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  1. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    I didn't say it can do it without power to the machine. I said it can do it when the machine is "off" yet still plugged in to power. Your computer is drawing power even when "off". You can set it to "wake up" on specific dates or when it detects certain inputs. Such as pressing a power button...
  2. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    Literally everything. Even when your computer is shut down, if it hasn't been physically unplugged it can read and modify the files on your hdd. send files, receive files, and spy on everything you do, access anything encrypted, steal your passwords, the works. It is in fact a seperate PC...
  3. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    My mother is in her late 60s and I got her to switch to cinnamon. and she honestly at times couldn't tell the difference. as in "I thought you said you changed it" this is partially her inattentiveness as I can very clearly see the differences. but just saying, this is really good. They...
  4. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    That all being said... every modern computer has a hardware backdoor sitting in the bios nowadays. https://www.csoonline.com/article/562761/researchers-say-now-you-too-can-disable-intel-me-backdoor-thanks-to-the-nsa.html in 2017 someone leaked the NSA code used to disable the backdoor in intel...
  5. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    While I can't be 100%, the fact the code is visible to anyone means it is very difficult to get away with a widely distributed backdoor. Every single windows OS install has confirmed backdoors. While for linux it is a maybe with a history of foiling attempts. Here are 3 documented foiled...
  6. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    Yes, but it also has its own original desktop environment called cinnamon which is very familiar for a windows user
  7. mrttao

    Technology Distro Wars - The Linux Menace

    I suggest linux mint, with cinnamon desktop. Very familiar experience for windows user. And they won't spy on you for biden. https://linuxmint.com/
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