Loucypher

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Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, not worth the risk

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Laptop for mother in law (lemmy.ml)
 

Will be brief, her laptop is EOL with windows 10 being discontinued. I have an old laptop laying around that I could repurpose for her. If I reimage with Windows 11 she would be familiar and her son who lives nearby could give her assistance from time to time but I have to install by creating a custom image via Rufus as the hardware of my laptop is not supposed to run Win11. If one day Micro$oft decides to drop unsupported devices she will be back with an unusable computer.

I could install Mint and she will likely be ok but I will be in charge of IT support if something goes sideways. She only needs OnlyOffice and an app to read and edit pdfs.

The reason I am posting here is to ask: how often did you had to help a family member with Mint? On my computers I never had issues as it pretty much is set and forget but I am far from the standard user. Can you share something that happened with you?

If I manage to get her on Mint she will pretty much be able to use that laptop up until the moment the machine will stop working or if she decides to get a new one. With windows she will be able to use it up until the vendor will decide otherwise.

And, last one, assuming I set Mint for her and considering I want to have near 0 chances to be called for issues, shall I go for LMDE or the standard edition?

Going to work now but will respond once I get back home

Help balancing convenience and privacy in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

The new Android makes it considerably more complicated to install apps that are not notarized

Atlassian goes cloud-only, customers face integration issues in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Are you counting in the cost of running on prem? Hardware, aircon, building security, electricity, hardware tech support?

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[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

That likely happens yes

Which Distros Are Doing Best Currently? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

LMDE comes with some nice packages that just make your life easier. It is basically Debian but… with sane defaults

Which Distros Are Doing Best Currently? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

LDME does not supports PPAs

Which Distros Are Doing Best Currently? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (9 children)

If you leave alone the haters, Ubuntu is doing great. Mint LDME also fantastic if you wish to have a rock solid base.

What's a random line from a movie that fans of it will instantly know? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

Cast it into the fire!!

What's a random line from a movie that fans of it will instantly know? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah Futurama

Kevin Boone: How de-Googled is Lineage OS? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

Very good read. Thanks for sharing!

Notion privacy respecting alternative in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Looks sick!

Notion privacy respecting alternative in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Loucypher@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

But considerably different compared to Obsidian in a lot of small ways. It was a deal breaker for me

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NixOS resuscitated a 2012 Macbook Air. This thing flies! I was NOT expecting that at all (lemmy.ml)
 

As per title, I am mind-blown by the speed and stability of NixOS on this "relic" in IT terms... On this machine i tested:

Distro Performance
Fedora MEGA slow
Ubuntu OKish
LDME Fast
Debian Fast
NixOS VERY Fast

And the best thing is that I can bring this config with me on any computer! Oh boy, I think i have fallen in love with NixOS

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e-waste go brrrrrrr (lemmy.ml)
 
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Btw (lemmy.ml)
 
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Home automation - why? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Loucypher@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I am failing to see the interest in having tons of IOT devices to manage, connect, segment, etc… Why would someone want to do it? To be clear, I have friends deep in it but… I still don’t understand. Can anyone try to explain the magic I am failing to see?

Edit: Thank you all for sharing your experiences! The ones I found more interesting are those that can easily translate in reducing or tracking consumption. The rest I hear but makes more sense when I look at it from an hobbyist perspective.

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