The indoctrination of windows is extreme. Windows is just as hard as linux, harder even with all the layers of obscurity.

And yet… linux is hard, and users decry RTFM as “not growing the userbase”

  • suoko
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    017 days ago

    It looks like everyone always forget about Chromebooks or kind of ignore them…

    • Possibly linux
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      017 days ago

      I like Chromebooks

      I would use one if it wasn’t a privacy and freedom nightmare. I think it would be cool if there was a distro that was rootless by design and unbreakable as possible

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand
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      017 days ago

      I super hate Chromebooks. My mom gave my kid one and it’s ruining my life. I should have just binned it and gotten him a real laptop with mint or ubermix.

      He has a computer now with ubermix, but it’s an uphill battle.

          • First Majestic Comet
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            017 days ago

            On mine I had to use a BIOS flasher tool since it was locked and Dev mode wasn’t allowed to be enabled (think it was due to enterprise enrollment), though flashing the image directly worked like a charm following the unbricking guide.

      • Possibly linux
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        017 days ago

        You could ask him what he wants

        Best way to engage kids in tech is to give them options.

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            017 days ago

            Depending on his age that may or may not be acceptable. My parents used to have a charging station away from bedrooms. The rules was that tech went on the charger at a certain time.