Re: "reshapes GNOME in the image of Windows 11"
I wonder if that's why Microsoft haven't gone after the Wubuntu project? I noticed just now they've rebranded it to Winux, or is it me?
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I'm a millennial, I use Linux since early 2000's. I can write scripts (not BIND, mind) and I'm not scared of CLI.I will give stuff a big go on my own if I get stuck rather than ask for help first.
I pulled my stereo system apart at age 6 and started soldering at 8. Love tech to bits, and I'm an introvert :)
I learned about ground loops back in the Xbox 360 days. I used to mod the DVD drive firmware through the SATA of a Shuttle PC. When you did this you had to ground the 360's metal chassis to the PC case (in my case using a metal coathanger) as the Xbox used a floating ground inside its PSU, there was no ground pin on the kettle lead to the mains socket. The DVD drives had to be powered from the console as they used a proprietary connector for power. One day I hadn't realised the coat hanger had slipped out. The SATA ports on the Shuttle I used for modding stopped working permanently, only the IDE worked from then on!
The Shuttle soldiered on for a good 6 years after that, even without working SATA!
"So the british government doesnt give free healthcare and other social programs ?
THe British gov "gives" far more to its people than the American gov."
It isn't "free". It's paid for by TAXES, lol. There's no such thing as a free lunch, it is paid for by someone down the line!
Linux Mint is also SO LIGHT on resources that my ASUS TUF FA507UV's fans never come on in balanced power mode, unless I start using CPU threads running several torrents or video editing in OpenShot. In Windows the fans seem to never stop, or the SSD activity light stop blinking at idle!
Linux is awesome. Been using Mint since v2.2 (Bianca) as a second OS. Now at v22 it's going to be my daily driver come next year!
Trying to push small engines too hard to meet performance AND emissions. You can't have your cake AND eat it. Modern laptops are another example. Thin, light, too powerful, with sub par cooling. Even Alienware's new m18 R2 machine has 4 fans, and STILL idles at 60 deg C!
Their arrogant stance on Archive.org pisses me off. They are allowed to scrape and save whatever sites they want from the Internet, but users are not allowed to download content from Archive.org? F*** off, twats! I add them to robots.txt every site I build, fecking hypocrites.
Preach it Gene! The world expects everyone to be extroverted, but we're all not. I don't always like striking up convos with randoms, as being an introvert I've been sucked in to narcissistic relationships with damaging manipulation. If I'm stuck in a taxi with someone who creeps me out, I'm looking for an escape. This is why I learnt to drive instead of relying on public transport/taxis. If I give people rides, it's ones I know and trust and WANT to socialise with. And I'm a guy, not a woman.
"defects with early Raptor Lake batches, which stems from oxidized vias."
Reminds me of the issues with WD hard drives and oxidised pads for the headstack contacts on their PCB's. Drives would fail to initialize, and appear to have surface or head failure. However, cleaning the headstack contacts with vinegar or an eraser would fire them straight into life. This would have to be repeated every so often. They didn't tin or plate contacts back then, now they do, they no longer suffer.
I don't like in this day and age how people with autism and ADHD etc are being branded as having "superpowers" to make them feel special. It's an illness that hinders their development, not something to be celebrated. A superhero wouldn't constantly be late, forget things, misplace things, or have massive anxiety, that is, if they were real anyway, which they're not.
"many of the USB sticks actually contained microSD cards that had been mounted onto the circuit board and were being managed by an external controller chip."
This sounds like the way those scammy drives are built on WISH and AliExpress that YouTuber SMOOREZ regularly buys to alert people!
Instead of being like Donald Trump and denying everything, if Fujitsu and the Post Office would have worked together properly, swallowed their pride, and said, "We are aware of a number of issues. We will look into them, and work with you".
None of this would have happened.