mightyfoolish

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to Technology in Signal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsApp

While I do think you are correct, you have to remember a few things:

1. SMS really isn't used outside the US (and iMessage pretty much was the death of text messages and now iMessage also supports RCS)
2. Open source projects can be strict about following a moral code
3. Anything more than just sending secure messages is just an attack vector and more layers of code to maintain

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to Technology in Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge

Personally, I am okay with Valve not always being the company they are now. A government did its job and the company it affected became consumer friendly [and still dominated the market by believing in a market no other major publisher wanted to touch at the time]. This is what governments are created for: helping the citizens while letting these companies innovate.

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in Here we go

That makes sense. I just assumed everyone used s6 on artix. Now I know better!

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in Here we go

artix

Wow, are you able to use the new s6 supervisor or service manager yet, or is it too early yet? I saw an initial post once but didn't follow it's development.

Sorry you had problems with Tumbleweed. The forums and subreddit are very supportive, no matter how you installed the distro. It's actually why I moved to Tumbleweed from Arch.

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to linuxmemes in Here we go

2023 was the year of the Linux desktop.

1. Got Discord and Zoom off the store
2. Zoom screen and webcam sharing just worked
3. Was able to even switch Bluetooth profile through GUI
4. Essentially any game that didn't use a kernel level spyware works
5. Chromebook hardware in the $500 range is pretty good
6. Must software is web based.

I recommend OpenSuse Tumbleweed. Install once, update weekly or biweekly. (It's a rolling release, so it doesn't have major upgrades like Windows 10 to 11 does.) About a month ago I did an upgrade on my old laptop. Handled 2 years of updates flawlessly.

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to Technology in Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web

They really need a way to gain money independently from Google. Reselling an interesting looking service is better than only Google.

mightyfoolish , 4 months ago to Technology in Microsoft revives aggressive Windows 11 upgrade campaign with intrusive popups for Windows 10 users

I have an issue with calling Edge "a bloated privacy invading Chrome clone". It's a "a bloated privacy invading Chrome repackage", thank you.

mightyfoolish , 5 months ago to Technology in 'Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription' says HP CEO gunning for 2024's Worst Person of the Year award | Not satisfied with merely bricking printers, HP now wants to own them al...

Their cheap. HP lowest end printers were always cheaper then the ink. Customers buy the wireless ink with a subscription and think it's a convenience. It's a scam but it's a scam that works.

Basically now that everyone is poor this is how tech companies will address customer needs: low barrier for every and a subscription.