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[znpy]

> Eh, that seem like zealotry. Bechmarks could be mixed and both had advantages.

"revive an old computer with gnu/linux" has been a meme for like 25 years now. to some degree it's less true nowadays because most stuff run in the web browser, and web browsers are total memory hogs. but ad the same time, with any decent gnu/linux you won't be running spyware/adware and useless ai stuff nobody asked for so yeah i'm going to keep assuming linux is noticeably faster even if i haven't used a windows laptop for personal use in ~15 years.

> For tech geeks that liked playing with tech, absolutely.

yeah i'm a tech geek that likes playing with tech (easy bet given what website we're both posting on) -- so ?

[kennysoona → znpy]

> "revive an old computer with gnu/linux" has been a meme for like 25 years now.

More like 10/15, but sure.

That's more to do with up to date software though, really. Windows 10 when properly configured was perfectly snappy on older hardware.

> it's less true nowadays because most stuff run in the web browser,

I don't think it was ever really that true.

> with any decent gnu/linux you won't be running spyware/adware and useless ai stuff

Yeah bundled software sucks, but it's not fair to judge the OS with it ifit can be removed, and if tech users like yourself would be removing it.

> yeah i'm a tech geek that likes playing with tech (easy bet given what website we're both posting on) -- so ?

Just clarifying your statement was not in general terms.