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looncraz t1_jeg18yr wrote
Reply to comment by therealnai249 in LPT: If you click "restart" by accident instead of "shut down" you can click "ESC" and it'll bring you back to the desktop stopping the restart. by Xanoks
Sometimes you're just restarting, sometimes you need to disconnect power... those are times when it matters.
The longest time between each system with Windows forced updates is also WAY beyond a few seconds in difference, well into many minutes.
looncraz t1_jeeju0t wrote
Reply to comment by Advanced-Blackberry in LPT: If you click "restart" by accident instead of "shut down" you can click "ESC" and it'll bring you back to the desktop stopping the restart. by Xanoks
Windows starts to login quickly, it's slow after that, and shutting down is generally much slower.
looncraz t1_jeefakn wrote
Reply to comment by therealnai249 in LPT: If you click "restart" by accident instead of "shut down" you can click "ESC" and it'll bring you back to the desktop stopping the restart. by Xanoks
My Linux based PCs shut down so fast there's not enough time for that.
Holding the power button to power off takes 4 seconds, Linux shuts down in about 2.5 seconds, with the rare time when a stop task has to run longer.
Bootup of the kernel is under 0.5 seconds, to the login in 3 seconds (most of that time waiting for the screen resolution to switch), from login to a fully loaded system is above 1.5 seconds.
Windows is just slow and terrible, as it always has been.
looncraz t1_je4rvll wrote
I love how everyone rips on the home warranty... Got one free on an older home, had to use it several times to address issues with the heat pump, $50 out of pocket each time was really nice.
Of course, if you have savings discipline then most insurance is a bad idea, you're gambling that you will have more covered expenses than the premiums... that's what insurance is.
looncraz t1_j6iy7lp wrote
Reply to comment by octotron3000 in I have a financed car and less than 30 days before navy basic training. by octotron3000
It's not a lease, right? Only you know the terms of your loan, but I would be surprised if it prevented you from selling the car and paying off the loan early.
looncraz t1_j6ilcer wrote
Reply to comment by octotron3000 in I have a financed car and less than 30 days before navy basic training. by octotron3000
Find out what CarMAX will offer, you can do it on their website. If the price is enough then clean the car out and take it down there to sale. Someone at CarMAX will be willing to take you home, most likely, or plan on using Uber.
looncraz t1_j6il2rt wrote
Reply to comment by Shortlemon4 in I have a financed car and less than 30 days before navy basic training. by octotron3000
CarMax is also super fast, you can usually get it done in a couple hours.
looncraz t1_j6ibt1w wrote
Reply to comment by iamnosey101 in How can I get a debt collector to leave me alone? by iamnosey101
Then tell them it isn't your debt and you will be filing a lawsuit against them for harassment.
looncraz t1_j6i7x9x wrote
Reply to comment by Klewdo1 in Just a mother and her baby [OC] by Amyxf
It's because they know they'll never have one of their own.
looncraz t1_j6i7pha wrote
Reply to comment by YesterMorr0w in Just a mother and her baby [OC] by Amyxf
My cats are more human than I am.
looncraz t1_j13rjml wrote
Reply to comment by PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET in TIL in 1968 the state of Florida began to build a gigantic airport for supersonic jets in the Florida Everglades but was stopped by an environmental coalition after a federal report found the project would “inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem” and the Everglades by MustacheEmperor
David Icke has some things to tell you...
looncraz t1_ixv0gkw wrote
Reply to comment by yabadabadoo80 in Portraits of Ellis Island immigrants by Augustus Sherman, taken between 1905-1914 (700x819) by Haratimundeo
The debt doesn't even include most medical spending, that's on top of the debt.
looncraz t1_ixup4f5 wrote
Reply to comment by yabadabadoo80 in Portraits of Ellis Island immigrants by Augustus Sherman, taken between 1905-1914 (700x819) by Haratimundeo
It's heavily in debt trying to take care of its current population, which it does poorly.
looncraz t1_ixum9oa wrote
Reply to comment by nellie_1017 in Portraits of Ellis Island immigrants by Augustus Sherman, taken between 1905-1914 (700x819) by Haratimundeo
No one is complaining about legal immigration, which this is. The country was in desperate need of people at this time. Hard to say that when you have more people than you can take care of...
looncraz t1_jeg5yd7 wrote
Reply to comment by therealnai249 in LPT: If you click "restart" by accident instead of "shut down" you can click "ESC" and it'll bring you back to the desktop stopping the restart. by Xanoks
The reset button is not a safe way to restart, so I hope you're joking.
The shutdown speed is simply a comparison point between two products, shorter is better.