I considered it, but I think the overwhelming, unexpected workload would be migrating data, training users, and working with them through migration to FOSS applications from Office and the like.
It’s definitely not just going to be “installed Linux on your computer, have a great day!”
This actually made me tear up.
Me responding “yes” when two options are presented
Said rednecks have a soft spot for whatever Trump does. It won’t matter.
It’s clearly unethical and terrible, but I am now considering the possibilities.
For instance, Elon Musk funds his campaign. Next thing you know, Trump is hocking EVs at the White House and MAGA is out buying Tesla.
Want to support Ukraine? Tell Trump you’ll buy millions of his shitcoin in exchange for pressure on Russia.
If you want climate action, go bribe Trump. If you can beat the oil companies at it, congrats, we can start to actually battle AGW by taking advantage of one severely corrupt individual who wields more power than he should.
I fucking hate this state of things, but I see a silver lining.
Why would Ray Dalio be accompanying Trump to the ME? He has been a vocal critic.
Pretending Linux doesn’t have vulnerabilities?
I definitely separate the art from the artist when it comes to SpaceX. I doubt everyone working there is an Elon evangelical.
I fucking hate “strategy” because upper management loves to use that word to describe EVERYTHING. Yeah, no shit there’s a strategy. If there weren’t, what the fuck are we all doing? Random bullshit until something sticks to the wall?
I couldn’t disagree more.
People are switching from search to AI prompts. The output is quite good in most cases, but can be flawed depending on the level of detail you’re researching a subject. I wouldn’t trust it with life and death decisions, but you can take the output and verify questionable elements of it.
For instance, if I’m buying a floral bouquet for mom this Sunday, I’d ask AI which plants in it are toxic to cats, because she has a cat. The ones it deems safe I would then independently research, while excluding the ones it says are harmful without further research.
This logic extends to many domains. Even the less technically adept people in my life are now avid ChatGPT users. It’s getting even better with thinking models.
AI is not going anywhere. That argument reminds me of how broadcasters would make claims about the internet being a fad back in the 90s.
I’ve been through this before. If you simply don’t care for the user’s data, most of them will be angry afterward. It’ll hurt the cause.
I’ll add an anecdote that I hope gives everyone some hope though. I did migrate an elderly couple to Ubuntu years ago, and they actually really liked it. I think they found it simpler and faster than windows on their old laptop.