Heck i only upgraded my 10yo 'puter 'cos of mobo issues... that turned out to be a PEBKAC anyway (mostly). I don't game though.
Just about everything built in the last 15 years has already got the fixYou mean regular PCs? Sure...Less COTS stuff? Not necessarily.
If Apple had made this change on their own, they would likely have been pilloried in the pressChanging from one proprietary connector to another pissed a lot of people off.Changing to a standard USB-C connector would piss off almost no one.
Very sad to see the downfall of a once great brand... old Lenovos will easily outlast any new Lenovo.
Dell blocking the BIOS is a bit slim to claim "PC hardware companies", but they definitely are. HP's crap too in this regard.Cramming more and more stuff into a SOC leads to this for sure but it's hardly the only factor. Built-in obsolescence also plays a heavy role.
That new passport of yours most likely has a chip in it already so you can just swipe it a a border on one of those big machines with cameras... most new passports do... yay.
You should consider your threat model first before using something without being unsure of the benefits.
Lemmy's text-oriented, i'm not gonna bother with a video... on youtube of all places.
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