luthis

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To break from the trend (because I recommend Mint as well),

Check out the options on distrowatch.com, test out any live distros you can. When you have some understanding of GRUB then dual boot, and then triple.

Inevitably, you're going to end up using Arch because it's so easily managed and you get to choose each component. But it's better if you have experience with the different components first. I completely missed out on learning RPM (package manager), I went from Mint (apt) to Arch (pacman). I did resurrect a lot of old laptops and desktops with various different distros though, and I learned Gnome and xfce, LXDE, MATE, and i3, xmonad..

There's a lot to learn but it's all fun, and it's all different. When you go to a tiling window manager, you'll understand why Windows adopted (albeit shittily) tiling in it's latest version.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Arch is for advanced people

I'd say mid.. the Arch install process has got a lot simpler over the years and the wiki a lot better.

If you can ~~google~~ duckle effectively, I reckon even a sharp-minded beginner could handle it.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago

I should have just asked who has the hottest content on OnlyFans. At least I would have got something for my money.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can I really ask 3 whole questions? Oh ... two now? Fuck!! goddam. Ok, ummm... gotta be something real important, something impactful... Should I invest in Tesla?

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 20 points 2 years ago

I, for one, have been trained by corporations and news agencies to react impulsively and without any deeper consideration for decades now.

/s

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

Depending on how far away the box is, this might be the most efficient possible alternative.

If it takes you an hour to get the drive and plug it in, and the drive is 14TB, you're looking at a download speed of 31,000 megabits per second.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago

DKMS would have been my next suggestion too.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Have you tried pacman -Syu nvidia?

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago

And money. Don't forget the wasted money.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

That's not good for your mental or physical health. I've been pissed off for too long. Just share the news stories and suggest alternatives, and never give the corps any money or data if you can help it.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It's just corps being corps. Even the guy who literally gave 10,000 people AIDS didn't get jail time. The Dropbox execs will be lucky to get anything more severe than a bouquet and a box of chocolates. We all know that, and no amount of demanding will do jack shit. Only your wallet has a voice that gets heard.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Had no idea about earlier charges.

Article with sources that goes into much more detail: https://web.archive.org/web/20230115112142/https://www.wired.com/2012/01/kim-dotcom/

Some hilarious highlights:

He bought stolen phone card account information from American hackers. After setting up premium toll chat lines in Hong Kong and in the Caribbean, he used a "war dialer" program to call the lines using the stolen card numbers—ringing up €61,000 in ill-gained profits.

In 1998, he was convicted of 11 counts of computer fraud, 10 counts of data espionage, and an assortment of other charges. He received a two-year suspended sentence—because, at just 20, he was declared "under age" at the time the crimes were committed.

In January 2001, LetsBuyIt was close to bankruptcy. Schmitz bought 375,000 euros in the company's shares — and then announced he was preparing to invest an additional 50 million Euros. The news hit the market, and the stock price of LetsBuyIt surged. Schmitz cashed out, making a profit of €1.5 million.

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