My wife is in grad school (again) and has survived on a cheap Chromebook so far, but it entirely depends on the university (and maybe the class/degree).

Linux gang rise up!!!

I switch to Linux in college (20ish years ago) and have been exclusively using it since. Windows XP was my last windows machine. I’ve never regretted it.

It’s a bit of a cheat, but look into Noctua Fans like this.

They are pricier, but VERY quiet while also moving lots of air. My System76 desktop came pre-built with just those.

I’ve been using an ArcB580 for a few months and am very satisfied so far. (Using Pop_os). It’s been very stable.

Ouroboros

Linux based embedded router OS. Yes, it’s nice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWrt

Grok was probably used to make a software patch

If you ask the model itself, it says Mistral Large

A/S/L?

I run DietPi on an OrangePi5+ to run Jellyfin on. It’s brilliant

Tens of thousands of users? Or tens of thousands of bots?

Edit: this is not directed at Miles, but the situation

Security by obscurity, baby!

and minimum wage jobs

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