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dot20 Feb 21, 2024

You really just need, like, a screwdriver set to get into most laptops. Maybe you can search online (e.g. on YouTube) for tutorials for your model. Then you can buy a replacement fan and also replace the thermal paste, because 13-year-old thermal paste surely isn’t doing you any favors in the performance department. Altogether it shouldn’t cost more than €50 (if you’re careful not to break any internals).

BTW, if you want to watch YouTube videos with less resources, you can also copy the video URL into VLC

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dot20 Nov 11, 2023

Any second-hand business class laptop that fits your budget, i.e. HP Elitebook/Probook/Zbook, Dell Inspiron/Latitude/XPS, or Lenovo Thinkpad.

Businesses tend to get rid of them after 4 years, even if they’re still in good condition. Great bang for your buck and easily repairable if something does end up breaking.

You’ll have to install Linux yourself, but generally support for older hardware is OK.

IMPORTANT: make sure the BIOS isn’t locked before buying.

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dot20 Oct 21, 2023

Glad you all are back!

Dual SIM phone

That and without an income source, you can’t pay content creators, so you can’t attract them to the platform in the first place. People dislike YouTube for running ads, but the ads are what pays for the videos.

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dot20 Oct 13, 2023

IIUC the main problem with security (and how most WP sites get pwned) is the plugin ecosystem. There are thousands of plugins out there, which means that among many secure ones, there are also many insecure ones. If you’re judicious and don’t install low-quality plugins, it shouldn’t be a major problem.

WordPress itself has automatic updates turned on by default, so if a vulnerability is discovered with WP core, the patch will land on your site automatically without any effort on your part.

One plugin that’s I use on my WP sites is the Wordfence firewall. They have a free version, and while not really necessary given the above, it does give a little peace of mind.

All that said, the main draw for WP is to be able to manage a website without having to touch code. If you’re happy to write your pages by hand, a static site generator is definitely a lot more lightweight than a CMS like WordPress.

dot20 Oct 13, 2023

That’s literally my point. Docker doesn’t pretend to be a non-profit, WordPress does.

Your ‘points’ were:

[Automattic] intentionally leads people to conflate the free and open-source software WordPress (WordPress.org) and their own proprietary and overpriced version.

[WordPress.org and WordPress.com] are not the same people.

I’ve already provided rebuttals to both points:

Most companies doing open source lead people to conflate their free and open source software with their own proprietary version.

Both are quite literally led by the same person, and have been since their founding.

Now you have strayed the discussion to another ‘point’ (while accusing me of arguing in bad faith):

WordPress ‘pretends’ to be a non-profit.

To humor you I shall also provide a rebuttal to this third point:

WordPress doesn’t pretend to be anything of the sort, because:

WP.org claims, on its homepage, to be “the open source platform that powers the web,” “built by an open source community with decades of experience,” and “community at its core.” It does not claim to be a non-profit.
WP.com claims, on its homepage, to be “WordPress, Your Way,” “the best way to WordPress,” and “lightning-fast, secure managed WordPress hosting.” It does not claim to be a non-profit.
The WordPress Foundation claims, on its homepage, to be “a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project”, because it is.

By the way… WP.org goes out of its way to recommend various hosting providers beside WP.com.

WordPress Hosting | WordPress.org

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dot20 Oct 13, 2023

So, all the companies I named and many more, then.

Go on, go on Docker’s or GitLab’s website, and let me know how clear the distinction between their proprietary and open-source software is.

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