Darohan

so all the normal stuff that's normally upgradable

That's just the thing, though. Soldered RAM and even drives is becoming more and more common these days, especially in the Apple space. But, the main thing here is user replaceable. I don't know when you last swapped the RAM on a laptop, but on most consumer laptops these days it is a nightmare. With Framework, it's 5 screws (the driver for which is included in the box, but also just standard torx) and you're in, and they have a QR code to a guide on how to do the replacement for first timers. I know it can be hard to take if you're used to pulling apart computers for fun, I come from there too, but the easy user upgradeability is seriously, literally, actually a great selling point on the Framework.

Also, the case, screen, trackpad, etc that get all the wear and tear are just as easily replaced if that's your hang up.

replacing the entire guts

That's not how it works at all though... What? The RAM and SSD are individually replaceable, and the screen, speaker system, and chassis all have individual upgrades that have been released with time too (for the 13, at least). The only "replacing the entire guts" you would do is if you replaced the mainboard for a CPU upgrade, and even then that's just the mainboard, not the RAM, SSD, etc., which is pretty on-par with, say, a desktop anyway as often a meaningful CPU upgrade will include switching to a newer platform and therefore a new motherboard.

Not saying the Framework has no issues at all whatsoever, but that's sure not one of them.

This is the plot of a Cowboy Bebop episode

Seems like a deeply unnatural 47 to me

Zorin is a good shout, but it's definitely not "trending", it's been a staple recommendation for over 5 years now.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer

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Kinda sorta not really? The NixOS config allows you to configure GRUB, too, and doing it like that is pretty safe - plus you can boot into an older iteration and fix your mistakes via the GRUB fallback prompt if need be AFAIK.

That they play monopoly?

I also enjoy:

You may have missed the sort of "inversion" from the irony in the initial comment. The monitoring of the CCP and the love of a woman both have innate levels of "goodness", and one is very clearly well above the other. The initial comment is funny because it flips that apparent heirarchy on its head. The reply then asserts that, in fact, the two are comparable in "goodness", which moves the love of a woman "up" towards the "goodness" of the CCP. More simply, saying "You've clearly never been married" here implies that, in fact, the love of a woman can compare to the monitoring and scoring of the Chinese government. This is a comparison which paints the love of a woman in a bad light.

I have no idea if this comment makes sense, and may need a diagram.

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