n2burns

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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd say at least half if those would get them sued for Trademark infringement. Once again, this is AI plagairising, but this time it's with obviously trademarked names.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Almost certainly not, but I'm just trying to point out it's not a hardware limitation. Though, if it was installed remotely, they would probably have issues printing locally.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

You're not completely wrong, as they also have thin clients which should be technically capable of running a word processor. It's just a question of whether the prison is going to implement that no/low-cost solution.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, I literally am a government employee, and formerly worked in the military in Radio Comms and IT, often with Top Secret communications and infrastructure . I am intimately familiar with government procedures and limitations.

I never said that end-users would be setting up LibreOffice. I'm just pointing out there's a low/no-cost solution, and it isn't a hardware limitation.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

The thin clients should be capable of running LibreOffice, or at least running it remotely.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

First off, not an officer, a high ranking enlisted(E-8) personal was the culprit.

Typically, anything E-4 or higher is considered a Non-Commisioned Officer.

EDIT further clarification: from my experience in the Canadian Army, what "Officers" means depends on context. Most often (and what !Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de probably meant) it means just Commissioned Officers. Other times, it's anyone in leadership, including NCOs.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The Verge's recommendation of Brother Printers

Yes, they literally wrote that article as a meme. It's been a joke on the VergeCast for years that their printer recommendation is, "Get the cheapest Brother printer that meets your needs (duplex, scanner, colour, etc). You'll almost certainly be happy with it." In your case, even if you don't want it, you'll probably get a scanner, but it doesn't add that much to the price.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 63 points 1 year ago

And it's not like it contains any sensitive information. I'm sure all your emails are just friendly correspondence with your pen pal.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 139 points 1 year ago (31 children)

Because why not 🙂

Because security.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

And to be honest, I'm not a fan of sources reporting on themselves. Even if I considered this a reputable source (I have no opinion on it either way), I would want a third-party article.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

I'm glad to see other people go into Linux for positive reasons instead of just hating Windows. What really got me was Compiz. Initially, it was all the crazy effects like wobbly windows, but soon I realized how much I liked the "Workspace" paradigm and then being able to customize things as much as I wanted. Then, the whole free software thing, distro-hopping, the great communities, etc.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think I've ever had to log into the Google Home app, it just uses the accounts on my phone. Or is this some sort of situation where, "I'm too Android to understand this problem?"

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