federal duties will still apply, and that stuff has changed a lot in the last year. most of what used to come in ‘free’, is not any longer.

many states will expect a buyer bringing-in items to use in-state that were bought elsewhere, with lower or no sales tax at point-of-sale, to pay the equivalent of the sales tax, commonly called a ‘use tax’, if the items would be subject to sales tax if purchased locally. such use taxes are difficult to enforce, and are rarely reported or paid voluntarily by individuals.

also note that the cheaper switch2 version sold in japan is region locked to that market and language

that whole family is off-the-rails, but with her reach, she could do a lot of good… but instead, this.

vital parts of jitsi are not multi-threaded, so a beefy machine with fast single-thread performance will be needed. but the network and bandwidth requirements will probably be an even bigger obstacle. going off their recommendations, it’d be at least 7.5gbps for 720p to 3000 participants.

it can be really dumb, but it can also be extremely useful for some things. i think that’s pretty much linus’ stance–and if you do use it, you are the one wholly responsible for what comes out of it.

his smile and glasses look ‘edited’

it’s intentionally completely vague so users don’t know what they’re getting when they buy it.

‘s mode’ limits all application installs to store apps, which microsoft gets their standard fees for… plus all the sweet user data and tracking that comes along for the ride.

turning ‘s mode’ off (i.e. reverting to a standard install of windows) by ‘normal’ means requires installing a tool from the ‘store’ that requires a microsoft account to get, which then gets linked to your install and your pc… so they get your info one way or the other.

where i am, this type of work would require planning and submission to the state dept of natural resources (DNR) for approval.

they would not have given it.

to get a true ‘microsoft experience’ he should have use a new laptop, one with windows 11 ‘s mode’ on it and only 8gb ram–since microsoft now claims that’s enough.

from my bookmarks. you may find these to be interesting reading:
https://ps3linux.net/
and unrelated to the above: https://consolemods.org/wiki/PS3:Getting_Started

and all that was inside was a smelly shoe with a can of soup stuffed in it. thanks amazon.

if that’s truly from 1957, the whole setup would have several pieces that size. the 803 a few years later was three (one about this size, two a little smaller), plus user console, printer, tape reader. nearly 2000 lbs worth of equipment.

i could count on one hand the number of users i’ve run across that absolutely had to have the real microsoft office. an alternative like libreoffice works just as well for nearly everyone.

when i lived in the city ~ 25 years ago, the ‘upscale’ grocery chain not only had wide aisles, but they were carpeted, too… and short people like my mom (~ 5ft) could reach the top shelf.

‘365’ subscribers got rate increases specifically because the copilot bullshit was bundled in. they’re already paying for it… they just don’t use it. and you have to jump through hoops, such as feigning a cancellation, just to be offered the non-copilot plan. most don’t know that even exists as an option.

i’ve been stuck on step 4. price hikes chased me away, i haven’t been back. i don’t even know what’s “new” anymore, and i don’t care.

i just watch the stuff i have locally, there’s more new (to me) stuff on my disks than netflix has ever produced.

i did watch this over the weekend. but i watched the whole thing (it had been awhile).

the ‘action’ just happens to start at the 47th minute.

it has to be some sort of sign, right?

blue is mislabeled for windows users. it should read:

“because i don’t want more bugs”

single-use codes and ‘activation’ were around and gaining traction before steam came about. but steam did help dig the hole and put the some of the nails in the coffin.

given who’s running that show these days, i wouldn’t shed a tear if they got run out of business.

yea, i know they can be relatively inexpensive. but i saw them as a waste of money–which was and still is in short supply.

nearly everything i have as far as pc stuff was salvaged or given to me. the last things i bought myself was 24tb of hdds for media storage (when they were still ‘cheap’), replacing a literal laundry basket of small (160gb-2tb) 2.5in, 3.5in and externals that was getting to be an unmanageable mess.