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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.

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…

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 o…

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.

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 …

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 oft…

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 r…

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 mac…

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 h…

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,…

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 wor…

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 s…

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 peop…

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 wi…

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 captur…

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 oth…

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 o…

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, trans…

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…

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 i…

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, rende…

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 par…

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 o…

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…

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 - the…