Comments by "Grant M" (@garmar704) on "ExplainingComputers" channel.

  1. I can't believe how much I learned here after so many years using Linux. You're a great teacher, Chris. Thank you!
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  2.  @jackburton8352  I have gotten 'all the jabs' because it's possible to not be an anti-science conspiracy theorist AND ALSO know M$ is a greedy pile of crap.
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  3. I was on the edge of my seat during the boot competition!
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  4. I've already unplugged my Windows 10 machine from the internet, as I only use it to drive a vinyl cutter/printer. It's a Roland with proprietary windows/mac drivers and software. Everything else including gaming is done on my Linux Mint machine.
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  5. It's amazing how quickly computing has advanced is such a short span of time. Happy New Year and thank you for the retrospective!
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  6. Good Linux! :)
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  7. This is a must-watch for PC enthusiasts, tinkerers and up and coming hobbyists. So many young people I've talked to have expressed interest in learning about, and building retro computers. More so than ever before! Your channel is an invaluable resource for this growing segment. Thank you, Chris.
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  8. I always get nervous that you'll never get in during the unboxing!
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  9. "Honey, wake up. New EC video dropped!"
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  10. Vanilla OS Cinnamon -- Let's goooooooo
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  11. I have an old PC just begging to become an OpenMediaVault NAS!
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  12. I have never attempted video editing, so I just installed Shotcut to experiment with. Thank you, and have a great weekend, Chris! 💛💙
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  13. Excellent info, Chris!
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  14. I knew this was going to be an excellent lesson. Thank you, Chris!
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  15. PhotoPea
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  16. Sunday is EC day!
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  17. To you as well :)
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  18. The star of the show for me is a Lubuntu minimal snapless custom build. I've been having fun rolling my own. Still looking for a simple (Mint-like) way to update the flatpaks/debs :) Happy Sunday, Chris!
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  19. Wait a minute. Is it Sunday already? :D
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  20. Sunday mornings are great. EC and coffee before the sun comes up in western Canada. Good morning, Chris!
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  21. As much as I adore you, Chris, I will remain VERY skeptical of google and yes, even their youtube :)
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  22. Ahhh. Part 2?
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  23. I've used Photopea in FF and Chromium without any problems :)
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  24. Seconded!
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  25. Now I know why I couldn't get things to work so many times over the years!
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  26.  @Praxibetel-Ix  I was gonna say :D edit: Ohhhh they mean Mint for RISC-V!
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  27. Looks like Photopea
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  28.  @ExplainingComputers  😂
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  29. Another option to ditch Windows and Google!
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  30. Chris, yours is the best techie channel on the internet. I'm inspired!
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  31. To get the latest Inkscape, the toggle for unverified flatpaks has to be enabled, The .deb is outdated
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  32. Windows 98 was the best ever MS OS
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  33. Bill Gates, is that you?
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  34. I'm really excited about the next Zorin, and Vanilla OS!
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  35. "Honey, wake up! New EC video dropped!" Anyone else? :)
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  36. Sunday is EC day! Good to see you, Chris :)
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  37. I'm excited for the Blender video on Sunday! Congratulations and VERY well deserved.
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  38. The best advertisement for moving to Linux comes from Micro$oft.
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  39. Seems promising! Going to check this out
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  40. Seems custom made for Mint! Nice presentation, Chris. Happy Sunday to you :)
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  41. We never know if you'll get the box open, but somehow it always happens!
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  42.  @bojinglebells  No
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  43. I fear deranged billionaires far more than AI. But AI in the hands of deranged billionaires is a terrifying thought.
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  44. Hi Chris! This looks pretty cool. Is it only compatible with Nvidia series 900 and newer?
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  45. My default is boycott google. If google weren't a criminal company that bends knee to hostile dictatorships, I'd have a different outlook.
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  46. I think we may have found The One SBC to Rule Them All! Maybe? :)
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  47. Good morning!
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  48. The latest generation of unnecessarily power hungry desktop graphics cards will accelerate their own end. imo.
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  49. We are all here!
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  50.  @terrydaktyllus1320  Maybe it's just i my area, then.
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  51.  @ExplainingComputers  Thank you! Created in Krita + Inkscape 😸
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  52.  @si4632  Okay, Bill Gates!
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  53.  @si4632  Check it for what? :)
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  54. Just ran the updater. Everything seems okay so far!
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  55.  @ExplainingComputers  @sbc_tinkerer I can confirm that it is fd! I have an old, very reliable Dell 755 with a handy on-board Serial port that I use to run my old vinyl cutter. :)
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  56. Bill Gates, is that you?
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  57.  @ExplainingComputers  It was a wonderful surprise! Thank you :)
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  58.  @ExplainingComputers  I look forward to that one! :)
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  59. This is the first thing I though of! Crossing my fingers :)
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  60.  @FengLengshun  Nice!
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  61.  @FengLengshun  Thank you for the recommendation. I may just do that on my tester laptop! I've been lurking the discord and trying to see what's been happening so far :)
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  62. But can they run Crysis?!?! 😄
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  63. :face-green-smiling: @ExplainingComputers 
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