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[Richard230]

My understanding is that most of our prescription medicine comes from India, not China.

[Fran K]

...........Just take a look at Russia, because quite frankly, none of us need them.

I want a Kalashnikov electric motorcycle.

[Richard230]

...........Just take a look at Russia, because quite frankly, none of us need them.

I want a Kalashnikov electric motorcycle.

That would likely be cheap, reliable and functional, with easily replaceable parts that can be sourced anywhere. 

[Specter]

maybe after Russia rightly regains the ukraine territory they'll settle into a trade deal with the US and you can get those nice and cheap, tarriff free!

Aaron

[T.S. Zarathustra]

I am not looking forward to the time if I need to replace my 10-old Dell desktop computer due to a failure or because it can not be upgraded to Windows 11 when Windows 10 goes by-by this summer.   

Try Linux instead of Windows. I've been using it for years. Mostly Linux Mint, but also Zorin and Ubuntu. It makes old PCs perform like new. If you put in a new SSD and install Linux on that you can revert back in five minutes (should you want to).

[Specter]

 ubuntu is very user friendly and yes it's a little bit of a learning curve but once you get used to it  linux/ubuntu etxc you'll see that they have all the programs that winblows has and you'll never look back.

a lot fewer virus and security issues as well.

best of all, like he said above you can boot it off a stick or a CD and never have to worry again as it's a brand new install every time you restart your machine

aaron

[princec]

+1 for Mint here! Switched permanently last Feb, haven't looked back.

Cas

[Richard230]

My son-in-law has been swearing by Linux for years and has been pushing me to install it on my computer for at least that long. But you know how it is with "old dogs". It is really hard to get them to learn, or in this case try, new tricks. 

[giacomo]

I am not looking forward to the time if I need to replace my 10-old Dell desktop computer due to a failure or because it can not be upgraded to Windows 11 when Windows 10 goes by-by this summer.   

If you want something that will be maintained until 2032, I would go with Rocky Linux 9. It was born from CentOS (Which was the free version from Red Hat) and it is used a lot in the industry because is 99.9%
compatible with Red Hat (which is "the" Linux distribution used in the industry). Just look to the compatible distribution of the major software you are interested ....

Giacomo

[Richard230]

I am not looking forward to the time if I need to replace my 10-old Dell desktop computer due to a failure or because it can not be upgraded to Windows 11 when Windows 10 goes by-by this summer.   

If you want something that will be maintained until 2032, I would go with Rocky Linux 9. It was born from CentOS (Which was the free version from Red Hat) and it is used a lot in the industry because is 99.9%
compatible with Red Hat (which is "the" Linux distribution used in the industry). Just look to the compatible distribution of the major software you are interested ....

Giacomo

Thanks for that tip. I might look into it if Windows 10 starts causing me problems.

[Specter]

Winblows 10 IS the problem.

Seriously, i totally get the hesitation of having to learn a new os etc etc but they have many similarities, so you'll be going ... oh that's just like windows... only it works and is reliable!!  A ton of software out there too,   browser, e mail, you name it.  in fact many programs already have  LINUX/UNIX versions already made so you already know how to use them really.

Aaron