• neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    14 hours ago

    In case anyone’s wondering, it’s probably because you learn that even really old computers are still really powerful and work fine under Linux especially if you’re gonna use them as a small home server.

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      8 hours ago

      Having the right motivations behind design decisions is everything.

      I use Linux Mint Cinnamon, which is very full-featured and turn-key. It is not designed to be stripped down and lightweight; it is designed to be a drop-in replacement for windows. And it still feels like greased lightning in comparison. Windows just feels like a bad product now, even if we ignore the spying and the non-free nature of it.

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      12 hours ago

      every time I see a fairly priced computer on our second hand market I just wanna buy it I’m not good with money