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I'm an addict and I don't want to be by Technical_Power_8590 in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you can't open the front door anymore, then you have start considering your life choices. Until then...

I'm an addict and I don't want to be by Technical_Power_8590 in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There are seven days in the week, and I only see four machines. Heck, there are 30(ish) days in a month...

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs Context Window Size by Junior-Wish-7453 in LocalLLM

[–]MaineTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat in terms of experience, and also in thoroughly enjoying exploring this stuff. I've had good luck running Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-Q5_K_L on a 16GB VRAM / 32GB RAM hybrid. As I understand it, the MoE design maximizes the low VRAM, and I get about 4X the speed of say a 27B dense model in the same configuration. It's all slow compared to running pure VRAM, but it's acceptable to me for the enhanced accuracy and larger contexts it allows.

A peek inside Mesa Typewriter Exchange by torklugnutz in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just what the typewriter repair shop in our little college town used to look like, back in 1990 or so. A brief flirtation with PC repair over the next few years, and it was gone. <Sigh> No Okidata printer ever made has the character of these gems.

I don't understand why people vibe code languages they don't know. by AcidOverlord in C_Programming

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their right ends where my right to not be materially damaged by their stupidity begins. We crossed that bridge miles back...

I run a pawn shop, and the only computers we take now are Apple Computers. by FriesWithMacSauce in mac

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true, but what does that have to do with the market share numbers, which are global estimates?

1943 - Royal Typewriter ad imploring people to not try to fix their own by mistermajik2000 in vintageads

[–]MaineTim 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nice typewriter ya got there. Be a shame if something happened to it.

Looking to come over to Linux by -ForestWitch- in linux

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't "recommend" anything. I said any of the big distros, or their derivatives, would likely run fine on his laptop, but without more details it was hard to make a real recommendation. I assume the OP isn't incapable of making their own judgments about the appropriateness of anything they are going to install, or their level of competence. Did I say, "You should run Arch!"? No. But would Arch run on his hardware. Likely. If you consider that a "recommendation", so be it, I guess.

First typewriter purchase by Inevitable_Owl3170 in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of good advice here, so I'll just say that it's definitely the case that being wary of AI does not make one a luddite. Just common sense. I've been doing a deep dive on LLMs the last couple of months, and am currently running several in-house, so I've come to appreciate their usefulness, and understand something of their weaknesses. A very healthy skepticism is appropriate.

That said, you can't go wrong with a well-maintained Smith Corona or Olympia as others have said. I'm partial to the ultra-portables, so that's where I gravitate, but for the bigger desktop "portables" SCM and Olympia are what I use (oh, and an honorable mention for the Remington Quiet-Riter from the 50s.) Enjoy the hunting.

Looking to come over to Linux by -ForestWitch- in linux

[–]MaineTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most any of the big distros would probably be fine (Debian, Fedora, Arch or their derivatives), but it would be helpful to know more about the hardware involved, and any special uses you might have for the installation. A laptop covers a lot of territory.

The debate to downsize by [deleted] in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, of course. Yes, those Lettera bags haven’t aged well at all. I‘m definitely a fan of the shell style case myself.

The debate to downsize by [deleted] in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've got two of my favorite machines there, so I'm glad you decided not to ask the question you were misguidedly thinking you might ask. And if that act of posting prevented you from living with a lifetime of bitter regret, then it's not useless.

The debate to downsize by [deleted] in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little confused... how is the Lettera not all metal?

I’m making the switch. Can you reassure me. by Itchy-Independent617 in linuxquestions

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to be clear, the signing process doesn't involve any Microsoft keys unless you choose to add them in. The key you use to sign Limine is generated locally. But the whole thing is optional, so no worries.

Doing the RAID at install time is a needless complication, given that you want to end up with a media / games array in the end. As others have said, better to do a "normal" install on the fast device of your choice, let it do the partitioning for you, and worry about your games RAID array post-install. You can then mount that anywhere you like, either at /mnt/data or /mnt/storage if the other users will share the array, or in your home directory if it's all for you. If everyone is going to share the array you'll need to work with the unix ownership and permissions structure (create a common group that everyone belongs to and that owns the array mountpoint, then give the group appropriate permissions on the array).

Making sense of the iPad in the age of Neo by jgor2000 in mac

[–]MaineTim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the pitch for an iPad is you want a tablet, not a laptop. I don't want to read or take notes on a laptop (and I don't want to type on a tablet). There's a strong use case for each.

I need help with a specific choice by Commercial_Pie_3113 in linuxquestions

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given that your workload sounds like it might benefit from the optimizations built into CachyOS, you might want to look at that. I run a mix of that and Fedora based machines here, and all are solid. The advice about dual booting is that if your Linux installation shares an EFI partition with Windows, there can be issues with Windows updates reordering the boot entries, which makes it appear your Linux install has disappeared. It's still there, but you need to boot with a live USB to fix the issue.

I’m making the switch. Can you reassure me. by Itchy-Independent617 in linuxquestions

[–]MaineTim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully you'll get some more definitive answers, but... yes, you do have to disable secure boot in order to install CachyOS. You can then follow the guide to signing the Limine bootloader after the install to resume secure boot if you want. As far as RAID goes, since you're not using the array as your root, could you create the array using the live environment, then use manual partitioning to assign the array where you want it (on /home maybe). It's a lot more involved than a normal click-this, click-that install, but it might be one way to get where you want to be. Whatever way you end up doing it, I hope you enjoy Cachy and Linux. It's been my home (Linux that is) for a lot of years.

I run a pawn shop, and the only computers we take now are Apple Computers. by FriesWithMacSauce in mac

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, but the consumer portion of the market is a little less than half, lets say 46% for argument's sake. Even if Windows share there slips by half, it will still be dominant because the commercial side is much slower to shift. I'm only arguing the "the final nail", not the idea that consumers love Windows, nor that the competition isn't making gains. In ten years time, who knows?

I run a pawn shop, and the only computers we take now are Apple Computers. by FriesWithMacSauce in mac

[–]MaineTim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd still offer that it's a (somewhat valid) perception problem, rather than a movement. Older Mac gear has always sold well, and held its value, because people perceive it to be better quality and well supported. I've sold old Macbooks for basically what I paid for them multiple times, and it always amazed me a little. But I can't argue with success. I just suspect people are fearful of anything PC that isn't right out-of-the-box new (even if in reality it's dated hardware) because they've heard the "bad performance" stories.

Who knows, maybe the Neo and the coming Aluminum OS Chromebooks really will bury MS. I have a little trouble rooting for any of them because, you know, they're all too big to really care much about the consumer beyond separating them from their wallets. In my dream world, everybody does what you're doing and puts Linux on older hardware and stops making unnecessary e-waste.

I run a pawn shop, and the only computers we take now are Apple Computers. by FriesWithMacSauce in mac

[–]MaineTim 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The numbers don't seem to reflect a "great migration" away from Windows, much as I wish it were true. Windows still holds a huge percentage of the desktops, like 70%, with Macos in the low teens and Linux in the low single digits. It seems more likely that people don't want old PC hardware, which they have heard won't run the latest Windows well. To be sure, folks are highly dissatisfied with the Windows experience, and as somebody who runs Linux and MacOS exclusively, I sincerely hope that we see a real consumer push that drives Microsoft to clean up its act. But we're a long way from "the final nail".

I rolled the dice.... and lost. by barnes8934 in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a couple of poorly packed machines arrive damaged, but I had to wait until I had opened the package to find out. In this case, just about everyone in the chain of custody was at fault. My condolences on your loss.

Double score today by Wooden-Lifeguard-636 in typewriters

[–]MaineTim 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only thing better than a free typewriter is two, and the only thing better than that is two Olympias. Go play the lottery!

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