Something that I’d like to point out that a lot of people seem to miss, is that power saving is not always about saving money.

I live off-grid, so for me it’s about not draining my battery bank, which is a precious and limited resource. It can make the difference between getting by on solar power or having to run a generator to recoup the losses.

Running a generator uses fuel (another limited resource), it’s loud, and produces heat and exhaust. It’s the last thing I ever want to do if I can avoid it. Depending on the time and location it may not even be an option.

I haven’t done much gaming but Steam seems fine on my old laptop running Mint.

First thing I saw when I opened the app 😄

It would be so super duper disappointing if the docs were publically available for everyone to read. Gosh golly.

So glad I ditched Microsoft. Fuck all of the big tech companies.

My biggest takeaway from that article is that Google has been charging website owners to train their AI for them. What a bunch of greedy cunts.

The only ads I really see are product placements, brand names/logos and product reviews on youtube (which are generally paid ads).

Like many here, I use ad blockers etc but I don’t think most people realize how much of what they see are actually ads. Just look at a pair of sneakers and you’re likely to see an ad on the side of them.

I’ve been purging all big tech from my life as much as possible. Meta was easy because they don’t really offer anything. It took quite a while to eliminate google. Once that was done, it was Microsoft’s turn.

I’ve also been absolutely fed up with Windows over the years. Each release somehow gets worse and more clunky and in my way of doing what I’m trying to do. So on top of being untrustworthy, using my data and generally being capitalist assholes, Microsoft’s product itself is shit.

I installed Mint and seen what innovation actually looks like. I also realized most of the things I love about android are actually features of linux under the hood. So I intend to jump on the linux phone bandwagon as well.

I’ve been using Photoshop for over 20 years. That’s been the hardest part. GIMP is impressive but for as long as it’s been around it’s still a little rough around the edges here and there. I’m learning to deal with it though.

Yeah I think I’ll just click an icon in my password manager instead.

I think the last time I tried a bunch, it came down to Breezy and Cirrus. I think they’re pretty similar but I settled on Cirrus for whatever reason. Here’s a link for anyone interested.

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.woheller69.omweather

You’re having an argument with a voice in your head or something. I’m just going to tag you and go about my morning. Good luck with whatever it is you’re dealing with.

Absolutely. Just don’t do anything shady with that information. I think that’s all anyone’s asking.

Sure, and it would be cool if that dude didn’t pass my personal information to a third party.

Nearly every weather app that exists is repackaging data from an official, tax funded source. Apps using weather underground data possibly being the only exception.

Show me one that doesn’t want location permissions and such. So now they’ve got Your data and can do as they please with it.

Because greed.

My story is very similar. I used DD-WRT for years until something broke. Then I switched to OpenWRT and never looked back. That was maybe ten years ago.

Officers can view live drone footage from their patrol car computers…

Interesting. I wonder who else can view that live video stream.

True but he’s sparking more interest in FOSS so that’s still a good thing. I doubt his advice is perfect but if it gets more people started onto their own journey it’s a win.