The Great Gaming Wait Of 2026

The oldest joke in the OS wars still hits different after all these years. NASA actually does use Linux in space because it's reliable, customizable, and doesn't randomly decide to update when you're trying to not die in the vacuum of space. Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to convince management that rebooting the production server during business hours is, in fact, a terrible idea. But hey, at least we're not trying to open Windows in space.

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Mac users smugly watching the chaos unfold as Windows users deal with yet another catastrophic update. That smirk says it all—sitting comfortably in their walled garden while Windows folks frantically Google "how to rollback update" and "why is my printer suddenly speaking Klingon?" Sure, they paid triple for their hardware, but at least their OS isn't randomly deciding to rearrange the furniture while they're sleeping.

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The ultimate solution to the age-old "grub is too complicated" complaint. Just slap two light switches on a box, label one "WIN 10" and the other "LINUX," and you've got yourself a dual-boot setup that even management could understand. No more fighting with boot loaders or partition tables—just flip the switch and go. Sure, it's probably just wired to the power button, but sometimes the simplest solution is the most elegant. If only UEFI was this straightforward.

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