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   Terminal Autism (terminalautism@social.076.moe)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 12:06:26 JST Terminal Autism

   • xianc78
   I miss desktops so much. Laptops are all trash and I hate them, no exceptions. Only reason why I use them is that I have no place where I intend to stay, and I can put a laptop or two in a bag, but not a desktop. Also, I don't use the desktops that I have because I don't have an uninterruptible power supply, and I'm sick of losing stuff from power outages. And again, if I buy one, not something that I can just put in a bag and fly with.
   
   May never use one again, which is absolutely terrible, I basically always hated laptops. Even if I do, for a full free software system, I don't even know what I would use. The good Linux distributions only support x86, and x86 is shit. I guess it would have to be FreeBSD on POWER9 (may be the only OS that has a good repository for that), but that costs a fortune. There is also the most powerful single-board computer from Pine, maybe that's an option, but again, software may be limited, because it's fucking ARM.
   
   And then as far as Librebooted desktops go, it's just one old desktop that is weaker than a lot of the supported ThinkPads (especially with the ones added to the list recently). Also a server board, but it's expensive. If System76 stuff is actually Librebooted, then that too is expensive as hell. May be a good option, though, $999 is bearable, considering that it's new. Though it is for the absolute lowest end. Also, I don't like the cases. Soulless, and no drive bays, so I'd have to waste money on something I don't even like. It doesn't seem like they sell motherboards separately.
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     寮 (ryo@social.076.moe)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 12:06:25 JST 寮

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     > There is also the most powerful single-board computer from Pine, maybe that's an option
     
     You mean the Quartz64?
     I have that thing, and I can't recommend it.
     Those niggers have been developing it as snail speed (or even slower) for 2 years, and they still can't figure out how to get the HDMI port to work, the very port that's already on the fucking board!
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     xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 12:58:30 JST xianc78

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     @terminalautism Back when I worked in fast food. We had some recurring customer that would actually bring a desktop to work on while eating, but it was one of those all-in-one desktops so it might as well be a laptop.

     I used to love laptops as a kid. I'm probably much younger, but I grew up during the mobile computing revolutions during the mid-2000s and early 2010s and laptops were the closest you can get to having the full desktop experience on the go, even if it was less portable than a phone, PDA, tablet, or MP3 player. I even wanted to forgo the cell phone and just use a laptop to make phone calls. Thank God I never did, even though smartphones are trash, moreso than laptops.

     I don't hate laptops. I just hate using them for everyday computing. I feel like besides planned obsolescence, the reason why I end up replacing my laptop every two years is because I use them way too much.

     Also, I made a mistake on System76 using Libreboot. It's actually Coreboot (maybe okay if you're not full freetard), but their computers still seem to be pretty expensive. Even the Meerkat which is supposed to be their equivalent to the Mac Mini can cost >$1000 depending on the configurations you set in your purchase.

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     寮 (ryo@social.076.moe)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 12:58:30 JST 寮

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     • xianc78
     I always bring my X200 and portable WiFi router with me while on the go.
     As much as I distrust SIM card based WiFi hotspots, I distrust public WiFi hotspots even more.
     It would have been fun if you could plug in an Ethernet cable in public spaces, but considering that everyone on the go uses WiFi, that's probably just part of fantasy land.
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     寮 (ryo@social.076.moe)'s status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 13:18:20 JST 寮

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     • xianc78
     Last time I flew overseas (back in 2019), which was the last time I flew at all, I could only spot power sockets and USB sockets.
     Some of the newer Shinkansen, limited express train, and long distance train (but 1st class only) models have a power socket too these days.
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     xianc78@gameliberty.club's status on Friday, 31-Mar-2023 13:18:21 JST xianc78

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     @ryo I think airplanes used to have ethernet. It used to be common in waiting rooms decades ago, but I haven't checked if they still have them.