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> The best windows is still a shitty operating system. > Linux was just snappier, quicker. Like, noticeably so. Eh, that seem like zealotry. Bechmarks could b

> The best windows is still a shitty operating system. > Linux was just snappier, quicker. Like, noticeably so. Eh, that seem like zealotry. Bechmarks could be mixed and both had advantages. > And it was also way cooler. For tech geeks that liked playing with tech, absolutely.

trelane 2y ago
"How could you possibly leave Windows for Linux?!" also smacks of zealotry.
- kennysoona 2y ago
  If you paraphrase to remove context and qualifiers it does, sure.
  - trelane 2y ago
    Reminds me strongly of https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/our-blessed-homeland-their-barbarous-wastes https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/our-blessed-homeland-their-ba...
    - kennysoona 2y ago
      That's weird, it doesn't seem relevant in the slightest.
znpy 2y ago
> Eh, that seem like zealotry. Bechmarks could be mixed and both had advantages. "revive an old computer with gnu/linux" has been a meme for like 25 years now. to some degree it's less true nowadays because most stuff run in the web browser, and web browsers are total memory hogs. but ad the same time, with any decent gnu/linux you won't be running spyware/adware and useless ai stuff nobody asked for so yeah i'm going to keep assuming linux is noticeably faster even if i haven't used a windows laptop for personal use in ~15 years. > For tech geeks that liked playing with tech, absolutely. yeah i'm a tech geek that likes playing with tech (easy bet given what website we're both posting on) -- so ?
- kennysoona 2y ago
  > "revive an old computer with gnu/linux" has been a meme for like 25 years now. More like 10/15, but sure. That's more to do with up to date software though, really. Windows 10 when properly configured was perfectly snappy on older hardware. > it's less true nowadays because most stuff run in the web browser, I don't think it was ever really that true. > with any decent gnu/linux you won't be running spyware/adware and useless ai stuff Yeah bundled software sucks, but it's not fair to judge the OS with it ifit can be removed, and if tech users like yourself would be removing it. > yeah i'm a tech geek that likes playing with tech (easy bet given what website we're both posting on) -- so ? Just clarifying your statement was not in general terms.

trelane 2y ago

"How could you possibly leave Windows for Linux?!" also smacks of zealotry.

kennysoona 2y ago
If you paraphrase to remove context and qualifiers it does, sure.
- trelane 2y ago
  Reminds me strongly of https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/our-blessed-homeland-their-barbarous-wastes https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/our-blessed-homeland-their-ba...
  - kennysoona 2y ago
    That's weird, it doesn't seem relevant in the slightest.

znpy 2y ago

> Eh, that seem like zealotry. Bechmarks could be mixed and both had advantages. "revive an old computer with gnu/linux" has been a meme for like 25 years now. to some degree it's less true nowadays because most stuff run in the web browser, and web browsers are total memory hogs. but ad the same time, with any decent gnu/linux you won't be running spyware/adware and useless ai stuff nobody asked for so yeah i'm going to keep assuming linux is noticeably faster even if i haven't used a windows laptop for personal use in ~15 years. > For tech geeks that liked playing with tech, absolutely. yeah i'm a tech geek that likes playing with tech (easy bet given what website we're both posting on) -- so ?

kennysoona 2y ago
> "revive an old computer with gnu/linux" has been a meme for like 25 years now. More like 10/15, but sure. That's more to do with up to date software though, really. Windows 10 when properly configured was perfectly snappy on older hardware. > it's less true nowadays because most stuff run in the web browser, I don't think it was ever really that true. > with any decent gnu/linux you won't be running spyware/adware and useless ai stuff Yeah bundled software sucks, but it's not fair to judge the OS with it ifit can be removed, and if tech users like yourself would be removing it. > yeah i'm a tech geek that likes playing with tech (easy bet given what website we're both posting on) -- so ? Just clarifying your statement was not in general terms.