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Cake day: May 23rd, 2024
  • gnutard@sh.itjust.worksOPtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Do you like America? Why or why not?
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    2 days ago

    I agree, though I haven’t watched the debate yet. Personally, I have mixed views on current America, particularly on mass surveillance. But I believe we can change that if we all try hard enough!

    I appreciate Chase Oliver’s views and see him as a better choice than RFK in my opinion. He’s running as libertarian, supports immigration, opposes war, is pro-gun rights (his motto is ‘Armed and gay’), against government surveillance, pro-abortion, 38 years old, and wants to end the war on drugs. I feel like I could vote for him, even as a right-leaning straight white male! I really don’t like Trump or Biden, and I refuse to give them my vote.

  • gnutard@sh.itjust.workstoLibreboot@sopuli.xyz•My trick for Libreboot on the Macbook 2,1
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    3 days ago

    This thing is a nice laptop, I have one myself, disabled the mic/camera on it (I do not recommend, this had to be one of the worst laptops I’ve ever disassembled). There were at least 12-15 different screws.

    I was actually able to run two Whonix VMs with honestly good enough performance. I have Libreboot installed on mine. The only reason I stopped using it was because this thing can heat up a lot. Maybe I just didn’t apply enough thermal paste? Also, you need Kaptons tape, since in order to take out the CPU cooler, you have to take off the original Kaptons tape, and plus, remove all the gritty padding from it.

    In terms of looks, 10 out of fucking 10. This thing looked so modern for its time, and still holds up today.

  • gnutard@sh.itjust.workstoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What was your first operating system or Linux Distribution?
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    19 days ago

    Windows XP, but it was during its ending phase, so I think it really was Vista. My first Linux distro was Kali Linux because I wanted to be a cool hacker when I was a kid. I never got too much into it then, though. I then found Ubuntu, and strangely enough, I switched to Trisquel, which wasn’t too bad. I decided to go all the way and buy a T400 with Libreboot/Trisquel when I was about 15 years old and used that as my second computer for about two years. I learned how to start installing Libreboot myself. It was a really fun experience (not really, there was a lot of quitting and crying), but it taught me more about GNU and the entire philosophy. I started to learn more about GNU and RMS when I was 18. Now I’m 20 and use Arch. The end.

  • gnutard@sh.itjust.worksOPtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•deleted
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    21 days ago

    The whole point of this post was to get advice, not to be insulted. I’m new to the field, and documenting everything is a valuable lesson I’ve learned. My boss can be unpredictable, and there’s no good reason for not upgrading a system that only runs a single program and has significant security risks. I already plan to send the CYA email tomorrow and then drop it.

    I’m not going over anyone’s head. The employee who needs the machine is the one asking for the upgrade because it’s impacting his work. He’s been requesting it for 8 months. Your attitude is unhelpful, and you’re making faulty conclusions. Just because I’m new doesn’t mean I don’t have valid concerns.

    I’m looking for advice to handle this professionally, not to be made to feel bad for asking for help. Maybe next time, try offering constructive advice instead of acting superior.