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Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker Strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy" In IT since 1969 and Linux since 1996 Build my own computers and fix my Friends’ computers https://www.both.org
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"Meta is updating its privacy policy to explicitly allow user data—including public posts, comments, and interactions—to be used for training its generative AI models:" Meta’s Latest Move: Why You Shouldn’t Trust AI with Everything You Say - cyptd.com

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Run modern Linux distros on decade-old laptops that would crawl to a halt under the weight of Windows 10, and can’t even run Windows 11. Saves money but also reduces e-waste—a win for both the environment and your wallet! #Computer #Tech #Windows www.howtogeek.com/why-i-switch...

The usual suspects: The reasons people hate Linux are why I love it

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www.both.org?p=10802 #Linux #Unix #awk #Both.org

www.both.org?p=10800 #both.org #Linux #SysAdmin #IReallyBorkedItThisTime

I recommend against using BTRFS because it's crap. www.both.org?p=8150 #Linux #BTRFS #EXT4

On October 14, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will turn 200 - 400 million computers worldwide into security risks and e-waste. Yours may be one of them. What if you could make your current computer fast and secure again so you can continue to use it? endof10.org

www.both.org?p=10777 #AI #Linux #Both.org #DangerWillRobinson

www.both.org?p=10767 #Linux #Blender #AcademyAward #GoldenGlobe #FOSS #OpenSource #Flow #Latvia

www.both.org?p=8297 #Unix #Linux #Books #Both.org

Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity. — David Gelernter, Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technology (1998) #Linux #Software #Elegance #Beauty #Both.org

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www.both.org?p=10490 #FreeDOS #OpenSource #Both.org

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

www.both.org?p=10575 #ODF #LibreOffice #Open-Standards #Both.org

www.both.org?p=10586 #Linux #Coding #GNU #Indent

7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint Source: How-To Geek search.app/o1Hfn #linux #distro #os #kernel

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www.both.org?p=10577 #Linux #QEMU #Both.org

www.both.org?p=10561 #Linux #Hardware #BDN9MacroPad

Kind reminder to all of my followers 😉 #linux #unix #backups

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www.both.org?p=10545 #Linux #Security

www.both.org?p=10495 #Linux #OpenSourceSoftare #GIMP

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I installed Linux on this 8-inch mini laptop, and it's my new favorite way of computing Source: ZDNET search.app/rQGDt #linux #distro #os #kernel

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -- Arthur C. Clark

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www.both.org?p=10106 #Linux #OpenSource #GettingStarted

Pet Peeve: Tech articles that are along the lines of, "Tired of Windows: Here's the one definitive Linux distro you should use" and it's an obscure one no one has heard of before that is still in alpha. That's not helpful for anybody. #Linux

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A computer is like air conditioning – it becomes useless when you open Windows — Linus Torvalds #Linux #OpenSource

www.both.org?p=10479 #Linux #Fedora #Security #IPTables

www.both.org?p=10360 #Linux #SystemSettings

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We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. — Carl Sagan #Both.org

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