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by elagost 4y ago
If anyone actually watched the talk Guido addresses Android at about 2 minutes in, and why it's not a actually what Linux users want.
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by elagost 4y ago
They're what I have access to (for free; I don't buy this stuff), and what I grew up with. I used Pentium IIs and Pentium 4s (and some PowerPC Macs) in my early days. Exploring the limitations of older software or trying to cram n
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by elagost 4y ago
This is a fantastic project. I've played around recently with late-90s/early-00s PCs, and have used Plop 5 on CD to boot off the USB disks. If you use older hardware, keep a copy on CD - booting off USB is much faster than CD!
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by elagost 4y ago
Either that or CD. I used this to install an OS from USB on a PC from 1998 that has a USB port but can't boot from it.
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by elagost 5y ago
Trisquel is based on Ubuntu like other operating systems (Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Zorin OS, etc.) but they do something unique - they rebuild the Ubuntu packages from source, instead of just including the Ubuntu repos in their software sources
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by elagost 5y ago
It's important to understand that you can't go by major version numbers in most fixed-release, long term support Linux Operating Systems, like RHEL, Debian, or Ubuntu. There is often deeper investigation needed. https:/&#x2F
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by elagost 5y ago
Use an alternative DNS server, Firefox/Brave/Ungoogled Chromium, uBlock Origin, and disable JavaScript everywhere you can possibly help it. As far as reclaiming some privacy from routine surveillance, this is probably better advic
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by elagost 5y ago
Ok. Use a proxy, or set up your own Proxy/VPN on a VPS? Then you also have a VPS - you can host your own website there, use it to download stuff and rsync it back to your local machine, deploy nextcloud, etc., all for less than the cos
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by elagost 5y ago
Argument is the spice of life! An argument doesn't have to be angry. But nonetheless I appreciate your earnest kindness. It's less of an issue when every site you connect to uses https, and every app you use employs ssl/tls f
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by elagost 5y ago
Diversification. Theoretically most of the nodes are owned by different people, and every connection will randomize your node list route between them, making it difficult to track, unless most of the nodes were owned by one organization. Wi
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by elagost 5y ago
Browser fingerprinting works much better than checking IPs. With multiple devices being behind the same IP, it's necessary to distinguish between users. I'm not saying VPNs are worthless - I'm on one right now for work. Comme
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by elagost 5y ago
Then either do without (because, come on, nobody's gonna die if they can't watch reality TV), buy it on disc, or pirate it? Netflix is blocking IP ranges so hard that residential space is getting caught in the blast radius. It&#x2
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by elagost 5y ago
It's been clear for a long time that every single commercial VPN service is a waste of money. At best, you replace trusting your ISP with trusting a different group of unknown people with similar motivations. At worst, it's a gove
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by elagost 5y ago
Consistency. All the Google hardware forever has allowed easy factory unlocking without a fuss, easy ways to restore to standard OS images without jumping through hoops, and are widely available. Plus they allow re-locking the booloader and
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by elagost 5y ago
dvgrab is awesome! I used it quite a bit recently, transferring old tapes on to more reliable media. Sometimes it the tape had an error and I had to rewind a bit and restart capture, but it mostly just worked. Be warned, it does produce pre
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by elagost 5y ago
The sound quality (via Sony MDR-7506) is comparable to an iPod. Detailed and clear. It can get very loud and drive much nicer headphones than mine. It loads and plays FLACs and other large files much faster than the iPod can because the iPo
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by elagost 5y ago
I'm not in sales. I'm a devops/sysadmin person. And I didn't mean to do a sales pitch, sorry. The downsides all wind up being worth it to me because I'm starting from the premise of "I want my smartphone as far
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by elagost 5y ago
I own one of these. Using it is the physical manifestation of delayed gratification and I love it. - Getting new music or Podcasts requires plugging it in to a real computer, transferring files, and updating the media library. It takes a wh
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by elagost 6y ago
In Tor browser I want every request bundled and bounced through Tor. It is a special exception. Non-special-case software should respect my OS and network's DNS settings. Simple as that. I shouldn't have to fiddle with network set
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by elagost 6y ago
This is really well written and researched but confuses me. Do most people not do this - make choices based on values (and constantly re-evaluate those choices in the face of new information)? When I decide to use software, move to a new lo
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by elagost 6y ago
System76 also sells laptops with a Linux OS, Coreboot BIOS, and a "disabled" Intel Management Engine. (There's no true way to disable it, but any dangerous parts are removed, rendering it useless) System76 is not a newcomer,
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by elagost 6y ago
A lot of people focusing on the fact that it's kind of a toy, but isn't that the point? I have a GameShell (gameboy-shaped Linux computer also made by Clockworkpi) and the best part about it is the vibrant and active community tha
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by elagost 6y ago
I'm aware that smartphones can do the all-in-one sync/download/play dance for podcasts. However, smartphones are basically tracking devices riddled with spyware, and I don't want one around me when I'm not on call.
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by elagost 6y ago
I use newsboat (cli program) to manage and download podcasts, which I sync to a Fiio M3k. it's solid, beautiful, and sturdy. Not using a smartphone for podcasts has been incredible for me, personally.
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by elagost 6y ago
I feel you. Very much in the same boat. I do miss a lot of the fun things I did on/with Windows, but with all the malware that's baked into Windows 10 (and prior versions too - they just weren't as heavily scrutinized it seem
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by elagost 6y ago
The main difference I see is that smartphones are built as playthings, stuffed with features that encourage addiction, but a real desktop operating system is built as a tool to help you work, and gives you all the access and power you need.
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by elagost 6y ago
This is not recommended. It's a specific tool for a specific purpose. I seem to recall a while back that it even had some default security options disabled on the system to allow for all the crazy stuff it does. It's not meant to
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by elagost 6y ago
As someone who used to do this myself, I don't quite understand why people still go through all the effort to run macOS. In the past I've built Hackintoshes on desktops and laptops, and it was fun to accomplish (audio through HDMI
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by elagost 6y ago
The way I got started with Linux, even in the early 2000s, was blowing away the Windows install on my laptop and installing Ubuntu. Out of the box everything worked (but the laptop was ancient and didn't have wifi, so that didn't
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by elagost 6y ago
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