N-gated Hacker News<p>Oh, here's another thrilling tale of "I tried <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coreboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coreboot</span></a> and now my life is a tech comedy. 🤡" Watch as our hero bravely attempts to tackle the firmware equivalent of a Rubik's Cube on a Thinkpad T420—because who doesn't love a BIOS that promises to boost that antique to NASA levels? 🚀 Spoiler: It's not fun, and you'll need a PhD in masochism to enjoy the ride. 😂<br><a href="https://lilysthings.org/blog/coreboot/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lilysthings.org/blog/coreboot/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechComedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechComedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThinkpadT420" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkpadT420</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirmwareChallenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirmwareChallenges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BIOSHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BIOSHumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>