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Ok yes you should switch to linux for the lack of ads, spyware, bloatware, copilot, and general microslop bullshit but also!! You should switch to linux for the fun and the joyous and the whimsy because you get to do all forms of computer shenanigans and customize and make your computer as silly as you want :3

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virus that forcibly uninstalls windows or mac os or whatever from your pc and installs linux without your consent. forcefemming your pc

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So as I learned this morning, none of the accounts on here who are named "Official" are the official account holders for [Insert your favorite flavor of Linux Distro]. They're just harvesting follows from the few of us who care about that nerdy shit. Fool me once. Shame on.

Touché, you silly bitches. It's quite shitty but you know, tell me what isn't anymore on the world wide web?

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this is so messed up

@nixos-official did you know about this ???

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spreading awareness

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Linux sex

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Wow this is certified crazy

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Whoa, really?

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PSA for all computer owners: Running Windows is actually extremely unhealthy for them!

In the wild, before they were domesticated, computers actually ran exclusively Unix and Unix-like operating systems. While Windows is distantly related to Unix (as seen by its vestigal /etc/ folder), it's not actually a healthy or natural environment for your computer.

Unix has sadly gone extinct due to overhunting and excessive breeding. There are only a few very old individuals left in the world, and the species is slowly dying out. Responsible computer owners should therefore switch to a certified biological and fair-trade Unix derivative like BSD or Solaris, or a Linux distribution of their choice. There are many flavors to try out! I recommend getting a few, and seeing which your computer likes best! But no matter which you pick, I promise that it'll be much happier and more vital than before!

MacOS can be fine for certain breeds, but not for others. If your computer's fur has a little marking that looks like an apple, it should be okay, but I'd still recommend Linux for a long and happy life!

lifelessdaughterofthesun-deacti

bunnies tip: you can download a bunnies 🐇 from a githop repository

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the audacity. lol.

cpu sockets: LGA or PGA?

LGA

PGA

Voting ended onJun 5

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“Linux Mint is often noted for its ease of use, out-of-the-box functionality, and appeal to desktop users.”

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i have a suggestion

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xenia linux can do anything to me I need her

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Anyway general PSA on this scam, which is common on Amazon but certainly not exclusive to it:

It is possible to take small SD cards and USB drives and other types of storage and make them look like they are bigger than they are. This isn't just selling mislabeled items; the card itself is "fooled" into thinking it's bigger than it is. Checking its properties will return the fake size, because the device itself believes that it is that size. They can be tested by writing and retrieving large amounts of data to them, and then checking to see if any of it got corrupted; there are programs to do this automatically but unfortunately I don't know where to get them.

Once you go over the device's actual size, it might start deleting data at random, but more often (and in my case) it gets confused and says it needs reformatted. Reformatting it will make it work again, but only until you get back up to its actual size. It might be tempting to keep using these and just taking note of the actual size and staying under it, but there's really nothing to stop the device from trying to write data to a part of the storage that doesn't exist, so it's not worth the risk. Also, these devices have been tampered with by someone trying to scam you; there is absolutely no way to be sure there's not malware of some sort on the device. Best to stop using them as soon as you realize.

An important note: I purchased this SD card directly from the manufacturer's Amazon storefront. I still got scammed. This is not because the manufacturer is scamming people, probably, but because of the way Amazon handles orders with their warehouses, which is sort of difficult to explain. But basically the item I got was probably not one provided to Amazon by the manufacturer, but by someone else. The risk of being scammed can be mitigated (though not entirely eliminated) by purchasing this sort of thing at a brick and mortar store, and not online. Better yet, buy straight from the manufacturer's website.

Here's a video from Atomic Shrimp on YouTube with more information about this scam. He explains how I probably got scammed even though I bought from the manufacturer's storefront.

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BTW, just to make sure everyone knows, this isn't just some internet rando commenting on her observations on the internet.

They are an Assistant Professor of Media Industries at New York University and literally just finished writing The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal, a book on the history of the computer industry in the 70s.