I got a very early version of Debian from a friend when I was in college. I had a very old computer gifted to me but couldn’t get Windows to install. I ran that badboy with no window manager, just text. I used elinks for my web browser and pine for email. VI was where I wrote my papers. Drivers were a problem, so I had to save papers on a disk to print from a computer at a library.
52fighters
Interests: Linux, Economics, Politics, & Religion.
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52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies.English0·22 days agoFrom what I understand, China’s exports of rare earths have been largely a part of finished components and that’s not been suspended.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•The Signal and the noise: Why the messaging app is great for privacy but not for war plans.English0·30 days agoIf you can influence others to do so, use the better app. My family, we use Briar.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’English0·1 month agoI don’t think their goal is stability. It is elimination. And the same would be true if the situation reversed. So either that’s what eventually happens or a bigger power steps in and rules them like children.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’English0·1 month agoOne state, immediately in the state of civil war where one side has access to the most money and the best weapons? I gave up on this idea after seeing the effects of this current war. Either one side will eliminate the other or a bigger country will rule both of them as if they are children incapable of running their own lives. Is there a reasonable plan for peace other than these?
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’English0·1 month agoI’m pretty sure most of those people are dead.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’English0·1 month agoWhat’s the solution to lasting peace? Restore rule to the Ottomans or British?
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Trump plans to announce a company called TikTok America, with a 50% stake for US investors and 19.9% for ByteDance, which would license the algorithm.English0·1 month agoIt was about the weaponization of the algorithm whereby China could incite Americans to act against the nation in a time of crisis or war.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Signal downloads spike in the US and Yemen amid government scandal | TechCrunchEnglish0·1 month agoI have a little pull in my group of friends. I’ve got 11 kids and I make them use Briar (SMS is removed from the phones) and so their friends end-up getting Briar and then their friends’ parents have also gotten it. So we have a nice little circle of people using it.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft accountEnglish0·1 month agoIs it possible to skip account creation by installing while not connected to the internet?
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Signal downloads spike in the US and Yemen amid government scandal | TechCrunchEnglish0·1 month agoI’d consider using them if I didn’t need to use a phone number to register. My friends and family stick with Briar as a result.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Musk 'Pressured' Reddit CEO to Silence DOGE Critics, Leaving Moderators Outraged: Report.English0·1 month agoI also sort by top six hours but subs related to my profession or religious traditions both get too much outside noise from folks who view posts by ‘all’ and feel welcome to flood subs with comments contrary to the intent of the sub. Active moderation could help but there’s just not good moderation under most subs.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Musk 'Pressured' Reddit CEO to Silence DOGE Critics, Leaving Moderators Outraged: Report.English0·1 month agoIMO, as much as I dislike Reddit, moderation is terrible here and there’s some niche subs that cannot exist here because of the lack of moderation.
I normally stick with Firefox but, when there’s the need, I use degoogled Chromium.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks ever made over trim falling off | ElectrekEnglish0·1 month agoIt might be different with Tesla but most dealerships are independent from the company manufacturing the vehicles. Dealerships typically also run the service shop and have to carry their own insurance.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks ever made over trim falling off | ElectrekEnglish0·1 month agoI wonder if those protesters vandalizing Teslas know this is their big opportunity? Insurance companies insuring auto shops are fewer in number and more selective than those serving the general population. If these trucks were damaged while waiting for repairs, we might witness insurance companies altogether dropping coverage for shops. Without insurance these places will find it difficult to continue existing.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Clarifying what's happening at Mozilla: an Interview with Ryan Sipes from ThunderbirdEnglish0·2 months agoI can’t watch an hour video. Anyone want to condense this for me?
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied.English0·2 months agoThe best center-right news sources are behind a paywall. The crazy ones, those are free.
52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orgto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Current day America has proven beyond a doubt, humanity is the only animal that wouldn't jump out of a slowly boiling pot of water.0·3 months agoThe US will have a democratic election in two years and it is very likely the Democrats will retake the House of Representatives. After that time, everything President Trump tries to do will rapidly decelerate. Of course, that depends on what the Democrats do to win the vote. Right now they are doubling down on the things that made them into losers the last election. They need to get their act together.
My lunch everyday is the same. 1/2 cup of quick oats mixed with hot water. Costs pennies and helped get me super fit!