GreenVulpine

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I was gifted an iPad for Christmas a few years back and quickly found out there's nothing you can do on it without either looking at ads or paying a subscription. I returned it before the factory battery charge ran out.

Their TVs will connect to open networks without asking you. Perhaps the fridges do the same.

Yes, software on F-droid is free and reviewed for anti-features before publishing. Google Play has the worst, ad ridden, dark pattern filled, data guzzling, subscription packed, commercial slop with no real oversight on what gets published. Malware frequently gets on the Play Store, never heard of it being a problem on F-Droid.

I've found AM4/AM5 boards will still boot Linux without a discrete or integrated GPU, running a GPUless CPU, not an APU.

I find it's the opposite nowadays. I run Kubuntu LTS on an all AMD system and most Steam games just work out of the box. No tinkering with the OS, takes 15 minutes to install and set up.

Compared to the hours and hours of battling Windows to get it to a usable state. Drivers, removing bloat, hunting for exes on the internet, dealing with low quality commercial software, etc. Then you get to do it all over again when a major update drops.

Performance is better on Linux too, I noticed a good 10-20% FPS uplift in some games. Found a random CPU review showing everything is slower under Windows. https://www.phoronix.com/review/windows-linux-amd-9950x-9950...

The malware is Windows 11 itself. It's an official Microsoft thing https://rewards.bing.com/sweepstakes/million/about You might not have seen it if the giveaway is not available in your region or if you are using an Enterprise/debloated version.

They had a $5 off a $20 purchase promo on eBay recently. I imagine they'd make similar offers on other platforms too.

Aero is leaps and bounds more aesthetically pleasing and easier to work with than flat crap. Sooo glad we don't have to suffer more of that after a decade+.

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The mental gymnastics to make ad blocking seem immoral are insane.

Not exactly HNers. Most likely bots or at the very least paid shills.

No need for a license. Just activate it with one of the many activation scripts around.

It is always ethical to pirate Microsoft software. The unethical thing is giving them more money for this slop.

Not much. They are Chinese spying apparatus nowadays.

Why would they be wireless? For a device that stays in one position on my desk all the time that's utterly pointless. There are only downsides - having to charge it, signal issues, potentially lower security.

And you can have the same for a similar price in the States. The US cellular market is quite good. Have a look at Canada if you want to see what a cartel looks like.

You could call that a feature making payments easier for customers! All 3DS does is protect the banks by inconveniencing consumers since banks are responsible for fraud.