I would think and hope that, but evidence tends to point to the contrary.

A quick search brings up multiple articles including:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/nsa-finally-admits-to-spying-on-americans-by-purchasing-sensitive-data/

Guess those EULAS we all agreed to but never read had some sneaky language about what they can do with the data.

If I had to guess, obtaining the data by force may require a court order or legal process.

Buying data that someone else is willingly selling bypasses those steps.

I don’t remember it being particularly difficult, I’m a bit of a linux newb myself, but I’d be lying if I said I remember which steps I took off the top of my head.

My spouse has a laptop from Asus with VERY similar Specs (but an RTX 3050ti instead of a 3060) and so far Linux Mint has been a pretty trouble -free experience with ONE condition:

I set it to use the dedicated nvidia gpu 24/7 as opposed to the integrated AMD gpu. I forgot what exactly was happening but if memory serves it was disrupting something, I think recovering from closing the lid?

After doing that we’ve never had an issue again. They mostly use at their desk plugged in, sp the power usage isn’t much a concern.

Hope this helps!

I got curious so I did some searching:

Wyman divorced Reagan in 1949, Reagan married Nancy Davis in 1952

So not entirely accurate to say he divorced his first wife to marry another (by some accounts, Wyman divorced him and moved on).

That being said, fuck Reagan all the same.

I think they were specifically referring to “CD” account, which generally speaking pays more interest than a standard savings account but requires a commitment where you cannot access the funds for a fixed amount of time 6 months, 12 months, etc)

My debian machines usually only have their uptime interrupted by power outages or the like. They’re not my daily drivers, but very stable and reliable.

I have Linux mint on my “daily driver” (used for work and gaming) desktop and I’m also very pleased with it - most updates can be installed without rebooting and it’s over-all a pretty trouble-free experience!

Hope this helps!

To the best of my knowledge, although the U.S. makes “lease payments” on the land the prison sits on, they do not have the authorization of the Cuban government, which in turn has not cashed those checks.

To the best of my knowledge:

Skibidi Toilet is getting a movie.

Ben10 despite it’s financially proven track record (per the meme) has not received a feature-length cinematic release.

If only we paid them a living wage so they wouldn’t have to seek additional income to survive.

Yes, up to 10 per server, and you could have characters on multiple servers.

I remember seeing the term even while playing pre-WoW MMO’s

I always remember “toons” referring to your character, rather than your account. Kind of like the “cartoon character” you’re playing is how I understood it.

Much appreciated!

Any guides/links on setting up my Onn box like that? It’s been great for the $20 but removing ads and deeper customization sounds amazing

Maybe he failed to meet expectations?

It’s to my understanding that these shareholders expect constant growth to continue to increase the returns on their investment.

What you described about someone taking on the police department kinda happened about 11 years ago:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Dorner_shootings_and_manhunt

I remember the manhunt briefly making the news, but I don’t remember them covering his motivations, just his actions.

I never really considered this perspective and really appreciate you sharing it, thank you!