Android is not really FOSS though. Google took the Linux kernel and a few other things to give themselves a headstart, and then built a closed source userspace on top of it.

Even the panic this offer caused among blue ticks is worth it :) I’m enjoying the Schadenfreude.

this

He’s not a good person. But Elon Musk is a wrecking ball, going through the system and demolishing it. If he buys Twitter and open sources it, then the world will be a slightly better place.

This is suprisingly level headed. But the problem goes away the moment social media giants go away. The problem with the internet are the monopolies. Once you don’t have monopolies the free market can function. Censorship ceases to be a problem when a single platform doesn’t dominate the conversation.

Not if it’s a digital clock :)

what’s the motivation behind buying a powerful laptop? Isn’t it easier to buy a powerful server and to ssh into it?

I think it’s practically impossible to avoid censorship in a centralized platform. Once you have keys to the system, the temptation to do as you will is too great.

Looks promising, I’ll give it a try.

I still need to get some block ists from my uBlock Origin config to vivaldi. There are still too many banners everywhere :)

Totally natural phenomenon.

The KISS principle: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle

I still think DDG is better than Google. Google can connect your search with lots of other services (email, youtube, android…). DDG obviously can’t do that.

What the alternative? I came to DDG from Google and going back is non-negotiable. Brave search? Startpage?

Omicron Ba.1 was milder than Delta, and it looks like Ba.2 is milder than Ba1. The virus is evolving towards adapting to human environment, which is good. (but not suprising. this is what viruses do)

Linux >>> Mac

John Oliver was great when his show first launched, but in the past years he just became a spokesperson for the American mainstream. This sounds like he’s going back to his roots as a troll. I like it.

it’s pretty good, but I feel like I need a full weekend to fully customize it :)

Just installed and giving it a try (yes it was is the distro repos, there is also a AUR for it).

Thanks! A followup: do you know why there is no Flatpak for Vivaldi (at least I can’t see anything).