XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: joelcrump@gmail.com   
      
   On 3/5/2026 7:34 AM, -hh wrote:   
      
   >>>>>> I had   
   >>>>>> to replace certain things unexpectedly.  The value I was getting   
   >>>>>> on the self-assembled PC had been exceptional.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Because ... cheap stuff fails more readily?  No insurance?  Bad   
   >>>>> temper?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> None of my parts were "cheap".   
   >>>   
   >>> Indeed:  you've paid roughly 2x the cost of a base Mac mini to date...   
   >>   
   >> I was aiming to build a powerful Windows 11-ready box, in 2021.   
   >   
   > Which was defined then as what?  Because even back in 2021 there were   
   > more powerful CPUs than what you have today, so since it clearly isn't   
   > to have another 'powerful' PC today, what is your current objective?   
      
      
   I was "current"ly trying to get something that would work.  That it can   
   run Win11 decently now is really more than I assumed would happen.   
      
      
   >> And you're trying to count the cost of the old computer, when the OS   
   >> and parts were paid by stimulus payments during the pandemic.   
   >   
   > Because a personal computer doesn't need to be replaced as frequently as   
   > you've done, as it has utility over several years.  That's why the IRS   
   > allowed depreciation rate for a PC for a business is five (5) years.   
      
      
   The 2021 PC *existed* because of the stimulus payments.  I very well   
   might be using the 2010 PC today if not for that (with Linux, obviously).   
      
      
   >>>> I have talked about how I sweated onto the hardware, destroying the   
   >>>> motherboard.  I may make use of the leftover parts, in the future.   
   >>>   
   >>> Sweat?  Or did it actually get splashed while you were on the toilet? /s   
   >>> Frankly, I pay little attention to your life, less the occasional "I   
   >>> bought more junk!" brag attempt, usually after it has garnered some   
   >>> other notoriety comments.   
   >>   
   >> If you were interested in what happened, you would have read what I   
   >> said happened.   
   >   
   > Nah, it has contained far too much chaff to make it worthwhile.   
      
      
   Then don't start *guessing* stupid bullshit in public, asshole.  This is   
   why people don't like you, I'm trying to be tolerant.   
      
      
   >>>> But mini PCs are a hot commodity, since they do virtually everything.   
   >>>   
   >>> "Everything"...which doesn't require modern computational power.  The   
   >>> good news for your market segment is that even the cheapest gear has   
   >>> become "good enough" for the level of very basic tasks without undue   
   >>> UI dwell - - especially for those with very low expectations/standards.   
   >>   
   >> Heh, the old quad-core with four threads still works.   
   >   
   > Because "working" is a capability, not a capacity, so the same is true   
   > when connected to the Internet 30 years ago on a 56kbps modem.   
      
      
   Hell, I saw a guy with a PC so old on IRC, I figured it out because he   
   was using mIRC 4.x.  I never even downloaded that in my youth, 5.x was   
   current by then.  He would've been most likely literally been running   
   Windows 95, in the 2020s.   
      
   --   
   Joel W. Crump   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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