The cosmos is within us. We are made of star stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.

Carl Sagan.

I haven't been able to solve CAPTHCAs in years.

It's ok, I prefer my colon without Open Sores.

Seriously.

Pine64 has also had terrible communication for a while now and their site has had technical issues for a month. They have not filled me with confidence as of late.

postmarketOS is great though.

I see where this is going...

I'm happy you're having fun computing and all, but I'm going to be that guy: It's rite of passage.

It is hard to overstate the importance of FSF in software development. We need them now more than ever. Long live the FSF!

"Unbiased opinion" is an oxymoron.

Yeah, that workload is excessive. I'm glad she decided to take care of herself. "All or nothing" burns you out real quick.

Recently? This is a long time coming. Users have been accepting all kinds of shit from big players without complaint. Even if they protest it's usually just performative and they keep using the services, sites and software that violates all kinds notions of user and privacy rights. Most people unfortunately are (understandably) not equipped to really even understand the kind of shady shit these companies pull on the daily. The internet is going to shit and its users will gobble it up and ask for more. It has been frustrating watching this happen, but there's really very little that can be done.

Every time I've tried using modern GNOME it's like pulling teeth. I hate it. I think it has actual usability issues. Not disparaging anyone who likes it, it just really doesn't suit me.

GNOME classic shell was ok, but when I installed KDE Plasma it was like coming home. Everything made sense and everything was where it needed to be. More or less.

In the end I'm just glad Linux has a variety of DEs to choose from. Even if you choose GNOME, you weirdo.