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༄༄༄༄༄༄ The name April comes from the Latin “Aprilis,” likely related to “aperire,“ meaning “to open,” a nod to spring’s arrival.    The month’s name has also been attributed to Apru, which is Etruscan for the Greek goddess Aphrodite, associated with love, beauty and fertility.          April was originally the second month in the Roman calendar—that is, until the addition of January and February in the 7th century B.C.E by Roman king Numa Pompilius, a movement to a 12-month lunar calendar that shifted April to its current position as the fourth month of the year.         April’s full moon, traditionally called the “Pink Moon,” doesn’t actually cast a pink glow.    It is named for the pink moss phlox wildflower, which goes into full bloom in the eastern U.S. around the time of the April full moon.         April also brings the annual Lyrids meteor shower, with observations dating back 2,700 years.    The phenomenon light up the heavens from mid-April to late April, when people can typically see 10 to 20 meteors per hour in clear night skies.    “Lyrids don’t tend to leave long, glowing dust trains behind them as they streak through the Earth’s atmosphere, but they can produce the occasional bright flash called a fireball,” NASA notes.          Earth Day, Arbor Day and Passover and Easter, when they fall in April, are the month’s most prominent holidays.    And then there’s April Fools’ Day.    The French call someone duped by an April Fools' Day prank a "poisson d'Avril," or "April fish."    According to Steven Winick, folklorist at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, the name stems from the fact that "fish were plentiful and hungry in the spring, and thus easy to catch—an 'April fish' was more gullible than a fish at other times of the year."         On April 18, 1930, the BBC famously announced, “There is no news” during its evening radio broadcast.    According to the "BBC’s 90 x 90: The Full Set," the decision to play piano music instead of reading the news for 15 minutes was based on the conclusion that there was “nothing of significance that the public was meant to hear” that day.    That 1930 broadcast lineup also included two church services, a weather forecast, concert music, a poetry reading and sports bulletins.          🌿🌷👒🌷🌸🍓🦋🐝💐🐣…      In 2026, the personal computer market across macOS, Microsoft Windows, and Linux ecosystems has seen a mix of new hardware releases and evolving platforms rather than entirely new categories.     On the Windows side, manufacturers—particularly gaming brands like Alienware—have released refreshed high-performance laptops featuring next-generation Intel processors and NVIDIA RTX 50-series graphics, emphasizing power and premium features.     In the Linux space, new hardware has been more niche but still notable, including high-end desktops like System76’s redesigned Thelio Mira and continued development of Linux-based gaming systems such as Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, reflecting growing interest in alternative platforms.     2026 has also seen an expansion of Linux gaming distros like include Nobara Project, Garuda Linux, and Pop!_OS, offering pre-configured drivers, Steam, and performance tweaks for a ready-to-play experience.     I've installed Nobara Project on Linux boxes (read "Old Windows gaming PCs") with some success, although the Linux gaming experience still isn't up to Windows gaming standards for ease of use and system drivers that work 100% of the time.           In 2026, Apple Inc. has made a notable shift toward more affordable computing, highlighted by devices like the Mac mini with the M4 chip and the newly introduced MacBook Neo.     The Mac mini M4 continues to serve as Apple’s most accessible desktop, offering strong performance in a compact, relatively low-cost form factor, for BYO keyboard and display users.     Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo is an aggressive move into the budget laptop space, starting around $599 and targeting students and first-time buyers with a balance of solid performance and some reduced premium features although like other Apple laptops it sports an aluminum chassis available in several colors like the original iMac.     By using an iPhone-derived chip and simplifying hardware, Apple has been able to lower costs while still maintaining its ecosystem and design standards.     Together, these products signal a broader strategy: expanding beyond Apple’s traditional premium pricing to compete more directly with lower-cost Windows PCs and Chromebooks, while still keeping users within the Mac ecosystem.            ༄༄༄༄༄༄