u/ROOTSFactor3000

I’m considering buying a used 7210 off of eBay. I’m mainly looking for an inexpensive tablet that supports Linux (therefore no windows 11 support cutoff), and a user serviceable battery (to extend the life of the device). You can also replace the SSD and thermal paste, which is a plus. I don’t really intend to do much more than word processing, YouTube, and local game streaming.

Ideally I’d like this tablet to last a decade after I buy it. It’s already 5 or so years old now, meaning it would be 15 by the time I’m ready to upgrade. I hate how most tablets barely make it passed 5 years even if they’re still capable. I have an iPad mini that’s 9 years old that has a dead battery and wouldn’t be secure software wise. I stopped using it when iOS bogged it down near the end of its feature update lifespan.

Meanwhile I have a 2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch running Linux still in use, although SSD prices have kept me from fully upgrading it and keeping it speedy. I feel like it has 5 years left in it at least, especially if I get an ssd in it. The current HDD is slow but not unbearable once things are loaded.

Could I expect the same longevity out of this tablet or are tablets in general not destined to last 15+ years? I realize this is more of a general hardware question but Linux is crucial to keeping old hardware in a usable state. Please let me know your thoughts

As we all know, legal weed is on the ballot this year. While there was controversy surrounding the petition to get it on the ballot, it’s been allowed to move forward regardless.

The prevailing attitude on this sub is that a repeal would be unpopular and unlikely to pass, especially with the tax revenue it brings. I wouldn’t be so confident. There are plenty of nimby suburbanites who hate seeing it and smelling it, and plenty more who think driving while high is an epidemic. In regards to tax revenues, the various programs they fund aren’t as visible to suburban voters. I can see many having a “what’s in it for me?” attitude.

To cut to the chase, to keep weed legal make sure to vote and more importantly educate others on what exactly is at stake here. Massachusetts isn’t incapable of shooting itself in the foot. Just look at what happened to ranked choice voting.

The Zannanza Affair was an ancient international innocent that occurred when the Egyptian Queen Damhamunzu asked King Suppiluliuma I of the Hittites for a prince to marry, as her husband King Nibhururia had died and left no male heirs. Suppiluliuma sent his son Prince Zannanza to Egypt but he was killed en-route by Egyptian forces.

From what I understand, the major opinion on the identity of King Nibhururia is that he was King Tutankhamun, whose regnal name was Nebkheperure. Queen Damhamunzu was his widow Ankhesenamun, and Prince Zannanza was likely killed on the orders of Ay, King Tut’s successor and former vizier who seemed to also marry Ankhesenamun for legitimacy, although I don’t think that’s proven.

My question is why does the consensus link King Tut with Nibhururia when Akhenaten’s regnal name of Naphurureya more easily maps to the Hittite version of the name? We don’t know for certain who succeeded Akhenaten. For all we know, Horemheb and Ay could have killed Zannanza and installed King Tut on the throne.