#backtrack — Public Fediverse posts

Random Old Comic: Smash https://www.toyboxcomix.com/2023/10/12/smash-2/ Smash #Backtrack #Lifeline #Oval #Spiral #Transformers #Whirl https://www.facebook.com/815217756713386/posts/1254488229453001?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The fact that it took #Nadella & co so long to #backtrack on #Recall shows tt #Microsoft is now a #bigtech that's become prone to getting high on its own supply or, worse still, just strutting like a headless chicken. #Harmful #technology needs to be #regulated & relegated, not celebrated unquestioned.

"Microsoft, facing scrutiny over the security of its products, is withdrawing a new #AI feature of its #Windows #software for new #personalcomputers from broad release."
https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/112612666311166462

So, #Linux users of #Mastodon, what is your recommendation for a #distro for a techy person who used to use Linux ( #MEPIS was my favorite flavor back when I was using #Nix regularly, but I did run #Mint, #Ubuntu (12.04 or 12.10 was the last version I ran exclusively as the main OS on one of my PCs...which, was, 11ish years ago? Rude), #Xubuntu, #Lubuntu, #Kubuntu (getting the picture?), #PuppyLinux, #ArchLinux, #Slackware (is that still a thing?), #KaliLinux (Started using it when it was #BackTrack, though), #FreeBSD, #FedoraLinux (12 or 13?), #RedHat (#RHEL) etc.

You get the picture...I used mostly #Canonical / #Debian based OSes, but had a sprinkling of #RPM based, and others. I did some small modifications to the #Kernel and such, Almost got MEPIS running on an old #IBM #ThinkPad, and was able to salvage a lot of data from "dead," machines thanks to 'Nix.

These days, however, I just want one that works. I have way too much going on to mod and have to mess with it constantly to keep it working.