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So I also had a 2009/2011 (can't tell exact year) iMac laying around and decided to install Linux on that before resorting to the Raspberry Pi, but I ended up corrupting the hard drive.

However, this morning, I woke up and found the iMac faced down with the screen shattered. I live near railroad tracks so the vibration of a passing train probably caused it to fall down.

Fuck it. In the trash it goes. I don't care about repairing it. The hard drive is corrupt and nobody wants an outdated Apple product.

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Maybe I should just get a System76 Meerkat and find a portable LCD monitor. I've seen people done similar things with Mac Minis. Of course there is the whole power issue but maybe I could find a work around.

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@sjw This thing better be able to emulate N64 without overclocking.

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Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi 5 specifications and demo. The new Raspberry Pi 5 was announced at 7:00am on September 28th 2023, and will be available at the end of October.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9hYfQ7bRgZg
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@PurpCat @m0xEE Would a PC-Booter program count as an OS? I would just put a simple PC booter text-editor or something like that.

@NitroDubs @ArdainianRight @PraxisOfEvil The real question is whether or not any of the shitlib cities are worse than Gary, Indiana.

@Moon They probably saw that nuke post you made and are afraid that you were going to hijack the plane and crash it into a nuclear power plant.

@Moon See what you just did? You attracted the ethnoglobalist schizo fed.

@PurpCat I wrote an article on why it's a bad idea. Though, as a last resort I think it's probably okay, but it soon won't be an option anymore.

xianc78.codeberg.page/articles

I made a promise that my next laptop would be a Linux one, but they're so expensive and I'm fucking broke. I would ask my Dad for help, but I know that he is a brand-whore for the big brands like HP and Dell and won't trust the smaller companies like System76 or ThinkPenguin.

Seriously, I see ZERO reason to use one of these outside of creating portable devices like PDAs or handheld game consoles using something like Arduino to create controls. You are better off just using a used/old laptop, a mini desktop like the System76 Meerkat, or a modded game console for your home server, emulation station, home arcade cabinet or whatever. Even if you need a SBC for your project, there are much better choices available.

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My laptop is wearing out and it's a gamble to get that thing to turn on, so I'm stuck using a Raspberry Pi I had laying around for the time being. Now, I'm realizing how shitty software support is for this thing.

@caekislove The guy wants people not to have children. This guy is Jeff Cliff tier.

I'm not a fan of dogs, but Jesus, how much laws and licenses does this guy want?

mastodon.xyz/@rms/111128641907

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What name do you like best for a non-profit #FOSS community for Ham Radio? Think Apache incubator but for Ham plus other open-source services and resources for the community.

FYI I have both the dot com and dot org as well as the hyphenated and non hyphenated versions of the below. Please mention which variant you prefer in comments.

#Ham #HamRadio #Amateur #AmateurRadio #RF #Radio #Foss #Floss #OpenSource #Programming

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