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    [–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 77 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    In case anyone’s wondering, it’s probably because you learn that even really old computers are still really powerful and work fine under Linux especially if you’re gonna use them as a small home server.

    [–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    every time I see a fairly priced computer on our second hand market I just wanna buy it I'm not good with money

    [–] lemming741@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    You can't just bring in every stray you find on the street

    [–] sep@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

    You just need a bigger house

    [–] avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    A house full of old computers ought to smell better than one full of cats, anyway. I wonder if the power bill is cheaper than the cat food bill, though.

    [–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    Anytime someone I know upgrades their laptop, I’m hoping they will offer me the old one 😂

    [–] archemist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

    I'm thinking of upgrading from my Asus e200ha at some point. Want it when I do?

    [–] Zink@programming.dev 12 points 3 days ago

    Having the right motivations behind design decisions is everything.

    I use Linux Mint Cinnamon, which is very full-featured and turn-key. It is not designed to be stripped down and lightweight; it is designed to be a drop-in replacement for windows. And it still feels like greased lightning in comparison. Windows just feels like a bad product now, even if we ignore the spying and the non-free nature of it.

    [–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

    Actually real.