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Windows is a dumpster fire. RHEL 10.2 and KDE are what happens when you stop paying for spyware.

I paid Microsoft for an operating system that spies on me, runs like shit on modern hardware, and periodically breaks itself after every Patch Tuesday. Then I installed RHEL 10.2 with KDE Plasma 6 on the same laptop. Here is what happened.

Sep 26, 2026 9 min read
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Windows is a dumpster fire. RHEL 10.2 and KDE are what happens when you stop paying for spyware.
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Windows is a dumpster fire. RHEL 10.2 and KDE are what happens when you stop paying for spyware.

I paid Microsoft for an operating system that spies on me, runs like shit on modern hardware, and periodically breaks itself after every Patch Tuesday. Then I installed RHEL 10.2 with KDE Plasma 6 on the same laptop. Here is what happened.

Sep 26 9 min read
Broadcom bought VMware and set every small shop on fire. Get your data out.
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Broadcom bought VMware and set every small shop on fire. Get your data out.

Broadcom bought VMware, gutted the mid-market, and the entire ecosystem paid the bill. Here is what actually happened, why it grinds, and how to get your data out.

Sep 26 8 min read
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