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Should have retroed Clippy. They probably would have got a few percent bump just from nostalgia.

I took what you said as more than just implying that all YT performers were reading a script blindly. If that's all you meant, fair enough. I just expanded on the total thread overall, that internet has helped the spread and change of language in its short lifetime, and now that is spurred by lots of people using the same tool that behaves in a certain ways to create increases where they may not have normally occurred. They're termed YT "influencers" for a reason, their viewpoint and focus as well as whatever reading of a script without understanding can have a large effect quickly, and if those viewers are already exposed to the same tool and seeing the same stuff, that reinforces that evolution even more.

But again, this isn't a new thing, just far faster because of how it propagates.

Missed catching her expression when she realizes he forgot the sauce.

People using a word without paying attention to or understanding its meaning is not a new phase from LLM usage. The first thing that came to mind is the regional use of "could care less". There's plenty more, and they easily predate even the internet. I do agree that widespread use of LLMs can certainly inject word use that might be new to some people and show a spike overall, but remember that LLMs are trained on word use frequency from human writing. That and language is constantly evolving, so any stimulus is going to affect what direction it takes.

Maybe the name of the community should be "No Questions", since anything can be searched for.

Some people are concerned about the way the question is worded, but assuming you got a legit PC that is free to use as you wish, you should be able to do a full wipe of the drive wit a new install of Linux and be fine, since the Windows part will be gone. Data could still be there unless you rewrite over with random data (some partitioners with installers offer to do that, but it takes a while). As for which Linux, it depends on how old and the hardware capability. You might need to use one of the "light" versions that is designed for older hardware and less memory. But just about anything is doable to some degree. A few years ago I put a Lubuntu version on an old Netbook with very limited hard drive space and processing power, and it runs fine for basic applications. Not going to be doing power number crunching or gaming on it, but that's fine.

As far as how, the basic idea these days is to create a USB flash drive with an installer on it for the Linux version you want, and boot up to run that USB instead of the drive. Then just follow the instructions. Maybe before that look up some videos on a few examples, but it's no harder than if you installed Windows on a drive for the first time.

Would anything be able to stay and do anything if the whole partition is rewritten? The one thing I'd be suspicious of depending on where it came from is the BIOS level, but even that can be flashed to a stock version, if you know the original board manufacturer.

Both of those can happen long before 97.

Next question, was the mass slave image created to help push the biblical idea of an oppressed society saved by their deity?

One was created to transmit ideas, the other to transmit value. Very related. Both can be abused by those in power.

I'd first like an investigation for security breaches he did years ago.

Simple defense: "I wasn't encouraging anything, I was just informing them."