• 0 Posts
  • 29 Comments
Joined 2 months ago
Cake day: July 2nd, 2025
  • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinetoTechnology@lemmy.world•Mozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Back in the 90s when the current iteration of copyright laws were being passed, many lawyers disdainfully referred to the act as the ‘Mickey Mouse Copyright Act’ In no small part because Disney was such a huge driver behind it. They did everything, and I mean EVERYTHING possible to delay the release of their IPs to public domain. There is a reason why the earliest iterations of Mickey Mouse coming out were such a big deal. Did you know that if they didn’t act like assholes back in the day, and pre-70s copyright were still in effect, Mickey and Minnie Mouse would be fully public domain as early as 1984?

  • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinetolinuxmemes@lemmy.world•as a linux user, i find this humorus
    2·
    2 days ago

    It is weird, and I am not sure why it works or not. I noticed it years ago and I only remembered when my attempts were frustrated this time. I wish I knew what caused it or not. Basically what happens is when you try to boot from the USB, it shows the menu and all that, but it just doesn’t proceed. Like when I used my cheap-ass USB that I got from a dollar store (they no longer sell USBs there) it stalled at the linux mint start up logo. I gave it all the time it needed, but it just froze. When I used my brand new fancy Sandisk, it only took a few seconds to move past it. I will be using THAT USB for my desktop, but I have some backups to make before doing so.

    And yes, I am writing this comment from my linux mint laptop. I finally will have more privacy on my comp.

  • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinetolinuxmemes@lemmy.world•as a linux user, i find this humorus
    3·
    2 days ago

    SUCCESS!

    As of writing this comment, I have installed Linux Mint (cinnamon, latest version) on my laptop. I am in the process of updating stuff and figuring stuff out. I will need to make sure I can play all my games and do all the stuff I do before moving onto the big one: My ultra fancy desktop machine that I paid thousands upon thousands of dollars for.

    The problem was the USB. A long time ago I had issues with my computer and I needed to reinstall windows from a USB drive. I learned that you can’t use any old USB and it has to be a decent USB. I ordered a new one (not expensive. It was very cheap, but it was a Sandisk) and it worked brilliantly. Now it is time to actually learn to use it properly!