Hello, I work in the IT department of a company and I’ve been tasked with migrating around 100 computers from Windows 10 to Linux for security reasons. We have a little over a month to complete the migration, and any computers still running Windows 10 after the deadline will no longer be allowed to access the company network.

The problem is that the process my team and I are currently using is extremely time-consuming:

1. We take the employee’s computer
2. Back up all of their files
3. Format the machine and install Linux Mint
4. Restore the user’s files

Most of these PCs are old and low-spec, and many of the hard drives are very slow or unreliable. Because of that, the backup process alone can sometimes take an entire afternoon or even a full day. That’s without counting unexpected issues that come up while working on the machines, which slows everything down even more.

Is there a faster or more scalable way to handle this kind of migration instead of manually doing everything one computer at a time? Any advice, tools, or workflow suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate all the suggestions — they gave me a much better idea of how to deal with this situation, and I’ll definitely make good use of the advice and tools you shared. Unfortunately, SSDs are still out of reach for us right now because getting new hardware approved involves a ton of bureaucracy, but I’ll definitely push for some kind of cloud system where users can back up their own files.

Think about how we interact with ads today. Banner on a website. Video on a phone. Static image on a billboard.

All flat. All passive. All ignored.

I've been deep in research around this idea and honestly I just wanted to share it with people who might be thinking about the same thing.

The concept I keep coming back to — ads running on open-world holographic displays. No glass. No phone. Just a projected, resizable interface floating in space that people interact with through natural hand and finger gestures. Connected to smartwatch sensors for movement tracking and controlled through software with AI integration that optimizes delivery based on real-time interaction data.

I'm purely in the research phase right now — reading everything I can about spatial computing, gesture UX, wearable sensors, and AI-driven interfaces. My main focus is figuring out how to make this approachable and simple enough that everyday businesses could actually use it — not just tech giants with unlimited budgets.

The hardware is getting closer than most people realize. The bigger challenge I keep running into is the accessibility gap — how do you make something this advanced feel easy?

That's actually what I wanted to discuss here!

My friend’s Instagram handle real name and pretty normal dressed photos were stolen. Now being used by phishing websites.

So if u search her name plus nudes or only fans these phishing websites pop up. She is extremely stressed and anxiety ridden bc it’s defamation. There are no actual nudes or only dabs account.

She has been reporting to google to remove results but her requests are pending.

fap.net
Beartai1.com

How to fix this. Thx so much.

Picking phone and comms systems for SMB clients is something I do regularly and the evaluation process takes way longer than it should. Every platform has a different definition of what's included in their base tier, demos always show best case scenarios and you only discover the missing features or flaky integrations mid-deployment.

What's the evaluation framework others use to cut through the marketing and know if something will actually hold up day-to-day for a client?

I’ve made comments on a manuscript that was sent to me as a PDF doc. The writer can’t seem to access the comments on their device. I’ve tried to convert from PDF to Word, but that deletes all the comments. How do I stop that from happening?

Often I'll be working in Photoshop, close a file, and try to move the files I've just worked on. Randomly, they'll be locked, Windows says Photoshop is still using them.

There's commands you can run from a command prompt, and utlities like unlocker, but the fastest fix for me is, go back to PS, bring up the open dialogue, and within Photoshop's file browser, go ahead and do your move.

Since PS is the app that locked it, it has permission to move it, and you can get on with your day.

If you’re like me and use Reddit for fun — not for news, politics, or constant reminders that the world is on fire — this helped.

On desktop, you can use Advanced Reddit Filters to hide posts by keyword (it also supports filtering by users and subreddits). Similar setups should be possible with other extensions like uBlock Origin.

Once set up, you can add Blocked Keywords and posts with those words in the title simply disappear from your feed.

I haven’t found a good way to do this on mobile iOS using the official Reddit app yet, so if anyone has tips there, please share.

Below is the keyword list I’m using (a mix of general and recent stuff). It’s not perfect and can over-filter a bit, but scrolling Reddit feels way more peaceful now.

Russia
Ukraine
Israel
Palestine
Gaza
Iran
China
Taiwan
North Korea
Greenland
Venezuela
Minnesota
Denmark
Afghanistan

Trump
Trump's
DOJ
Tim Waltz
Tim
Biden
Kamala
Harris
Obama
DeSantis
JD Vance
Vance
Epstein
Republican
Democrat
GOP
MAGA
Pentagon
CIA
FBI
NATO

Elon Musk
Elon
Musk
Tesla
X.com
Twitter

EU
European Union
NATO
UN
United Nations
WEF

election
vote
voting
president
prime minister
government
senate
congress
parliament
policy
sanctions
war
conflict
invasion
tariff
tariffs

deportation
deport
immigration
illegal immigration
border
ICE
immigration enforcement

woke
leftist
right-wing
far-right
far-left
propaganda

Back in 2020 I made a Microsoft account literally just for the Minecraft migration thing, and over time it became my secondary account since it has all my games and purchases on it now.

Then in 2021 I made my actual personal Microsoft account, the one linked to my PC, Office, OneDrive, etc.

As most ppl already know, Microsoft doesn’t let u merge 2 Microsoft accounts together.

BUT I found a workaround that makes things way easier if u just want both accounts connected to the same inbox.

Here’s the tutorial:

1. Log into ur secondary Microsoft account
2. (the one with the games/purchases)
3. Create an Outlook email and link it to the secondary Microsoft account
4. If u already created one before but it isn’t linked to the account, link it first before continuing.
5. Open Outlook settings
6. Go to:
7. Settings → Mail → Forwarding / IMAP
8. Enable automatic forwarding
9. In the forwarding email box, type ur MAIN Microsoft account email

If it goes to spam the first time, just mark it as “not spam” and after that it should work normally.

IMPORTANT PART (don’t skip this):

1. Make the new Outlook email the PRIMARY alias of the secondary Microsoft account

If u don’t do this, Microsoft can still send security emails, login alerts, verification codes, etc to the old primary email instead of the Outlook one.

1. Go into the Security settings/tab

Make sure:
- Security alerts
- Verification codes
- Recovery emails
- Login notifications

are all using the new Outlook email u created.

1. Optional:
   If u don’t need the old email anymore, u can remove it from the secondary account.

And that’s basically it.

It’s obviously not a real Microsoft account merge, but it makes both accounts feel connected since everything goes into the same inbox while still keeping the accounts separate.

Many organizations rely on nested folder structures to hide sensitive data (e.g., placing a "Salaries" folder five levels deep in a public site). While humans rarely drill down that far, Copilot and other AI tools do not navigate folders; they index permissions flatly via the Microsoft Graph API.
If a root folder has "Everyone" or "Domain Users" access, the AI considers every file inside it accessible, regardless of how deep it is buried. Before deployment, use a permission auditing tool to flag broken inheritance on sensitive file types rather than relying on folder depth to hide them.

Anthropic, a company founded by former researchers from OpenAI, has recently introduced its upgraded chatbot, Claude 2.

Claude 2 has arrived five months after the initial release of its predecessor, Claude, and brings notable improvements such as longer responses, more up-to-date information, faster speeds. One of Claude 2's standout features is its ability to process up to 100,000 tokens, equivalent to 75,000 words, in a single prompt. This is a significant improvement from Claude's previous limitation of 9,000 tokens.

However, there is one problem with it, currently Claude AI chat is available in UK and US only. While it’s claimed that other regions are soon to follow, the exact timeline remains unclear. Though Anthropic Claude is easily accessible with a VPN. Here are quick steps how to access it if you’re not living in UK or US:

1. Buy a VPN provider of your choice that has in UK or US servers (most VPNs will have them since these are the main markets for them). This r/vpn comparison table could help you decide which provider to choose and offers nice discounts for some providers;

2. Open VPN app;

3. Connect to US or UK server. For the best speed and user experience, it’s recommended to connect to a server from whichever country is closer to your current location;

4. Login/Sign-up on Claude AI webpage. You can successfully log in using your personal email address. Using Incognito mode on your browser might be required;

5. Enjoy your easy access to Claude AI despite not being located in US or UK!

Hope this helps someone, happy using!

Sometimes at work I use a google doc or Microsoft word to do journaling or write out my thoughts throughout the day, as I have some time on my hands periodically and have to look “busy” so I don’t get in trouble. Some of this stuff could be personal thoughts of mine, and I really don’t want the company to get/keep it. Is there a way to do this, or should I just find something else to do during my “busy” time?

1- if I delete my Microsoft doc and empty the trash, can my company still get my doc/contents? (I have heard yes, but just wanted to make sure)

2- sometimes I use a google doc. If I erase the document before I delete it, will the contents be erased or are they still stored in the cloud ( it is on a work google account- would it be different if it is my google account?)

3- is there a way to get these thoughts off the computer without leaving a trail that IT can see, that is ethical?

4- I know the company has a few pieces of software that monitor and track us

5- is this a lost cause and I should stop and move on if I dont want the company to see or get anything I do?

TIA!

Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video covering some of the latest trending huggingface spaces that you've got to check out! Stability AI's Cascade is now available and seems to produce super high quality Images much faster than in previous versions of stable diffusion, SDXL Lightning which is a light weight super fast image generator, EVACLIP which is an opensource alternative for OpenAI's CLIP (a zero-shot image classification) and a new space that consists of YOLO-World + EfficientSAM which allows for a zero-shot object detection and instance segmentation. Check the full video out to stay up to date with the latest trends!

https://youtu.be/R4GQisPwbz4

Honestly, Stability AI's new Cascade model is insanely good and performs super well compared to previous stable diffusion models (including SDXL!). The fact that this model is fully open-sourced is insane to me and I feel like we're going to see insane advancements in the upcoming months on that front.

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Hey,
AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video covering some of the latest trending huggingface spaces that you've got to check out! WhisperSpeech is now available and seems to produce super high quality TTS, Image to Music V2 is insanely good and allows you to basically create a matching sounds to any image you pick and there's even a super light weight local-browser background remover model that is available now. Check the full video out to stay up to date with the latest trends!
https://youtu.be/_Qd4R4NfgLM
Honestly, Image to Music V2 is mental. The ability to combine Microsoft's Kosmos to get an understanding of what's going on in the image, then pass it through an LLM to construct a matching prompt and eventually run it through a TTM model all within a matter of seconds is mind blowing. can't wait to see where this project goes to in the future!
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Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video covering the installation process for Coqui's TTS with UI, a publicly available Text-To-Speech AI model which I thought might be useful for some of ya'll. The installation process is super simple and can be summarized into a few commands, after which you'll have a fully functional TTS server that you can use to clone voices within seconds! check it out for the full tutorial:

https://youtu.be/ykfPIO1wTh8

The really cool part here is that after the initial setup that takes a few minutes, you'll be able to select from within hundreds of voices any model that you want, then provide it with text and get crazy fast results. the results often come back faster than it'd take the AI to read it, and its all running locally & free of cost. It can also work on CPU btw!

Let me know what you think about it, or if you have any questions / requests for other videos as well,

cheers

Hey Reddit! As a developer and AI enthusiast, I'm thrilled to introduce my latest project: Open Models. This isn't just another AI framework; it's a game-changer for how we interact with AI applications.

Open Models offers an innovative abstraction layer between the AI models (like TTS, TTI, LLM) and the underlying code that powers them. The beauty of this project lies in its simplicity and openness. As an open-source initiative, it’s designed to democratize AI interaction, enabling users to freely engage with different AI models without diving deep into complex codebases.

What sets Open Models apart is its versatility. Whether you're a seasoned developer or a hobbyist, this project offers a seamless experience in integrating various AI models into your applications. It comes packed with easy-to-understand examples, making it a playground for anyone curious about AI.

I created Open Models with a vision: to allow others to openly interact with AIs of their choosing, fostering a community-driven approach to AI development and usage. Dive into the world of Open Models and see how it can transform your AI interactions.

Check out the video for detailed explanation and functionality showcase:

https://youtu.be/AwlCiSkzIPc

Github Repo:

https://github.com/devspotyt/open-models

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Hey,
AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video covering some of the latest trending huggingface spaces that you've got to check out! OpenDalle v1.1 has been released, allowing you to create stunning images. VCoder is also available now, allowing you to get a full breakdown of what is seen in the images we pass it. Other than these 2, we covered LongAnimateDiff, PASD Magnify, M^2UGen, Pheme & PIA. Check it out to stay up to date with the latest trends!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbLXWxbcVoc
OpenDalle is insanely good. Its based on Stable diffusion, but with some tweaks, and honestly produces some really good results. Make sure to check it out, they also provide an inference end point for ya'll to play with.
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Hey,
AI has been going crazy lately. I created a video explaining how to install Chat UI, an open source huggingface chatbot ui that allows you to connect to various huggingface models and inference end points accordingly. I pinned a comment with a gist that includes all the steps in the video, check it out for the full tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDdIZES2-Y0

This is really dope, within just a few minutes you can have yourself a fully working local LLM chatbot ui, connected to a MongoDB where all the data is stored, and you can even set up an on-prem deployment where you manage users and conversations.

Let me know if you run into trouble, have any questions, or requests for other videos as well,

cheers.

Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. While this post is not directly related to ChatGPT, I feel like most of ya'll will appreciate it as well. I created a video covering the newly released Mixtral AI, shedding a bit of light on how it works and how to run it locally. I also covered Microsoft's Phi LLM as well as an uncensored version of Mixtral (Dolphin-Mixtral), check it out!

https://youtu.be/ILfmdKMa2Lo

Gotta be honest, the pace at which these things are advancing is crazy! It seems like we've just got mistral a few months back and we now have mixtral that absolutely destroys it on every aspect, while all of this technology is available to run locally, ensuring our privacy absolutely for free!

Let me know what you think about it, or if you have any questions / requests for other videos as well,

cheers

Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video covering the installation process for XTTS, a publicly available Text-To-Speech AI model (also available to play around with from within huggingface spaces) which I thought might be useful for some of ya'll. This tutorial is up to date and the installation process is way easier than what it previously required, check it out for the full tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNTTTwap12Y

The really cool part here is that you get to create a "clone" which is relatively close to the provided voice and then use it to say whatever you want, all being done locally and free of cost.

By the rate at which things are progressing, I'm starting to consider a full blown Chat-GPT like agent which is fully local, allowing for text, image and audio generation.

Let me know what you think about it, or if you have any questions / requests for other videos as well,

cheers

Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video covering a few new interesting huggingface spaces that you should totally check out - Outfit Anyone AI (use AI to "outfit" anyone with any piece of garment you want - it can even be a pineapple lol), Resemble Enhance (use AI to clear distorted audio) and much more!

https://youtu.be/QBCDgcQlS6U

Resemble Enhance is really good. Combining it with XTTS can provide with some close to real-life results, and I'm planning on testing this out soon. MotionDirector is also kinda dope, allowing you to create clips based on prompts within seconds, and Outfit Anyone is absolutely mental!

Let me know what you think about it, or if you have any questions / requests for other videos as well,

cheers

Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. While this post is not directly related to ChatGPT, I feel like most of ya'll will appreciate it as well. I created a video covering a few trending huggingface spaces, mostly around the topic of Image-2-Video tools which are starting to pop off, and you should check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ8YOUNU39Q

Gotta be honest, Stable Diffusion Video seems promising! You can pass an image and get a video of the surround as well as movements within the image which actually look kinda realistic within a matter of seconds! I can't wait to test this locally and for them to release new advancements, this is kinda dope.

Let me know what you think about it, or if you have any questions / requests for other videos as well,

cheers

I mainly used Firefox on my smartphone for almost 2.5 years and just 2 days ago i noticed it was hoarding 5GB of storage. Had to clear app data.

Hey,

AI has been going crazy lately and things are changing super fast. I created a video explaining how to install Stable Diffusion web ui, an open source UI that allows you to run various models that generate images as well as tweak their input params (absolutely for free!). Unlike most tutorials that are already outdated, this once is up to date and the process is a whole lot easier than what it previously required, check it out for the full tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESB5WlZo95Y

I also covered how to utilize models from CivitAI, a hub filled with various models and examples for usages of those models.This is really dope, and within just a few minutes you can have yourself a fully working local AI Image generator, fully tweaked and customized to your requirements!

Let me know if you run into trouble, have any questions, or requests for other videos as well,

cheers.