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@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ now as it's the last frontier that linux hasn't conquered. this has actually
been a great productivity boost for me as windows is so terrible that i _don't
even want to boot it just for games_.
![i hate you microsoft](./images/i-hate-you-microsoft-torvalds.jpg)
## spoiled by linux
at the risk of sounding too much like i have a neckbeard and fedora, linux truly
@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ get GRUB and arch to work. according to google, it basically forces you to sign
all of your efi boot partitions for dubious security benefits -- in other words,
make it harder to install free operating systems.
ok, fine. i'll just re-enable this thing. surely it can't be that hard?
## ok, fine. i'll just re-enable this thing
surely it can't be that hard?
the glorious arch linux wiki of course had an
[entire page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface/Secure_Boot)
@ -61,3 +65,17 @@ up lost in what i call "linux limbo", and so after an hour of trying, i gave up.
whatever, i'll just enable secure boot, then boot directly into windows and
bypass GRUB.
great. now ethernet doesn't work in windows, but it does in linux. somehow
microsoft managed to fuck up so bad their hardware support was worse than linux.
and then, i'm not baking this up, i **blue screened**. **_how do you managed to
make an OS this bad?_**
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i ended up giving back and returning to my hyprland desktop, where i'm writing
this now, from neovim (did i mention i use arch)? i can't believe people still
subject themselves to these subpar experiences and aren't outraged about it.
frankly, if my only option was to use windows, i'd throw away my computer and
become a rancher or something. maybe i should do that anyways.