Yeah, but also would be interested in how you put it together.

Whoo - tough room

Take my shell, please!

It happens with anyone. Bots track expirations and snatch them so that they can ransom them back to you for thousands - exactly as in OPs example.

AUTO RENEW. Auto-renew. Auto-renew is the way. The solution to this problem is Auto-renew.

“codeually” 😆

This one. Easier setup, cleanup’s a breeze, no muss, no fuss.

Yes but the more refined and simple it can be the better. Mint or otherwise.

Agree. Windows has almost a forty year “quirk bake-in”. All your relatives and non-savvy friends are NOT going to learn anything new (even mac) if they can help it.

The more droolproof linux can be the easier it will be adopted. Whether or not it mimics windows is a choice, but either way we’re losing computer literacy instead of everyone being computer literate. Sadly.

Attaboy gamers. Figure it out! You can do it!

First off, I DO NOT count ChromeOS, but whatever.

Secondly, when is 18% of anything “dominant”??? The fuck? Arstechnica back up off the pipe.

Good answers here, I’d just add that there are occasional threats like the crazy xz utils backdoor or hardware vulns with Intel, etc., in a practical sense not much to really do there, so just practice good security habits and party on.

Could they shorten it up a little? I’m not big on these wordy detailed answers. ;)

Cool, thanks for the link!

According to Volexity, the malware was discovered after the researchers spotted a UPX-packed ELF executable in a ZIP archive, likely distributed through phishing emails. Volexity believes that the malware targets a custom Linux distribution named BOSS that Indian government agencies use as their desktop.

I use Arch, btw. /s

I’m sorting by New and it’s in there 10-15? Times. I’m wondering if it’s spam or a scam now.

Mm hmm.

In them days Linux was even more about messing around with configurations and finding workarounds. It came on floppies, and as it loaded it made these kind of grinding, farting sounds. We would install it with an onion tied to our belt - which was the style at the time.

Back in the day, using Windows was essentially a long series of fucking around with configurations and trying different workarounds to get things to “go”. The actual using of the computer was, in a way, secondary.

Nothing has changed. Many many years ago I bought a used Apple to try it out and was just - astounded at how little I needed to mess with things to get them to do what I wanted. It was all in settings. That’s it.

Watching Microsoft leap headfirst into full evil is just like watching the seasons change.

AI Defenders! Assemble!

Well the firing’s happening so, i guess let’s hope you’re right about the other part.