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    3 hours ago

    I like that this is both true and false.

    The memory management of an OS is almost always entirely dependent on what it’s doing or designed to do. Linux and Windows are able to do similar things, but are rarely tasked with the same workloads.

    Windows desktop (aka, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11) are designed to be more pretty and run desktops that the user will see/interact with, etc. I will say that Microsoft knows their audience and the windows prefetch stuff is quite good, all things considered…

    Windows server on the other hand… Until recently, it still shipped with IE11 as the only browser. Of course as soon as you started it, the whole system would complain and tell you to go download edge… Server is a beast unto itself.

    Additionally, as an IT support person, I always prefer people have more RAM than they need, rather than less. Getting that figure just right is nigh impossible. And if you have the RAM, you should use it, right? Because otherwise, why would you have it? It becomes a waste of money.

    Prefetch and memory caching is a good use of memory, and a big reason why Windows has very little memory actually “free” at any given time… I’ll note, I’m mentioning free memory, not available memory.

    It’s a fascinating topic, honestly.

    With all that being said, I’m not saying that Windows is actually better in any way. My entire point is that there’s merit to the different methodologies of the different operating systems. They’re built differently and that is a good thing.


  • I work in IT support, the options for good, and Foss software on the technician side of most RMM tools… Vanishing small, if any.

    There’s a lot of platforms that support monitoring and management on the client side, but when it comes to technician side tools, GFL. Most vendors don’t even mention it at all, fewer support anything other than Windows. FOSS isn’t concerned about the IT support folks because almost all FOSS is made by people who can build their own computer and don’t need support.


  • Yes, if you leverage the powers of root and you know what you are doing, you can endlessly modify MacOS to your heart’s delight.

    I find most people don’t have that ability. They stick to the Apple app store and color inside of the lines that Apple has put down.

    It’s no small feat to overcome some of the “safeguards” they have put in your way with modifying the device.

    If you use an iPhone and you don’t like the Apple way of doing everything, your options are basically: 1. Tough shit, deal with it, or 2. Don’t use an iPhone.

    Android has a lot of the same protections, but you can still, from the user interface, bypass a lot of it, by design. It’s “not recommended”, but you can do it.

    Microsoft is trying to move towards what Apple is doing. The TPM requirement allows Microsoft to basically hold the keys to the kingdom, so to speak. What they’re aiming for is a root of trust (which is naturally, Microsoft), that allows all other things on your PC to run without warnings or dialogs, if they have been blessed by Microsoft’s certificate authority for code signing (which is a requirement for drivers, but not nearly as strict of a requirement for applications).

    This is the foundation of the “trusted computing” thing that they’re pushing forward. The problem I have with “trusted computing” is who is issuing the trust? So far it seems like Microsoft is… Which is not great IMO.

    However, since Windows is only requiring that level of trusted signature on code for drivers, we’re not to the same dystopia that MacOS has been “enjoying” for years.


  • This is what I see whenever I see an apple device. There’s very little control that the user can exert that Apple hasn’t blessed to be something within your control.

    All computers are general purpose logic machines and they’re intentionally making them not do things that they absolutely could otherwise do, just because.

    Not saying iPhones are bad, or that Mac’s are bad… I’ve just noticed that if you do things in a way that is compatible with how Apple thinks you should do them, then Apple works very well for you. If you have foolish notions to do things differently (or, “think different”… If you will), then you’re going to have a bad time.




  • I had a similar experience with Samsung. I had a bunch of evo 870 SSDs up and die for no reason. Turns out, it was a firmware bug in the drive and they just need an update, but the update needs to take place before the drive fails.

    I had to RMA the failures. The rest were updated without incident and have been running perfectly ever since.

    I’d still buy Samsung.

    I didn’t lose a lot of data, but I can certainly understand holding a grudge on something like that. From the other comments here, hate for Seagate isn’t exactly rare.













  • I disagree.

    1. You already have a government space agency. Maybe give them more funding so they don’t have to rely on space-x to get their stuff into orbit?

    2. There’s a national telecom network already in place. It at least has the potential to be faster and more reliable, if it isn’t already… At least compared to low earth orbit satellite coverage.

    There’s no good reason to continue providing Elon or his companies with any government handouts. Pull that funding and give it to… I dunno, students who have more debt than homeowners with a mortgage… NASA… Literally anything that helps people?