RamRabbit
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- Comment on Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud 2 days ago:
This assumes we have amazing internet all the time. I sure don’t.
This assumes latency between your location and the remote location is almost non-existent. It isn’t.
This assumes I will be able to use the cloud computer in every way I use my current computer. It won’t.
This assumes, as you point out, they won’t be greedy once they control everyone’s machines. They will.
- Comment on How do I properly and safely clean smartphone? 3 days ago:
99% Isopropyl Alcohol for the whole thing.
- Comment on JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code 4 days ago:
What is JPEG-XL and why wouldn’t one continue to use PNG?
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 4 days ago:
Ah, had never heard of that before. Sounds like we both learned something. <3
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 4 days ago:
REALLY wish citrix and epic worked on Linux
Epic games work on Linux via Heroic. GOG, Amazon, and Epic games all work through it.
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 4 days ago:
Does it have the Windows GUI?
Linux Mint’s Cinnamon GUI is very similar. Has a start menu, task bar, tray, etc. It was one of the reasons I chose Mint, as it feels familiar.
Is the file architecture the same (C: Drive, Documents, Program Files, etc.)?
“File System” works the same as “C:” in Windows, it is your root drive. Your personal effects live in the “Home” folder. This is like My Documents in Windows. Everything else is in various places under File System.
Can I migrate my files over through One Drive
Microsoft doesn’t make a Linux GUI for OneDrive. That said, you can get your files through the OneDrive website (simplest) or though a third party GUI people have made for this exact purpose.
Can I use my Word/Excel 2024 there
Microsoft doesn’t make software for Linux (with some exceptions). However, LibreOffice works well on both Windows and Linux (meaning you can try it out right now), and it works well with your spreadsheets and documents.
What’s the alternative to Windows Defender
Unneeded. Viruses are 99% a Windows issue. It’s the only OS that needs active defense like that. There are some options, but I wouldn’t bother with them.
Can I run all my Steam games on it
All of mine do. Check out ProtonDb. Anything rated Gold or higher will just work. Things marked silver will work after some tinkering. And I wouldn’t bother with Bronze.
- Comment on Cheapest way to back up a *lot* of data? 6 days ago:
Yeah, if 90% of that is movies/shows, then you really don’t need a backup of that as you can always re-download it.
- Comment on Cheapest way to back up a *lot* of data? 6 days ago:
My suggestion: Buy 3x 28TB drives. Mirror the data to them. Then move them off site.
The off-site location could either be a family member’s home where you can then sync to the drives over the internet. Or in a PO box nearby that you retrieve them from time to time to re-sync the data.
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 6 days ago:
It is. My solution was to go to an OS that has both security updates and isn’t AI infested. Neither Win 10 nor Win 11 meets those criteria.
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 6 days ago:
Depends on the program. But, for 90% of them it is just: “wine programname.exe” in terminal and it just works. If it is an installer, it will be in your start menu like normal and you can just open in from there after.
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 1 week ago:
Anyone know how to downgrade from 11 to 10 on a home version?
Make a Win 10 USB boot drive, boot into it, format the computer, install 10.
That said, don’t hook this computer up to the internet, Windows 10 isn’t getting security updates.
- Comment on Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app 1 week ago:
Which program do you want?
The general solution is to install the program via WINE.
- Comment on Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period 1 week ago:
you have to pay a monthly subscription to backup your saves
Jesus fuck.
- Comment on Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period 1 week ago:
The GBA games? May I recomend EmuDeck? Works on every OS.
- Comment on Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period 1 week ago:
Tears of the Kingdom for $47 USD
That’s the thing. Such being considered a ‘discount’ is why people say Nintendo doesn’t discount games.
- Comment on Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period 1 week ago:
The Steam Deck is the better product anyway. Got one recently and damn is it good.
- Comment on 'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells 1 week ago:
“security and privacy are foundational” to the AI experiences in the fridge
My AI-less fridge is quite private and secure. Furthermore, it keeps food cold perfectly!
- Comment on Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them" 1 week ago:
They have a fully prebuilt option for every computer. Which works well for non-techy people.
No clue what shipping is like in your country. Was fine for me in the US.
- Comment on Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them" 1 week ago:
FrameWork makes some very high quality laptops. Have one myself. :)
- Comment on ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? 1 week ago:
generating power while solar, wind, and water are the cheapest
When you include storage, this is far, far from the case. Otherwise you are pairing solar with natural gas peaker plants, which defeat a good bit of the point of renewables.
- Comment on Data Centers Added $6.5 Billion to Big US Grid’s Power Cost 1 week ago:
Hard to tell without knowing how much those data centers are paying for power.
- Comment on ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? 1 week ago:
Good news is there is increased investment in nuclear energy for data centers, which will go a long way to combat this.
- Comment on I should assume I'm not going tomorrow, right? 1 week ago:
For anything that needs to be done “very quickly”, a phone call is the correct response. Do it right now.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Yes, being racist is bad. Don’t be racist.
- Comment on Microsoft kills official way to activate windows without internet 2 weeks ago:
Arc Raiders
Arc Raiders has Platinum status on Linux, meaning it works extremely well under Linux.
- Comment on How is Donald Trump able to get away with being part of a child trafficking ring but I get 20 years in jail for littering? 2 weeks ago:
Where the hell do you get 20 years jail for littering?
- Comment on My Unifi Dream Machine Pro's ad-blocking was doing more than I expected 2 weeks ago:
Might be worth looking into a PiHole. One of the nice features is white lists. So even if a black list you are subscribed to is blocking something you need, you can still allow it specifically.
And/or run adblockers on each device individually. I actually do both, as the on-device blockers don’t get things like Windows telemetry. (Thank god the only Windows machine on my network anymore is my work laptop.)
- Comment on I Program on the Subway 2 weeks ago:
Man, I spend the first 30 min just loading the program into my head. Actual work gets done after that. This ‘code on the subway’ workflow sounds horrible.
- Comment on I have an idea ☝️ 3 weeks ago:
Poster got a pokemon-themed, sexual story or role-play with an AI.
- Comment on NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW Subscriptions 3 weeks ago:
Surprisingly, if they have such waiting times, it seems to indicate they do have people using the service.
If there are waiting times on a regular basis, it mostly says they under-bought hardware to service what customers they have. Which comes at the cost of future customers as people hate lines.
But, yeah, I think GeForce Now is the only cloud gaming service that didn’t flop instantly. Though, with the prices listed in OP’s article, the value proposition just seems really bad. They may be killing what audience they have.
