Interesting that this chart separates the SKUs on the Windows NT kernel but lumps all the Linux kernel stuff together. I have to imagine that this isn’t intentional and it’s just an artifact of how they collect data.

This seems like a better resource for tracking a specific product over time than comparing between them. It’s also worth mentioning, as the other person pointed out, that the Linux kernel is the most audited codebase of all time, so that likely also plays into this a bit.

Question for the smarter/more experienced people than me, would a hardware key help with this sort of thing? I know they’re not available everywhere and you essentially need two (or like a safe with your backup password), but I’m curious if those are just like… better.

Right, I’m aware. All electronics are a collection of trade-offs. That is the unfortunate requirement of the modern world.

That’s not a thing that I said I want.

Super valid approach! I’m not out here casting judgement on where people choose to throw their money in a situation like this. I think there’s plenty of nuance and room for different values to end up with different results.

That’s fair. As far as I’m aware, Tuxedo laptops have a good history with repairability, and I personally use my devices until they die and are no longer suitable for what I need them for, so I’m not all that worried about being horribly unsustainable with it. I’ve heard Tuxedo laptops are pretty high quality as well, so that kinda covers all my bases.

For me, there’s the added moral imperative of spending less money on US companies as well, though. It’s kind of a balancing act all around. I’m not judging you for picking what you pick, either, though. Just different strokes and all that.

Yeah, I’m aware Tuxedo isn’t manufacturing their own parts. I would rather whatever cut isn’t spent on manufacturing costs to go toward an EU company, though.

Because I would rather pay a European company over an American company where possible for similarly valued products. By supporting a company here, I am hopefully contributing to an expanding market here.

Right, but if I spend money at an EU business, it doesn’t go away and might expand to design or make their own computers, or it might move the needle by showing a stronger interest in EU companies that allows for a company that does design parts in the EU to take that space.

Tuxedo is actually who I’m probably going to end up going with. Repairability is a must, upgrading I’m okay with being a “nice to have” for now. My fingers are crossed for something during the next upgrade cycle, though!

I appreciate the heads up, but I’m trying to buy from EU if I can.

I’m sure they are, but I’m trying to support EU companies rather than US if I can avoid it.

This is really cool, I hope they end up taking off. I wish there was something similar to this in the EU. I’d be very interested in a laptop I can upgrade over time.

Whoa, this is really cool, OP! CtS is a reason I’ve been dragging my heels on dropping the default mobile OS.

Oh shit. Didn’t he just do an interview thing where the guy asked him about retiring and his perspective on when he would “know” it’s the right time?

Big fan of my Kobo as well. I wish the software was swappable, if just so I could try other stuff out, but Koreader is alright when I don’t want the default setup.

Half-expecting it to become closed source ‘to prevent people from hacking it so easily’ as a result of the embarrassment of this sort of thing.

For sure, but in all those access tiers, they would presumably need to verify MY age as well to be sure of which tier I fit into, right? The only reason I can see that I wouldn’t need to use this app is if I’m on a site that isn’t age gated, I think.

Edit: sorry, I didn’t even respond to your second point. I think you’re exactly right about the issue being with them being harmful to begin with. Fixing those issues should absolutely be the first priority.

And I wanna be clear, the idea of a zero proof system is the best I’ve heard of so far in all of these concepts. At least with that there aren’t some insane security issues being overlooked. I’m just wary of the surveillance state future everyone seems to be pushing for.

This is being pitched as a thing for kids, but kids aren’t champing at the bit to prove they’re children. So, presumably this just means that any time you access a service, you’re gonna have to use this to prove your age, as an adult, right?

Not to poke extra fun, but they even give examples to better visualize it. 😅 I have to think this post is just a bit of trolling anyway, though.