light levels, in addition to redshift.)

2. The time-zone issues† only happen if I go to Windows from Ubuntu, not if I reboot Windows and go straight back to Windows.

3. Ubuntu, upon going there from Windows, has mirror-image time-zone issues, though it manages to recover automatically.

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I suppose that narrows down the possible causes, though I'm not sure I can be bothered to put any more effort into fixing them. Especially now that I know I can work around the brightness issue by booting into Linux and adjusting it there. And now that the Linux-based Runescape fan community has come up with a more consistently functional client wraparound, so I have less use for Windows.

(Hmm, although now I'm wondering what would happen if I told Windows (but not Linux) that I'm on UTC...)

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†Since I can't find a context link, I guess I'll explain here: Windows *claims* to be on Toronto time, but *actually* displays in UTC (which is especially disorienting given how malleable my circadian rhythm is). Manually changing the time only lasts until the next boot.

Comment and Link Roundup: June 12, 2019

Comments on my own posts:

[cw: spoilers for Star Trek DS9 season 6, Christian fundamentalism] The postscript to the one about Admiral Ross's handling of the Prophets

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Comments on other people's posts:

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by wingedcatgirl) Ask memes and their transferability to Dreamwidth.

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by contrarianarchon) How to get rid of individual browser autocompletes.

[Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by little-brisk) David Tennant is, inexplicably, not playing Aziraphale.

[Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by harrysgucciteam) Which stove burner is your favourite?

[cw: puberty, aging, (fairly mild) amnesia] [Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by overlordtulip; partly in response to rustingbridges) Having a pre-teen girl body forever really wouldn't be that bad, especially when you consider how small the difference in physical form is between "12-year-old girl" and "18-year-old woman". [two comments]

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by contrarianarchon) Going to a coffeeshop for nine years to hang out with the staff: who cares if it's now a mattress store?

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by thedarlingone) Video-game serial monogamy.

[Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by rustingbridges) Peasant-tier opinions on New York pizza.

[Dreamwidth; Wayback] (OP by contrarianarchon) Morphological-freedom memes; browser extensions for backing up comment/post drafts. (In general I won't include meme prompts in these roundups, but this has other conversation.) [two comments]

[cw: violence] [Tumblr; Wayback] (OP by rustingbridges) Anger-fueled property damage in fiction, and its level of realism.

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Links:

[alice maz; Wayback] (by Alice Maz) This post was going around Tumblr a while back, and now that I'm shifting back towards Flight Rising I've been thinking about it again. I'm less ruthless than Alice--in part out of another form of self-interest--but I still find some of the stunts she pulled as a player merchant on a Minecraft server inspiring and/or relatable, and all of them are impressive and fascinating.

Laugh rule:
[Decoder Ring Theatre; Wayback (although Wayback won't do you *much* good, as it's mostly audio)] (by Gregg Taylor)

You're familiar with commentary tracks, you've seen DVDs, you've seen television, where someone, you know, plays an episode and then talks all over it and ruins it forever? That's what I'm going to do now!

Also:

Ooh, *that's* how I'm gonna pass some time. With a musical cue! And some snoring! Oh, the artistry!

(no but seriously, the Red Panda Adventures are amazing and while I have not had a chance to try much of Gregg Taylor's other works they are probably also great; highly recommended)