On 2026-08-06 6:03 p.m., rbowman wrote:
On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 08:27:26 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
I'll say this much: the moment I see my brain-dead co-workers using
Linux,
I'll become a lot more confident that the operating system has made
it.
While there are some decent people who become educators, most teachers
are unthinking, conformist bots that are a perfect representation of
society.
Had I to guess I would have said teachers would be in the Apple camp --
if they can afford Apple products.
I've been watching the second season of Taken. The head, Christina,
uses an Apple laptop. I'm not sure but I think the hacker, 'Kilroy' has
a Razer Blade. Those illuminated logos make for great product
placement.
I can't help but notice that the characters in every show on Apple TV
use Apple hardware. It's an amazing coincidence.
On 2026-08-06 2:06 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-05 2:52 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 4:52 p.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
Looks StatCounter has finally quit posting numbers for "unknown" OS and is
now showing Linux at just under 12% market share in the U.S. I figured Linux
was probably a large part of the "unknown" category. Windows has dropped to
just under 56%. Mac OS and OS X (combined) are at about 31.5%. Looks like
people are getting fed with Microslops' Co-Pilot crap. AI, in general, seem
to be about to crater. Couldn't happen soon enough in my opinion. >>>>>>>>>
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
This is a significant jump for Linux.
The number is worthless. Even Lunduke has already covered the topic and
shown that there is no merit to the claim.
Of course not. It doesn't fit the Microslop narrative. So what were these
"unknown OSes" they kept listing in the past? Noosphere OS?
All I see is that, on Reddit, a *lot* of people are moving from Windows to
Linux because they're fed up with Co-Pilot crap and lack of control of their
own computers. What Lunduke has to say doesn't really interest me. He seems
to be a perennial naysayer.
Cloudflare is showing Linux at 9% of their hits in North America. They have
Windows at 62% and Mac OS at 27% in this time period. So definitely a shift.
Does Lunduke mention these numbers?
https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
On June 1st, this same outfit had Linux at 5%. Where does Lunduke get his
numbers?
Watch his video and find out. I see no reason to be excited for Linux, >>>>> either way. While there are definitely people who are fed up with
Windows and moving to Linux, there is no way that they are substantial >>>>> enough to get to 10% market share. However, if Linux does grow, this is >>>>> only a positive for the world of technology. The moment corporations >>>>> feel that there is genuine competition from a product that costs users >>>>> nothing, it results in those corporations giving more away or improving >>>>> the user experience to try and match the benefits of the free product. >>>>> As such, I welcome any _real_ evidence that Linux has gained ground.
I'm not watching Lunduke's video. Does he even have numbers or is he just >>>> gainsaying others?
He always provides the evidence.
As for 10% for Linux... there's been a growing percentage of "unknown" for >>>> years now. They HAVE to be something. There's no "Unknown OS" that I know >>>> about. I believe Linux been undercounted for a couple years now.
They're bots.
Yeah corporations used to do that -- give away to get their market share >>>> back -- but they've become more and more greedy over the years. Besides >>>> they've all got their heads in the AI sand, thinking that's going to be the
next great, money grubbing adventure. Greed shunts the brain.
If and when AI collapses, hardware will again be at a reasonable price.
That's when I will replace my trusty main laptop. Before then, I'll
happily hold onto it and hope that the AI fad goes away. I've said it
before and I'll say it again: software developers have not given us a
good reason to upgrade our machines since around 2010. Back then, you
could produce the same kinds of games as you do now and accomplish
pretty much the same thing as you do today... but slower. Because of
that, it only makes sense that people hold onto their machines for
longer and resist the urge to buy something new. Since they also doubled >>> or quadrupled the price of everything, people will have even more reason >>> to shun new purchases and potentially use Linux.
I think that, even when the AI bubble bursts, I'll probably stick with older >> computers. Newer laptops (Dells at least) seem built to be built to lower
and lower standards. (But I don't play games on them, so it's an easy
decision for me.)
Dell's standards were never all too high, as far as I can tell. People routinely review their XPS machines on YouTube, and the consensus
appears to be that at the same price, a Mac's hardware is of much higher quality. The most recent video I watched compared a MacBook Neo and an
XPS that cost the same. To say the least, the XPS didn't fare all too well.
On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 06:06:40 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I think that, even when the AI bubble bursts, I'll probably stick with
older computers. Newer laptops (Dells at least) seem built to be built
to lower and lower standards. (But I don't play games on them, so it's
an easy decision for me.)
I already have more computers of various vintages than I need. Phones are the same. I replaced my Nokia when it got pregnant. The battery was not designed to be replaceable. While it could be done a quick visit to
BestBuy for a low end Samsung seemed to be in order. Even with 3x
magnifiers that fiddly stuff isn't easy anymore.
On 2026-08-06 2:10 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-05 2:58 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-04, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:11 p.m., Nick Charles wrote:
On Aug 3, 2026 at 5:18:19rC>PM EDT, "CrudeSausage" <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 4:52 p.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
Looks StatCounter has finally quit posting numbers for "unknown" OS and is
now showing Linux at just under 12% market share in the U.S. I figured Linux
was probably a large part of the "unknown" category. Windows has dropped to
just under 56%. Mac OS and OS X (combined) are at about 31.5%. Looks like
people are getting fed with Microslops' Co-Pilot crap. AI, in general, seem
to be about to crater. Couldn't happen soon enough in my opinion. >>>>>>>>>>>
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
This is a significant jump for Linux.
The number is worthless. Even Lunduke has already covered the topic and
shown that there is no merit to the claim.
Of course not. It doesn't fit the Microslop narrative. So what were these
"unknown OSes" they kept listing in the past? Noosphere OS?
All I see is that, on Reddit, a *lot* of people are moving from Windows to
Linux because they're fed up with Co-Pilot crap and lack of control of their
own computers. What Lunduke has to say doesn't really interest me. He seems
to be a perennial naysayer.
Cloudflare is showing Linux at 9% of their hits in North America. They have
Windows at 62% and Mac OS at 27% in this time period. So definitely a shift.
Does Lunduke mention these numbers?
https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
On June 1st, this same outfit had Linux at 5%. Where does Lunduke get his
numbers?
A number of articles are saying that the high percentage is the result >>>>>>> of AI bots.
<https://www.pcworld.com/article/3204830/linux-didnt-actually-hit-10-percent-market-share-blame-bots.html>
And how do the unbiased people at PCWORLD explain away Macs being at 30%?
I find it much easier to believe Linux at 12% is the result of people than it
being the result of "AI bots".
With Windows below 60% and Macs at 30%, Linux at 12% makes sense.
The same way that you are free to believe that a murderous pedophile who >>>>> got raped by niggers in the desert at Al-Zutt is the best of men, you >>>>> are free to believe that Linux is at 12%.
So basically it comes down to, you don't want to believe Linux market share
could be 12%, so it's "not true." Kind of like Trump constantly proclaiming
"we're winning bigly in Iran, while we abandon our military bases due to >>>> constant bombardment."
It's not that I don't want to believe it. In fact, I would be overjoyed
if it were true. It's just that I've heard this kind of story before and >>> it always turns out to be a lie. I'm not holding my breath for Linux to
become more important than 3-4%, especially not now that faggots are the >>> ones at the head.
Okay, you're probably right. I guess the "Unknown" could have been Linux
bots all along.
I'll say this much: the moment I see my brain-dead co-workers using
Linux, I'll become a lot more confident that the operating system has
made it. While there are some decent people who become educators, most teachers are unthinking, conformist bots that are a perfect
representation of society. It would be one thing if a lot of them
started using LibreOffice over Microsoft Office, but it would be another
for the machines they use to be loaded with Linux rather than Windows.
So far, the LibreOffice project was attempted and failed miserably. Most teachers either demanded or loaded Microsoft Office on their machines
not because it was necessarily better but because they were used to it.
As for Linux, it was attempted to in some places, but it was the
technicians who rejected it because networking constantly broke
(according to the ones I spoke to). Since it would be in the state's interest to save money with LibreOffice and Linux, to at least give the people the appearance that they are not wasting taxpayer money, the
moment Linux becomes common or the default in education is the moment we
can truly say it's on its way.
rbowman wrote:
Phones seem to have peaked too. I'm perfectly happy with my low end >>Samsung but even the people who want the latest glitz are asking 'What
does the new $1000+ iPhone do that the one in my pocket doesn't?'
My phone is (I think) six years old now. I can't think of one reason
to "upgrade". In fact anything that doesn't have a headphone jack
would be a downgrade.
On 2026-08-06 6:53 a.m., chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Phones seem to have peaked too. I'm perfectly happy with my low end
Samsung but even the people who want the latest glitz are asking 'What
does the new $1000+ iPhone do that the one in my pocket doesn't?'
My phone is (I think) six years old now. I can't think of one reason
to "upgrade". In fact anything that doesn't have a headphone jack
would be a downgrade.
I agree with that. This iPhone allows me to use any Bluetooth earphones
I want, but that's extremely limiting. To give you two examples, the
low-end earphones Apple sells are ridiculously uncomfortable and fall
out of the ears fairly easily. The AirPods Pro I have, while comfortable
and providing excellent sound, also developed crackling with time. While
I replaced my left AirPod (because I lost the original one) and don't
have the problem there, the right one is original and will crackle if
noise cancellation is enabled. Turning it off solves the problem, but it seems counterproductive. Meanwhile, on either of the laptops I use, I
can get $18 Sony earphones at the pharmacy that sound great, are
comfortable and extremely portable. If I a lose them, who cares? Just go
to another pharmacy and get another pair.
On 2026-08-05 11:46 p.m., rbowman wrote:
On Wed, 5 Aug 2026 21:14:16 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
I've said it before and I'll say it again: software developers have not
given us a good reason to upgrade our machines since around 2010. Back
then, you could produce the same kinds of games as you do now and
accomplish pretty much the same thing as you do today... but slower.
Because of that, it only makes sense that people hold onto their
machines for longer and resist the urge to buy something new. Since they >>> also doubled or quadrupled the price of everything, people will have
even more reason to shun new purchases and potentially use Linux.
The exact year can be debated but there was a time when building from a
tarball or compiling our source tree was painfully slow. Start make and go >> to lunch. Then the times became reasonable. If you weren't using all the
cores available or doing resource intensive stuff like graphics generation >> the additional potential speed didn't translate to a noticeable increase.
Phones seem to have peaked too. I'm perfectly happy with my low end
Samsung but even the people who want the latest glitz are asking 'What
does the new $1000+ iPhone do that the one in my pocket doesn't?'
Throw in the decrease of disposable income from inflation on all fronts
and I wouldn't want to be selling electronics at the moment.
Admittedly, my iPhone 13 runs quite fine and does anything I need a
phone to do. It's still in good shape too, so the only reason to replace
it would be to have a newer battery. Of course, I can just pay the $100
and get a new battery for it too. That's a much better option unless I
find out that the unit is due to lose support in the next year or so.
On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 21:02:32 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-08-06 6:03 p.m., rbowman wrote:
On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 08:27:26 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
I'll say this much: the moment I see my brain-dead co-workers using
Linux,
I'll become a lot more confident that the operating system has made
it.
While there are some decent people who become educators, most teachers >>>> are unthinking, conformist bots that are a perfect representation of
society.
Had I to guess I would have said teachers would be in the Apple camp --
if they can afford Apple products.
I've been watching the second season of Taken. The head, Christina,
uses an Apple laptop. I'm not sure but I think the hacker, 'Kilroy' has
a Razer Blade. Those illuminated logos make for great product
placement.
I can't help but notice that the characters in every show on Apple TV
use Apple hardware. It's an amazing coincidence.
I've never watched shows on Apple TV but that familiar Apple laptop logo shows up in many places. I've assumed it wasn't coincidental and that
money changed hands to make it happen.
otoh I doubt Kali got a dime out of appearing on Mr. Robot but I might be wrong.
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 2:06 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-05 2:52 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 4:52 p.m., RonB wrote:I'm not watching Lunduke's video. Does he even have numbers or is he just >>>>> gainsaying others?
On 2026-08-03, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
Looks StatCounter has finally quit posting numbers for "unknown" OS and is
now showing Linux at just under 12% market share in the U.S. I figured Linux
was probably a large part of the "unknown" category. Windows has dropped to
just under 56%. Mac OS and OS X (combined) are at about 31.5%. Looks like
people are getting fed with Microslops' Co-Pilot crap. AI, in general, seem
to be about to crater. Couldn't happen soon enough in my opinion. >>>>>>>>>>
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
This is a significant jump for Linux.
The number is worthless. Even Lunduke has already covered the topic and
shown that there is no merit to the claim.
Of course not. It doesn't fit the Microslop narrative. So what were these
"unknown OSes" they kept listing in the past? Noosphere OS?
All I see is that, on Reddit, a *lot* of people are moving from Windows to
Linux because they're fed up with Co-Pilot crap and lack of control of their
own computers. What Lunduke has to say doesn't really interest me. He seems
to be a perennial naysayer.
Cloudflare is showing Linux at 9% of their hits in North America. They have
Windows at 62% and Mac OS at 27% in this time period. So definitely a shift.
Does Lunduke mention these numbers?
https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
On June 1st, this same outfit had Linux at 5%. Where does Lunduke get his
numbers?
Watch his video and find out. I see no reason to be excited for Linux, >>>>>> either way. While there are definitely people who are fed up with
Windows and moving to Linux, there is no way that they are substantial >>>>>> enough to get to 10% market share. However, if Linux does grow, this is >>>>>> only a positive for the world of technology. The moment corporations >>>>>> feel that there is genuine competition from a product that costs users >>>>>> nothing, it results in those corporations giving more away or improving >>>>>> the user experience to try and match the benefits of the free product. >>>>>> As such, I welcome any _real_ evidence that Linux has gained ground. >>>>>
He always provides the evidence.
As for 10% for Linux... there's been a growing percentage of "unknown" for
years now. They HAVE to be something. There's no "Unknown OS" that I know >>>>> about. I believe Linux been undercounted for a couple years now.
They're bots.
Yeah corporations used to do that -- give away to get their market share >>>>> back -- but they've become more and more greedy over the years. Besides >>>>> they've all got their heads in the AI sand, thinking that's going to be the
next great, money grubbing adventure. Greed shunts the brain.
If and when AI collapses, hardware will again be at a reasonable price. >>>> That's when I will replace my trusty main laptop. Before then, I'll
happily hold onto it and hope that the AI fad goes away. I've said it
before and I'll say it again: software developers have not given us a
good reason to upgrade our machines since around 2010. Back then, you
could produce the same kinds of games as you do now and accomplish
pretty much the same thing as you do today... but slower. Because of
that, it only makes sense that people hold onto their machines for
longer and resist the urge to buy something new. Since they also doubled >>>> or quadrupled the price of everything, people will have even more reason >>>> to shun new purchases and potentially use Linux.
I think that, even when the AI bubble bursts, I'll probably stick with older
computers. Newer laptops (Dells at least) seem built to be built to lower >>> and lower standards. (But I don't play games on them, so it's an easy
decision for me.)
Dell's standards were never all too high, as far as I can tell. People
routinely review their XPS machines on YouTube, and the consensus
appears to be that at the same price, a Mac's hardware is of much higher
quality. The most recent video I watched compared a MacBook Neo and an
XPS that cost the same. To say the least, the XPS didn't fare all too well.
My older Dell laptops (and desktops) were high quality. And very to easy to work on, replace parts and upgrade. I mostly used Latitudes, but I've got a couple old XPS laptops that were very well built. My wife has an XPS laptop from about 2021. Within a month the motherboard went out. Dell came to our house and replaced it (in warranty) but still that is poor quality control. About four months ago I replaced the battery, and it's still going strong. But with the old Dells (both laptops and desktops) you hardly needed tools
to work on them. Well designed.
This was about the time when Macs started going with soldered on RAM and storage, so basically you were stuck.
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 6:53 a.m., chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Phones seem to have peaked too. I'm perfectly happy with my low end
Samsung but even the people who want the latest glitz are asking 'What >>>> does the new $1000+ iPhone do that the one in my pocket doesn't?'
My phone is (I think) six years old now. I can't think of one reason
to "upgrade". In fact anything that doesn't have a headphone jack
would be a downgrade.
I agree with that. This iPhone allows me to use any Bluetooth earphones
I want, but that's extremely limiting. To give you two examples, the
low-end earphones Apple sells are ridiculously uncomfortable and fall
out of the ears fairly easily. The AirPods Pro I have, while comfortable
and providing excellent sound, also developed crackling with time. While
I replaced my left AirPod (because I lost the original one) and don't
have the problem there, the right one is original and will crackle if
noise cancellation is enabled. Turning it off solves the problem, but it
seems counterproductive. Meanwhile, on either of the laptops I use, I
can get $18 Sony earphones at the pharmacy that sound great, are
comfortable and extremely portable. If I a lose them, who cares? Just go
to another pharmacy and get another pair.
Having a 3.5mm jack used to be important to me, but I never listen to music on phones anyhow, so it's pretty much a non-issue for me now. The Huawei P40 Lite still has a headphone jack. Strangely enough, the P40 Pro didn't have that jack.
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use earbuds). For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my skull and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular headphones when using
them on my computer.
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 6:53 a.m., chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Phones seem to have peaked too. I'm perfectly happy with my low end
Samsung but even the people who want the latest glitz are asking 'What >>>> does the new $1000+ iPhone do that the one in my pocket doesn't?'
My phone is (I think) six years old now. I can't think of one reason
to "upgrade". In fact anything that doesn't have a headphone jack
would be a downgrade.
I agree with that. This iPhone allows me to use any Bluetooth earphones
I want, but that's extremely limiting. To give you two examples, the
low-end earphones Apple sells are ridiculously uncomfortable and fall
out of the ears fairly easily. The AirPods Pro I have, while comfortable
and providing excellent sound, also developed crackling with time. While
I replaced my left AirPod (because I lost the original one) and don't
have the problem there, the right one is original and will crackle if
noise cancellation is enabled. Turning it off solves the problem, but it
seems counterproductive. Meanwhile, on either of the laptops I use, I
can get $18 Sony earphones at the pharmacy that sound great, are
comfortable and extremely portable. If I a lose them, who cares? Just go
to another pharmacy and get another pair.
Having a 3.5mm jack used to be important to me, but I never listen to music on phones anyhow, so it's pretty much a non-issue for me now.
The Huawei P40--
Lite still has a headphone jack. Strangely enough, the P40 Pro didn't have that jack.
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use earbuds). For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my skull and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular headphones when using
them on my computer.
I don't see why they would feel the need to compensate the developer of
a free operating system. I should finish watching that show one day, but
I thought that it feel apart in the second season.
I use the phone for calling and texting. That's basically it. The reason
I picked the iPhone SE3 was because it was the smallest, decent quality, phone I could find. I did not want the "Apple experience." Even Siri is
shut off.
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use earbuds).
For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my skull
and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular headphones
when using them on my computer.
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something all
users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it or
not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age, they're imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I imagine
that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by 5G
radiation while others are not.
On 2026-08-07 5:09 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 2:06 a.m., RonB wrote:My older Dell laptops (and desktops) were high quality. And very to easy to >> work on, replace parts and upgrade. I mostly used Latitudes, but I've got a >> couple old XPS laptops that were very well built. My wife has an XPS laptop >> from about 2021. Within a month the motherboard went out. Dell came to our >> house and replaced it (in warranty) but still that is poor quality control. >> About four months ago I replaced the battery, and it's still going strong. >> But with the old Dells (both laptops and desktops) you hardly needed tools >> to work on them. Well designed.
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-05 2:52 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 4:52 p.m., RonB wrote:I'm not watching Lunduke's video. Does he even have numbers or is he just
On 2026-08-03, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
Looks StatCounter has finally quit posting numbers for "unknown" OS and is
now showing Linux at just under 12% market share in the U.S. I figured Linux
was probably a large part of the "unknown" category. Windows has dropped to
just under 56%. Mac OS and OS X (combined) are at about 31.5%. Looks like
people are getting fed with Microslops' Co-Pilot crap. AI, in general, seem
to be about to crater. Couldn't happen soon enough in my opinion. >>>>>>>>>>>
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
This is a significant jump for Linux.
The number is worthless. Even Lunduke has already covered the topic and
shown that there is no merit to the claim.
Of course not. It doesn't fit the Microslop narrative. So what were these
"unknown OSes" they kept listing in the past? Noosphere OS?
All I see is that, on Reddit, a *lot* of people are moving from Windows to
Linux because they're fed up with Co-Pilot crap and lack of control of their
own computers. What Lunduke has to say doesn't really interest me. He seems
to be a perennial naysayer.
Cloudflare is showing Linux at 9% of their hits in North America. They have
Windows at 62% and Mac OS at 27% in this time period. So definitely a shift.
Does Lunduke mention these numbers?
https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
On June 1st, this same outfit had Linux at 5%. Where does Lunduke get his
numbers?
Watch his video and find out. I see no reason to be excited for Linux, >>>>>>> either way. While there are definitely people who are fed up with >>>>>>> Windows and moving to Linux, there is no way that they are substantial >>>>>>> enough to get to 10% market share. However, if Linux does grow, this is >>>>>>> only a positive for the world of technology. The moment corporations >>>>>>> feel that there is genuine competition from a product that costs users >>>>>>> nothing, it results in those corporations giving more away or improving >>>>>>> the user experience to try and match the benefits of the free product. >>>>>>> As such, I welcome any _real_ evidence that Linux has gained ground. >>>>>>
gainsaying others?
He always provides the evidence.
As for 10% for Linux... there's been a growing percentage of "unknown" for
years now. They HAVE to be something. There's no "Unknown OS" that I know
about. I believe Linux been undercounted for a couple years now.
They're bots.
Yeah corporations used to do that -- give away to get their market share >>>>>> back -- but they've become more and more greedy over the years. Besides >>>>>> they've all got their heads in the AI sand, thinking that's going to be the
next great, money grubbing adventure. Greed shunts the brain.
If and when AI collapses, hardware will again be at a reasonable price. >>>>> That's when I will replace my trusty main laptop. Before then, I'll
happily hold onto it and hope that the AI fad goes away. I've said it >>>>> before and I'll say it again: software developers have not given us a >>>>> good reason to upgrade our machines since around 2010. Back then, you >>>>> could produce the same kinds of games as you do now and accomplish
pretty much the same thing as you do today... but slower. Because of >>>>> that, it only makes sense that people hold onto their machines for
longer and resist the urge to buy something new. Since they also doubled >>>>> or quadrupled the price of everything, people will have even more reason >>>>> to shun new purchases and potentially use Linux.
I think that, even when the AI bubble bursts, I'll probably stick with older
computers. Newer laptops (Dells at least) seem built to be built to lower >>>> and lower standards. (But I don't play games on them, so it's an easy
decision for me.)
Dell's standards were never all too high, as far as I can tell. People
routinely review their XPS machines on YouTube, and the consensus
appears to be that at the same price, a Mac's hardware is of much higher >>> quality. The most recent video I watched compared a MacBook Neo and an
XPS that cost the same. To say the least, the XPS didn't fare all too well. >>
This was about the time when Macs started going with soldered on RAM and
storage, so basically you were stuck.
I'm not a fan of the soldered RAM and storage, admittedly, but the
former guarantees that you don't get system crashes from defective, third-party RAM, and the latter allows for superior read/write
performance. To me, that's why using the Mac always feels smooth whereas
the PC, with Windows at the very least, it feels a bit clunky.
On 2026-08-07 5:49 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 6:53 a.m., chrisv wrote:
rbowman wrote:
Phones seem to have peaked too. I'm perfectly happy with my low end
Samsung but even the people who want the latest glitz are asking 'What >>>>> does the new $1000+ iPhone do that the one in my pocket doesn't?'
My phone is (I think) six years old now. I can't think of one reason
to "upgrade". In fact anything that doesn't have a headphone jack
would be a downgrade.
I agree with that. This iPhone allows me to use any Bluetooth earphones
I want, but that's extremely limiting. To give you two examples, the
low-end earphones Apple sells are ridiculously uncomfortable and fall
out of the ears fairly easily. The AirPods Pro I have, while comfortable >>> and providing excellent sound, also developed crackling with time. While >>> I replaced my left AirPod (because I lost the original one) and don't
have the problem there, the right one is original and will crackle if
noise cancellation is enabled. Turning it off solves the problem, but it >>> seems counterproductive. Meanwhile, on either of the laptops I use, I
can get $18 Sony earphones at the pharmacy that sound great, are
comfortable and extremely portable. If I a lose them, who cares? Just go >>> to another pharmacy and get another pair.
Having a 3.5mm jack used to be important to me, but I never listen to music >> on phones anyhow, so it's pretty much a non-issue for me now. The Huawei P40 >> Lite still has a headphone jack. Strangely enough, the P40 Pro didn't have >> that jack.
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use earbuds). For >> some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my skull and back >> of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular headphones when using
them on my computer.
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something all users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it or
not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age, they're imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I imagine that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by 5G
radiation while others are not.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:37:56 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something all
users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it or
not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age, they're
imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I imagine
that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by 5G
radiation while others are not.
Whether you want to admit it or not you live in a sea of electromagnetic radiation.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:49:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use earbuds).
For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my skull
and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular headphones
when using them on my computer.
The new wireless Soundcores arrived this morning so I haven't tried them yet. They have ear hooks and are the open ear type that you don't have to try to screw into your ear canal. That should be better for situational awareness to detect mountain bikers coming down the trail. Or bears.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:37:56 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something all
users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it or
not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age, they're
imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I imagine
that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by 5G
radiation while others are not.
Whether you want to admit it or not you live in a sea of electromagnetic radiation.
On 2026-08-07, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-07 5:09 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 2:06 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-05 2:52 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 4:52 p.m., RonB wrote:I'm not watching Lunduke's video. Does he even have numbers or is he just
On 2026-08-03, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
Looks StatCounter has finally quit posting numbers for "unknown" OS and is
now showing Linux at just under 12% market share in the U.S. I figured Linux
was probably a large part of the "unknown" category. Windows has dropped to
just under 56%. Mac OS and OS X (combined) are at about 31.5%. Looks like
people are getting fed with Microslops' Co-Pilot crap. AI, in general, seem
to be about to crater. Couldn't happen soon enough in my opinion. >>>>>>>>>>>>
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
This is a significant jump for Linux.
The number is worthless. Even Lunduke has already covered the topic and
shown that there is no merit to the claim.
Of course not. It doesn't fit the Microslop narrative. So what were these
"unknown OSes" they kept listing in the past? Noosphere OS? >>>>>>>>>>
All I see is that, on Reddit, a *lot* of people are moving from Windows to
Linux because they're fed up with Co-Pilot crap and lack of control of their
own computers. What Lunduke has to say doesn't really interest me. He seems
to be a perennial naysayer.
Cloudflare is showing Linux at 9% of their hits in North America. They have
Windows at 62% and Mac OS at 27% in this time period. So definitely a shift.
Does Lunduke mention these numbers?
https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
On June 1st, this same outfit had Linux at 5%. Where does Lunduke get his
numbers?
Watch his video and find out. I see no reason to be excited for Linux, >>>>>>>> either way. While there are definitely people who are fed up with >>>>>>>> Windows and moving to Linux, there is no way that they are substantial >>>>>>>> enough to get to 10% market share. However, if Linux does grow, this is
only a positive for the world of technology. The moment corporations >>>>>>>> feel that there is genuine competition from a product that costs users >>>>>>>> nothing, it results in those corporations giving more away or improving
the user experience to try and match the benefits of the free product. >>>>>>>> As such, I welcome any _real_ evidence that Linux has gained ground. >>>>>>>
gainsaying others?
He always provides the evidence.
As for 10% for Linux... there's been a growing percentage of "unknown" for
years now. They HAVE to be something. There's no "Unknown OS" that I know
about. I believe Linux been undercounted for a couple years now.
They're bots.
Yeah corporations used to do that -- give away to get their market share
back -- but they've become more and more greedy over the years. Besides >>>>>>> they've all got their heads in the AI sand, thinking that's going to be the
next great, money grubbing adventure. Greed shunts the brain.
If and when AI collapses, hardware will again be at a reasonable price. >>>>>> That's when I will replace my trusty main laptop. Before then, I'll >>>>>> happily hold onto it and hope that the AI fad goes away. I've said it >>>>>> before and I'll say it again: software developers have not given us a >>>>>> good reason to upgrade our machines since around 2010. Back then, you >>>>>> could produce the same kinds of games as you do now and accomplish >>>>>> pretty much the same thing as you do today... but slower. Because of >>>>>> that, it only makes sense that people hold onto their machines for >>>>>> longer and resist the urge to buy something new. Since they also doubled >>>>>> or quadrupled the price of everything, people will have even more reason >>>>>> to shun new purchases and potentially use Linux.
I think that, even when the AI bubble bursts, I'll probably stick with older
computers. Newer laptops (Dells at least) seem built to be built to lower >>>>> and lower standards. (But I don't play games on them, so it's an easy >>>>> decision for me.)
Dell's standards were never all too high, as far as I can tell. People >>>> routinely review their XPS machines on YouTube, and the consensus
appears to be that at the same price, a Mac's hardware is of much higher >>>> quality. The most recent video I watched compared a MacBook Neo and an >>>> XPS that cost the same. To say the least, the XPS didn't fare all too well.
My older Dell laptops (and desktops) were high quality. And very to easy to >>> work on, replace parts and upgrade. I mostly used Latitudes, but I've got a >>> couple old XPS laptops that were very well built. My wife has an XPS laptop >>> from about 2021. Within a month the motherboard went out. Dell came to our >>> house and replaced it (in warranty) but still that is poor quality control. >>> About four months ago I replaced the battery, and it's still going strong. >>> But with the old Dells (both laptops and desktops) you hardly needed tools >>> to work on them. Well designed.
This was about the time when Macs started going with soldered on RAM and >>> storage, so basically you were stuck.
I'm not a fan of the soldered RAM and storage, admittedly, but the
former guarantees that you don't get system crashes from defective,
third-party RAM, and the latter allows for superior read/write
performance. To me, that's why using the Mac always feels smooth whereas
the PC, with Windows at the very least, it feels a bit clunky.
I guess it depends on what you like. The Mac OS is clunky to me.
As for
memory, I have upgraded a lot of computers with memory from eBay (usually used). About twenty years ago is the last time I had a memory chip go out on me, but it didn't crash the computer, it didn't allow it to boot.
On 2026-08-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:49:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use
earbuds).
For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my
skull and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular
headphones when using them on my computer.
The new wireless Soundcores arrived this morning so I haven't tried
them yet. They have ear hooks and are the open ear type that you don't
have to try to screw into your ear canal. That should be better for
situational awareness to detect mountain bikers coming down the trail.
Or bears.
Sounds better than the earbuds.
On 2026-08-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:37:56 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something
all users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it
or not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age,
they're imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I
imagine that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by
5G radiation while others are not.
Whether you want to admit it or not you live in a sea of
electromagnetic radiation.
That's what I always figured. My dad wouldn't even use a wireless or
keyboard because of the "radio waves."
I'm aware. I try to limit how much there is in the house, but it's a
losing battle.
nd the default touchpad gestures in Windows to be somewhat more
intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel
is absolutely crucial, and once you understand how to do things like
extend the screen, it actually makes a lot of sense.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:39:33 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
I'm aware. I try to limit how much there is in the house, but it's a
losing battle.
Gamma rays gonna getcha.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:45:30 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
nd the default touchpad gestures in Windows to be somewhat more
intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel
is absolutely crucial, and once you understand how to do things like
extend the screen, it actually makes a lot of sense.
I absolutely loathe strange shit happening if I get too close to a
corner.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:18:36 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I use the phone for calling and texting. That's basically it. The reason
I picked the iPhone SE3 was because it was the smallest, decent quality,
phone I could find. I did not want the "Apple experience." Even Siri is
shut off.
My use of the phone as a phone is minimal. The texts I receive usually consist of 092341 or other 2fa code. I call my ex every few months and use it rather than the landline so I can move around during what if often a
long conversation.
What I do use:
Zepp: an app that goes with my Amazfit fitness watch.
Seek: a free app that helps identify plants, wildlife, etc.
Geocaching: an app to locate and log geocaches
Little Free Library: an app to locate places to dump books
Samsung Music: tunez
<snip>
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:49:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use earbuds).
For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my skull
and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular headphones
when using them on my computer.
The new wireless Soundcores arrived this morning so I haven't tried them yet. They have ear hooks and are the open ear type that you don't have to try to screw into your ear canal. That should be better for situational awareness to detect mountain bikers coming down the trail. Or bears.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:37:56 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something all
users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it or
not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age, they're
imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I imagine
that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by 5G
radiation while others are not.
Whether you want to admit it or not you live in a sea of electromagnetic radiation.
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:49:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use
earbuds).
For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my
skull and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular
headphones when using them on my computer.
The new wireless Soundcores arrived this morning so I haven't tried
them yet. They have ear hooks and are the open ear type that you don't
have to try to screw into your ear canal. That should be better for
situational awareness to detect mountain bikers coming down the trail.
Or bears.
You go to Provincetown?
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter
is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live
without it.
I also use Zepp and have paid for a couple of watch faces.
On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 07:51:04 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're
dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter
is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live
without it.
In KDE you can define the screen edge behavior 'switch desktop on edge'.
I think there is a GNOME extension that might enable it.
It's not the screen edge; it's the touchpad edge. If you're familiar
with how you move windows from one end to the other on a touchpad in
Windows, you'll understand what I mean.
On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 12:05:00 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:49:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I haven't had much luck with BlueTooth headphones (I won't use
earbuds).
For some reason they give me a headache (mostly at the base of my
skull and back of my neck?). I don't have that issue with regular
headphones when using them on my computer.
The new wireless Soundcores arrived this morning so I haven't tried
them yet. They have ear hooks and are the open ear type that you don't
have to try to screw into your ear canal. That should be better for
situational awareness to detect mountain bikers coming down the trail.
Or bears.
You go to Provincetown?
Not in over 40 years. The last time I went was in the winter. Cape Cod/ Provincetown is quite nice without people.
I wasn't aware there were mountain bikers or bears in Provincetown unless there are LGBQTZFSA+ terms I'm not familiar with.
On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 07:51:04 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're
dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter
is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live
without it.
In KDE you can define the screen edge behavior 'switch desktop on edge'.
I think there is a GNOME extension that might enable it.
On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 20:03:57 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
It's not the screen edge; it's the touchpad edge. If you're familiar
with how you move windows from one end to the other on a touchpad in
Windows, you'll understand what I mean.
I have very little experience with touchpads and dislike them. I have a
small USB mouse I bring with me if I expect to do anything more than
casual use on a laptop.
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 09:18:36 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I use the phone for calling and texting. That's basically it. The reason >> I picked the iPhone SE3 was because it was the smallest, decent quality, >> phone I could find. I did not want the "Apple experience." Even Siri is
shut off.
My use of the phone as a phone is minimal. The texts I receive usually consist of 092341 or other 2fa code. I call my ex every few months and use it rather than the landline so I can move around during what if often a long conversation.
What I do use:
Zepp: an app that goes with my Amazfit fitness watch.
Seek: a free app that helps identify plants, wildlife, etc.
Geocaching: an app to locate and log geocaches
Little Free Library: an app to locate places to dump books
Samsung Music: tunez
<snip>
I also use Zepp and have paid for a couple of watch faces.
I have the Android version of Free42 (HP-42 calculator simulator)
with portrait and landscape versions of a skin I made for it.
(I also made a version of the skin for my Linux box; the skin adds
a blue character to each key representing the keystroke shortcut
on the PC keyboard.)
Other apps:
SomaFM player
At Sat, 8 Aug 2026 11:58:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
<snip>
Other apps:
SomaFM player
I send those guys $20/month.
Support your local music guys!
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too
pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:10:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too
pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9gSrOy0-4
The Thistle channel might be okay but the rest might drive me to drink.
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:10:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too
pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9gSrOy0-4
The Thistle channel might be okay but the rest might drive me to drink.
I mainly use:
The Barry Manilow Channel.
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:10:06 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:10:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too
pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9gSrOy0-4
The Thistle channel might be okay but the rest might drive me to drink.
I mainly use:
The Barry Manilow Channel.
Based on the useless garbage you post, that computes.
Are you a male Chris or a female Chris?
If female I will give you a pass.
On 8/10/2026 3:31 PM, ReefMon wrote:
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:10:06 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:10:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:I mainly use:
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too >>>>> pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9gSrOy0-4
The Thistle channel might be okay but the rest might drive me to drink. >>>
The Barry Manilow Channel.
Based on the useless garbage you post, that computes.
Are you a male Chris or a female Chris?
If female I will give you a pass.
You altered the quoting of him, troll. FOAD.
On 2026-08-07 6:36 p.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-07, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-07 5:09 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-06 2:06 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-06, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-05 2:52 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 4:52 p.m., RonB wrote:I'm not watching Lunduke's video. Does he even have numbers or is he just
On 2026-08-03, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2026-08-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-03 6:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
Looks StatCounter has finally quit posting numbers for "unknown" OS and is
now showing Linux at just under 12% market share in the U.S. I figured Linux
was probably a large part of the "unknown" category. Windows has dropped to
just under 56%. Mac OS and OS X (combined) are at about 31.5%. Looks like
people are getting fed with Microslops' Co-Pilot crap. AI, in general, seem
to be about to crater. Couldn't happen soon enough in my opinion. >>>>>>>>>>>>>
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america
This is a significant jump for Linux.
The number is worthless. Even Lunduke has already covered the topic and
shown that there is no merit to the claim.
Of course not. It doesn't fit the Microslop narrative. So what were these
"unknown OSes" they kept listing in the past? Noosphere OS? >>>>>>>>>>>
All I see is that, on Reddit, a *lot* of people are moving from Windows to
Linux because they're fed up with Co-Pilot crap and lack of control of their
own computers. What Lunduke has to say doesn't really interest me. He seems
to be a perennial naysayer.
Cloudflare is showing Linux at 9% of their hits in North America. They have
Windows at 62% and Mac OS at 27% in this time period. So definitely a shift.
Does Lunduke mention these numbers?
https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP
On June 1st, this same outfit had Linux at 5%. Where does Lunduke get his
numbers?
Watch his video and find out. I see no reason to be excited for Linux,
either way. While there are definitely people who are fed up with >>>>>>>>> Windows and moving to Linux, there is no way that they are substantial
enough to get to 10% market share. However, if Linux does grow, this is
only a positive for the world of technology. The moment corporations >>>>>>>>> feel that there is genuine competition from a product that costs users
nothing, it results in those corporations giving more away or improving
the user experience to try and match the benefits of the free product.
As such, I welcome any _real_ evidence that Linux has gained ground. >>>>>>>>
gainsaying others?
He always provides the evidence.
As for 10% for Linux... there's been a growing percentage of "unknown" forThey're bots.
years now. They HAVE to be something. There's no "Unknown OS" that I know
about. I believe Linux been undercounted for a couple years now. >>>>>>>
Yeah corporations used to do that -- give away to get their market share
back -- but they've become more and more greedy over the years. Besides
they've all got their heads in the AI sand, thinking that's going to be the
next great, money grubbing adventure. Greed shunts the brain.
If and when AI collapses, hardware will again be at a reasonable price. >>>>>>> That's when I will replace my trusty main laptop. Before then, I'll >>>>>>> happily hold onto it and hope that the AI fad goes away. I've said it >>>>>>> before and I'll say it again: software developers have not given us a >>>>>>> good reason to upgrade our machines since around 2010. Back then, you >>>>>>> could produce the same kinds of games as you do now and accomplish >>>>>>> pretty much the same thing as you do today... but slower. Because of >>>>>>> that, it only makes sense that people hold onto their machines for >>>>>>> longer and resist the urge to buy something new. Since they also doubled
or quadrupled the price of everything, people will have even more reason
to shun new purchases and potentially use Linux.
I think that, even when the AI bubble bursts, I'll probably stick with older
computers. Newer laptops (Dells at least) seem built to be built to lower
and lower standards. (But I don't play games on them, so it's an easy >>>>>> decision for me.)
Dell's standards were never all too high, as far as I can tell. People >>>>> routinely review their XPS machines on YouTube, and the consensus
appears to be that at the same price, a Mac's hardware is of much higher >>>>> quality. The most recent video I watched compared a MacBook Neo and an >>>>> XPS that cost the same. To say the least, the XPS didn't fare all too well.
My older Dell laptops (and desktops) were high quality. And very to easy to
work on, replace parts and upgrade. I mostly used Latitudes, but I've got a
couple old XPS laptops that were very well built. My wife has an XPS laptop
from about 2021. Within a month the motherboard went out. Dell came to our >>>> house and replaced it (in warranty) but still that is poor quality control.
About four months ago I replaced the battery, and it's still going strong. >>>> But with the old Dells (both laptops and desktops) you hardly needed tools >>>> to work on them. Well designed.
This was about the time when Macs started going with soldered on RAM and >>>> storage, so basically you were stuck.
I'm not a fan of the soldered RAM and storage, admittedly, but the
former guarantees that you don't get system crashes from defective,
third-party RAM, and the latter allows for superior read/write
performance. To me, that's why using the Mac always feels smooth whereas >>> the PC, with Windows at the very least, it feels a bit clunky.
I guess it depends on what you like. The Mac OS is clunky to me.
It does to me too, in some respect. I find certain things to be a lot
better in Windows, particularly dragging and dropping a window from one
end of the screen to the other. I also find the default touchpad
gestures in Windows to be somewhat more intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS
has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel is absolutely crucial, and once
you understand how to do things like extend the screen, it actually
makes a lot of sense. Additionally, an open-box hub I bought a few years
ago works perfectly in MacOS whereas it gave me issues in Windows when DRM-protected content was played. Go figure.
As for
memory, I have upgraded a lot of computers with memory from eBay (usually
used). About twenty years ago is the last time I had a memory chip go out on >> me, but it didn't crash the computer, it didn't allow it to boot.
Buying stuff nobody cares about is the only reason, for me, to use eBay nowadays. If you try to buy something that it is slightly recent, the
price is way higher than it should be, probably because the buyer knows
that he will have to share the profits with eBay through seller fees. Similarly, the tax rates often make no sense. If, however, you want a
DVD of a movie everyone forgot about or a 2016 computer, chances are
you'll get it for peanuts.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:45:30 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
nd the default touchpad gestures in Windows to be somewhat more
intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel
is absolutely crucial, and once you understand how to do things like
extend the screen, it actually makes a lot of sense.
I absolutely loathe strange shit happening if I get too close to a
corner.
On 2026-08-08 1:41 a.m., rbowman wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:45:30 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
nd the default touchpad gestures in Windows to be somewhat more
intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel
is absolutely crucial, and once you understand how to do things like
extend the screen, it actually makes a lot of sense.
I absolutely loathe strange shit happening if I get too close to a
corner.
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter
is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live without it. Apparently, there is a way to enable it in MacOS, but the feature has a specific name and I don't know what it is. There's three-finger dragging, but it doesn't work the way that you would hope.
On 2026-08-08 3:44 p.m., rbowman wrote:
On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 07:51:04 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're
dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter >>> is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live
without it.
In KDE you can define the screen edge behavior 'switch desktop on edge'.
I think there is a GNOME extension that might enable it.
It's not the screen edge; it's the touchpad edge. If you're familiar
with how you move windows from one end to the other on a touchpad in Windows, you'll understand what I mean. Basically, if you move a window using the touchpad, you will eventually hit the edge of the touchpad by
the time the window you're moving gets to the centre of the screen. In
both MacOS and Linux, users instinctively keep whichever finger was
already on the touchpad down, then switch over to another finger to
continue traveling to where they want the window to be. In Windows, once
you reach the edge, the operating system understands that you wanted to continue moving that window, and will coast for as long as your finger remains on the edge. It seems trivial until you experience the Windows
way of doing things, which is honestly the best. I'll have to get
acquainted with the three-finger drag MacOS offers, but I doubt that it
will be an intuitive.
I just tried it... it's not that great.--
On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 20:03:57 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
It's not the screen edge; it's the touchpad edge. If you're familiar
with how you move windows from one end to the other on a touchpad in
Windows, you'll understand what I mean.
I have very little experience with touchpads and dislike them. I have a small USB mouse I bring with me if I expect to do anything more than
casual use on a laptop.
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 22:42:05 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:37:56 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
The pain you are feeling with the Bluetooth headphones is something
all users will eventually experience. Whether people want to admit it
or not, the wireless emissions are not healthy. At a young age,
they're imperceptible, but you definitely feel them at an older age. I >>>> imagine that's part of why some older people are strongly affected by
5G radiation while others are not.
Whether you want to admit it or not you live in a sea of
electromagnetic radiation.
That's what I always figured. My dad wouldn't even use a wireless or
keyboard because of the "radio waves."
I've known hams that were concerned about handi-talkies. Oddly they
weren't concerned with pumping out 1500 watts into a 20m Yaggi.
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:10:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too
pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9gSrOy0-4
The Thistle channel might be okay but the rest might drive me to drink.
Joel W. Crump wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On 8/10/2026 3:31 PM, ReefMon wrote:
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:10:06 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):
On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:10:18 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:I mainly use:
I send about $50 a year, versus your $240. :-(
I bought a SomaFM T-shirt with Big Url on it awhile back, but I'm too >>>>>> pudgy to wear it. Too much sitting in front of computers and ...
drinking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9gSrOy0-4
The Thistle channel might be okay but the rest might drive me to drink. >>>>
The Barry Manilow Channel.
Based on the useless garbage you post, that computes.
Are you a male Chris or a female Chris?
If female I will give you a pass.
You altered the quoting of him, troll. FOAD.
It's called a "fail".
First time I've heard of somaFM. Is the Thistle channel a continuation
of the Thistle & Shamrock radio show that I listened to years ago?
hardly ever listen to the radio anymore. If I want to hear a song or an artist, I can usually just go to YouTube. I've always disliked music in
the background (even when I was young). It's distracting to me, I can't concentrate on what I'm doing. If I listen to music that's all I do,
listen to music. Nothing else.
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I only have one monitor hooked up, but sometimes I drag my applications
off to the side of the screen. It doesn't stop at the Window border in Cinnamon.
(Maybe I don't quite understand what feature you're talking about.)
Also,
I can drag applications to another virtual desktop if I want.
Besides, I like pop tunes more along the lines of Richard Cheese's
lounge covers of other's tunes. Here's a short sample:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhJSFq3SoYI>
Richard Cheese "Smoke Two Joints"
On 2026-08-08, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-08 1:41 a.m., rbowman wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:45:30 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
nd the default touchpad gestures in Windows to be somewhat more
intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel >>>> is absolutely crucial, and once you understand how to do things like
extend the screen, it actually makes a lot of sense.
I absolutely loathe strange shit happening if I get too close to a
corner.
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're
dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter
is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live
without it. Apparently, there is a way to enable it in MacOS, but the
feature has a specific name and I don't know what it is. There's
three-finger dragging, but it doesn't work the way that you would hope.
I only have one monitor hooked up, but sometimes I drag my applications off to the side of the screen. It doesn't stop at the Window border in Cinnamon. (Maybe I don't quite understand what feature you're talking about.) Also, I can drag applications to another virtual desktop if I want.
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was
affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to
upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook before
the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is fine for a
Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver. The Fedora box got a Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024. Weep... The Chinese 128 GB
was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is still only $30. The Crucial one is
$415.
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:17:55 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
First time I've heard of somaFM. Is the Thistle channel a continuation
of the Thistle & Shamrock radio show that I listened to years ago?
https://somafm.com/thistle/aboutyourdj.html
Fiona Ritchie, so Yes. It does seem more thistle than shamrock.
I
hardly ever listen to the radio anymore. If I want to hear a song or an
artist, I can usually just go to YouTube. I've always disliked music in
the background (even when I was young). It's distracting to me, I can't
concentrate on what I'm doing. If I listen to music that's all I do,
listen to music. Nothing else.
I tend to have the radio on. I haven't quite figured out the station's genre. A little classic rock, mostly newer stuff that isn't very trendy. It's noise.
For variety I did tune in one of the C&W stations. After a couple of hours my subconscious realize all the artists had the same faux 'southern'
accent. Nothing wrong with an accent; I like Lucinda William's east Texas sound and other artists with regional accents but this seemed as stylized
as Noh theater.
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was
affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to
upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook before the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is fine for a
Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver. The Fedora box got a Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024. Weep... The Chinese 128 GB
was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is still only $30. The Crucial one is
$415.
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:55:00 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I only have one monitor hooked up, but sometimes I drag my applications
off to the side of the screen. It doesn't stop at the Window border in
Cinnamon.
(Maybe I don't quite understand what feature you're talking about.)
Also,
I can drag applications to another virtual desktop if I want.
Touchpad, apparently. I've got KDE configured to continue to the next virtual desktop with a conventional mouse the it doesn't seem to work with the laptop's touchpad. Or maybe I'm not doing it right. Maybe it's
because I'm left handed but moving windows with a touchpad is very awkward for me.
On 2026-08-11 9:55 a.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-08, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-08 1:41 a.m., rbowman wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:45:30 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
nd the default touchpad gestures in Windows to be somewhat more
intuitive. Nevertheless, MacOS has hot corners (like Linux) that I feel >>>>> is absolutely crucial, and once you understand how to do things like >>>>> extend the screen, it actually makes a lot of sense.
I absolutely loathe strange shit happening if I get too close to a
corner.
You don't realize how much you enjoy the coasting feature that is
default in Windows until you lose it. Both Linux and MacOS, if you're
dragging a window across the screen, will stop dragging if you get to
the edge. With Windows, within a second, it continues moving. The latter >>> is obviously much better, and once you get used to it, you can't live
without it. Apparently, there is a way to enable it in MacOS, but the
feature has a specific name and I don't know what it is. There's
three-finger dragging, but it doesn't work the way that you would hope.
I only have one monitor hooked up, but sometimes I drag my applications off >> to the side of the screen. It doesn't stop at the Window border in Cinnamon. >> (Maybe I don't quite understand what feature you're talking about.) Also, I >> can drag applications to another virtual desktop if I want.
It's not about dragging to another desktop; it's about dragging a window within the same desktop using the touchpad.
On 2026-08-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was
affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to
upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook before >> the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is fine for a
Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver. The Fedora box got a >> Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024. Weep... The Chinese 128 GB
was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is still only $30. The Crucial one is
$415.
I picked up a couple PNY SSDs at Best Buy, back when 240 GB ones were a little over $20. I don't think they make 240 GB ones any more (or at least they're not easy to find) but I would imagine they would be selling about them for two to three times that price now (if they did make them).
Just checking eBay and it looks like you can still get used PNY 240 GB, 2.5" SSDs for about $25 shipped. So, I guess, smaller SSDs are not quite as ridiculously priced as newer, bigger SSDs.
On 2026-08-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was
affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to
upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook before
the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is fine for a
Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver. The Fedora box got a >> Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024. Weep... The Chinese 128 GB
was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is still only $30. The Crucial one is
$415.
I picked up a couple PNY SSDs at Best Buy, back when 240 GB ones were a little over $20. I don't think they make 240 GB ones any more (or at least they're not easy to find) but I would imagine they would be selling about them for two to three times that price now (if they did make them).
Just checking eBay and it looks like you can still get used PNY 240 GB, 2.5" SSDs for about $25 shipped. So, I guess, smaller SSDs are not quite as ridiculously priced as newer, bigger SSDs.
On 2026-08-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:55:00 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I only have one monitor hooked up, but sometimes I drag my applications
off to the side of the screen. It doesn't stop at the Window border in
Cinnamon.
(Maybe I don't quite understand what feature you're talking about.)
Also,
I can drag applications to another virtual desktop if I want.
Touchpad, apparently. I've got KDE configured to continue to the next
virtual desktop with a conventional mouse the it doesn't seem to work with >> the laptop's touchpad. Or maybe I'm not doing it right. Maybe it's
because I'm left handed but moving windows with a touchpad is very awkward >> for me.
I read "Crude's" later messages and figured out what he meant.
Doing anything with the touchpad (for me) is a pain in the butt. I almost never use a touchpad. I turn off the tapping so I don't accidentally hit it when I don't want to. Mice are cheap enough that I can always have one with my laptop.
On 2026-08-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts
(pretty much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and
desktops was affordable. Now it just doesn't work out very well.
(Which is okay, I don't need to upgrade or fix any more computers
rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook
before the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is
fine for a Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver.
The Fedora box got a Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024.
Weep... The Chinese 128 GB was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is
still only $30. The Crucial one is $415.
I picked up a couple PNY SSDs at Best Buy, back when 240 GB ones were
a little over $20. I don't think they make 240 GB ones any more (or
at least they're not easy to find) but I would imagine they would be
selling about them for two to three times that price now (if they did
make them).
Just checking eBay and it looks like you can still get used PNY 240
GB, 2.5" SSDs for about $25 shipped. So, I guess, smaller SSDs are
not quite as ridiculously priced as newer, bigger SSDs.
I use a Logitech MX Ergo if I'm not at home or if I'm lying down on the
bed, otherwise I use a Razer DeathAdder V2 Hyperspeed. It's not the most comfortable mouse, but it's extremely responsive. I use the same kind of mouse for the Mac whenever I need one.
Can you imagine how sad it is that Apple's default machine only gives
256GB, or $20 worth of storage? Their reluctance to provide more for
their users is rather disappointing. People can claim that it's faster
or more reliable, but it really isn't either.
I haven't really listened to C&W (much) since the 80s and early 90s.
Back then it was kind of country/rock. Then Garth Brooks took over and
it went back to cheating and crying in your beer songs. I don't know
where it is now.
On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:22:18 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
Can you imagine how sad it is that Apple's default machine only
gives 256GB, or $20 worth of storage? Their reluctance to provide
more for their users is rather disappointing. People can claim that
it's faster or more reliable, but it really isn't either.
It depends on what you use a computer for. Currently the Ubuntu box
is the oldest install and goes back to September 2022.
Disk (/): 144.27 GiB / 456.89 GiB (32%)
The Fedora installation is more recent and has used 78.2 GiB. For me
256 GB is perfectly adequate.
# df -h /
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/vda1 24G
4.5G 19G 20% /
Basically, just Apache, plus a few shell scripts to handle backups on a separate volume. That one is at Digital Ocean. $5/mo for that little
guy.
On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:20:50 +0000, vallor wrote:
# df -h / Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1 24G 4.5G 19G 20% /
Basically, just Apache, plus a few shell scripts to handle backups
on a separate volume. That one is at Digital Ocean. $5/mo for that
little guy.
That is scrawny. The RPi 5 has used 28 GB. Mint/Cinnamon is 48 GB, as
is Leap 16. Of course they all have a full DE, Brave, VS Code, and so
forth. Still I doubt if any of them will ever hit 256 GB. There is 12
GB of music on the Fedora box but I don't have any videos and few
images.
On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:25:37 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
I use a Logitech MX Ergo if I'm not at home or if I'm lying down on the
bed, otherwise I use a Razer DeathAdder V2 Hyperspeed. It's not the most
comfortable mouse, but it's extremely responsive. I use the same kind of
mouse for the Mac whenever I need one.
I've never seen an ergonomic left handed mouse so most are useless for
me.
On 2026-08-12 11:48 p.m., rbowman wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:25:37 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
I use a Logitech MX Ergo if I'm not at home or if I'm lying down on
the bed, otherwise I use a Razer DeathAdder V2 Hyperspeed. It's not
the most comfortable mouse, but it's extremely responsive. I use the
same kind of mouse for the Mac whenever I need one.
I've never seen an ergonomic left handed mouse so most are useless for
me.
I'm right-handed, so the idea of a left-handed mouse is foreign to me.
On 2026-08-12 6:30 p.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was
affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to >>>> upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook before >>> the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is fine for a
Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver. The Fedora box got a >>> Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024. Weep... The Chinese 128 GB
was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is still only $30. The Crucial one is
$415.
I picked up a couple PNY SSDs at Best Buy, back when 240 GB ones were a
little over $20. I don't think they make 240 GB ones any more (or at least >> they're not easy to find) but I would imagine they would be selling about
them for two to three times that price now (if they did make them).
Can you imagine how sad it is that Apple's default machine only gives
256GB, or $20 worth of storage? Their reluctance to provide more for
their users is rather disappointing. People can claim that it's faster
or more reliable, but it really isn't either.
Just checking eBay and it looks like you can still get used PNY 240 GB, 2.5" >> SSDs for about $25 shipped. So, I guess, smaller SSDs are not quite as
ridiculously priced as newer, bigger SSDs.
Are there SSDs new? I would check their health report before bothering
to purchase.
On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:20:54 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
I haven't really listened to C&W (much) since the 80s and early 90s.
Back then it was kind of country/rock. Then Garth Brooks took over and
it went back to cheating and crying in your beer songs. I don't know
where it is now.
Rock sort of turned to shit in the early '70 as the outlaws like Willie, Waylon, and Hank Williams Jr. brought a new sound to the Grannd Ole Opry sort of country. Another factor was I moved to New Hampshire and that was what was on the radio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL42U3kw--s
That's Hank Williams III. Note the parental advisory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqZ4By6ECAw
'Put The O Back in Cuntry' Shooter Jennings.
Neither of them get airplay on the local stations.
There are a couple of songs that get replayed that aren't bad but most of them a straight 4/4 with bland poppy accompaniment that sounds like a drum amhine and autotune -- or maybe AI.
I think his father did a better job of this with "Family Tradition." Not really a fan of Hank III. He seems to be a rebel without a clue. And his isn't very strong.
I never heard of Shooter Jennings before. He's got a good voice. I liked
some of his father's music.
Another country "rebel" was Steve Earle. I liked a couple of his albums
quite a bit.
On 2026-08-13, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
On 2026-08-12 6:30 p.m., RonB wrote:
On 2026-08-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
You used to be able to get RAM and smaller SSDs for peanuts (pretty
much) on eBay. So upgrading or fixing cheap laptops and desktops was >>>>> affordable.
Now it just doesn't work out very well. (Which is okay, I don't need to >>>>> upgrade or fix any more computers rCo I've done enough of that.)
I was lucky to pick up a cheap 128 GB SSD for the old Acer netbook before >>>> the business went crazy. Before anyone comments, 128 GB is fine for a
Linux Mint box that isn't going to be a daily driver. The Fedora box got a >>>> Crucial 1 TB SATA SSD. $108.40 in Jan 2024. Weep... The Chinese 128 GB >>>> was $22.99 in Dec 2025. That one is still only $30. The Crucial one is >>>> $415.
I picked up a couple PNY SSDs at Best Buy, back when 240 GB ones were a
little over $20. I don't think they make 240 GB ones any more (or at least >>> they're not easy to find) but I would imagine they would be selling about >>> them for two to three times that price now (if they did make them).
Can you imagine how sad it is that Apple's default machine only gives
256GB, or $20 worth of storage? Their reluctance to provide more for
their users is rather disappointing. People can claim that it's faster
or more reliable, but it really isn't either.
Apple was always ridiculous on their prices for extra storage and RAM.
Just checking eBay and it looks like you can still get used PNY 240 GB, 2.5"
SSDs for about $25 shipped. So, I guess, smaller SSDs are not quite as
ridiculously priced as newer, bigger SSDs.
Are there SSDs new? I would check their health report before bothering
to purchase.
There is only one at $25, but it does show a health report. I've bought a
lot of used SSDs on eBay without issue. When you're not paying too much you don't worry too much. But that's probably all a thing of the past now.
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