

At the same time, Ubuntu is so dumbed down thst certain things are impossible via the UI. I spent a whole day and 5 reinstalls to be able to install an encrypted OS next to another partition. This used to be trivial though the infstaller.


At the same time, Ubuntu is so dumbed down thst certain things are impossible via the UI. I spent a whole day and 5 reinstalls to be able to install an encrypted OS next to another partition. This used to be trivial though the infstaller.


I got an old desktop for 30 euros off of Facebook marketplace. If you look long enough, sometimes you find free laptops with broken screens that make for perfect servers.
Same. One single docker compose, and a dozen images. I get to take advantage of publicly available docker images too which makes managing and updating things a breeze.
Microsoft: Outlook Pro Colipot 360 (not related to Outlook, copilot, Office or xbox)
My favourite if the screenshot util scrot


This is also true for laptops BTW. I remember older Dell XPS laptops used to be super picky about USB-C dongles with
I think Facebook started doing that 15 years go. Lots of people were being scammed like that.
My government does this actually.


Hack the firmware. Kidding just use tape.
Yeah but MacOS has all the same security and group policy controls as windows.
I haven’t found a company that enforces windows of everyone. Seems ridiculous. I would sign the contract then simply require a Mac because I don’t know how to use Windows. IT be dammed.


I recently got into LPs. It’s slowly replacing the default home music source. It’s really satisfying to have solid physical media.
The fact this meme mentions Facebook should tell you approximately how old it is.


Because when you’re terminaling, you’re hacking, hence dark. When you’re emailing, you’re officeing, hence light.
God, modern male fashion is boring.
With Microsoft destroying it’s reputation for very long device support, I can only imagine they’ve also destroyed all trust in them from the embedded devices and outdoors hardware industry. These machines don’t get a lot of updates and it would suck to have to throw them away because software support ended.


Linux sucks because the problems are sometimes hard to solve and you have to solve them yourself. Windows and Mac suck because the ability to solve hard problems is actively being kept away from you by the gatekeepers.
I much prefer “hard to solve”.


It’s great to explore a new codebase for example.
Yes. Tech bros always seem to live in a bubble where everyone is like them.