I assume we’ll still need the 32 bit libraries to play 32 bit games, which at this point is probably just older games that will never be updated. I guess it depends on what you like to play, but I’ll be stuck with them for some time yet.

You could make it a small server with a built-in UPS. Or hook it up to an external display, keyboard, and mouse if someone wants to use it as a desktop computer and possibly for some gaming. Or just use it to play around with different Linux distributions, or something like that.

One of the problems though with running a laptop as a server running 24/7 is the hardware really isn’t built for that, especially gaming laptops that tend to already run a bit on the warm side. Given it’s also AMD and I’ve not found their mobile stuff to be particularly good, honestly I’d be tempted to pull the RAM and storage - assuming it’s not soldered in place, and junk the rest of it.

Windows 10 is now in that sweet spot where it’s no longer getting borked by updates, but is still widely supported by most Windows software. Windows 7 was like that from 2020 until around late 2023. Windows 10 probably has got about 2, maybe 3 years left and then you’ll start seeing support for Windows 10 getting dropped.

From what I’ve seen coming out of Redmond recently, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the “Microslop” filter broke with some random update as opposed to being intentionally disabled.

I’m also in the club of having a couple of Manjaro installs that now date back a few years to when it was still cool.

Honestly as a distro it works pretty well and my complaints are few. If I had to reinstall I’d take a closer look at CachyOS, EndeavourOS, or even just Arch, but I can’t really be bothered to replace something that’s working just fine so I’ll stick with it for now.

When I saw that, I was like “wait, is Knoppix still around?”. A quick search revealed it hasn’t been updated in some time.

Back in the 2000’s Knoppix was a life saver more than once, but once other distros gained the ability to run live from the install media, I didn’t really need Knoppix any longer.

Off and on. Currently have a world I’m playing where I’m in the end game and all that’s left to do is build. Though I still need to travel out a few thousand blocks and find a sulfur cave.

In the meantime, try out some of the shader packs for Java.

According to the fine article, Microsoft’s recommendation for gaming PCs was that "32GB is ideal for serious players who run the most demanding titles or use heavy mods”.

So, no.

I have to wonder if Microsoft also went to a cheaper (slower) SSD. Windows 11 isn’t great with 8GB of ram, but also my experience is Windows 11 can handle a light load without freezing up for several seconds.

Hate is perhaps too strong of a word, but personally, I just don’t care for their default desktop environment. If I had to, I could still use it but as I have lots of choices I’m going with something else.

On the other hand, I find Ubuntu to be a fine server OS, especially if you want something in the Debian family but want something a bit more up to date than what’s currently in Debian stable but still widely supported.