Gullible

Trying to be sensitive. I unintentionally texted “I don’t mean to break your balls on this” to an old friend (f->m). In retrospect, I feel it’s gender affirming, but where is the line? Which euphemisms or idioms should I anttempt to avoid, if any?

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/40700945

> looking for a new president 
> ask RNC booth attendant whether their candidate will start a war with Iran
> he doesn't understand 
> I pull out an illustrated diagram explaining what is and what is not war with Iran 
> he laughs and says "he’s a good candidate, sir"
> elect candidate
> war with Iran

Neighbor has short hedges rimming their yard to about ankle height. I’d like to extend them a bit every night by using my own hedge clippings, until they notice.

I’ve found incorrect information on there before, but this is just nonsense

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Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)11:55:56 No.283509426
>>283505479 (OP)
this is just qualityslop. You only like it because it's good

Anonymous
11/03/25(Mon)11:57:10 No.283509466
>>283509426
What?

I usually watch tv while I eat, and quickly realized that horror and bisque aren’t the ideal match. $200 for me.

I’ve been going through some older rpgs, and I’ve found that the tutorials are both entirely out of character and mind numbing. It’s hard not to envision myself taking my time back by violence. Anyone else do something similar or am I peculiar?

Both instances are pointedly political and looking to spread their particular philosophies to the threadiverse. Moreover, their users aren’t exactly winning any awards for charm. Can we put it to a vote before they become a nuisance?

Got a used business laptop and found a recessed dongle in it. The original owner says they have no clue, that it’s been in there since they got it. There’s no way a dongle is keeping this thing running, is there? I’ve already swapped the OS, if that matters at all

Update: yubikey! Thank you all for the information, I’m definitely still learning

I’m starting to get back into the swing of tech at large, and found a business laptop that fits my needs for a portable low power emulation device. When I look to buy it secondhand, because I don’t intend to burn money or the environment unnecessarily, I find dozens of extremely cheap listings without drives. Are these secondhand from businesses removing and drilling the drives or is there something else going on?

Finally back in Linux after so many years! My first recent attempt was waylaid by a locked down bios beyond my ability to bypass, but I’m done! Thank you, to everyone who helped out in my previous post!

Final edit: having now done more research, the bios is secured and to get to boot options would essentially involve manually editing the bios with a second computer and downloading Chinese software to finish the job. I think I’m just returning this one. This is a bit beyond my skill level

I purchased a Lenovo mini pc online to turn into my second ever Linux machine (whoo), and when I tried booting it up for the first time, I found it asking for a network to sync data from an Amazon employee. I will be frank, fuck Amazon. If someone stole it, I hope the lost money was enough to cause Bezos to shit himself and die, only for a clone to rise in his place to do the same in a never-ending Sisyphean hellscape of skin peeling feculent horror. The fantasy that my holding on to this, and it is likely a fantasy, will affect Amazon is a bonus, not a detriment.

Now, that said, it was probably resold from Amazon’s stock at a decent discount, but not wiped. How can I install Linux on a machine that I don’t actually have full access to? I’m passably tech savvy, and more than willing to learn more to get back on Linux after 10 years of Microsoft pissing me off.

TLDR: How can I install Linux on an Amazon OS machine that I don’t actually have full access to?

Edit: my flash drive is ready, just struggling to get to the boot menu at this point. I can only mash so hard for so long!