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Linux is only free if your time has no value.

~"Witness to hope" - page 2137, John Paul II, 1995

What is the point of using Linux on desktops/laptops if it's such a terrible client OS? What kind of argument is "muh freedumz" "muh open sources" if you can't even possibly audit the code yourself?
Why do you make your lives so complicated by using this PoS desktop OS?
Ok, I'll have to agree it's a master race on servers and embedded devices. But PCs? Gimme a break, /g/.
Explain yourself

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>implying Ryshit will cut into the 99% share that Intel has
>implying the so-called "leaked" benches are real
>implying AMD won't still be considered the poorfag CPU option that will break in a year

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I have around 500$ to spend on tech. Living in the shittier parts of the EU. My desktop PC is shite.
2010 Mac pro or Samsung Chromebook plus? What would you buy?

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Post old computers.

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Hey /g/ i don't download torrents from 4-5 years, how do i look for torrent files now? thepiratebay seems to be down

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>want to buy a new laptop
>aiming to maximize build quality
>still like some light gaming capability
>narrow down to xps15 or mbp
>find out both current year and last year models won't run win7
is win7 kill?

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>a big company should make a linux dist-

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stop calling every screen resolution "p"

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trying to change the password on this thing running server 2008 r2 for work.

they currently have me working on a chromebase and it makes me want to stick my dick in a fucking frying pan. I can't have more than like 5 tabs open in chrome or the whole thing crashes and resets.

well now I found this old tower in the back running server, and they told me if I could get past the password that I could use it. apparently the easiest route is just to boot it from the install disk and use the command prompt from system repair to replace some files. only problem is that when I load up the repair tool from the USB boot disk, it doesn't detect any OS.

any suggestions?

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I want to learn C# to use it in Unity, and make my own games. Advices? Does it worth it? What should I expect?

I'm starting from zero, btw.

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Assuming this thing is running on 3.3 ghz, 3,7 ghz turbo, I tested the scores on my 2600k.

I got 129 single core, that means a 13% improvement in IPC over Sandy Bridge.

So Haswell/Broadwell level.

Looks like AMD has done it

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So that's why you're obsessed with smart phones.

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> they unilaterally don't use the latest KDE Plasma Desktop
Why do you live in the dark ages /g/?
Don't you know Plasma Desktop uses the latest technology of QML, the best clone of XAML and WPF there is?

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Previous thread: >>58988918

IRC: #/tpg/ on irc.rizon.net

Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).

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Do you bring a different phone/laptop with you when you travel abroad? I've heard of some people bringing cleaned laptops with them to China because they're afraid of sensitive work material being stolen, but now you have to do the same thing in the US? Wtf?

>All the security in the world can’t save you if someone has physical possession of your phone or laptop, and can intimidate you into giving up your password.

>And a few weeks ago, that’s precisely what happened to a US citizen returning home from abroad.
>On January 30th, Sidd Bikkannavar, a US-born scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew back to Houston, Texas from Santiago, Chile.
>On his way through through the airport, Customs and Border Patrol agents pulled him aside. They searched him, then detained him in a room with a bunch of other people sleeping in cots. They eventually returned and said they’d release him if he told them the password to unlock his phone.

>Bikkannavar explained that the phone belonged to NASA and had sensitive information on it, but his pleas fell on deaf ears. He eventually yielded and unlocked his phone. The agents left with his phone. Half an hour later, they returned, handed him his phone, and released him.

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/ill-never-bring-my-phone-on-an-international-flight-again-neither-should-you-e9289cde0e5f