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Linux is one of the last bastions for the tinkerer (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world
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Thought of this the other day. I bet a lot of us are like this, because in today's world a lot of things we used to tinker with are gone (electronics are made to be single use and unfixable, cars are proprietary and can rarely be modified or worked on without many many thousands of dollars now, etc).

Sure, there are still hardcore electronics projects going on and people doing massive restoration projects and such, but i consider them basically geniuses, not just tinkerers who enjoy messing around and learning in their spare time while working 50 hours a week.

Im glad linux gives us a space to exist!

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

thankfully cpu speed improvements seem to be slowing down so current general purpose computers will probably be still very viable in 10yrs time

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That’s frankly been the case for a while now unless you’re a AAA gamer or 3d rendering or doing LLMs or something. I used a laptop from 2012 until 2022 then replaced it with a 2019 laptop (i9, Radeon 5600) which I’m using now and plan to use until at least 2030. For the vast majority of us that just browse, watch videos, use office software, teleconference, compile small projects, and the occasional indie game/emulator old hardware is fine. Consumerism makes you think it’s not.

[–] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 hours ago

Im still rocking a laptop from 2006 for light coding work & note taking lel

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

hell yeah, old laptops rock

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes, I hang on to a number of old devices for this reason. Almost anything from the last 10-15 years can still be pretty useful if it isn't broken. And when you install an appropriate Linux distro you see how fast the old device can go.