I’d rather they worked on a decent web browser or an email client or something like that.

I was wondering how many VW beetles is that? How about in boulders? Washing machines? Football fields?

In America, we really will use ANYTHING other than the metric system.

As a 30+ year Slackware user, I’m unimpressed.

Don’t worry, you’ll be able to rent your life needs with a subscription plan that will be only slightly unaffordable.

The ads in the app windows can be dismissed and the don’t come back. I deeply hate ads but can tolerate Proton’s approach.

Now they’re shooting for 20-30 minute hold times.

Most US folks may not believe it, but South American cities are also much nicer to live in than US cities.

I only made that mistake once. Once was too many times.

How long before gedit depends on systemd??

This is the thing that will 100% get me to leave my iPhone behind.

I’d rather be forgotten than lumped in with the boomers.

60s baby here. Oh dear, I don’t even know what to say anymore.

Apparently, it does happen: https://tempusfugitlaw.com/real-life-breach-of-fiduciary-duty-case-examples-outcomes/

Particularly of note is the descision around AA’s ESG investments.

No, not illegal, but they can be sued by the shareholder for failing to maximize value.

Yes! That’s the phenomenon I was thinking about. The never ending influx of stupidity.

Pihole is 100% awesome but I just want mention that AdGuard is great on iOS devices to deal with ads while away from home. There is also AdGuard Home which is compareable to Pihole and is also free software (GPL 3).

I was playing with several local BBSs back in the early 90s (Fidonet!!) but got on the internet around '93. It was a much more fun place to be. Definitely not corporate. For me, I’d say the inflection point was when AOL let its users loose with web access. The never ending fall. There was a natural selection typ filter in getting on-line before then - you have to have technical know-how or be in a university where access was provided. Usenet and IRC were awesome. I seriously miss the feel of it.

Every once in a while, I come across someone who makes me jealous.

YES! YES!! YES!!! I hate having to sift through that tripe when exploring certain genres.