A word of caution: If you use bitlocker (copy your keys!), it can have hooks in the TPM/bios settings.

Disable bitlocker prior to attempting a live boot.

It will lock your disk if you don’t prepare for it.

For reference:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9145

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430251

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bitlocker-and-tpm-blocks-the-hard-disk-after-booting-from-usb-and-pressing-try-ubuntu/57833/17

Haven’t heard Red Dragon referenced in a very long time. Loved that game.

Some tvs will attempt to connect with another and use its internet link if available. Samsung tries this.

Evidence of what exactly? Was a crime previously committed? Was it the officer’s “instincts” that told them so? This is the fun part of authoritarianism, there may have been zero evidence deleted (we don’t know), but now the act of wiping it creates a crime they can charge someone with. Bake him away, toys!

I have never seen these. Thanks for mentioning them. I use a bunch of nvidia shield boxes and they are getting older by the day. Seeking alternatives and I like the looks of these. They do state they are not Netflix certified, but what does that mean? Will it work and they just don’t guarantee it? I’d say half the shield’s duty is Netflix and the other half is streaming from a nas. I use a separate pc w/FF for youtoob for the ad blocking. Would love to distill down to one box and this looks very nice. Thanks again!

Dune HD?

https://www.dune-hd.com/

There’s no way. Two tons of flapjacks would need an aircraft flying at an altitude where the pancakes would disperse wide enough that I’d receive a significant pelting, but would not die. You’ve absolutely lost your mind! 😬

There is no sarcasm here. You are right. They’d love that.

Thank you friend, and congrats to you too! Yes, the anger triggered some self-reflection. “Nobody is going to make you lose weight or work out. You need to do this yourself!” Understanding and owning the responsibility of being your own advocate with regards to one’s health is important. It sounds obvious, but many shirk this responsibility. Though I don’t want to generalize too much, we all have our battles.

I did lose about 50lbs, but there’s always a bounce back when you try and normalize your diet and lifestyle. Nothing to be surprised at. Shedding 10 off would be better for me right now, so I suppose I need to get angry again! Just in time for the holidays! 😳

It’s how I lost 30lbs. It finally motivated me.

Download Fedora Media Writer

I’ve been using Balena Etcher, but now I have an alternative, thanks!

Good to know and thanks for mentioning it, but it is odd that this happens if nothing is done to the host’s hardware. Did you ever discover the why of it?

find and copy your keys

A good piece of advice regardless of what one is doing. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard that keys weren’t found in someone’s account.

Edit to add: It appears bitlocker has hooks in the TPM/bios settings as well. Disable bitlocker prior to attempting a live boot.

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9145

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430251

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bitlocker-and-tpm-blocks-the-hard-disk-after-booting-from-usb-and-pressing-try-ubuntu/57833/17

One could try a Live version for the distros that have that feature. For those unaware, the Live version is merely the bootable cd image (or USB image). Does no harm to the underlying OS. If you like it you can then install it.

Edit to add: If you use bitlocker (copy your keys), it can have hooks in the TPM/bios settings as well. Disable bitlocker prior to attempting a live boot.

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9145

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430251

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bitlocker-and-tpm-blocks-the-hard-disk-after-booting-from-usb-and-pressing-try-ubuntu/57833/17

https://distrowatch.com/

I use a variety of distros depending on my situation, but I’d easily recommend Mint to anyone wanting to dip their toes in.

Sorry friend, it is Eternal.

Yah. Now is a good time to sit tight and wait if you can.

Furthermore, the amount of soap needed for a wash can vary, but pods provide only one amount. Powder or liquid soaps can be portioned appropriately.

Seems like some kind of oily fog/spray could obscure things until someone took the time to physically clear it. More temporary, but perhaps easier to accomplish?

Edit: And this pisses me off that I have to think about such things.

Yah, I am sure there is a ton of unencrypted data of some form flowing, but anything end-to-end encrypted would be unreadable.

Something like a dozen years ago I visited my father and sat 20+ feet away from his 27" television struggling to make things out. It was comically small for the room. I asked if he was interested in buying a newer and larger one. He agreed and we made the change to a 43". A modest increase and it helped quite a bit, though an even larger model would’ve been my choice. This satisfactorily infuriated his wife who then had to learn a new remote. Change is hard for some.