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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

i own four xx20 series thinkpads. One of which has debian with i3wm, the other three dont have anything installed atm. Sue me ik.

xx20 series is the best tbh. The only thing maybe arguably better is x80 series, due to the more modern processors and actual features over the xx20 series. xx40

my w520 with an i7 2720qm or whatever the fuck is it is is genuinely better than any intel mobile cpu that isn't quad core. AND it's socketed.

looking for a cheap xx40s (or p it's whichever one is better i cant remember) just for the completion, as well as an xx80 just to have one with more modern hardware, but my xx20 is everything i'll need in a laptop tbh. I would also like to get an x220 at some point.

naming legend for anybody wondering.

x - model type, w, t, x, etc
x - the device type, 4, 5, 2, etc usually screen size related
n - device model? Release related.
n - 0, just the number zero, anything that isn't a zero is e waste im pretty sure.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I mean can thearopy give me a neofetch?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

Arch users

pathetic LinuxFromScratch users

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Let's say I have an old ThinkPad..

Where does one start when trying Arch?

I used some Linux distros before and tinkered a little bit but I'm not too deep into Arch atm (but eager to get into it).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I just followed the comfy arch install guide with some additions from the comments section on YouTube, and I had a working machine quickly.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM buys 3 more Thinkpads on eBay

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Therapy is expensive, I'd have to make appointments, leave my home during my free time, talk about myself to someone, and probably won't help because my problems are external. No thanks.

Buying a new laptop and installing an OS is a relatively simple and inexpensive process that is actually rewarding.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Therapy actually often helps with external problems too. If you tried another therapist every time you installed a distro, you might have found one that can solve your problems.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (15 children)

Okay so multiply all the other problems I listed by how many therapists I have to try and no they can't solve my problems unless they're gonna buy me a house or pay off my debts or something so I can actually get ahead financially.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

until their egg cracks and they put on the thigh highs :P

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

I don't think egg jokes are healthy for the trans community homie

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you need to be trans to have a desire for the wonderful vascular benefits of stockings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

oh for sure, but judging by unixsocks they seem to be correlated. At this point I'm considering "interested in Linux" to be One Of The Signs™️ lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Excuse me! I would never buy a thinkpad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

why not? They're sick laptops. Just don't buy the new ones, they're cringe.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good, keep the prices low for the smart people who do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (7 children)

low prices

On a Thinkpad!? Unless you're buying a last-generation one that's on clearance, that's a laugh.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I’m just gonna promote the benefits of therapy. I learned to love myself. I think this meme is about hating yourself, so I think it fits. Only semi-serious, no hate intended.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I think it is more about rage control than about loving or hating oneself. Like stopping yourself from chucking the laptop halfway across the room when it doesn't boot because you misspelled a variable in a config file.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

My right index finger still has an indent from using the clit-mouse to play Starcraft on a Thinkpad 25 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Then they put on the socks and become girls

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

The amount of time and effort needed to go through an Arch installation and succeeding probably is more therapeutic than paying $100 for a session of therapy. It's enough to make them finally come out after all 🤷

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

And I'll do it again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I've installed Antix on a R51. I'm kinda quirky like that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

The voices in my head says "daily drive ParrotOS"

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