Any version of Windows since 1995 has been more polished, production-ready and user-friendly than any Linux distro ever made. That's obvious to anybody who has installed both of them on the same machine.Are Linux users just lying about their distros being a better experience than a Windows installation?
>>107680439>I guess you never heard of Windows ME (Millennium Edition)nobody installed that
>>107657868fuck yourself, jay
>>107675290more polished than Linux
>>107680393that's literally all gnome issues. install a real DE like KDE
>>107689626>install a real DE like KDEstill buggyBoth KDE and GNOME are going to get BTFO by Google's Linux desktop OS next year.
I am currently in possession of a Dell Precision 5550 my school gave me and didn't ask for back; this happened 1.5-2 years ago so I forgot I even had it. I would like to use this as a personal laptop to replace my old desktop; however, the BIOS is locked, and it is running heavily restricted Windows, making it practically just a web browser.I have already read a fair bit about how this is difficult but all info regarding actually unlocking it doesn't work--any advice? Is there a reliable way to do this without having to do anything to the BIOS chips? I am fairly technical but currently do not have access to the required tools for soldering/chip flashing. I do not have a USB-C flashdrive, but since I can't even open BIOS boot order due to admin lock, I doubt it would work.Laptop model: Dell Precision 5550Bios Version: 1.22.0BIOS Mode: UEFICPU: i7-10750HGPU: Quadro T2000 (Max-Q Design)RAM: 32GiBShould this be unfeasible/too painful, I am thinking of buying a ThinkPad P53 as an alternative.I can provide more specifics if need be.
Ask the school it deparment or give it back tyrone
>>107689375>I did the unlock in Lenovo X 250 a few years ago by short-circuit two branches in some chip to hard reset bios.That has been changed in later versions--see https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubleshooting-hardware-devices-and-electronics-theory/troubleshooting-laptops-tablets-and-mobile-devices/bios-requests-only/91555-bios-guides-methods-resources-and-tools#post1622423
>>107684663Wait, Debian is signed to work with the default Microsoft keys that are preloaded? Seems to me you could have that boot until it's to something you have control of and then kexec something else if you really want to.
>>107689440>>>107684663>Wait, Debian is signed to work with the default Microsoft keys that are preloaded? Seems to me you could have that boot until it's to something you have control of and then kexec something else if you really want to.Technically, yes, Debian's shim is signed with Microsoft's 3rd-party UEFI key, meaning it *can* boot under Secure Boot--but only if the firmware still has the Microsoft 3rd-party key "enrolled", which I doubt is the case here since this is specifically locked down.
>>107689303>I am currently using 11GiB ram and 16 GiB swapYou should be arrested for abusing your SSD like that.
Post hardware you think looks nice
The OG cisco logo was kino
When do you decide to buy a new laptop if you know the next year there will be a better one and the year afterwards an even better one? Why don't you wait next year for the better models? When do you put the cutout?When do you decide that "okay, the model this year is the one I'm buying and I will totally not regret my decision when newer models are released." Because it never ends.
>He doesn't know
A idiot admire complexity.A genius admire simplicity.
>>107688624macos has an api for that only retarded devs don't use it.
>>107690023show me how you transfer all your data, setting and programs to a new linux machine in one click
>>107690033you drag them to trash
>>107688718It can't be solved easily since it can't be enforced by the OS without breaking a shit ton of software, and some snowflake is inevitably going to break convention out of laziness or ignorance.
>>107690075Fuck your backwards compatible. Go dig a hole and climb in it while the rest of the world moves on.
ITT we post pre-2010 tech memes.I'll start:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxaCOHT0pmI
Which RSS extension do you use?I just realize mine is abandoned for years
I don't use RSS extension anymore.You can host Miniflux, FreshRSS, Commafeed or yarr though
What's /g/'s opinion on Mental Outlaw? I've been a fan of his for a long long time, he's the one that made me privacy conscious and made me switch to Linux. I remember once reading in one of his comment sections that he was "bullied off /g/" by some guy, is this true? Also, if you're seeing this thread Kenny, hi!
>>107670858I don't like what I see. Uses too much toner to print out the video.
>>107686420he looks arab though
>>107670858I don't see the appeal, it's the most surface level privacy analysis that would make any who has been longer than a year on /g/ roll his eyes.
>>107673783Luke Smith's greatest sin is visibly being a midwit, and him trying too hard to fit into what's considered cool on a Siberian Mental Outlaw X Distrotube fanfiction writing forum.
>>107681405One day when you finally workup the courage to ask a gay black man out, you'll be talking all about BBC as he nervously goes "haha yeah fo real", and when the moment of truth comes and you're waiting for the size you've fetishizing all this time, he pulls down his pants only to reveal a 5" erection. You'll cope not to ruin the moment, but then you'll hear more about him 'switch things up' and eventually "hey why don't you be da massa dis time."
>Read the sticky: >>105076684>GNU/Linux questions >>>/g/fglt>Windows questions >>>/g/fwt>PC building? >>>/g/pcbg>Programming questions >>>/g/dpt>Obsolete laptops >>>/g/tpg>Cheap electronics >>>/g/csg>Server questions >>>/g/hsg>Buying headphones >>>/g/hpg>How to find/activate any version of Windows?https://rentry.org/installwindowsPrevious: >>107647018
>>107690039search menu at the top gives you options where to search
>>107690039you have to remove folders from the search indexhttps://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/120452-add-remove-excluded-folders-search-indexer-windows-10-a.html
>>107690047Damn it's really that simple, now I feel stupid..>>107690057Thanks for the help too anon. Sometimes I do need to search through all subfolders so I wouldn't wanna permanently disable them like that tho
>>107686859tagspaces?>>107689860I don't use 4chanX (or any other userscripts, just the inline extension), so maybe there's something there. Or just browser differences or PEBKAC.
>>107690095yeah that's possible; I forgot how native extension works; I use 4chanX, It auto clicks on get captcha too
Linus himself as said that if BSD wasn't in the legal situation it was in the early 90s he would have never made his kernel. What do you think the world would be like if BSD was being used for supercomputers and android and /g/ rather than linux? Would Free/Open/Dragonfly/NetBSD still exist or would eveyone just be using 4.3BSD/386BSD?
If you're one of those people with a severely autistic disdain for GNU, you'd probably love it. Otherwise it'd be the same bullshit but worse.
>>107690139cuck license
Made in USA editionHow to request advice:>Location (since pricing and availability may vary)>Budget>What exactly you're looking for (be as detailed as possible)>Previous gear and your thoughts on it>Open back wired headphones• Hifiman HE400se• Sennheiser HD 560S• Sennheiser HD 6XX (US)• FiiO FT1 Pro>Closed back wired headphones• Shure SRH440A/SRH840AComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>107688678It's still better than anything inside a PC
>>107688191If you like the Harman target or EQing to it, yeah
>>107688678Those amplify for headphones . Not line level so it wont sound the best
>>107689084Turn down your real DAC -6dB and check how much difference it makes. Spoiler: None. Even with good equipment it barely makes a measurable difference other than gross voltage, which presumably a decent amp has enough gain that it isn't a problem.
bampu desu
> - there's plenty of other training data in the worldSo you'd best keep working for free to provide fodder to feed big tech's AI machines, because if you don't someone else will.
>Won't slow down If it isn't slowing down AI or big tech why are you bitching about it? I would argue the fact that it was even brought up means its an issue for them.
mornin' retards and alikeprev >>107602756
>>107648028what is this? gnome? it looks kino
>>107687612Thank you so much!You have a knack for photography. Please explore this hobby further.
macbook user using winderps due to macfaggotry overload
I don't think I have ever changed from the default background for any of my computers.
>>107648028can you post your wallpaper please?
Every single influential streamer and content creator is now anti-AI.Fuck yeah.
Isn't that the "race mixing is good for you!" guy?
>>107689094They are way ahead of the cheating game with click bots and what have you. they don’t want some who to create fake personas that are more entertaining and informative (with more bots). Thoughbeit they already exist
>>107689052Meanwhile, in the real world, every trad and manly e-daddy on youtube is promoting AI, because it's the future.
>>107689052Corporate elites see it as the second coming of Jesus but as usual fail to see how others might feel about something.I swear it's almost like lacking empathy is a qualification for those executive roles.
>>107690077
Where to find maybe larger tutorial for http://tululoo.com as it's manual are,sparse(but enough I suppose(maybe)(actually, I had to figure many myself))Especially those including enough to make like, console games, or current games. >Maybe like, multiplayer, or>At least >Name genre>Name console>Gb>Gbc>Pc88>Etc
