One big issue with retail computers coming with Linux is the kickbacks from the Windows ecosystem.

Things like AV trials and MS Office. I don’t know if they break even or make a profit on all the bloatware from a Windows based sale.

Wired is king.

If I gotta do wireless I get one with a RF dongle/base.

Astro A50 Wireless. Needs a dongle but it’s waaaay more stable than any bluetooth headset. Both on range and audio quality.

Use case:

I want to set it up in my home so husband and 2 kids can access and share within GOG TOS.

Is there a feature to automatically download installers and patch files from GOG to the server?

Seems like a good feature to have to maintain an offline library.

I hate this about new laptops…

I miss the old switch on the bottom.

Idk… He’s missing the /s

It seems satire tho.

Thinkpad X280?

LENOVO ThinkPad X280 12.5 LCD Ultrabook - Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) i5-8250U Quad-core (4 Core) 1.60 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (English) - (Renewed) Title https://a.co/d/4ylP22d

+1 for yt-dlp

And I LOVE that USB-C is uni-directional.

I tend to buy 90° connectors for all the things and it’s such a treat that USB-C is well designed.

Systemwide RFC-3339 Dateformat

I meant RFC3339

Rfc3339 plus kebab case for many things

2024-09-01_lname-fname-resume.pdf

Support should be 5 years after End of Life or end of Manufacturing date.

Nice addition of solution.

In time Lemmy will replace reddit for tech questions. Give it a few years!

Last PC I built was fractal and it was a dream. Amazing quality.

I specialize in Azure admin.

Sounds like this might be by design to ensure secure connections.

Using AVD as a bastion replacement.

Only option with similar security would be VPN into the vnet and just ssh normally.

1. AVD as a jumpbox
2. Bastion (costly solution)
3. VPN then SSH/RDP

Can you clarify on how NixOS is great for selfhosting? I was going to do mint.

I remember those days, but this was before Microtransactions and battlepasses.

Back then when you bought a game it was complete and you owned it…

In that case they should’ve added AI based mod tools instead of just turning them off.

I just started messing with linux on an old laptop. Tried VNC and got annoyed. Switched to xRDP and it works as intended but performance is lackluster on a local network.

Anyone have thoughts or tips?

As shown by a Microsoft employee opening a bug for FFPEG for issues with Teams…

Maybe fix it yourself and contribute or donate to the cause?

The problem with this is loopholes.

What’s to stop a parent company from starting a private sub company for IT needs and contract out the work?

BAM there goes the anti stock thing.

I say free for personal/private use but not for commercial would be a better license.

Costs are dumb cheap for single seat but increases as seats goes up.