mostly for future thread visitors and with respect to OPOT, just wanted to make others aware of EasyOS by Barry Kauler of PuppyLinux fame.

EasyOS

https://bkhome.org/news/tag_easy.html

OP doesn't state current amount of ram, nor type/performance of main/boot HDD/SDD

is OP having a specific issue or just desire to update/upgrade machine?

what about watching for a newer/better used machine to become available at the right price?

Whip It

re above post "amusing" should be "assuming"(just sayin')

out of curiosity, here is a cut and paste quote of the fourth paragraph in that commentary:

mostly just wanting to confirm that others are also seeing that the last word in the last sentence should be flow not plow.

and confirming originating URL:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/microcode_attack_trump_musk/

also, it reads quite suspiciously and likely partially and/or entirely ai generated from snippets/soundbites originating elsewhere.

ymmv.

@fsmithred, thanks for your continuing efforts! much appreciated.

more alarming openai commentary:

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/openais-ai-reasoning-model-thinks-in-chinese-sometimes-and-no-one-really-knows-why/

people want what the people want:

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/14/tiktok-users-gleefully-embrace-even-more-chinese-app-to-spite-us-tiktok-ban/

more fun with an old favorite

allstate seems like a fairly large company with millions of customers, also the other companies involved such as general motors:

https://gizmodo.com/texas-sues-allstate-for-collecting-driver-data-to-raise-premiums-2000549878

\o/

re vmware

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/anexia_vmware_to_kvm_migration/

more gxxgle

edited. removed slashdot link/reference/url due to an unconscionable change in the operation of their website. noscript ftw!

digital devices fingerprinting and tracking:

https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-privacy-erosion-in-10-years-on-googles-policy-change-towards-fingerprinting/

see also these:

https://lukaszolejnik.com/works.html

especially:

https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/icrc-report-on-cyberoperations/

and for those late to the party, a reference to a previous thread post:

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=53058#p53058

of utmost importance to the times ahead regarding skynet/starlink/starshield:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/the-nsas-skynet-program-may-be-killing-thousands-of-innocent-people/

thanks for letting thread visitors know that this was another "upgrade versus fresh-install" conundrum.

while i humbly and respectfully acknowledge that not _everyone_ is able to do a fresh-install(whether from lacking hardware and/or skills and/or willingness), nevertheless a fresh install is by far best.

should this be a poem or haiku?