[-] puck@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I said they’re “useless as is”, because they’re running an outdated OS, have internet explorer on them, etc. the hardware is obviously far from useless but getting it to a good place in terms of user experience for a younger audience will involve a time investment. So yes, useless as is.

[-] puck@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I’ll be watching tomorrow as I can’t tonight, hope I can avoid spoilers!

[-] puck@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

This is a good idea honestly, I’ll consider it!

[-] puck@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the super-informative post :) I’ve had a look around some more machines and there’s some i3’s in the mix too. Think I’m going to try Mint xfce on one of them and see if it copes. Yeah, consolidating ram seems like it should be a priority. There are a few i3 machines sitting headless gathering dust on the floor, they seem like a good place to scavenge from

[-] puck@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Oh for sure, it’s just explaining that to boomer management that’s tough

[-] puck@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, securing them might be the biggest challenge tbh. I work full-time at the school and won’t really have time to provide tech support. The windows machines are ‘managed’ by a third-party IT solutions company, but like I said they’re mostly useless at this point and are rarely turned on anymore.

Students don’t have user accounts so a generic log in could work. could see the school not allowing a Linux install without some sort of management/tech support procedure in place though. Security is probably the biggest hurdle to clear but I guess if we’re paying an IT company to manage window machines I don’t see why they couldn’t support Linux too, unless they’re unfamiliar with the OS :(

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submitted 4 weeks ago by puck@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hi all, the private school I work at has a tonne of old windows 7/8 era desktops in a student library. The place really needs upgrades but they never seem to prioritise replacing these machines. Ive installed Linux on some older laptops of mine and was wondering if you all think it would be worth throwing a light Linux distro on the machines and making them somewhat usable for a web browsing experience for students? They’re useless as is, running ancient windows OS’s. We’re talking pre-7th gen i5’s and in some cases pentium machines here.

Might be pointless but wonder what you guys think?

[-] puck@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Corporate musicians still suck

[-] puck@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don’t know what to say to someone who doesn’t feel like totk was enough of an innovation but to each their own.

[-] puck@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago

I’m inclined to trust the man who has overseen two masterpieces back-to-back in botw and totk.

[-] puck@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Of the 3 I’ve played, it’s TotK

[-] puck@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

My 3 years ended a few months ago. I didn’t renew at the time because TOTK was releasing and then the conversion deal ended so I decided to do without it. I haven’t missed it. It’s a great service and definitely good value but I have lots of games in my backlog and not much time to play nowadays anyway. I think buying one game I really want to play at a time has been more enjoyable for me personally.

[-] puck@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A few I’d recommend: The Book of Basketball - Bill Simmons, The Jordan Rules - Sam Smith, The Soul of Basketball - Ian Thomsen.

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