I don’t know about vanilla Arch, but on Manjaro each update breaks at least one thing. I never had issues with Mint. I wonder if I’d still get more stability from Mint if I installed Plasma on it. Anyway, I already got used to AUR and not having to deal with version upgrades. But I still wouldn’t recommend Arch-based distros when stability is needed.

That’s not very efficient though. And I definitely wouldn’t put a running laptop into backpack.

Do you have Nvidia GPU? I am not sure if that could be related, but sometimes my old laptop would behave funky after resuming it from sleep when using nouveau driver. Although generally I just wouldn’t get any video output. But I could never get past login screen, and it sounds unlikely it would affect WiFi, but who knows?

On desktop, it’s all the same for me. On Android, Opera. It has desktop-style tab switcher, which is awesome for tablet usage.

I do every time I use earphones. For me, it is a must.

Don’t you think the bowl could get stuck in your throat?

Still better than 0.5 ply toilet paper schools use.

Damn! I didn’t know so many people still use Facebook. But it still doesn’t sound right. I definitely don’t feel like 37.5% of Earth’s population uses Facebook.

What if I disable UEFI splash screen? I always do that if possible. Not due to this, but because I prefer a bunch of text over a lame logo.

The best security is keeping it in box, removing the battery, and never turning it on. /j

They don’t have to. It could just give a warning with something along the lines “Your current hardware setup is not supported by Windows® 11. By continuing you acknowledge that you’re proceeding with the upgrade at your own risk with no guarantees from Microsoft® and that you won’t be entitled to any support from Microsoft. The risks include but are not limited to: OS failing to boot-up; frequent BSOD; programs unable to install; certain parts of Windows® operating system not working; data loss; non-functioning or only partially functioning hardware; violation of applicable laws; permanent hardware damage; or causing damages to property and/or bodily injury, including death as a result of improperly functioning drivers. While we understand this may seem harsh, we do not know how the hardware will perform under these conditions and therefore we want you to understand the potential dangers and that you are responsible for any repercussions. We strongly recommend upgrading your hardware to meet minimum requirements for running Windows 11.”

“Do you wish to continue with the upgrade?”

But not any less usable.
I tried Windows 11 on Compal FL90, a 16 year old laptop. It ran fine, better than Windows 10. But it didn’t meet the requirements to allow installation, even though it worked just fine. So some 5 year old computer that doesn’t meet requirements for whatever reason would also be just fine. And I don’t think people will bother with making hybrid installer just to get Windows 11 running.

Just for fun, this is how fast it could boot up with Windows 8.1:

Link for compatibility

8.1 actually outperformed both Windows XP and Windows Vista this laptop was made for.

Anyway, even with Windows 11, it was still pretty fast. I didn’t try any better games, but Asphalt 8 and Asphalt 9 ran on it nicely. It’s just to say that old computer doesn’t mean it’s garbage.

It’s because of the huge changes in minimum requirements of Windows 11 and Windows 10 being known as last version of Windows.

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Wow. How did I not hear about this before?
Orange used to do this in Slovakia, but they had to cancel it thanks to this.

We are forced to cancel nonstop data packages due to recent decisions of European institutions. In their view, these are not in line with the principles of network neutrality in the EU and we respect this decision.

Plan “Go yoxo” for students (requiring ISIC card) used to have one of those bundled in. 5GB of data + “Unlimited data for social networks”. So Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Messenger, Skype, Pinterest, Telegram, Viber, Badoo, LinkedIn, Samsung and Google messages. Shiny garbage for €15/month. Now it’s 30GB for €18/month.

Sure, it’s an improvement, but still garbage. Currently I get 300GB for €13/month with Swan Mobile.

But it shouldn’t be surprising. They also have this thing for €5/month:

Yep, that’s right. For just €5/month you can get €1 of credit. But don’t worry, you also get 250kB on 5G network.
What can you even do with 250kB???

Realistically, how much bandwidth does Lemmy need if pict-rs is disabled, if you tested that?
I am thinking of something a bit crazy if freenom shows up working again. Since my only internet connection is mobile data, I am thinking about the possibility of hosting Lemmy in Termux and using a Cloudflare tunnel. The biggest problem is probably bandwidth. It varies between 0.02-6Mbps, hanging around 1Mbps for most of the day.

But I am not sure if Lemmy could even run in Termux in the first place.
Probably a stupid idea regardless.

You could just disable pict-rs, I believe.

I am sorry if it seems a bit weird, but Johann Strauss II - Egyptian March.

Although it’s not the only one I am currently obsessed with, just the most recently added.

I only have one song from them in my playlist, Requiem for My Harlequin, but I quite like it. I found it while listening to KGRG.

…get rid of my credit card debt, allow me to focus on my other debt…

What world did I get born into…