Re: Tech Sucks...
So... In my last blog post, I mentioned how frustrated I was with Linux, and modern OSes in general...again. In fact, I was so frustrated, I hopped on eBay and ordered a 15" 2008 MacBook Pro. One which I've upgraded to its maximum of 8GB of DDR3 memory, a pair of 512GB SSDs, and installed MacOS 10.6.8 and Windows 7 on. Because fuck modern OSes. I would've installed XP or Vista, but I'd like to have something semi-supported by a modern browser just in case I need it during a crisis. I mean, at least the National Weather Service provides something for older browsers, but no telling how long the web dev and security community will allow that to go on.
Yes, I'm a little bitter, but when told by members of a community to "just deal with it" in response to legit problems you're having, you probably would be as well.
I'm just really glad I was able to get this MacBook Pro. Dealing with Fedora on that Dell laptop was about to drive me up the wall in all the worst ways possible, and I'm not sure how much more I would've been able to take before starting to hate the OS as a whole. I still like Linux, just not the modern pieces that get forced down one's throat.
Maybe this is why I'm so into vintage computing theses days. It doesn't make me angry.
Yes, I'm a little bitter, but when told by members of a community to "just deal with it" in response to legit problems you're having, you probably would be as well.
I'm just really glad I was able to get this MacBook Pro. Dealing with Fedora on that Dell laptop was about to drive me up the wall in all the worst ways possible, and I'm not sure how much more I would've been able to take before starting to hate the OS as a whole. I still like Linux, just not the modern pieces that get forced down one's throat.
Maybe this is why I'm so into vintage computing theses days. It doesn't make me angry.