But… that… that’s one of the primary selling points of Linux (which is free, as you know): working marvelously on old hardware. You can even install entirely with no desktop if you’re an expert in the terminal…
Well, you’re very obviously knowledgeable about what you’re doing, so carry on. I just think we don’t have to be Amish with private information as long as we’re aware of what we’re using to access it.
It’s not so much being amish as it is choosing, with a bit of circumspection, what to digitize and what not to. That wall calendar is 100% resistant to hacking and most people today won’t even look twice at one if they’re in a house.
More security through obscurity, in a way…
But I totally get the hardware/linux angle. My issue is hardware just starting to wear out. Got 2 PCI slots on the Mac already with dry solder joints and I just need to take a week and rip it all apart and reflow them all… I just don’t have the energy or focus, what with work.
But… that… that’s one of the primary selling points of Linux (which is free, as you know): working marvelously on old hardware. You can even install entirely with no desktop if you’re an expert in the terminal…
Well, you’re very obviously knowledgeable about what you’re doing, so carry on. I just think we don’t have to be Amish with private information as long as we’re aware of what we’re using to access it.
It’s not so much being amish as it is choosing, with a bit of circumspection, what to digitize and what not to. That wall calendar is 100% resistant to hacking and most people today won’t even look twice at one if they’re in a house.
More security through obscurity, in a way…
But I totally get the hardware/linux angle. My issue is hardware just starting to wear out. Got 2 PCI slots on the Mac already with dry solder joints and I just need to take a week and rip it all apart and reflow them all… I just don’t have the energy or focus, what with work.