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7 days agoI’m in the UK, and last year got a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop with Linux pre-installed that was cheaper than the Windows equivalent. I had a choice of RAM, SSD, display and OS. Ubuntu was the only choice of Linux, though.
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Heh. Even funnier to me, as I’m currently reading Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, which is set in an abbey that has monks who copy manuscripts.
What’s its heilage?
3·4 months agoI loved how Alien brought together horror and science fiction. If it didn’t do anything for you, as you admit that you’re not into horror, then fair enough.
Now, I’ll throw in here that I can’t abide Aliens. To me, it betrayed the horror elements of Alien, making it more akin to some dumb action movie with some added schmaltz thrown in. Unlike many, I actually consider Alien3 the better film than Aliens (certainly not Alien), in that it does try to bring back the horror elements and darkness in a different way. Still, I can understand why many deride that film. The Assembly Cut does make amends, and is possibly worth watching if you didn’t care about the theatrical version.
Waldo Jeffers tried that with unexpected consequences.
Should have made a detour to Pratt’s Bottom.
God Save the King/Queen wants a word.
The whole of The Ramones catalogue. Basically just one song split into parts.
Mandrake 8.2
I have fond memories of it, as it weaned me off Windows.
Edit: Actually, Knoppix was my first foray into Linux, but Mandrake was the first Linux distro that I actually installed.
Seinfeld has this covered:
Not that you should have to, but wouldn’t running Windows on a virtual machine thwart Peacock’s restrictions? Again, not that I think that that should justify Peacock’s restrictive stance.
Thought I was going to be the only one.
You’re right. Over the years, I’ve installed various kinds of Windows for relatives, and various Linux distros for myself and my wife. I’ve found, particularly in recent years, Linux is easier to install and more straightforward. Yeah, I’m an experienced user, so it’s fairly easy for me and not intimidating, but I can’t see a Linux installation as more difficult to install compared to Windows.
Most users, as you say, don’t install an OS themselves, which applies to both Windows, Mac and Linux.
Can’t exactly remember, but I think it was about £50 cheaper not to have Windows (Home Edition) installed.