XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 1/24/2026 2:02 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:52:39 -0500, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   >> 00:05:03 overnight render. 14 hours lost. He bills $85 per hour.   
   >> That restart cost him $1,190 in loss productivity. He can't bill his   
   >> client for Windows, destroying his work. He absorbs the loss. He   
   >> switched to Da Vinci Resolve on Linux the next week.   
   >   
   > Just one thing, though: Da Vinci Resolve requires a GPU, and as you   
   > may have heard, GPUs are getting a bit expensive and hard-to-obtain   
   > lately.   
   >   
   > So moving to proprietary software on an open-source platform is only a   
   > partial solution; you are still going to get bitten by product   
   > limitations at some point.   
   >   
      
   One other thing. When running machines in non-interactive mode,   
   like doing a batch run on a helper machine, just unplug the   
   network cable for a little more privacy. There are lots of times   
   and scenarios through a day, where the network cable is disconnected   
   for fun and profit. I even bring things over on media and manually   
   transfer files into a machine, to achieve a given end. It's not   
   like the network cables stay in the machines here on a continuous   
   basis and I'm grinding my teeth because of some MSFT automation.   
      
      Paul   
      
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