infinitevalence

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[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ubiquity is trash with fickle support based on the whims of what sells wide adoption. TP Link IMO is a decent value for the money if you want easy "prosumer" level networking gear. I have I have 3 TP Link APs as well as a 16 port 10g core switch and its great for my needs.

Mikrotik offers more features per $$ but its not as easy to use.

Missing the potato.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 32 points 1 month ago

Bring on the boring! Its what lets me daily Linux as a real alternative to windows. I love that my system gets constant updates, I get to pick when they install, it goes out of its way to NOT overwrite my preferences and settings, it maintains the look and feel I set it to, and it stays stable.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 20 points 2 months ago

100%, it's the lack of the X3D parts. Zen 5 on its own is compelling but not for gamers and DIY, would I buy it in a pre-built desktop or a business machine, Yes I would all day long. But if I'm gaming and there's no X3D part why would I get anything else other than a 7800 X3D. AMD really shot themselves in the foot and what's worse is we warned them it was coming yet they chose not to listen.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 5 points 2 months ago

My kids, who began using Linux at home and then Chrome OS since the ages of 5 ,would suggest that it's only older users who are completely stuck in their ways and can't adapt to different operating systems.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 79 points 2 months ago

How dare you make such a direct and personal attack on me!

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 6 points 2 months ago

Second this, whatever you pick never let someone else "own" your data because then they own your company. If you cant export data freely so it can be imported into another system, then its not yours.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 241 points 3 months ago (6 children)

The enshitification will continue until all value is extracted.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

consumer crap is just that crap.

I like small PC's as PFsense/Opnsense routers and then a POE switch and access points. It always works better than any mesh or consumer stuff.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ubuntu server, it's a bit more modern than Debian and has a massive install base which means someone has had your problem and fixed it before and documented it.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 4 points 5 months ago

o sure, I could walk over and put in my admin password and do it all in the GUI. I cant think of any basic things that require terminal with modern DE's like KDE. I just use terminal for remote management because its simpler than trying to work at their desks.

 

Hey there fellow neck-beards and grey-beards!

I have a motherboard with USB3.1 and I need to down clock it so its always 5 Gbit/s and never faster.

Is there any way to do this, my DuckDuckGo Fu is not finding the right combination of words.

I use Arch BTW...

Just kidding im still running Manjaro.

Thanks.

 

For a while now I have been a Brother evangelist because they just worked, they did not lock you into first party only printing supplies, and they were overall a good value.

THEN: my printer firmware auto updated and suddenly my toner cartridges were no longer recognized. Its not that they ran out and I put in new ones, simply the ones that had previously worked (3rd party already) just stopped and it reported an error.

I managed to find a guide on downgrading the firmware, and now I am back up and running and auto update is turned off. I am also saving all the little chips from the Brother branded cartridges.

So Dear Brother Printers, Please choke on a bag of dicks. I spent $500ish on a laser color printer so I would not have to deal with the shitification that has happened to inkjet. Seeing hostile and profiteering consumer behavior from other printer companies you decided to copy them for short term gains.

Well I will no longer recommend your products, and I will go out of my way to fix and downgrade your older printers with the sole purposes of putting them back into use and costing you new sales.

1 down, 1 in the cue, feel free to stop being anti consumer and breaking hardware we already paid for.

URL referencing the last time I know they got caught messing with Firmwares: https://www.therecycler.com/posts/new-firmware-updates-affect-aftermarket-cartridges/

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