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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: cpu-x
Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 01:41:12 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-05-17, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 May 2024 14:06:25 -0400, DFS wrote:
>
>> On 5/17/2024 12:46 PM, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>> On Fri, 17 May 2024 12:06:49 -0400, DFS wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 5/17/2024 11:14 AM, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 17 May 2024 13:41:10 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2024-05-17, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 May 2024 03:04:45 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-15, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:34 +0000, RonB wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-14, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 13 May 2024 22:54:36 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13 May 2024 12:14:27 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ... explain how it is the _software_ that is making them
>>>>>>>>>>>>> money,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and not the _support_ for that software.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It is the support that is making the money. That is the point,
>>>>>>>>>>>> after all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ever heard of “give away the razor, sell the razorblades”?
>>>>>>>>>>>> That’s how Free Software works.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So, it would be beneficial to open-source developers to make
>>>>>>>>>>> sure that their software breaks easily and crashes, so as to
>>>>>>>>>>> sell the support. Gotcha.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, that would be brilliant, because customers would flock by
>>>>>>>>>> the droves to useless, crap software... But you may have
>>>>>>>>>> something, people keep using crap Microsoft Windows even though
>>>>>>>>>> their "customers" are really Microsoft's unpaid beta testers.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They use Windows because it's what they got on the computer they
>>>>>>>>> purchased which cost less than a similar Mac. Considering how
>>>>>>>>> Windows can run on just about any hardware and support every
>>>>>>>>> third-party peripheral they plug into it, they are not likely to
>>>>>>>>> seek out an alternative, even if it crashes a few times. It also
>>>>>>>>> has the largest library of software, and tons of experts can be
>>>>>>>>> found on the web to help them with any technical problem they
>>>>>>>>> have,
>>>>>>>>> free of charge. Those are real benefits, no matter how much one
>>>>>>>>> hates Windows.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I find a lot better support for Linux on the Internet than I do
>>>>>>>> for Windows. There are a LOT of people who'll tell you how to fix
>>>>>>>> Windows...
>>>>>>>> only problem is, none of it EVER works. When my wife's old
>>>>>>>> computer BSOD'd (twice during upgrades) I found (and tried) about
>>>>>>>> 20 "solutions,"
>>>>>>>> none of which worked.
>>>>>>>> The second time I went to what actually worked sooner — using a
>>>>>>>> Linux Live[B USB to download her data and rebuild the computer
>>>>>>>> from scratch. I could be a great Windows support expert... I've
>>>>>>>> already memorized the three Rs,
>>>>>>>> "Reboot. Reboot. Rebuild."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (Again this is from a years back and I will admit that wife has
>>>>>>>> had a lot less trouble since then. Although I still have to reset
>>>>>>>> her network something or other when it slows to crawl on the
>>>>>>>> Internet (what is that crap?). And I still think Windows is the
>>>>>>>> most convoluted crap OS ever made.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are three issues I can imagine for the slow Internet: 1) an
>>>>>>> IP mismatch caused by a crappy TP-Link router (I've had this
>>>>>>> issue), 2) terrible Wi-Fi hardware such as the chips made by
>>>>>>> MediaTek, 3) too much distance and interference between her
>>>>>>> computer and the router. If you have a cheap TP-Link router, get
>>>>>>> rid of that thing. Their more expensive models are fine, but the
>>>>>>> one selling for around $30 causes a lot of chaos.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a TP-Link router and it works well because the computers,
>>>>>> except for one room, are connected via LAN cables. I think TP-Link
>>>>>> routers can't handle a lot of WiFi traffic — they overheat. But the
>>>>>> Gigabyte Ethernet ports seem to be rock solid. There's computers in
>>>>>> nine locations in this house. Fortunately, when they ran the phone
>>>>>> cables they used CAT 5, so I just re-terminated the cables to CAT 5
>>>>>> jacks, added five, cheap ($7 Gigabyte switches) and ran some CAT 5
>>>>>> cable at the base of the wall for some of the locations not near a
>>>>>> jack — and everyone has fast, reliable Internet. Now that you
>>>>>> mention it, I don't think my wife's computer has had to have the
>>>>>> network reset since I ran the Ethernet cable to her computer. But I
>>>>>> never had problems with the Linux computers when using the same WiFi
>>>>>> connections.
>>>>>
>>>>> With the aforementioned TP-Link router a technician from my ISP gave
>>>>> me, I had no problems in Linux either. However, the moment I got back
>>>>> into Windows, it wouldn't give me any kind of Internet after
>>>>> connecting to the router. I only eventually figured out that the
>>>>> router in question was using an already used IP address despite being
>>>>> configured not to. Why that would only be a problem for Windows is
>>>>> beyond me.
>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>> Linux has much of the above too, but its library of software
>>>>>>>>> isn't as impressive and the software's general quality isn't
>>>>>>>>> there either. It works on anything, that's true, but not anyone
>>>>>>>>> is comfortable with the process of installing it, no matter how
>>>>>>>>> easy it is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I understand. I've known people who buy a new Windows computer
>>>>>>>> every time the old one slows down because that's all they want to
>>>>>>>> know. "Doesn't work right any more, but a new one."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Meanwhile, we're dealing with high inflation and a likely recession
>>>>>>> which should prompt most people to save as much money as they can
>>>>>>> by keeping their hardware for as long as possible. Linux is going
>>>>>>> to be everyone's best friend soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You're probably right. It's already happening in South America.
>>>>>
>>>>> And I don't blame them for rejecting Windows or anything else
>>>>> American,
>>>>> considering what the CIA did to topple their democratically elected
>>>>> governments in the past to make them puppet states of the USA. How
>>>>> many Latin leaders need to die in a plane crash before the world
>>>>> realizes that the American government, not the people, is indeed The
>>>>> Great Satan?
>>>>
>>>> kooks
>>> 
>>> Which part are you denying?
>> 
>> 
>> Much of the political crap you and wRonG type is nonsense, and your
>> hatred of the USA is ridiculous ("Removing American products from my
>> diet has allowed me to lose weight and keep it down.").
>> 
>> Maybe both of you kooks could quit polluting tech threads with political
>> statements?
>
> I've lost five pounds since I decided to stop buying anything from the 
> United States because of the crap that is added to every product. You can 
> deny that too, but it speaks volumes about you.

GMO "food" is just fantastic, don't you know? And so is fructose and sucrose 
"sugar" made from corn. And added hormones in cow's milk is just peachy. 
Coming soon, Bill Gates' fake eggs and synthetic meat, probably full of mRNA 
"vaccine" "goodness."

Meanwhile Russia has banned GMO "food" and just opened another huge organic 
fertilizer plant. Who knew man-made chemicals (manufactured for profit) 
could possibly be bad for you? Meanwhile, in the U.S., shitheads like Gates 
are buying up all the farmland so there won't be any escape from their fake 
food. Maybe crickets _will_ be the most healthy thing we can eat by then.

As for weight loss, in 2½ months I lost 35 pounds (from 210 to 175), simply 
by NOT drinking "diet" pop, and staying away from sugar and processed flour. 
And I've remained at that weight now for two years. 

I quit eating McDonald's food about seven years ago. For two reasons. 1) 
Their "food" doesn't rot, it mummifies. And 2) My stomach always rejected it 
(almost immediately).

But DuFuS, definitely enjoy your tasty chemical vittles. Specifically 
concocted for dufuses like you.

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