elucubra

joined 3 years ago
[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The whole minimum HW requirements is so bullshit. I have a stick pc and a tablet with some Atom CPU, 2Gb RAM, that run W10 reasonably well. No rockets and will probably choke on many apps, but for web stuff (just don't keep more than 2-3 tabs open) media playing, and light stuff they are surprisingly capable. I have installed Antix Linux on one, and it's a really capable machine.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Actually, if your mom uses a computer it WILL fuck your mom.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Regular Windows, with Chris Titus' decrapifier after install will leave you with a pretty streamlined Windows without the bullshit.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I've been using Linux since it was a diskette install (Slackware). I've used all main Linux flavors over the years, and for the last few years I've lived in Mint, because lazy. I'm now on CachyOS. It fucking rocks. Like wow level.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Just dual boot. No need for a separate device.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

No. Network connectivity just works unless you have some really esoteric hardware. I just installed a USB wifi ax 5400, total overkill for my telco router. CachyOS just took it in stride. Most apps, including many Window apps install painlessly. The moment Linux sees an .exe, it launches wine and installs the app.

Right now it's mostly "just works" most people use office and internet apps anyway.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Install alongside. Dual boot. Happily play and try Linux without anxiety.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

That is always a possibility, but their track record is solid for now

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

manifest only applies to extensions. Vivaldi's adblocker is built in.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

True, but one of the better options.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, very rarely do tradespeople get rich, but most I know live very, very comfortably, don't have insane hours or overtime, unless they provide emergency services, which usually pay insanely by the hour, have absolute job security. One of my son's buddies is an Electrical engineer. He quit his job at a corpo, took the certification exam, and became an electrician. Makes way more that as an engineer, and has much higher QOL.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What are these posts? Used to see them all the time in Reddit. Some kind of encoded message?

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