I got a new laptop with Windows 11 at work yesterday. This is the first time I’ve used 11. I must say, it’s not really that bad. Once you cut out all the enshittification, which our IT department does, it’s pretty decent. I would never dream of putting it in any of my own machines, of course.

This is either going to be really great or really terrible. No in-between.

Mint is the easy and safe choice and works fine for anyone who just wants to use their computer with minimal fuss.

Next step could be installing it in a virtual machine. Dual booting can be a pain in the ass due to Windows not playing nice.

And Windows 11 is not about advertising and surveillance. Right. Gotcha. Sure.

You can absolutely use Mint as a live system.

The machine must keep running!

I’m afraid I’m going to have to deduct one style point for the misalignment of the labels on the mini PCs.

That’s not the point. If you think CNN&Co. are left, I have news for you.

Not just that, but their definition of “left” often veers into the downright ludicrous. Sometimes i think the whole thing is just another psyop to move the Overton window ever farther right.

Good article. They’re certainly making progress but there is still a very long way to go. I still stand by the fifty years from my other comment.

I’m a bit more optimistic. It should be doable in fifty years.

What timeframe do you foresee for that?

Axes entering skulls give pleasure to the psychopaths we let run our societies.

Next up: Half Life 3.

But what if she’s named Karen and drives a white Chrysler LeBaron?

And even then i always get frustrated if the full word doesn’t pop up after I’ve typed a few letters.

Yes.

That’s all true but doesn’t in any way contradict my point. AMD were happy to work with Valve on the APU for the deck and now the concept is proven, they’ll be even more happy to do it again.

Sure, but at some point it’ll be just too outdated.