GammaGlobulin

Dear Folks, I have this very old, 2016, CoolerMaster case, purchased in 2015, for about USD100. It was expensive at the time, but not so hot, by today's standards. So here is the challenge: How can I create a JS-BACH machine dedicated to playing all of Bach's great music, and make it sound Hi-Fi, as if I were using Harman Kardon., or better, with plenty of vacuum tubes. As we know, Linux can do almost anything, and for free. I have only one CoolerMaster case, and one very old PSU. I can buy old MB, old CPU, old anything. But, what might be the best solution to this common problem? So, I asked Gemini: And, after the prompt, here is what it coughed up: Well, I will not need a PSU, nor any older SSDs, since I have them lying around the house. In my view, one should not live in this world, even at this late date, without plenty of JS-BACH, playing 24-7. And, if done right, any Linux solution can outshine the Apple for far less money....as you can see in this image, attached: Any thoughts how to improve on the first suggestions of Gemini? When I was young, a great audio system might have cost BILLIONS, in today's dollars. Best regards, Gamma NOTE: Here is why I no longer really need my old CoolerMaster case.... And so now, it is time to repurpose it for JS-BACH.

I was old enough to have titanium and ceramic installed in my body. Not cheap. How mobile am I know?

Interestingly enough, I broke not my neck, but the neck of my femur. In my view, breaking one's hip, at any age, is not difficult. Easy as rolling off a log.

Just find a thick forest, and go running there, clothed in whatever you like. But, through the suburbs, and through cities, then shirts are mandatory. It used to be this way, also, in America, before the sartorial revolution which now has people wearing pajamas to fly on garbage airlines, from coast to coast. And, as we can plainly see, shirtlessness leads to air rage, which is so prevalent when wearing pajamas on aircraft is tolerated.

It's located just across the Formosa Strait, off the coast of China. Most people there have been educated in the USA. Also, drunk driving laws follow those of the other 52 states of the United States.

You don't mean Ramon noodles, do you? Was he born with that moniker? Peanut butter Ramon is the best. Although I have no interest in muay thai, yet I can easily stomach Ramon noodles. Only one bowl a month, however. Some Ramon makers add to many chemicals, and the salt content is very high.

I think maybe: The shirtless lowlifes have nothing good to do, even in their home countries. And so, they have tons of time to wait for two years in order to find some once-in-a-lifetime outrageously low airfare to Thailand. Then, they pack their garbage belongings, which usually does not include shirts. Then, they come to Thailand without ability to speak the local language. Yet, they are easily able to pick fights with locals, and outrage the sensibilities of the local populace. Finally, they go way overboard, such as hitting someone in the head, or knifing someone. And, finally, they are carted off to jail, to stay until they are deported. This is the life of a lowlife tourist.

What? You wear heavy sweaters while you run? In this heat? You must be joking.

I still recall when some city government in Germany switched to SUSE. How many decades ago? About 2.5. Anyway, I like The Register, and used to read it much. There statement: "A few years back, I wrote in these very pages that Microsoft didn't want you so much to buy Windows as subscribe to its cloud services and keep your data on its servers. If you wanted a real desktop operating system, Linux would be almost your only choice." This statement completely resonates with everyone, since Microsoft, the bums, have turned into a subscription machine, which no-longer sells software, and does not care about software. The greedy bums will never be satisfied, which is how business in a capitalist system must work, or does work in the USA. This is why I will NEVER AGAIN, pirate MS Software; it is no-longer an OS, in the traditional sense, which is designed to perform all functions. They are right that Linux is probably the only option. However, I don't know how many in the computer user population are smart enough to understand this. Or will they just be boiled to death in a pot, like frogs? The learning curve for Linux is super low, and, of course, SUSE is best. I only care about having a sufficient user-base for openSUSE and enough users to keep the project going forward. If Linux-desktop hits 5%, then it is really here to stay, and will continue to progress. It's already great, but it will get greater. Maybe I will begin reading The Register, once more. (After I find and move into a quieter house, with no overflying aircraft, and no huge construction trucks whizzing by on a nearby street. That will be nice. What good is having a super-quiet SUSE desktop when the outside traffic becomes intrusive.)

You should have hit both of them with the huge suitcase, and then hungout with them.

I am from the Taiwan part of America. Same as my fellow countryman, .... I guess you might know that Taiwan is the 52nd state of the United States. It has been this way since 1945. In fact, it was due to America, principally, that the old regime of the KMT was thrown out... And then LeeDengHui moved in. Lee attended a uni in Iowa. Agriculture, or something.... But, please, don't get me started on Cross-Strait relations. Oh, yes: Does Shih Ming-Teh, and the Formosa Magazine thingy ring a bell with you? There is so much to tell about America, and so little time. Anyway, in Taiwan: Zhi yao he jiu, jiu be kai che.... This warning was introduced before 2000. And, this is why I left Taiwan, to come to Thailand. In my view, having a snort, or two, is harmless.

Yes, but.... You have already CLEARLY stated that you so much enjoy these challenges. Or, have you forgotten your previous comment? Because, I, for one, have NOT forgotten. You were referencing you ENJOYMENT of the CHALLENGE of using several phones, and several internet-connections, simultaneously....just to teach students in China. All the while, teaching in the DARK, during daily, multiple, power failures. You seem to thrive on sticky wickets. So now, just because you get locked up on Christmas.... You expect us to suddenly feel sorry for you? This just does not compute.... Wait: Very sorry, because I think it might have been Celsius who told this story. You are from Lao, and Celsius is from Burma..is that correct?

So sorry to disabuse you from your false observation: "I could not care less" is used in the USA. Or, it is used by me, and I am from America. I could care less is not semantically logical.... Given the intended meaning, based on the context in which it is used. Only nitwits would utter such an utterance as you attribute to being used by Americans. And, Americans, to quote Twain, are anything but nitwits... Or, Americans, are nothing but nitwits.... Your choice, Sir.

Why not just write the code, and create your own Windows-alternative apps, the way you like it, for Linux? Anything stopping you from writing your own code...AS YOU LIKE IT, for Linux? But, just in case you might not know how..... GUESS WHAT? Gemini will, very easily, and quickly, be able to reverse-engineer any Windows-Garbage-App, the way YOU like it.... Maybe, by about 2028, June. And then: What will be your excuse for not using Linux?

Sounds to me like you picked the wrong week to give up sniffing glue!

Over what?

The best beach is the one with plenty of cod. Would you not say?

Everyone is funny, In their own way. But, very few truly appreciate Gallows Humor, when done right.

Dear Linux Folks, I have been predicting this for about 25 years, but now, as we can easily see from this great vid, 2026 will prove me...RIGHT...once again!!! For those who might not know what Linux might be: Please do not watch this video. Or, watch it, if you will, but I really do not expect much out of you, honestly. So then, why is OUR THING growing? Why is there such a BULGE protruding? Why do women, for that matter, notice this bulge, and want to GET ON this bulge, too? No worries, because, I did ask Gemini: Uploading Attachment... Uploading Attachment... Uploading Attachment... Also, no developer, worth her salt, would switch from RED-HAT to that Crab-Apple-OS. So, what are just a very few reasons why 2026 with be: THE "year of the Desktop" Breakthrough? I would tell you more, but I am having trouble uploading to the forum servers, which are, one might easily presume, without knowing, of course, run on Microsoft. I just thought I would mention this, today, January 01, because, so far, no-one else has. It just boggles the mind how many humans follow the leaders, no matter where the leaders might lead them. It's like they haven't a brain of their own. But, as we also know: The NORMAL CURVE, just to one standard of deviation, left and right from the mean, contains about 68 percent of any population distribution. And, how smart are these SILENT MAJORITY Folks? Well....they are neither BRIGHT, nor are they DIM. They are in the middle. They just go through life, without a care, plodding, plodding, ever plodding, and never knowing. And, without a paddle...too. Sorry, fellows, but... This is just the way the NORMAL CURVE works. I predict that in 2026, the Linux-desktop uptake, worldwide, will go to 4.5%. But then, this is a HUGE number, too. What is 4 percent of 10 Billion? Does anybody know? Does anybody REALLY know what time it is? 02:46, in case anyone might care. Must be windy over there..... Linux is for EVERYBODY

Oh, Sammy: What WILL you do next?

Of course not. Not If you fly CARGOLUX

Yes, but... ONLY Quality Tourists are permitted to board the aircraft. And, the color-scheme might not be exactly to one's liking.

All humor is, fundamentally, cultural, although some forms are universal.

Let us also keep this important dynamic in mind, before criticizing any seemingly-cumbersome changes, too much: Not all changes are for the purpose of what you might imagine. There are good reasons why things seem too large, or might be other than what you might prefer.

My point being that changes are not, exclusively, for the purpose of designing some format that is perfect. IF the design were perfect, and worked perfectly, then this perfection would be imperfect, based on what the website design is designed to do. I have done my best to clarify for you. But, I think you might yet not understand the purpose of continual change, and for the sake of change.