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"86" means "ged rid of", not kill.

the latter could be denoted by 18747.

he would be more of a hindrance to the process, anyway.

we aren't supposed to be taking medical advice from him.

"I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me." --Robert F. Kennedy Jr

i am evaluating endless os (basic install, not the kitchen sink version) right now. i have bunch of soon-to-be obsolete desktops and laptops i need to find something other than windows to load. i am very impressed so far. it's nearly everything i'm looking for for these systems and their future home users.

it's nearly as 'simple' as a chromebook but is based on debian, so it can do more than chromeos. but because of the ostree base, verified flatpak applications, and simplified desktop and ui, it's a lot harder for a typical home user to 'break' than windows.

the 'full' endless install with lots of extra programs and offline content might pick up a few fans, too. parts of my area still don't have faster-than-dialup internet available.

i had been set on peppermint for the lowest spec'd systems (things like c2d 4gb/hdd) and cinnamint for the others (mostly 2nd-6th gen, 4-8gb, some have sata ssd), but endless might just end up on everything unless someone specifically requests different.

i sure hope they aren't still the same specs (ancient celeron 2gb/32gb flash) for $1100+. but kinda suspect they might be.

endless os is somewhat chromeos like, but based on debian. read-only ostree debian stable base, flatpak applications, simplified desktop and ui.

use the 4gb 'basic' installer iso unless you want a lot of extra programs and offline content included right out of the box. and note it's definitely not those who like to tinker and change everything. endless is locked down pretty tight so it's harder to break, but that means less flexibility and very few customization options.

i just finished a single month here, first one in a couple years. ran out of stuff by week three. it'll be at least another 2-3 years before another binge month, if i ever go back at all.

they already make significantly more profits off of each ad-tier sub than they do the ad-free.. yet it still isn't enough. greedy fucking bastards.

already not looking forward to the next updates on a few systems.

we could have had bob or clippy instead of 'cortana' or 'copilot'

you mean, doin' what microsoft and their ai 'partners' do to others?

Also, as Microsoft appears to have recognized scraping for AI training as a problem, are you seizing your own scraping activities on public code and the larger web or is this a case of double standards?

that is not an acceptable 'solution' and opens up an entirely different and more significant can o' worms instead.