My main use case for it is storage, so it makes sense that I never noticed any issues.

You just point and clit.

The short answer is that Linux should be able to read your unencrypted drives without issue.

Your system drive (what you call today C:) needs to use a standard Linux filesystem, but you do not have to dedicate the entire drive to it.

For external or storage drives (photos, books,music, movies, other media) I stick to NTFS or ExFAT as they are both read by Windows and Linux. ExFat is also compatible with MacOS while NTFS is a pain on Mac’s.

I have used NTFS on my external drives on Linux for longer than I care to admit with absolutely no issue.

Before I started reading the meme I actually thought “just use Notepad++”.

Reaper is like the Arch Linux of DAWs. It’s power is in its flexibility and customization. That said, I found it to be uninspiring in its complexity out of the box. That said, the Reaper community is amazing. If you want to mod and customize it into your ideal DAW,y recommendation is to hit the community forums, Discord, etc.

Personally, I bounced from Reaper almost instantly in favor of Bitwig and Renoise on Linux.

Bitwig and Reaper. Two of the best music DAWs on the market and they each have a Linux native version.

EDIT: I forgot to include Renoise, the music tracker DAW.

At the moment I am hard pressed to think of a minor character who’s story arc has hit me as hard as My Hero Academia’s Jin Bubaigawara, also known as Twice. It’s probably because I wasn’t paying attention to him, his screw ups, and how those mistakes must have been affecting him. Selfless through and through.

Sad man’s parade.

I love Asterisk!

I’ll keep an eye for him. I just started FMA last night. I’m a whopping two episodes in.

You have turned Roblox/Minecraft loving little kids into a lifelong Linux haters. 🤣

I applaud you.

PS: So how are the computers performing now?

My main systems are all Linux, except for my music production MacBook Pro. The experience on an M3 Mac is just flawless.

I always say the same thing. Use the right tool for the job, and for music, an Apple silicone system is currently unbeatable.

The one place I see a huge leap is in MacBooks. The capabilities of a 2015 Intel based MBP are laughable when compared to an M4 based 2025 MBP. I use an MBP for my music production and I just cannot make it choke, no matter what I throw at it.

I remember when a ten year old laptop was just trash, unable to even boot a modern OS. Current hardware capacity exceeds our actual demand by so much that a ten year old computer is still adequate for most users (assuming you aren’t on Windows).

My 8 year old 1080ti graphics card can run most games perfectly fine on a 1080p/60 screen (still the most common spec budget monitor). I would not be surprised if it that PC hits 10+ years of gaming without a real need for upgrade.

I don’t think it’s satire. Miami has become a mecca for crypto bros and “tech” fraudsters.

I think it’s important to differentiate incompetence from ignorance. Ignorance is not knowing. Incompetence is not being able to fulfill the requirements for your assigned task. If you cannot fulfill the requirements for your given task, then you should not be given said task.

There is nothing wrong with being 19-25. There’s something wrong with being wholly incompetent.

Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). It, with Cinnamon, is what I use for my home servers.

Not eggs specifically but the price of food is out of hand.

LOL. I came up with inveg back in 2018 after I had to go vegan due to major heart surgery. I use it all the time but you’re the first person I have ever seen use the term other than me even though “involuntary veganism” has got to be a thing for plenty of people who’ve had a near death health issue.