I’ve personally only ever heard the term “dotfiles” used in the context of a collection of customized config files. To be honest I can’t remember ever hearing a term used for .* files/folders in general, outside of maybe “hidden directories”? Granted, it could also just be that we’re existing in different bubbles.

Loosely yes, but I rarely see anyone expound on it beyond “It’s bloated and therefore bad”. I also rarely see specific criticisms outside of that like journalctl being slow or using a binary format for log files.

This is by far the most nuanced critique of systemd I’ve ever seen. I don’t fully agree with its conclusions personally, but I think it makes a lot of good and valid points about its architecture and its flaws. It feels like such a breath for fresh air in comparison to the most vocal anti-systemd types who vaguely and angrily gesture at “scope creep” and refuse to elaborate further.

Ironically enough, “Like you potatoes?” Is essentially how the question would be asked in modern German (“Mögen Sie Kartoffeln?”).

There’s a foreign tax credit up to a certain amount, so for most people you wouldn’t end up owing anything to the US govt if working abroad.