Remmina has proven to be a useful piece of software for me.

One of the main things that worried me if I had to work from home because of the the pandemic, was the fact that on my personal computers at home I use Linux Mint, while at work we use Windows based systems. As such, I was worried about not being able to work from home due to compatibility issues.

While I wasn't keen on trying out Wine, because some people who had used it for work have had some stability issues with. As such, I had to look for alternatives to be able to use the remote desktop I use for work. Worst part was that I just had a short notice to set it up to, and start using it in less than an hour.

So, after looking for options I ended up opting for Remmina, and it actually is a really good option to do work on remote Windows desktops. So much so, that now is routine for me to bring work home to catch up if I need to do so and I don't want to stay extra time at the office.

I have found Remmina to quite stable, and easy to use. It lets me to actually concentrate on what I've to do, and not having to worry about losing the connection. And the fact that I can connect from where ever I'm at the moment there is something I need to get done, makes Remmina quite a valuable asset for me.

What is more important for me at a personal level, is that Remmina has given me the option to be able to keep using Linux Mint on my personal hardware while given me the chance to do work on Microsoft Windows systems when the need arises. That means a lot for me, specially because I prefer to use open source software as much as I can.

I do recommend Remmina, it really is a great tool for those people who need to work on remote Windows desktops from Linux operating systems.

The normalization of violence against women.

After Dr. Seuss announced that they won't reprint 6 Dr. Seuss' books due racist images they contain; the New York Times ran an opinion piece by Charles M. Blow rising a point against Pepé Le Pew, who normalized rape culture; Speedy Gonzales, whose friends helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans; and Mammy Two Shoes, a heavyset Black maid who spoke in a heavy accent.

To be honest, I do agree with him about the issues he raised. Yet, the backlash about the possibility of Pepé Le Pew being cancelled got me worried. It really shows that violence against women is so normalized in our society that even the possibility of a cartoon where it is portrayed offends people more than the violence itself.

It mind blowing that people haven't have problem against the kind of behavior Pepé Le Pew displays just because it is shown in a funny way. Some even go as far as justifying it, saying that it is just a cartoon or it shows perseverance by Pepé Le Pew. Truth be told, such behavior should never be condoned by anyone. Besides, it has no place in a show directed to children, who have no way to knowing that what they seeing its wrong.

While it has to be understood in the context of the time the show was released, it doesn't mean that it still has a place today. At least not being shown to children, at a time when we are trying to eliminate all kind of violence against women. It is not about people being offended about everything, is about creating a safer society for everyone.