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Sounds like all the JavaScript I’ve ever seen.

Conveniently leaving out the loudest idiotic voices… nice.

It’s more than likely they “borrowed” some other Chinese company’s cloned Windows drive and used it for their install rather than roll their own. Could be they were malicious but coming out and claiming it was an error so quickly doesn’t really push that narrative hard.

According to this Tom’s Hardware article (https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/mini-pc-maker-ships-systems-with-factory-installed-spyware-acemagic-says-issue-was-contained-to-the-first-shipment) it isn’t firmware based spyware but just existing on the machine drive.

They were also found on the restore partition so a full wipe and fresh install would eliminate the issue. AceMagic have also claimed that the issue was isolated to the first round of shipments.

Interesting it costs them so much to refer delinquency to the US Treasury yet the IRS can make sure I pay that $112 I didn’t account for because I transposed some numbers on my return. Even to the point of hitting me with delinquency interest and garnishing my paycheck when they’re automated system wouldn’t take my payment. Sigh.

What? No the US have stipulations to get the promised subsidies that TSMC is just outright ignoring or refusing. Tit for tat.

Thanks!

Thank you. I was hoping to be able to see trends over a few years rather than over small quarters.

Really wish I could see popularity spanning over years rather than a quarter. Maybe I’m missing a setting somewhere I’m not seeing.

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XDA’s article is quite a bit of garbage too. Outside of game compatibility their other reasons are reaching.

Linux has a desktop and can be used as a desktop PC as well and works with a ton of peripherals driver free. That being said Linux has an issue with too many hands in the cookie jar for window managers so you get 2 really bulky fleshed out ones and a whole bunch of others that just don’t hold up without considerable customization by the user which tends to add more bulk and a steep learning curve.

Xbox Gamepass, as great as it is, has a ton of issues with installing/uninstalling software in Windows and the cloud gaming part of Gamepass Ultimate works quite well on the Steam Deck too. Technically you can also dual boot Windows but it’s no at all worth it and has much worse performance.

And then they just kind of silently say that many people don’t know Linux and are familiar with Windows. I feel like anyone coming to Windows 11 from 10 or even 7 might have some idea but they’re going to be just as confused considering the obfuscation Microsoft included in 11. And Steam OS has an easy to use and understand interface that just about anyone can figure out in a few minutes.

I’m just not seeing the huge benefit that XDA claims. Worse performance and battery life, generally a higher cost (Windows licensing), and support is going to be a grab bag for all these Windows based handhelds.

Yeah. Lots of restaurants will close and move to states where Unions don’t heavily exist. It sadly means absolutely nothing for the millions upon millions working to make ends meet making nearly nothing. Those people can’t strike because to lose a week of work would have them become homeless.

Why do you need a headphone jack? Any DAC in a phone is going to be useless if you’re saying because of HiFi Audio. And when it comes to using a HiFi DAC I’d much rather just use a USB-C powered port for my headphones.

iOS is based off of Darwin which was based off of BSD Linux. So was MacOS for that matter.

What even is this headline. I want to say titlegore but it’s verbatim from Reuters. Have they completely given up?

Ok, so it’s time for me to do some research on Flatpaks now. I’m an old schooler from Redhat days and haven’t kept up with the new stuff all that much.

I 100% agree. I’m speaking specifically of the content of the comic.

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I want to believe this is all /s but I haven’t gotten the feel of Lenny quite yet.

Should make for some interesting fail videos on YouTube in the next few years.

Hey just in time for me to try and put Arch on my MBP 2017.