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Yeah, that cracked me up 🤣

GitHub is not a Dropbox clone. Linus had no reason to expect it to behave like one

lmao @ Linus being so mad that someone on the internet jokingly called Windows ‘silly’ for the way it handles file extensions.

Windows' over-reliance on filenames is a quirk of its single-user DOS heritage (lack of anything like interpreter directives, lack of execute bits on FAT). Having an execute bit or otherwise not relying so much on file extensions isn't even a Linux-ism. It's the way things have been done on pretty much all modern operating systems but Windows. This also applies to desktop operating systems, and has been true for the entirety of Windows' existence—Classic macOS encoded metadata about file types outside of the file name and content before Windows 1.0 came out.

And as expected, more inaccuracies designed to drive controversy rather than be any useful insight.
 
The Pop Shop protected Linus's environment from bricking itself. It in no way "tried to brick his system". Linus pushed through and bricked his own system by going around Pop Shop. Like, if this is truly meant to be a fair experiment, I don't quite understand how. For someone who claims to be aware of the impact his influence can have, he really gives no shits sometimes.

the thing is though it's not a beta product. Linux can be very powerful if you know how to use it, and suits some people's needs MUCH better than Windows. for me, i got into it because i wanted to try it (when i was like 12, i heard about it and was like oh i'm trying it) and immediately fell in love with it. it doesn't do anything behind your back and you are in full control at all times, which i love. it doesn't install candy crush on it's own, doesn't update on it's own when i don't want it to, i have total control. 
 
the thing is though, you have to know how to use it in order to fully take advantage of it. Windows is the same, but people just overlook the fact that if you use Windows all your life things that are idiotic feel normal. 
 
like, if i have to set up a new machine, i pop in a usb with a custom manjaro iso that i made on it, that automatically runs a script after install that applies all my settings and installs all my apps for me. i can't do that on Windows. i'm sure there is a way, but i don't know it. 
 
to me, a fulltime Linux/Mac user, Windows is the OS that feels weird. if i'm using Windows and encounter a problem, i have to google it. on Linux, i probably know the command from memory. 
 
see my point? if you are used to something it becomes your normal. if i have to completely delete the nvidia driver for example because it messed up, on linux i run 1 command i have typed dozens of times now and know from memory. on Windows, i have to look up a guide. 

the thing is though it's not a beta product. Linux can be very powerful if you know how to use it, and suits some people's needs MUCH better than Windows. for me, i got into it because i wanted to try it (when i was like 12, i heard about it and was like oh i'm trying it) and immediately fell in love with it. it doesn't do anything behind your back and you are in full control at all times, which i love. it doesn't install candy crush on it's own, doesn't update on it's own when i don't want it to, i have total control. 
 
the thing is though, you have to know how to use it in order to fully take advantage of it. Windows is the same, but people just overlook the fact that if you use Windows all your life things that are idiotic feel normal. 
 
like, if i have to set up a new machine, i pop in a usb with a custom manjaro iso that i made on it, that automatically runs a script after install that applies all my settings and installs all my apps for me. i can't do that on Windows. i'm sure there is a way, but i don't know it. 
 
to me, a fulltime Linux/Mac user, Windows is the OS that feels weird. if i'm using Windows and encounter a problem, i have to google it. on Linux, i probably know the command from memory. 
 
see my point? if you are used to something it becomes your normal. if i have to completely delete the nvidia driver for example because it messed up, on linux i run 1 command i have typed dozens of times now and know from memory. on Windows, i have to look up a guide. 

Oh, Linux has arrived. Big time. In the server world: it's quite dominant there. Even M$ is running their Azure cloud on Linux. Because their own OS can't handle it.
 
Linux has arrived even more: in the IoT world. It's dominance there borders on a monopoly, really. because any other OS, safe for a BSD (which is also Open Source), simply can't handle it: too small, too little resources, too cheap to justify a 10x price hike because of a software licence...
 
Thing is, only on the gamer desktop is Linux not dominant. Yet. Everything else uses Linux, from expensive supercomputing to your toaster, washing machine and fridge and of course the router you connect your Win-OS gamer PC to the internet with.

the thing is though it's not a beta product. Linux can be very powerful if you know how to use it, and suits some people's needs MUCH better than Windows. for me, i got into it because i wanted to try it (when i was like 12, i heard about it and was like oh i'm trying it) and immediately fell in love with it. it doesn't do anything behind your back and you are in full control at all times, which i love. it doesn't install candy crush on it's own, doesn't update on it's own when i don't want it to, i have total control. 
 
the thing is though, you have to know how to use it in order to fully take advantage of it. Windows is the same, but people just overlook the fact that if you use Windows all your life things that are idiotic feel normal. 
 
like, if i have to set up a new machine, i pop in a usb with a custom manjaro iso that i made on it, that automatically runs a script after install that applies all my settings and installs all my apps for me. i can't do that on Windows. i'm sure there is a way, but i don't know it. 
 
to me, a fulltime Linux/Mac user, Windows is the OS that feels weird. if i'm using Windows and encounter a problem, i have to google it. on Linux, i probably know the command from memory. 
 
see my point? if you are used to something it becomes your normal. if i have to completely delete the nvidia driver for example because it messed up, on linux i run 1 command i have typed dozens of times now and know from memory. on Windows, i have to look up a guide. 

the thing is though it's not a beta product. Linux can be very powerful if you know how to use it, and suits some people's needs MUCH better than Windows. for me, i got into it because i wanted to try it (when i was like 12, i heard about it and was like oh i'm trying it) and immediately fell in love with it. it doesn't do anything behind your back and you are in full control at all times, which i love. it doesn't install candy crush on it's own, doesn't update on it's own when i don't want it to, i have total control. 
 
the thing is though, you have to know how to use it in order to fully take advantage of it. Windows is the same, but people just overlook the fact that if you use Windows all your life things that are idiotic feel normal. 
 
like, if i have to set up a new machine, i pop in a usb with a custom manjaro iso that i made on it, that automatically runs a script after install that applies all my settings and installs all my apps for me. i can't do that on Windows. i'm sure there is a way, but i don't know it. 
 
to me, a fulltime Linux/Mac user, Windows is the OS that feels weird. if i'm using Windows and encounter a problem, i have to google it. on Linux, i probably know the command from memory. 
 
see my point? if you are used to something it becomes your normal. if i have to completely delete the nvidia driver for example because it messed up, on linux i run 1 command i have typed dozens of times now and know from memory. on Windows, i have to look up a guide. 

Linux gives you the freedom to NOT use it. Which contrasts nicely to what both M$ and Apple are trying to achieve: dominance if not outright monopoly over users PC's.
 
You have a completely negative attitude towards something that's clearly not for you. Then don't bother with it and get on with your life on Win-OS. Which you had to learn to use too, at some point. Which didn't allow you to game straight after getting home 'cuz it was updating itself, or the game didn't launch, or BSOD'd, or whatever other reason you forgot now but was very annoying at the time.
 
Just don't be "that guy"*
 
*or gal, or whatever you want to feel comfortable with 😛

the thing is that all the examples linus gave like your pheriphirals and stuff, totally depends on what you have. for Corsair, there is a tool called ckb-next. has all the controls regular icue has, just an interface that is less pretty. there are similar tools for other brands. for Logitech like Linus has, if he had just googled it he'd found this: https://www.linuxuprising.com/2020/11/configure-logitech-steelseries-and.html exactly what he wanted. dpi control etc for his mouse. 
 
ckb-next, while not pretty, has everything for corsair products, from dpi control to full RGB control for all your crap including the ability to make custom profiles: 

This is more of what I expected from this challenge, a big list of issues due to lacking support from the hardware manufacturers and software developers.

i'm sorry this is just hilarious 
 

my macbook used to be called crystal heart but that was a pain trying to explain to people when i wanted to airdrop files to them. "ashley's macbook pro" is easier 🙂 

my macbook used to be called crystal heart but that was a pain trying to explain to people when i wanted to airdrop files to them. "ashley's macbook pro" is easier 🙂 

That your phone is "Element of Magic" makes me ridiclously happy.
 

i don't use it on weekends so... i shut it down so the battery won't completely die, i'll charge it monday when i'm gonna use it again. 

charge your battery! D: 

Do want to point out you can change this to 
sudo usermod -aG libvirt ${USER} && sudo usermod -aG kvm ${USER} to make the guide a little more copy-paste
 
Overall a pretty nice guide, I'll probably need to set that up eventually

did that, this is what happens when i write something in 10 minutes because i'm bored lol

this guide will cover installing Windows 11 on a qemu VM in linux, that allows you to emulate both secure boot and TPM 2.0 even if the host computer has no support for either. 
 
 
what do you need: 
- linux install. i recommend manjaro for this as some stuff we need is very easy to install due to it's Arch base. 
- enough drive space for the VM (i recommend 64gb)
- windows 11 iso, get that from microsoft's website. 
 
step 1: install all the packages we need. open a terminal and type: sudo pacman -S iptables-nft qemu virt-manager libtpms edk2-ovmf
 
step 2: add yourself to the kvm group to make the virtual machine manager play nicely: sudo usermod -aG libvirt ${USER} && sudo usermod -aG kvm ${USER}
 
step 3: open virt-manager and make a new VM: 

 
select the following options:
local install media
select your iso file
6144 for ram (that's 6gb, 4gb on 11 is a bit slow) and as many cpu cores as you want to spare
virtual disk same thing, make one however big you wish, 64gb is minimum
check "customize hardware before install
click finish. 
 
you'll now see this: 

we need to make some changes here. 
for firmware, select the one with secure boot: 

that will enable our virtual secure boot, which we need to make sure the VM thinks it's supported. 
 
then, go to "add hardware" on the bottom left. 
near the bottom of the list select TPM, and make sure it's configured like this: 

this is our emulated TPM 2.0.
 
click finish at the bottom right, then begin installation at the top left. 
 
install WIndows 11 like you would in any VM, and you'll now have a fully functional VM even on unsupported hardware. 
 
here are some screenshots of it running on my dual Xeon X5650 machine, which does not have UEFI or TPM of any kind. and yet, it get full updates and no issue even joining the insider program, due to the OS thinking it's running in a supported configuration 🙂
 
here's my system specs: 

 
and here is my windows 11 VM: 

 
 
 

archwiki is better formulated than most askubuntu answers..... 

manjaro is actually really good. you can take advantage of Archwiki's documentation for most things. 

Never?
If you play you're probably going to nuke an OS at some point and it's probably one of the fastest ways to learn.  I've nuked pretty much every OS I've ever used, multiple times, and it's a very long list.
 

For the record, what happened to Linus is actually relatively minor and easy to fix.
To a Windows user it looked destroyed and to be fair on Windows or Mac it pretty much would be but if you've messed with Linux for a little while it's a simple command to fix it, just drop to console and reinstall the desktop environment, less than 2 minutes if you know the command or have something like Timeshift installed. That's part of the beauty of Linux, you can install multiple desktops or even go without a desktop entirely so losing one is not a big deal really. However, I'm not blaming Linus for not knowing that and with it being a fresh install it would be easier to just re-install and start over fresh.

So far this is exactly what I expected from the video series.
Linus which has like 25 years of experience with Windows, tries to use GNU/Linux (which he has close to 0 experience with) just like if it was Windows, doesn't read any documentation, ignores warnings and so on, fucks up and then all the usual GNU/Linux haters just goes "this is exactly why I hate GNU/Linux!".
 
 
  
But it is mostly Linus' fault.
If I started Windows in safe mode, edited the file permissions for the system32 folder and then deleted it, would you say it was Windows' fault I bricked my computer? If you do things you don't understand and on top of that ignore warnings then you're to blame.
I don't go into the registry and delete random things, because doing that is a bad idea. Linus running commands as root and then ignoring warnings saying "this might fuck your system up" is also a bad idea.