Triple edit: omg thank you all for the (totally not useless) awards!!

guess we replaced Google
Noice🤌

on distros that have more recent packages, like Fedora.

ah you’re right!

😳I asked a stupid question as I should’ve checked the Tech Compendium (ArchLinux Wiki) before asking😅

thanks! +1

A third player is absolutely welcome to the game

definitely agreed as more competition drives better products for lower prices to consumers✨

just wondering but do you happen to know if Intel’s gpus are good for all Linux distros?

• last I heard was that they’re primarily supporting Ubuntu (I could be wrong about this)

The Steves are right that if A.I is still as profitable for both AMD and Nvidia by then, expect prices to go up for any flagship. It wouldn’t make any business sense not to.

you have a good point

although I have to wonder if we’ll have to wait 2 years:

• if the next gpus are midrange and NVIDIA happens to launch their next flagship sooner than AMD, then AMD’s confirming to take a loss in marketshare which would be pretty bad as they’re currently being cornered/squeezed on both sides
• Intel’s launching their next gpus pretty soon and their performance gains from improved drivers has been pretty surprising/honestly pretty impressive as I personally didn’t expect much from them on the gpu front

currently for:

• budget gpus Intel seems like a good option
• flagship gpus (power efficiency be dammed), NVIDIA is a no brainer
• best Linux support (currently) AMD gpus are the go to

however for the vast majority of users, people will look for gpus with Windows in mind so in reality it might be just Intel and NVIDIA oddly enough

• Intel’s providing great budget friendly cards
• NVIDIA’s serving cash whales

With the 7900 XTX currently being around

• $900 USD and
• $1300 CAD…

at what price point do you think AMD will release their next gen flagship?

yeeesh is this with Windows 10 and/or 11?

still not a fan of Windows

edit:
just remembered this is Windows 11, unfortunately I know some people that got forced to use it with most modern laptops

seems like it should be an opt-in setting in BIOS;

• HP might want to learn from the other OEM vendors what to do for BIOS/UEFI configuration

On the offhand chance that someone with a bricked HP laptop stumbles here looking for what to do (prob via smartphone or public library computer),

• I’d recommend on removing the M.2 SSD (gumslice-shaped PCB that contains your data) to protect your data
  • this can be found by googling your laptop’s serial number and looking for the manual, after downloading the PDF file you’ll be able to open it with Firefox
  • you’ll typically need a philips-head screwdriver to remove the laptop’s case and remove the SSD

I’m assuming the users might be coming from Windows

hopefully this helps someone out there

just curious but wouldn’t it still be better for most users to consider migrating to Linux considering that

• Windows 11 is shit
• Windows 10 is going EOL on October 14, 2025?

The Windows 10 support on Ryzen 9000 to me seems like AMD’s providing users a last hail mary to jump ship towards Linux before shit goes downhill as Windows 11 seems like a terrible decision to support considering Microsoft’s countless terrible decisions

Edit

hmm based on the sizeable downvotes it looks like I fucked up

gonna have to reflect on this and see where I messed up

Thinking about the cost of maintenance, liabilities, and ethical/moral decisions

• you couldn’t pay me enough to take on that company

good luck to anyone else thinking otherwise

added this as well!

you’re doing some great post

no worries🤗

word needs to be spread about foss alternatives to commercial apps so people can have some alternative

hell yea!✊

thanks for the recommendations!

I added openshot and left out IFME (it doesn’t seem like the devs understand software licensing unfortunately, the project’s also a bit of a copyright landmine😅)

thanks for the comment I’ll add it to the post!

^me as I’m in the middle of editing and just about to add Gimp to the post when I see your comment😅

turns out their reputation isn’t the only thing blowing up

TL;DR:
Restarting your phone once a week can help improve performance and security.

• this is the same for routers and it’s commonly known as a power refresh

Couple of guesses I have:

• potential graphics driver issues
  • s: could try reinstalling/updating graphics drivers
• Microsoft
  • s1: full system refresh via Windows reinstall (after backing up all user files)
  • s2: for beginners; Linux Mint

hard to say what else without any additional info (or having your device in front of me to figure out what’s happening)

• for example, did you happen to install anything or was there a recent Windows update?

just finished the vid and yup you’re right!

so I’ve updated the post🌻

to ask questions even while anxious is something to be commended on especially since you aren’t sure about what the right choices could be

I think it’s actually brave to ask for help especially in difficult situations such as the one you’re in

“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” - Marcus Aurelius

Should I go back and try to change society or should I just leave for good?

This brings back memories from a well known anime called Code Geass where 2 of the characters have a debate on whether change can either be born from within the system or if it must be made externally

• Lelouch vs Suzaku

Personally I’d say it’s external but I don’t know if this is closest to the truth of the perfect solution

From recent historical records like Hong Kong and Ukraine🌻 vs Russia

• brain drain is a real thing and it seems that to continue living under oppression and subjugation is probably the worst if not wrong decision as you’d be unintentionally sacrificing yourself for a corrupt authority

change is probably a mix of both internal and external

• but to continue living in an state of eroding democracy might be more detrimental than benefical to most
• as I’m writing this, I find it funny that this could be said the same for the fediverse here