Uh, you don’t have to work at Google on order to do that. Most Chromebooks can be unlocked to work with Linux with a little bit of work. And you wouldn’t be at risk of going to jail for that. Worst that could happen is you void your warranty. But it’s not a “real crime” or anything like that.
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torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's a fact that sounds totally made up, yet is completely true?English19·2 years agoAll Intel CPUs have a Management Engine, basically a smaller CPU within the CPU designed for controlling the rest of the chip. It’s particularly good for things like IT management or devices because it operates with direct control over the other parts of the chip. This device’s firmware is based on Minix.
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's the most unexpected thing you've had in your backpack at school/college?English5·2 years agoAh yes, S. Oke Bomb. On of my favorite 19th century authors. Fun fact: his full name was Samuel Oklahoma Bombita!
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•in your opinion, what is the biggest downside of Flatpaks?English331·2 years agoNice try Mark, still not gonna use Snap
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•in your opinion, what is the biggest downside of Flatpaks?English1·2 years agodeleted by creator
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•What feature are you dying for to come to your DE - Linux?English2·2 years agoXfce already had Wayland support merged, no?
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•COSMIC lock screen will be customizable with themesEnglish5·2 years agoAh, I must have misunderstood. At any rate, y’all are doing great and I can’t wait for the final product.
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•COSMIC lock screen will be customizable with themesEnglish27·2 years agoBruh COSMIC is looking unbelievable. I can’t wait to see it in action. Is it still on track for 1.0 before the end of the year?
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are your 'name brand only' items?English2·2 years agoEver had Aldi brand Oreos? Slightly less sweet but I think I like em better
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•Does Linux even work properly on Dell XPS laptops?English3·2 years agoI have a 9510 that I use in my capacity as a MSSQL developer. Works great, except the touchpad randomly becomes laggy and sluggish. The solution is just to take your hand off the touchpad for 15 seconds, or just use a mouse, which doesn’t have a problem.
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•People of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good.71·2 years agoThe new movie actually addresses that by having his parents previously attempt to do “Gotham Renewal,” but it collapses into a corrupt mob slush fund and doesn’t actually help the disadvantaged at all. That’s why he fights with his fists - because they will never collapse into greed like his parents’ attempts at reform and reconstruction did.
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What’s the weirdest way of stress release that you heard of?113·2 years agoDuring exams my university would drag an old car into the middle of the campus, and students were allowed to beat it to a pulp for $5. They’d give you a bat and you could just smash it to pieces.
10/10, would smash again.
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•5 Things LINUX MINT Objectively Does Better Than WINDOWS 11412·2 years agoObjectively is the new Literally
torvusbogpod@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•People who were fired on their first day at work/saw somebody get fired their first day at work: What happened that led to the firing?English361·2 years agoManager wasn’t included
Lots of single-board computers. I think Pine64 has a RISC-V tablet coming out. And Framework, bless their souls, have floated the idea of offering motherboards for their laptops that are ARM64 or RISC-V. Let us hope and pray.
Might be a good way to run Photoshop if it’s more compatible with Adobe apps than Wine