Post Ar0fUUyS77m96p1ZeS by SethBrown@linuxrocks.online
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 (DIR) Post #AqxqMlZj1VoYIl5twG by SethBrown@linuxrocks.online
       2025-02-09T23:48:36Z
       
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       @topher Every one of the 7 computers in use in my house are castoffs from people who thought they were too "slow".Well, don't tell anybody but slapping Slackware on those old computers brought them right back from slowness.And I've found that even the oldest of them is still faster than I can type. I've found that "fast" computers seem to be designed more to distract people than to do any useful work. I worked in IT for >40 years and most people can't even deal with slow computers, far less fast ones. What slows down computers, is the amazing load of Javascript that is needed to browse the internet nowadays.The internet worked perfectly fine before everything "suddenly" required AJAX for interactivity. So, noScript is a wonderful thing which gives one the choice whether to allow somebody else's Javascript programs to run locally.Oh, and as we are on this subject, ublock origin is the first extension I install on any computer with access to the internet. Life is hard enough without other people's advertisements pestering constantly. My 2 cents
       
 (DIR) Post #AqyQuD3zRO7BScUqvo by IceCubeSoup@noauthority.social
       2025-02-10T11:16:11Z
       
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       @SethBrown @topher  replying from my 2010 vintage LenovoBios Release Date:  2010.04.27 18:00:00 PM
       
 (DIR) Post #Ar0fUUyS77m96p1ZeS by SethBrown@linuxrocks.online
       2025-02-11T13:08:54Z
       
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       @IceCubeSoup I feel you :)My Slackware 15.0  fileserverBIOS Information        Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.        Version: P1.50        Release Date: 07/17/2009My wife's laptop, running Slackware 15.0BIOS Information        Vendor: Dell Inc.        Version: A14        Release Date: 12/07/2009I also have an HP Mini dating back to 2009, running Slackware 15.0 as well but I just disconnected it this morning (lack of power outlets, Sigh.) The most recent machine I'm using, is from 2015.Of course, if anybody _wants_ to send me a machine from 2025, I won't refuse it :)