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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 13:09:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-02, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2024-10-02 8:19 a.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2024-10-01, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>> On 2024-10-01 1:19 a.m., RonB wrote:
>>>> On 2024-09-30, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-09-30 2:34 a.m., RonB wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've never had any issues with Linux keeping time, my Linux computers
>>>>>> automatically change on cue with my cell phones. But I just do the standard
>>>>>> install, I don't screw around with it. And it handles daylight savings time
>>>>>> changes on its own. Maybe DuFuS's choice of NTP servers suck. He seems to
>>>>>> have a lot of trouble with Linux that no one else ever has.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not true, I have it too. I am reminded of how often Linux Mint and
>>>>> Ubuntu froze during the last year on this machine to discourage me from
>>>>> trying it again. At the same time, when I conveniently destroyed my
>>>>> laptop's motherboard one day before the warranty ended and had it
>>>>> replaced, there is a possibility that I might have replaced what was
>>>>> causing the issue.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, but you're trying to play Windows video games in Wine, which adds a
>>>> whole new layer of complications. I, personally, don't recommend Linux for
>>>> people who play Windows video games. It seems to create a constant stream of
>>>> frustration for them.
>>>
>>> Games were only a serious issue in 2013. At this point, they run rather
>>> well and I can live with a few FPS less. What I can't live with is the
>>> computer suddenly freezing when I'm doing the most mundane of things. At
>>> home, it's a mild nuisance; at work, freezes cause laughter from the
>>> kids and being forced to find my way back to where I was because the
>>> people developing Linux can't get their act together and prioritize
>>> stability over gender theory becomes a serious problem. Since this
>>> machine is both my home and work computer, I am not willing to take too
>>> many chances.
>>>
>>>>> You have to work>>> pretty hard on Linux to get it to NOT work. It
>>> looks like DuFuS puts in that
>>>>>> needed time.
>>>>>
>>>>> I disagree. I've repeatedly decided to throw myself head first into an
>>>>> experience that was solely Linux only to find out that there were going
>>>>> to be certain issues. I had serious slowdowns and screen tearing in 2013
>>>>> with gaming, I had random freezes in the last year, I've had
>>>>> suspend/wake issues throughout and in the last year (the only machine I
>>>>> owned which never had this problem with Linux is my 2006 Dell). Problems
>>>>> aren't hard to find. One must really be dedicated to the idea of getting
>>>>> rid of Windows to disregard them.
>>>>
>>>> Problems are almost impossible for me to find in Linux. But I'm using
>>>> standard Dell business machines, running Intel GPUs and not poisoning my
>>>> Linux install with Windows Wine crap. So that may be why I have no trouble.
>>>>
>>>> The only real trouble I've had with Linux, on any machine in the last couple
>>>> years, was trying to install Linux on an HP EliteBook 8640p with a
>>>> semi-locked BIOS (you can get to some of the features). My nephew found it
>>>> in a dumpster at work and sent it to me because... (I have no clue). Linux
>>>> Mint and Ubuntu install, but they won't boot. Strangely enough KDE Neon
>>>> installs and works without issue. So, if someone can explain that one to me,
>>>> I would be interested to hear why. If I could get into all the BIOS settings
>>>> I'm sure I could get it working on Linux Mint. So, in this case, I had to
>>>> work pretty hard to find a (crippled) laptop where Linux Mint wouldn't
>>>> install and work on.
>>>>
>>>> And, BTW, the computer goes to sleep and wakes fine when opening and
>>>> closing, even in KDE Neon.
>>>
>>> I have yet to own a machine other than the Dell I bought in 2006 that
>>> didn't have suspend issues in Linux. I'm sure that I will eventually own
>>> one, but it's becoming something of a needle in a haystack situation.
>> 
>> Unfortunately a lot of the newest Dell laptops (at least the thin, higher
>> end ones) have gone the MacBook route, soldered on RAM and SSDs. So, most
>> likely, I'll be using older computers for the rest of my life. I don't like
>> not being able to upgrade.
>
> I'm not a fan of the soldered crap either. Apparently, even the latest 
> edition of this laptop line went that route. This one is particular in 
> that it originally had 8GB of RAM soldered and another 8GB. You could 
> upgrade as much as you wanted, but that first 8GB needed to remain. When 
> they switched the motherboard for me, they gave me one with 16GB 
> soldered on it, so I suppose that they got rid of the 8/8 combination in 
> favour of a 16/0 one. Either way, at least there was an option to 
> upgrade. I think the new Zephyrus G14s don't even have that extra slot 
> anymore.
>
> Unfortunately, most people don't realize what kind of pit they'll be in 
> if their beloved MacBooks get to the limit of writes on their storage or 
> if the RAM suddenly becomes defective. On a traditional laptop, you 
> replace what's broken and you're good to go, but with the MacBook 
> formula, you have no choice but to sell it for parts if your warranty is 
> finished unless you want to pay as much in repairs as you would on a new 
> machine. Even selling for parts is useless now since the Mac won't work 
> right if one of the pieces is different than what the machine had 
> originally. Apparently, it screws up if it doesn't have the right serial 
> number. A few guys on YouTube replaced the screens on two identical 
> MacBooks with the other and it immediately caused problems, so they 
> clearly don't care about allowing you to repair your device.

I'm not fan of Apple's control freakness either. And I don't like that Dell 
(and the others, I believe) are following in their footsteps. I think the 
object is an attempt to force a new computer on you every four years, or so. 
Built in obsolescence.

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien