Lenovo also sells older models for dirt cheap on their website sometimes.

Embrace, extend, extinguish.

The first thing I do with my isp provided modem is set it to bridge mode.

It’s been years since I moved from the electrical field, but anytime I’m in a new building I’m still looking at the ceiling to see where and how everything is installed.

I haven’t played Minecraft since they took it from me.

There’s a lot of issues with Rust taking more and more of the kernel. I’d like to see the whole kernel transitioned to Rust, but the project can’t stand still for that amount of time. Unless someone is willing to take that on, I think it’s better that Rust “stay in it’s lane”, as gross as that sounds.

That’s more what I mean. They won’t break the encryption, but at that point with physical access to my home/ computer/ servers, I have bigger problems.

There’s very little stored locally that could be worse than a situation where someone has physical access to my machine.

I used to, but it’s proven to be a pain more often than a blessing. I’m also of the opinion that if a bad actor capable of navigating the linux file system and getting my information from it has physical access to my disk, it’s game over anyway.

Yeah but that’s missing the flair required by people who spend their evenings adjusting the radial blur on the window borders.

In the modern day, sometimes it’s just nice to be able to say “I did that!”.

Same reason I look in the toilet.

I watched LTT for years, since we were the same age, and NCIX was my local computer shop.

I noticed a steep decline in quality as LMG got bigger, and a greater focus on personalities and entertainment rather than substance. There’s a market for that, and it appeals to the less knowledgeable or as an entry to tech as a hobby, or even people who just want tech-adjacent entertainment. I can’t deny the reach and impact this team has, but the content isn’t for me anymore.

Ok fair enough, but I’m under the impression these files existed before the source control was implemented.

I guess it’s all up to how the program handles existing files.

I’m not great at English, but “discard all changes” shouldn’t ever mean “Delete”.

Fill some plastic bones from Walmart with some shot pellets.

Yes, if the issue was a moral one. This issue, however, is a legal one.

It sucks if well meaning people are caught up in this, but it also sucks if you’re living in the aggressor state of an ongoing war.

My younger friend asked why some old cars had a piece of plexiglass on the front of the hood.

I had to explain that thirty years ago, in this area, you would drive through enough bugs in a day to cover your windscreen. The bug shield would help deflect them. It was a pretty grim lunch after that.

I left windows years ago. I only need it for a couple really restrictive apps, so I dual boot, but I only boot in every few months.

I stopped playing games that use aggressive anticheat as well. 99% of the games I was playing work great, all I lost really was Fortnite and destiny 2, which is worth my sanity dealing with Windows nonsense.

I e been telling people who switch to; think of it like moving house. When you move to a new house, the bathroom isn’t in the same place and the kitchen is different, it’s up to you whether the new location is better or not. If you expect your new house to have all the same rooms in all the same places as your old house you’ll always be disappointed the whole time. Linux is a different house, pick a house that suits your needs and you’ll be happy.

Imo, your biggest enemy here is going to be battery life. I bought a sale-priced Lenovo t14s and I always keep a battery back in my bag just in case.

With a low power profile, having Eclipse open, a web browser to view slides/ documents and Logseq for notes my battery lasts most of the day but if I forget to charge it, it’s a pain to use pen and paper for notes.

An older laptop will have a degraded battery, and you really want maximum lifetime with multiple classes in a day.

In 2003 I learned to drive in a 1986 Hyundai Pony. The breaking point was when I got a stop sign on a slight incline and my dad had to get out while I floored it so the car could get moving again.