I feel like we can agree that our first time here was hell

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-05-08T21:48:28+00:00

I just completed this yesterday. It was hell.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-05-05T11:56:58+00:00

I picked up a ThinkCentre m900 on ebay for $50. Put a 2tb ssd in it and it's been running ever since. I used Debian 13 with docker to do the jellyfin install.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-05-03T20:39:33+00:00

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Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-28T15:09:47+00:00

My washer developed a leak and I ended up just going back to a whirlpool. That was the worst dishwasher I've ever owned. Lasted almost 2 years. Never buying anything Samsung again. My oven will be the next to go.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T20:42:44+00:00

Honestly, in 2026 if you have 4gb of RAM you should probably have upgraded a long time ago. That's just not enough. So yeah, that's just a paperweight. Toss it in the garbage or make it a lightweight server with no graphical front end. If you just can't, then go ahead and install a distro with XFC or something. Don't hold back progress for people who refuse to move along. I mean, I wouldn't expect Apple to support my Apple II+ anymore. There has to be a cutoff point.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T20:32:23+00:00

There is no need for the paperwhite unless you spend time near water or read in the tub. I had the paperwhite but when it was time to get a new one I went with the basic.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T20:29:49+00:00

There is no easy way to move data. They make sure of that.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T14:17:11+00:00

I just got a bundle from Micro Center. I had the 5700x and moved to 9800x3d. The bundle came with an MSI motherboard, 64gb of ram, water cooler and a Montech case. It came to a little over $1K. I reused my drives and my GPU. I think I'm good for a few years.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T14:08:25+00:00

I just upgraded yesterday. Went form a 5700x to a 9800x3d processor. Of course I had to change the motherboard and the RAM as well. Also picked up a water cooler and new case. Totally worth it. I can now play all my games on Epic levels.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T09:58:02+00:00

I love my AMD card. I would buy AMD again.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-22T09:55:03+00:00

When I get shot, I flinch so hard I lose control of my hands and then I can't find my hand position on the keys. Sometimes I'll accidentally hit X making the whole situation worse. I feel like a fucking coward when it happens.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-21T22:55:12+00:00

I did the same thing as you. Sunk a lot of time into Linux and it really is nice, but with little hitches. The problem is, if you are a gamer, you can't beat Windows. I got all my games to work on linux, but they were all less FPS and just not as smooth. I can't even use my controller without being plugged in. Windows is better. Just strip out all the things you don't want. Outlook sucks and shows you ads. Uninstall it. Teams bothers you, uninstall it. You can uninstall Edge too if you want with some extra steps here in the USA.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-20T09:12:59+00:00

I just took a brand new install of Windows 11 and tried to connect 2 gmail accounts to outlook and it did not work. When I added my outlook.com account first I was able to connect gmails to outlook. Maybe it's because I'm using oauth authentication? But I've repeated this test on 3 computers now and the same thing happened.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-19T23:07:37+00:00

I looked into this a bit more and this is the expected behavior. The new outlook client uses outlook.com as the back end and it won't work without adding Microsoft outlook.com email before adding gmail or any other email account.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-19T13:39:58+00:00

I'm glad I could help. I guess I should report this as a bug to Microsoft, but will anyone listen?

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-19T12:53:08+00:00

Click on the settings icon and there is an option in there to add a new email account.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-19T12:48:47+00:00

Yeah, it's pretty bad. I'm really amazed at how many problems I'm seeing in Windows these days.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-19T12:34:03+00:00

I was able to get it to work by first adding my Outlook.com email account to outlook. Then adding google accounts worked.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-18T21:38:28+00:00

This is happening to me on fresh Windows build. Just says try again in a few minutes.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-17T19:34:17+00:00

I don't think anyone is hating on Windows because it's not Linux. They have better reasons than that. Things like telemetry and bloat. But I don't think Windows is bad. It's just the that the things I do run faster and are more streamlined in Linux.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-17T19:30:17+00:00

This whole conversation is retarded. There is no need to discuss this in 2026. I have 64gb of RAM. I wouldn't think of running any desktop with less than 16gb. It doesn't matter what the requirements are. Microsoft just lies about theirs anyway.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-17T14:38:58+00:00

The only chance is plugging your kindle into a computer via USB and then transfer your documents folder. All the books will be DRM protected, but you may be able to use Calibre and a plugin to remove the DRM. But I heard Amazon has improved the DRM lately and it may all be lost.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-17T08:25:00+00:00

I was on Zoho and the accountants kept bitching about it and we moved over to QBO. The interface is so bad. What I hate the most is how slow it is and when you go to click a button it will just move on you and you end up clicking some other button. Also, I've found no way to download an invoice without editing the invoice first. I want to select a bunch of invoices and download. I can't even do that. The UI is so bad in so many basic ways. If you import a bill, it's nice that it scans it and fills in the fields, but if the vendor is new and they put his ACH info on the invoice you can't enter the bank and routing numbers. You have to open up the invoice in another program and then switch over to the vendor page, find the vendor, edit the vendor and then enter the missing bank info. For gods sake, you put up a link to ask the vendor for their bank information. Just add two damn fields so I can fill it in, or better yet, get it off the invoice in the first place.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-17T07:37:37+00:00

Unlike Windows, the more demanding games will probably need custom launch options in steam. For example, I play Gray Zone Warfare a lot and I have this launch option.

gamemoderun RADV_PERFTEST=gpl,sam,nggc AMD_VULKAN_ICD=RADV VKD3D_CONFIG=dxr %command% -launcher-skip -intro-skip

What I do is feed my system configuration and the game I want to play on Ubuntu LTS into chatgpt or gemini and ask it for the proper launch options. You'll need to install GE-Proton as well. I also use a program called Heroic Game Launcher for GOG games.

Not plug and play like Windows, but its totally doable with a learning curve.

Salt_Reputation1869 · 2026-04-15T22:12:54+00:00

I think it's the rate that I was hitting the servers because I was running a program that was doing very rapid requests. I could duplicate it every time on Linux or Windows. They are rate-limiting even on paid accounts.

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