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From: James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu>
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Subject: Re: xxd -i vs DIY Was: C23 thoughts and opinions
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 14:07:00 -0400
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On 29/05/2024 18:27, Malcolm McLean wrote:
> On 29/05/2024 13:10, David Brown wrote:
>>
>> It wasn't the cheapest available, and 64 GB memory (and 4 TB SSD) 
>> don't come free.  (And I buy these bare-bones.  Machines with Windows 
>> "pre-installed" are often cheaper because they are sponsored by the 
>> junk-ware and ad-ware forced on unsuspecting users.)
>>
> Yes, I got a job at Cambridge which didn't work out (Cantab dons, much
> less tolerant people then their counterparts at another university, but
> that's another story). And I was given a brand new Windows machine, and
> told that we had to use Linux. So I installed a Linux version which ran
> on top of Windows. No good, I was told. Might cause problems with that 
> "interesting" set up. ...

They're quite right in that regard, as I can testify from personal
experience.

> ... So I had to scrub a brand new version of Windows. 
> It felt like the most extravagant waste.

Keep in mind that, as David pointed out, the "waste" was probably
negative. You got a better price on the machine than you would have
otherwise, and erasing that malware gave you more space to put useful
stuff on your machine.