Surely one could use the same exploit to restore the original boot code as the malware used to corrupt it

I don’t think the “us” in that furrie’s statement is inclusive of everyone

I’m not in a position to tell if someone can afford to eat. They might look like they’re employed or be dressed expensively, but people can fall on hard times suddenly

So I’m not going to report anyone for anything except crimes against individuals

Six hours!

Sure but that all takes extra keystrokes. Caps lock is cruise control for shouting

Also the *shouts at you* tag was classic in chat things, but places like this need escapes to make them look right

I call a class of video video essays, and I think the term has value. Those videos have the form of an essay, they follow an essay structure. Lindsay Ellis makes video essays

That’s different to a video lecture, which is a much more common type. A video lecture tries to teach you something. Lindybeige, and Astrographics and many others do lectures

Then there are a dozen other genres. I think it’s the lectures that get long.

We need capitals, as otherwise shouting online would have to move to bold

And lose jokes like Al’s?

Sure all that fraud sucks, but there are tech fixes (which also have problems - SSL certificates prevent old computers from using the internet without a translating proxy)

Someone screwed up if a paperclip maximiser is given the equipment to take apart worlds, rather than a supply of spring steel

We need a checklist like there is for Russian warships

That sounds more racist than true

There is no accounting for taste. Who’s to say what’s a better actor?!

Tom Cruise has employees rewrite movies he’ll be in to make his part more, and more in his style.

He has more acting range and ability than so many other actors

Ctrl+shift+k and u? I’m pretty sure it’s Ctrl+k and +u

Admin or physical access.

It’s also a new way to compromise a machine you have physical access to

His crime wasn’t driving into the sea, it was driving on a closed beach

Ubuntu, if I need to reset it, it’ll be Debian/gnome

Linux from scratch was my third Linux, after RedHat, and Debian. That seemed a reasonable point in an interested person’s Linux journey to try a difficult “learning” system

If your budget stretches to a new laptop, framework make laptops (light weight or serious game machines) that come with Linux installed.

If you have no budget some second hand high end Chromebooks can be converted to mainstream Linux (video)

The other comments suggesting old ThinkPads are fine, but they’re heavier than I like to carry