BoloMKXXVIII

Meta doesn’t want to complete with the NSO Group in stealing user’s information.

A live linux distro for start, emergency medical information, encrypted container for whatever files you want to take with you. I still wouldn’t carry very sensitive information with you. Banking info, password lists, private partner photos, should all stay at home.

I have two Windows programs that I use regularly. I run Windows 10 inside Gnome Boxes within Linux Mint. The Windows VM has no internet access. I have successfully moved the Windows VM (not really hard) to a second computer. I see no reason to ever play Microsoft’s game again. Setting up Windows 10 or Windows IoT LTSC within Gnome Boxes is dead easy.

I’ve heard from a couple of creators that some of their videos have just disappeared. Few will say much, and none on record, so I think Google is threatening them somehow. Note, the videos I watch on YT are not political or controversial in any way.

Can we sell short on server prices?

Linux just keeps getting better while another OS we know keeps getting worse.

Another way to buy crap Great.

I’ve been using Linux since the 90’s. Back then it was frustrating and really couldn’t do much of what I needed done so I had to dual boot with Windows. These days Linux is (in my opinion) MUCH easier to use than Windows. It has been for a few years. The problem really is inertia. The vast majority of hardware is made to work with Windows. Linux does an amazing job of supporting hardware that was not designed to work with Linux, but will never be as seamless until hardware manufacturers support Linux at the same level as Windows. That day may be coming. The EU push for digital sovereignty could get hardware manufacturers to finally support Linux at the same level as Windows. As for Linux phones, they seem to be at the same point Linux OS was in the 90’s. There is a lot of promise, but they still have a lot of development left to do. It is difficult for the community to support such projects when it will take many years to become mature. Again, I am hoping the EU will help as they try to break their dependency on American phone OSes. BTW, I am a supporter of open source. I donate annually.