Posts by Basmman63

New Intel boss is all about ‘deleveraging’ the x86 giant

Re: De-laborating.

"Resource Action", anyone ?

IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI

Same, Same

Same old B.S. from IBM. Culling it's people and sinking further to the bottom.

Why users still couldn't care less about Windows 11

Re: Over the years

Try Notepadqq. Basically, the same thing and available natively on many distros, or as a Flatpak. No need for snap nonsense.

Fedora 41: A vast assortment, but there's something for everyone

Fedora here

For me, it's not so much about the Distro anymore. It's all about the desktop environment and apps. As a long-time KDE user, I can use any of a dozen different distros and the look and feel will be identical. Underneath the covers, there are a few differences, of course, such as package manager, update process, installed apps and perhaps some subtle differences in directory structure. I can, and have run Kubuntu, Manjaro KDE, MX KDE, Neon, openSuSE, Debian or Fedora KDE, and you would be hard-pressed to notice any differences visually. I can install all the same apps, I normally use, on any of them, either directly or via flatpaks. Initial setup and config may vary slightly, but ultimately, it's all the same.

Right now, my primary desktop happens to be on Fedora 41 KDE with ext4. I have 3 other systems in the house, for various purposes. 1 is on Manjaro KDE and the other 2 are on Kubuntu. They all look and feel the same. So as I said, it's not about the distro, it's all about the DE.

IBM, Kyndryl again once sued for age discrimination – this time by its own VPs

Same Old Behavior

Just another day at IBM / Kyndryl.

IBM Consulting is done playing around, orders immediate return to office

Re: IBM ...

I've Been Misled

I've Been Moved

I've Been Micromanaged

etc.....

iPhone 15 is too hot to handle – and not in any good way

Re: Don't worry

Yes, with the phone only allowed to run at 25% of its capability.

Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history

Re: Enhanced Ad Privacy ..

This. Simple.

When it comes to Linux distros, one person's molehill is another's mountain

Linux Desktop

Loooong time Linux user here (25 years). I have tried them all. Mandrake, Redhat/Fedora, SuSe, Slackware, Debian and all it's derivatives, MX, PCOS-Linux, KDE Neon, and many more. The last few years I have been using Manjaro KDE. It suits me perfectly, is super reliable and has the best hardware detection in the business. I hate GNOME with a passion and will not use any distro, based on it. I have always preferred KDE, for its functionality and configurability.

Every once in a while I get itchy feet and try something else, but I always end up coming back to Manjaro. Not saying this is for everyone, but it's perfect for me. I have setup other family members with Mint or Zorin, because they're simpler and suit non-technical people more.

Essentially, there is no single distro that fits everybody. Best option is to tryout a few and find the one that works for you.

Next-gen Thunderbolt capable of 120Gbps for 8K displays

Re: What the fuck is a meter?

This. Americans tend to spell things as they sound. Makes a lot of sense, in most cases.

Laugh all you want. There will be a year of the Linux desktop

Been using it for a long time

It's been the year of the Linux desktop around here, for at least 15 years. Have used (or tried) them all. Used Mandrake KDE, for a few years, then SuSE/openSuSE KDE for a few years. For the last 3 or 4 years, I've been on Manjaro KDE. It's quite simply, the best. Everything just works... printing, scanning, office (LibreOffice or onlyOffice), GIMP, Kodi, SMB to my NAS boxes. I have Win10 in a Virtualbox VM, but can't remember the last time I fired it up.

Thunderbird for mail, Vivaldi or Firefox for web. There's nothing I really need Windoze for.