XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 22, 2026 at 6:34:55 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote   
   :   
      
   ...   
   >>   
   >> I agree with ChatGPT's assessment, though it misses that he is speaking of   
   >> specific models where his claims are largely correct. Still, his post is   
   more   
   >> about his ego than about tech:   
   >>   
   >> https://chatgpt.com/share/6971fd2d-fe1c-800c-88ca-50b8cf7f0ead   
   >>      -----   
   >>      Long on grievance, short on substance. The post mixes partially   
   >>      correct but oversimplified claims about Mac firmware and external   
   >>      booting with personal attacks and appeals to self-proclaimed   
   >>      expertise. Several assertions (especially about drive   
   >>      replacement) are model-dependent and potentially wrong. The rest   
   >>      is score-settling and credential-flexing rather than useful   
   >>      technical guidance. Not worth engaging beyond factual correction,   
   >>      if that.   
   >>      -----   
   >>   
   >> More at the link.   
   >   
   > Just to clarify *MY* setup: Linux Mint is installed only on the internal   
   > 2 TB HDD, and macOS Ventura is installed only on an external SSD. The   
   > Mac boots either OS via EFI as designed. No firmware lives on the   
   > internal disk, and the two systems are completely isolated. This   
   > configuration is intentional and works exactly as expected.   
      
   Thank you. And happy you have that working for you.   
      
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   you.   
      
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