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Yeah, at this point, it’s polite to arrange a call, especially if it’s probably more than a minute or two. And as you’ve noted, it’s also more successful than a cold call.
Yeah, at this point, it’s polite to arrange a call, especially if it’s probably more than a minute or two. And as you’ve noted, it’s also more successful than a cold call.
My wife has ADHD. I feel you, fam.
Easy access to a few key functions is nice, IMO. Though helping someone on their computer and seeing half the taskbar occupied with two dozen system tray icons makes me vomit just a little, so I get it.
Bootloader stuff is less important if you’re not dual booting. Windows has a tendency to attempt to rewrite the bootloader when it updates.
But if you’re interested, it never hurts to learn about your BL!
Being “up for” something is the same as being “down with” something.
“You’re shit” and “you ain’t shit” mean the same thing.
“Giving in” and “giving out” sometimes mean the same thing.
English is a delightful mess of redundancy and contradictions.
Shortly after getting a cell phone, I made a personal policy that most people don’t get a free pass to interrupt my life whenever they want (there are a handful of people on the short list, of course). I’ve had friends and family comment that I’m hard to contact by phone, and I’ve always pleasantly agreed (and explained politely if they seem interested). Even texts or other messages can wait until I’m at a good place to respond.
For me, having my phone on silent most of the time is a mental health thing. I know people that have their attention diverted every few minutes, and I have no idea how they survive.
If you still need both, it’s an okay option, though it can be a little challenging to set up and maintain if you’re not as tech savvy. But in that case, to address the original question: learning how to restore your bootloader would be helpful.
But if running Windows in a VM works for what you need, that’s an option too (that’s what I do).
Or if you want to play around with Linux before committing, running it from a USB drive is also fine.
When your mom says you’re not getting out of cleaning this time…
For anyone curious: I drink this every so often. It’s very good, but it’s not what you might call “easy drinking.” It’s the kind that fights back a little.
To be fair, peanut butter porters are generally pretty good. There’s a local brewery near me that makes one, and they don’t even have a spot for it on the shelf because it’s sold out before they can stock it.
Yep, I always thought the cartoon renditions of a green blob on top of a brown stick were more realistic than they are.
“Yeah, but my PC doesn’t handle it well. If my PC were upgraded, it could really gen some AI.”
The massage table cushion
Scammer 1: “I thought you said his bank account looked like a phone number!?”
Scammer 2: “$9.11 does look like a phone number”
Absolutely. Making sure I have a huge life insurance policy, but getting it far ahead enough to avoid questions of fraud would be worth it.
I’ll throw Alpine Linux into the mix. Not sure how well it supports older hardware, but it’s really small.
Yeah, the base repositories are the same (along with Debian). In addition, Ubuntu gives access to the snap store, while Mint uses a flatpak repo. It won’t mean a lot to everyone–the main distinction between the distros is the default DE.
Mint uses flatpaks instead of snaps.
I see what you did there