fix typos

src/content/blog/2025/tinkering-with-linux.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pubDate: '10/27/25'
 tags: ['Tech', 'Linux' ]
 ---
 
-For the last 8 or 9 months, I've been experinmenting on and off with Linux. Specifically Fedora (via Asahi Linux) for those who are curious. I installed it on an M1 MacBook Air, which I keep around as an emergency backup, and I've been mostly pleased with how well it's been running.
+For the last 8 or 9 months, I've been experimenting on and off with Linux. Specifically Fedora (via Asahi Linux) for those who are curious. I installed it on an M1 MacBook Air, which I keep around as an emergency backup, and I've been mostly pleased with how well it's been running.
 
 Most of the time I've spent with this Linux environment has just been tinkering, installing apps, and getting things like git and OhMyZSH set up and configured the way I like it. I haven't really had the chance to do anything productive or useful with it yet[^1], and so I don't have a fully informed opinion on the experience of using Linux as a daily driver. But I wanted to give my impressions, share potential difficulties I might have if I ever decide to make the full switch, and why I would even consider the possibility of making that switch.
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Well, aside from my curiosity when it comes to all things tech, I'm also concern
 
 While Apple certainly had its flaws under Steve Jobs, I struggle to see a reality where that Apple would have donated money to destroy part of an historical building for one man's vanity project, or given that same man a golden statue.
 
-And, even if you disagree with me on that, you can't deny that Apple's former attitude of "build great products, and the money will follow" has long since gone out the window. They still make world-class hardware, and I would argue that their Mac hardware is better than it has been in a _very_ long time, but their software has been slowly deteriorating. There was a time when Apple would delay software, especially a new OS, if it wasn't quite ready, and they wouldn't dream of agressively pitching their various subscription services via notifications or system settings. Today's Apple will pump out multiple new OSes every September like clockwork, damn the consequences, and will priorize whatever will bring more money to their coveted "services revenue".
+And, even if you disagree with me on that, you can't deny that Apple's former attitude of "build great products, and the money will follow" has long since gone out the window. They still make world-class hardware, and I would argue that their Mac hardware is better than it has been in a _very_ long time, but their software has been slowly deteriorating. There was a time when Apple would delay software, especially a new OS, if it wasn't quite ready, and they wouldn't dream of aggressively pitching their various subscription services via notifications or system settings. Today's Apple will pump out multiple new OSes every September like clockwork, damn the consequences, and will prioritize whatever will bring more money to their coveted "services revenue".
 
 Anyway, that's my long-winded way of saying that, if current trends continue, making the jump to Linux seems more like a "when" than an "if". For the sake of the Mac, I hope things change, but I won't be overly optimistic unless there are some leadership changes at Apple.
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ It's also very fast. Granted, I am running it on an M1, and I don't have much in
 
 However, the largest barriers I can see to using Linux as a daily driver are the user experience, and the community.
 
-Perhaps this is due to the sheer level of customization on offer, but the Linux experience just doesn't compete with the Mac, even compared to macOS Tahoe. While I will admit my configuration looks a lot nicer to my eyes than the new Liquid Glass design, it's missing a lot of the little touches. Dragging windows feels slighly clunky in a way I'm not sure I can describe in words, and in many cases text rendering doesn't look as smooth or consistent. Also, many apps don't visually behave like you'd expect, like the aforementioned menu behavior, or they render their own window chrome, overriding the system and, as a result, your customizations.
+Perhaps this is due to the sheer level of customization on offer, but the Linux experience just doesn't compete with the Mac, even compared to macOS Tahoe. While I will admit my configuration looks a lot nicer to my eyes than the new Liquid Glass design, it's missing a lot of the little touches. Dragging windows feels slightly clunky in a way I'm not sure I can describe in words, and in many cases text rendering doesn't look as smooth or consistent. Also, many apps don't visually behave like you'd expect, like the aforementioned menu behavior, or they render their own window chrome, overriding the system and, as a result, your customizations.
 
-I also feel very much embedded in the Mac community, and that's a major aspect of what keeps me on the platform. From the many small companies and solo devs making great indie or open-source software, to the friends and acquaitences I've met online, and beyond. I'm sure much of that is some combination of tribalism and stereotypes, which, as we know, has _never_ been the source of close-minded attitudes (super big "/s" for those with broken sarcasm detectors). But that community is, I think, the lifeblood of the Mac, and it survived the dark days of 90's Apple, but if Apple continues to turn its nose up at that community I do wonder how much longer that community will be willing to stick around as much as it has been.
+I also feel very much embedded in the Mac community, and that's a major aspect of what keeps me on the platform. From the many small companies and solo devs making great indie or open-source software, to the friends and acquaintances I've met online, and beyond. I'm sure much of that is some combination of tribalism and stereotypes, which, as we know, has _never_ been the source of close-minded attitudes (super big "/s" for those with broken sarcasm detectors). But that community is, I think, the lifeblood of the Mac, and it survived the dark days of 90's Apple, but if Apple continues to turn its nose up at that community I do wonder how much longer that community will be willing to stick around as much as it has been.
 
 Given the course of Apple as a company, as well as its products, in addition to my own values around supporting and creating independant software, I feel it would be irresponsible of me to not keep tabs on Linux, and keep it in my back pocket as an alternative.