Mercutio's latest activity
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Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.No harm done. At least you didn't misconfigure sendmail or accidentally alter routing tables to point to the tertiary backup ISDN line... -
Mercutio replied to the thread Laptop time?.If I remember right, that site uses 10th gen i3 NUCs with 8GB RAM. Very modest systems but entirely capable of doing day to day work...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Windows 11.Also in the name of BS no one asked for, MS365 users are getting a bunch of new widgets to do things like Mail and Calendar, replacing...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Laptop time?.That is a configuration I'd like to see. Are the enforced GPOs/Intune Policies absolutely absurd somehow? Shit tons of compliance...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Laptop time?.8GB is absolutely acceptable for a low-spec client device, even with a half dozen browser tabs and Excel. Don't ask me about Outlook or...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.Sometimes the order that OSS projects does in fact seem pretty goofy. Guessing Chromebooks have funky sound to skip out of paying...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Laptop time?.As a counterpoint, the fact that millions of mainstream notebooks (not Chromeboos) with deeply crappy Celerons still get sold for more...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.Yes, we used to segregate /var, although one of the biggest reasons to do so was that mail spools live there if your system was running...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.Segregating /home from your other data is a pretty good idea regardless. It's a lot easier to switch your OS when you know your user...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Laptop time?.Something I have just realized is that there really aren't contemporary, budget Intel notebooks any more. There are some Celeron-grade...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.It's easier to remote in to a session that's on a single coherent system than to try something like that. I've never had good luck with...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Mirrorless Cameras (MILC) and Lenses.I picked up a Meike 35/2 lens for my A7iii for $160. I am actually shocked how well it works for such a low cost camera lens. It has an...
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Mercutio replied to the thread Basic, non-subscription software for Windows 11.Libraries are full of woke and thoughtcrime and if you can find a librarian under 50 who isn't at least secretly a blue-haired queer (he...
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Mercutio replied to the thread SSDs - State of the Product?.There's a giant "it depends" that's based on your expected workload. Do you need fast burst transfers or sustained IOPs? I bought 4x...
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I like having sed around. Keeps reminding me of all the stuff I used to know and keep updated in the grey matter, but no longer have to...
