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  • Someone mentioned commet as a discord like matrix client the other day. I've trialled it using my matrix setup, and it looks and feels very clean, I definitely prefer it to element.

    Unfortunately as the tale always goes, it's not quite on par with element in features (it claims to have RTC support using livekit, but I couldn't find the group call option), but it's definitely one of the more interesting clients to come about recently. I really like the separation of spaces and personal chats, and the multiple accounts feature is useful from a sysadmin perspective.

    Once they manage voice channels with RTC, I think matrix will finally have its discord alternative that could see some adoption with everyday users.

  • 100%. It's the goto starter distro for good reason. Ux is familiar, and it works ootb.

    They've also got the LMDE, which is mint based on Debian rather than Ubuntu. Haven't tried it personally, but I've heard good things from people who are determined not to touch anything Ubuntu adjacent for whatever reason, whilst still providing an ootb environment that is stable and ux friendly.

    Ubuntu is Debian based anyway, so I'd imagine parts of Ubuntu have been pulled out to bridge the gap between Debian and mint, but given mint are anti snap; that's something that definitely wouldn't be copied over to LMDE (and like you pointed out, is disabled in standard mint anyway).

  • More specifically the Weinstein mindset.

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  • 10/10 on the mental gymnastics there bud. 

  • I've gone the other way with it. I feel galvanised to try and help the laymen break free from our digital prisons; attempting to migrate people to decentralisation as a concept; as in my eyes it's the only way we'll ever move out from under this technocratic structure we find ourselves stuck in.   

    It's one hell of an uphill battle, but the hardest part (convincing others to try something new) is becoming easier just thanks to the rampant enshittification in every product. My driving force for most of it has been the desire to see my country break free from reliance on American tech; which if you know anything about the UK; it's an incredibly pie in the sky ambition... But I remain hopeful.   

    My advice would be to learn (if you're not already familiar ofc) containerisation as a concept and spin up services that offer real alternatives to what people rely so heavily upon.  

    The only way the world can escape the likes of Zuckerberg and Musk, is if people like me and you show them how to implement an alternative. 

  • Laughing my arse..

  • so true

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  • Using a volla Quintus with Ubuntu touch. It does all I need a phone to do, but I wouldn't say it's at the stage ready for mass adoption yet. Usually I'll need to create web apps for certain services (there are no native fediverse clients for example, so I'm using a web app of blorp), so it's manageable if you're a power user (and being able to ssh to your phones terminal is pretty cool if you're into Linux in general).   

    Waydroid comes as standard, and UT uses containers to run most desktop apps; known as libertine containers. For UT native apps (which there isn't a great deal of, hence the reliance on web apps/containers) you can browse here (Webber is your best friend on UT; as it simplifies creation of web apps).  

    You don't have the same freedom with environments on UT as you do desktop OS'... I couldn't even tell you what the env is called off the top of my head, but if you're asking about my pc; I'm currently running Garuda with KDE (though considering a switch to something like bazzite, as I'm not home enough to keep up to date with the rolling distros, and just want something that runs games when I am back). My laptop is currently running mint with KDE, which I switch to cinnamon when trying to convert someone from windows. 

  • so true

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  • Haha Oops.

  • so true

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  • Volla Quintus running Ubuntu touch; it's european made too. 

  • so true

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  • Appreciate the sentiment, but my preference for linux is born from the desire to move away from proprietary American software more than anything else; It's a subject I feel strongly about (To the point where I'm using a Linux phone over android/iOS, self hosted matrix server instead of WhatsApp etc).  

  • so true

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  • I know I do; because I refuse to use windows.  

    Badum tss. (Yes, I use arch btw.)

  • You didn't answer my question. Rule for me and not for thee eh.

  • "What a great question! You've clearly considered the security implications of putting development tools in the hands of an end user, you are a pioneer in the field of cyber security!...."

    Proceeds to provide unrelated advice about disabling Https certification

  • I didn't answer your question because I refute the very premise of it. You ask why killing everyone isn't considered genocide, when that isn't what happened. 54 people died in an (unacceptable) act of terror. Not a genocide. 

    Now, why do you feel a single day justifies a sustained 2 year genocide?

  • Just wait until they create artificial people and autonomous robots.   

    No accounting acronym is safe from their tyranny. 

  • My favourite 'will one day be pub trivia' snippet from this whole LLM mess, is that society had to create a new term for AI (AGI), because LLMs muddied the once accurate term. 

  • Yes... Like the one I just described to you? 

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