https://www.localsearch.com.au/guides/landscape-supplies/what-is-blue-metal

“It’s called blue metal since it has a blue colour.”

That explains the blue, but not the metal…

Thanks, I ended up going with virt-manager and it was relatively easy

alquicksilver for president

I used to provide tech support for the family, and tried to move them to Linux to make them easier to support (similar simple use cases)

Thry weren’t interested so now requests for help get a genuine “Sorry, I don’t use Windows so I can’t help”

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/a-patch-microsoft-spent-2-years-preparing-is-making-a-mess-for-some-linux-users/

I haven’t booted into Windows since

What do you use to run the VM? I run Mint and have been meaning to get a Windows VM up but there are too many options

Agreed, see also

https://slrpnk.net/post/14138900

Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime? (2009)

I think you’re right about the area

This page (google translated) suggests they are either mown fields, duck hunting areas, or areas disrupted and monitored for the effect on bees

Interestingly, I think the second photo from the carousel on your link shows one of these areas