Thank you. So it was clickbait more or less.

It still is somewhat relevant as the IP system is a racket that needs to be brought down at any cost.

The article is very long and not that interesting a read. Maybe someone can post what was so interesting about it

Nice try, stan

The complete opposite is the case. Musk is lying through his teeth. The whole world sees it, just some folks still don’t want to accept it.

Nice try.

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html

Musk is insane and lies when he opens his mouth. The whole operation runs on government dollars and tax breaks.

I think the biggest hurdle one needs to overcome is prejudice. “Linux is for nerds”, " Linux is unstable", “Linux is slow”, " Linux is for hackers."

Its all BS. Of course, if you run hype Linux like arch, nix or the like you’ll most likely suffer. But mint or Ubuntu just work.

Blender has always been faster and better on Linux, affinity I don’t know and resolve I think also works well on Linux.

But please don’t believe me. Just get a USB stick, download Linux mint iso and use balena etcher to make a live system. Stick in, reboot, try it non destructively.

I have customers in the creative field. It is an option, just not for everyone, yet.

I suggest we agree on Linux being the better option for a variety of reasons with some exceptions which still need to be fixed.

Out of curiosity: which programs/hardware would you like to see working on Linux?

The amount of time needed and potential for malicious software makes it a nonstarter for business applications.

Of course I’m talking about Linux. Over 100 customers so far have migrated to proper software this year. I earn less because I can’t bill as many hours of support but it’s worth to see customers happy and they bring on new customers due to a good experience.

Always! Please tell me everything! :)

Does not work permanently. The only way is switching to proper software.

For you and all those suggesting this should not happen. Our motherboards and devices come in antistatic bags FOR A REASON!

Of course its a bad idea to plug any cables into a motherboard while it is running. You should always tun off the power, unplug the power cable and ideally hole the power button for a bit.

Reason being that the board runs on 3-12 volts with very little amps which can be easily fried by static electricity, let alone random plugged in cables that possibly arent correctly grounded yet.

Try (as suggested by others) to unplug the hdd you connected, run it again. If that doesnt help, unplug power cord, hold power button for 10 secs, plug back in, start back up. If that doesnt do it, unplug, unload and start pulling off all devices (take photos if before if you need it for remembering config) and try a minimal start.

If minimal doesnt work, try a different power supply, hoping you only broke that. If that doesnt work either you are the proud owner of a broken motherboard (or ram, or cpu).

In any case, please never put your hands on electrical devices while they are running. It is not safe or smart.

This might prove useful if the EU goes forward with chat control and maybe DPI further down the road.