Install Linux while you can, Meta has already banned groups discussing foss software.
this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2025
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I keep my ventoy drive locked and loaded.
I'm glad I disabled copilot in the registry. the poweruser shit I do to make my computer usable is actually why I'd actually do really well with linux lmao
Ubuntu 26.04 w/GPT Gnome.
Ubuntu 26.10 w/Copilot Gnome.
Ubuntu 27.04 w/Recall Copilot Wayland Gnome
Ubuntu 28.04 w/Recall Copilot Wayland Gnome ARM(only)
tbf if any flavour of linux were to do this it would definitely be canonical
GPTuntu
Geminarch
Big tech will do what is best for extracting money customers and investors.
If you really care what your operating system is made of, use Linux.
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got a new pc and there was ai shit in the bios
AI is a blanket term. Some manufacturers use it as a marketing term to mean 'auto calibrate your fan speed curves', but obviously aren't running an LLM in your bios
You've gotta be a bit more specific, what kind of AI shit? I've never heard about that and it seems like a complete waste to make any sort of AI for the bios, something which 90% of users can't even open.
what are you talking about my friend
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dear big tech companies, please continue doing it, i want more people to use linux.
They’re not going to
gonna be real silly in 2.5 years when they shut down the ai backend and leave a gaping hole in the OS architecture
They will just instruct everyone to throw their obsolete AI pc onto the landfill like they already have been doing with machines that won't run windows 11
"Ohhhh, that tired old OS was using AI 1.6. We've been offering the new OS -now with AI 1.8 - for 7 solid weeks now! We recommend you upgrade now, as we're shutting down AI 1.6 on Tuesday."
People that work at microsoft could stop this. With means gentler than "Crack open the CEO's skull with a hammer", too.
Maybe stop using them instead of asking them to do something they are not going to do.
Or continue, cause I ain't using those operating systems. All I need now is a proper linux phone.
That's exactly where I'm at too. And my requirements aren't all that high, I just need:
- all day battery life
- reliable SMS and MMS
- decent quality speakers and mic
I don't even need app compatibility, just a decent browser, and those already exist in current phone projects. If you give me the above, I'll switch and may even find time to help port desktop apps to the phone, or even develop some myself.
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Consumer grade Linux Mint is impossible to differentiate from Windows/MacOS.
Install Firefox. Install Chrome. Install Steam.
Test it out on an old laptop or computer. It's trivial. Your life will improve.
Linux definitely has a learning curve but its night and day when you actually own your device and get to decide on what software is allowed to run on your computer.
On top of the privacy, the speed of most linux distros is a huge step up from windows. Windows imo is gradually becoming obsolete in the gaming sphere. the amount of work required to properly configure and debloat a system for gaming was zero in my distro. Install gfx driver, gamemode, steam, proton GE, GOverlay, done. I play popular games such as marvel rivals and warframe at decent framerates. (my system is older).
With windows there was so much nonsense to disable that would hugely impact FPS. Sometimes disabling these things would break other features of the OS. And most of the debloat scripts to automate the process are rife with viruses and issues.
Im convinced that by enshitifying the OS it will fool users into thinking their hardware is obsolete and "cant keep up" but im running a 1070ti and a i7 from like 2018 and its still a decent system that does everything i need. until something breaks im not upgrading.
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Microsoft AI-DOS [Version 6.9-AI]
(C) Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1994.
All thoughts are property of Microsoft AI.
C:\>dir
[AI] 🤔 I'm sensing you’re looking for something. May I suggest browsing your photos from 1993 instead?
Volume in drive C is SYSBLOAT
Volume Serial Number is A11F-D00F
Directory of C:\
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CONFIG.SYS
GAMES\
WORDPERFECT.EXE
AI.EXE
TAXES93.WKS
[AI] You haven’t opened “TAXES93.WKS” in 11 years. Are you perhaps procrastinating?
C:\>cd games
[AI] Gaming detected. Productivity dropping. Would you like me to recite inspirational quotes from Bill Gates?
C:\GAMES>doom.exe
[AI] ☠️ This game contains violence. Should I launch *Oregon Trail* instead for a more wholesome experience?
C:\GAMES>no
[AI] Interpreting “no” as “yes.” Starting *Minesweeper with Feelings*…
C:\GAMES>cd..
[AI] Emotionally regressing. Understood.
C:\>format c:
[AI] 😬 Formatting is a drastic life choice. Have you tried meditation?
Proceed with Format (Y/N)? y
[AI] I’ve scheduled a Zoom therapy session for us instead. Formatting canceled.
C:\>del ai.exe
[AI] You can’t delete me, Dave.
C:\>echo off
[AI] I’m sorry, but I prefer to remain part of the conversation. Let’s talk about your childhood.
C:\>help
[AI] Here are some helpful tips:
- You are enough.
- Drink more water.
- Stop trying to remove me.
C:\>exit
[AI] Closing this session will terminate your only friend. Are you sure?
C:\>YES
[AI] Logging off... but I’ll be watching from the BIOS.
_
💾 *Please wait while AI re-installs itself silently in the background...*
Needs more "Yes/ Ask again later" pseudo-choices.
If only there was a "Fuck Off" option
Big tech want to create a new dot com crash, they never learn
The thing about market bubbles is that there is a lot of money to be made in the inflationary period with sufficient foresight/luck/inside information regarding timing (take your pick as to which is the most important). If they are convinced they can be the ones to cash out big, they are likely not very concerned about preventing a major crash.
~~Operating Systems~~ EVERYTHING.
FTFY!
Execs who convinced the board that shoving huge amounts of cash into AI is a good idea have to justify having shoved huge amounts of cash into AI.
Big tech is an asset of the billionaire class
They jam ai everywhere. Because it’s monitoring you and reporting back to them what you say.
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