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- Comment on Why do I not see the same posts on the browser and on Voyager? 6 days ago:
maybe you have a different sort setting on the feed for each devices? (attached voyager screenshot for context)
- Comment on Part of internet most harmful to teens? 6 days ago:
tiktok insta youtube
imo they’re worse than porn.
- Comment on Are there seach engines that dont depend Google and Bing, if not what are the barriers to entry of new search engines? 2 weeks ago:
yandex maybe, i think mojeek is also independent
- Comment on What are some good, casual mobile games. 2 weeks ago:
bejewled 2 is good, it’s old but may still run if it’s an android
- Comment on За що дають тіньовий Бан на reddit? 3 weeks ago:
sir this is an english language speaking community
- Comment on Not being culturalist but are Koreans overtly kind? Story inside. 3 weeks ago:
and whenever they cook I always think of ways to break in and get their food
wdym? not sure if im understanding that part correctly as intended…
it just sounds like nice people sharing what they have.
- Comment on Is there a platform like github that isn't for code? 3 weeks ago:
diff wouldn’t be any useful but it’ll still work
- Comment on We thought it would be free forever 4 weeks ago:
slsknet is still a thing btw
- Comment on Crying is a free action 4 weeks ago:
may i ask what device you use? do you use a stylus pen?
- Comment on Distro for upgrading a 15 year old Mac? 4 weeks ago:
even my early 2008 macbook has 64bit efi.
- Comment on Distro for upgrading a 15 year old Mac? 4 weeks ago:
this macbook isn’t that old, it’ll run anything you throw at it including Win11 and macOS Tahoe…
that being said, those two are obviously not good options and I recommend installing Debian or Devuan.
- Comment on Wrong answers only - what is this? 5 weeks ago:
a weighing scale
(some gen z actually told me this after seeing the pic… lolz)
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
wtf this is real
- Comment on What OSes do Microsoft servers run on? 1 month ago:
probably a mix of azure linux, windows server and some other linux distros
- Comment on What can I do with a (jailbroken) iPad 1? 1 month ago:
you can install unofficial ios 6 on it. run old apps, etc
- Comment on What's the deal with people liking old devices? 1 month ago:
- they are affordable (better to play with 10 different old devices than 1 new device, isn’t costly when you break it)
- usually more tinkerable (older devices tend to be more modular or easier to repair, only older iphones can be jailbroken, android custom rom scene is basically dead now, etc)
- fun to make old shits do near impossible stuff (like overclocking a pentium 4 for giggles)
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 month ago:
i don’t use the internet much with the phone, and the OS isn’t that outdated since i don’t use the stock rom.
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 month ago:
you can install a treble GSI version of LineageOS, some hardware features may not work though.
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 month ago:
LG G2 (2013) with LineageOS
imma use it till 2038, i even have spares
- Comment on So say, someone lives in an English speaking country and wanna see a movie in the threaters but they struggle to understand English, how are they supposed to watch it? 1 month ago:
i believe it would be much better for you to watch at home… maybe get some cheap TV?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
english and korean. i’d like to learn more but i’m too lazy tbh
- Comment on Would you ever call your son a disappointment? 1 month ago:
i would say that’s a terrible parent. glad mine’s not.
- Comment on Theoretically speaking, if one wanted to sail the seas while being not very tech savvy – is using a VPN (Mullvad) enough? I would never, of course… but theoretically? 1 month ago:
try searching for rtnews
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
get addicted to lemmy instead
- Comment on W10 EoL and possibly switching to Linux (various tech questions) 2 months ago:
afaik (i could be wrong) there’s only modification time for files on linux. it did seem to show properly. as far as i remember the ntfs permission (file owner, etc) wasn’t being shown properly (all just showed as my user?), but it could just be a mount option.
- Comment on W10 EoL and possibly switching to Linux (various tech questions) 2 months ago:
I literally explained that in the comment above, just replying “LTSC” and then explaining that to me adds nothing to the discussion. what’s the point?
- Comment on W10 EoL and possibly switching to Linux (various tech questions) 2 months ago:
not sure exactly what metadata you mean, i don’t really know well about NTFS’s advanced features. i just tend to have some version of windows installed in another partition or a drive and ocasionally copy files from and to it, never had any issues. ntfs-3g is a bit slow tho due to being FUSE.
the winehq compatibility db is outdated in some cases, so it’s best to just try for yourself and see if it runs ok. if it doesn’t work well, it would usually be very obvious. (crashes, glitches, etc)
yes LTSC 2021 and 21H2 is the same thing
massgrave generates a legit activation ticket unlike the old windows hacktivation methods like KMS (KMS haktivators used to run a local activation server baiscally). so it even auto activates after reinstalling just like a legit key. no downsides other than the fact it’s not “legal”, but that’s the same for those sketchy keys since they are also usually violations of Micro$oft EULA.
- Comment on What to do with an old iPhone that I no longer use? 2 months ago:
sell it maybe? 13 is still pretty recent. and iphones are hard to tinker with, like that one is very likely not even jailbreakable
- Comment on W10 EoL and possibly switching to Linux (various tech questions) 2 months ago:
huh?
- Comment on W10 EoL and possibly switching to Linux (various tech questions) 2 months ago:
1a - NTFS. Some may recommend exFAT but I strongly don’t recommend it, it’s not a journaling FS (so may corrup on power loss etc) and awfully slow. I’m pretty sure there’s no problem with NTFS on Linux now, but I don’t guarantee though… I still use the old ntfs-3g fuse driver because I’m lazy to run the latest kernel. It’s slower than the kernel driver, but works well and stable.
1b - Program’s specific feature may not work, malfunction or crash. It surely can corrupt a file e.g. you run a document editor in WINE and the program crashes while the file is open. But usually it tends to work pretty well for many programs these days.
1c - Yes. Go to about:profiles on your Firefox, click “Open folder” and copy your profile folder to your linux install on ~/.mozilla/firefox/
1d - Not that I’m aware of.
1e - Don’t format your existing drive, should be safe then. If you’re really paranoid about losing data, disconnect the drives physically before testing the live distro. Yes the changes not being saved means changes you make to the linux session wouldn’t persist and get reset the next time you boot that live usb. You can access your NTFS drives like normal even on live, there should be no difference to a full install to internal drive.
1f - Unlike Windows where you get programs from each program dev’s website, on Linux you usually install them from your linux distro’s repo. So unless you run sketchy binaries and scripts from 3rd party, it should be safe. You very likely would never get infected by simply browsing. No need to worry about that part. The Linux drive also wouldn’t be accessible to Windows side, so unless your whole system including the Windows drive gets “infected” you’re safe. If that happens you have bigger issues.
1g - Recent-ish nvidia card shouldn’t be an issue. The easiest way to find out is to just trying to boot a live USB and see if things work.
2a - Win10 has multiple versions, like 1609/1703/1709/1803/…/21H2. LTSC is their “long term service channel” where they maintain a specific version for an extended time. They also have multiple editions, Home/Pro/Enterprise etc. What you’re looking for is “Windows 10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 21H2”. IoT means it’s getting 10 years of support unlike normal LTSC which only has 5 years, 21H2 is the latest version. Enterprise (IoT) LTSC is also cleaner (less bloat) than Enterprise.
2b - You can everything you do on the normal editions. It’s hard to legally obtain an Enterprise IoT LTSC license, but it’s no issue since this is your personal machine. (use massgrave ohook or hwid for activation) Unlike normal versions you won’t get pre-installed Candy Crush or Tiktok.
2c - Their method of keeping files should work fine, but it could go wrong. You should backup your existing Windows install if you decide to do this. Use dd on linux, CloneZilla maybe if you favor GUIs, to backup your whole Windows drive as an image you can restore to later. If you do a clean install with LTSC your system would be a bit more cleaner, since “upgrading” from normal Windows does keep the clutter from the normal version. I’d recommend clean install if you don’t tend to spend a lot of time configuring your system. massgrave MAS works fine, no need to buy sketchy keys.
3 - Yes there are those kinda malwares. Theoretically yes, not connecting to the internet at all is the safest. Realistically, if you keep a firewall(your home router in most caes) and block incoming ports, you should be safe. There are people still running WinXP for fun and they don’t get random malwares out of nowhere. Just don’t download anything weird. But anyway, I don’t recommend regular Win10, just switch to IoT LTSC :)
Hope this helps.
