TBF Musk was more rich douchebag CEO tech bro in 2018, as far as he was perceived. The mask didn’t fully come off until he buddied up with Trump/MAGA.

Many people found it easier to hold their nose to buy a car from the tech bro. Now that he’s come out as full Nazi, not so much.

I’m sure the fact that the Steam Hardware Survey just hit 5.33% Linux has absolutely NOTHING to do with Microsoft’s continued pants-on-head stupid and anti-consumer approach to things.

To be fair, LibrePhone isn’t an alternative because its just an announcement of a project. There is nothing viable yet from them.

I recently got hit with COVID and so did my wife and kids. We all tested positive and have had recent boosters for COVID and flu. Since I’m in a city where one of these states is listed, I kind of wonder if I got this variant.

Toyota Prius vehicles are cheap and plentiful, but EVs are lacking in choice, sadly.

Lol sure thing Microslop.

Oh yeah. Forgot about that one.

I tried Horizons once. Confused TF out of me what its purpose was other than to have random people screaming into mics and yelling n**** at you all the time.

It was not a fun experience and I never saw the point. I play VR games for VR experiences with actual fun in them.

It’s more than that. Broken updates. Failed hardware ventures. The project has been shambling along for a long time.

I’d appreciate that! Signal messenger support is honestly the biggest thing I can’t live without if I’m going to convert away. I’ve been considering a move to GrapheneOS soon without any Google Play Services and just using Aurora/F-Droid, but I’d REALLY love to move to a full Linux phone that isn’t Android-based, as I view GrapheneOS as just a stepping stone still beholden to Google’s whims.

Never even heard of that device before. Can you get Signal messenger on it?

Perhaps not, but there is no GNU/Linux distro that is “ready for primetime” as a mobile OS right now. I WISH there was, but UBPorts, PostmarketOS, etc all either have significant features disparity or are straight up still marketed as “developer experimental”.

GrapheneOS is a solid choice for now to provide an alternative, whether a permanent replacement or a stepping stone.

Yeah they seem to be making a big deal out of nothing.

The world is built around the idea that people follow the rules. If you plug in an uncertified device, you are breaking the law. It’s as simple as that.

You realize you could fucking plug ANYTHING into electrical systems now? How many people make Widowmaker cords for generators and back feed the fucking grid during outages? This is not some new problem.

If you’re found fucking around, you find out with a big ass fine/jail. That’s how it works.

The certification on the product shows that it’s safe to use in grid-tie. What the fuck are you on about? Are you just being intentionally an obtuse pain in the ass?

Something to bear in mind is that this is EXTREMELY slow. It’s not practical right now and may never be practical.

$3.19 per gallon. San Antonio, TX.

I don’t hate X11, but I do think it’s holding us back, so I get the sentiment that many people have. It’s also important to note that it’s human nature to dig our heels in and resist change, so you have to keep your own biases in check.

Wayland is technically more modern and secure, which is important. That said, X11 is still needed and I don’t think we should discount it yet.

I’m curious what “non-normal” things you’re referring to. I’ve found that Wayland and xwayland do everything I need them to and I have a few things I’d consider abnormal.

Every major DE defaults to Wayland now, bruv. You can give up the X11 pitchfork. Even holdouts like Cinnamon have added experimental support.

If the PC is running Windows, the spying is worse. Linux is a good choice, though.