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    Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.
    I have Arch installed on an Ideapad Slim 3 and it also doesn't have working internal audio. Bluetooth audio works and I'm reasonably...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.
    The 2000 to XP crossover was a weirder time period than you'd probably guess. A lot of big organizations weren't just switching their...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Something Random.
    The Windows News widget is giving me air quality alerts today. We really are living in the worst possible timeline.
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Ryzen.
    I don't have a KillAWatt but specs say it tops out at 55W if you crank up all the performance settings in the firmware. Extremely...
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    Mercutio replied to the thread Ryzen.
    I gave up on using my HX 370 mini desktop as a VM host and I've changed it into a sort of ultimate fat client PC and even my main...
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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...
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    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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