I’d try and get my work to switch, but apparently Zebra thermal printers (of which we have so many) don’t work well with CUPS, you may be able to do some weird shit to make them work but iirc it wasn’t too viable for a large scale operation.

I’d wager a lot of companies do use things that just don’t work too well on linux yet, not that they couldn’t work it’s just that none of the people smarter than me who make linux happen have worked on it yet, and until they do it’s just what it is. Before we want to capture the enterprise market we need good easy to use thermal printing software, CNC software, laser etching software, stuff like that. It can be done too for at least most things I’m sure.

I used plenty of open source software before I switched, sometimes, VLC is just the best program in it’s class. Also makes the jump easier when you already mostly use FOSS, and makes the windows user want to switch more. Baby steps can be good for sure.

I think it’s a cheap way to heighten the scary, to give you the feeling that you have no clue what you’re fucking doing but scary shit keeps happening.

Yeah I’m sure I would do the full build, but also I’m definitely a weirdo and there’s no way any of the shit I use comes stock lol so it has been mainly the “additional software” and dependencies bit, and to be honest I had no clue how you guys did it but this post helped a lot, thanks!

I’m still kind of a linux noob is also the thing, I started my journey years ago, but only by booting into tails every so often, then eventually ~4y ago I installed Fedora, eventually got tired of gnome and when the framework 16s dropped I grabbed one and switched to FedoraKDE, and that’s it, I haven’t made the jump to a big boy distro that “isn’t recommended for beginners” but Slackware will be the one I try, because I was a SubGenius before I even installed linux.

Thanks! The “having to figure out dependency management” thing has been the largest roadblock in me trying out Slackware so far, but I really do want to try it.

I need to try Slackware soon, by Dobbs.

What are the names of the projects in the steps? Slackware itself I think is the minnie basement, but then I’m at a loss.

Eh, I’m not gonna switch whole OSes to the most invasive spyware I can readily find just for the once every 3y I need to spin up PKhex, wine will do.

I mean, they’re still out there if you know where to look.

You’re right though people are often too lazy for gpg.

Well, “obsolete.” Unless your average home invader starts employing nanobots in their crimes guns will still be useful, just not against state level threats that can afford nanobots. Of course, those threats already have f-35s or whatever number we’re on now so guns are already of limited effect there.

Tbf I’m unaware of a messaging service be it chat or email or whatever that leaks no metadata, afaik they all kind of have to by nature of needing to know at least where the message is supposed to go, if not where it came from, too.

Like, if Bob messages Lisa, the service has to at least know to deliver the message to lisa, even if it didn’t also that it’s from Bob.

If you know of one I’m curious though!

Honestly (can’t speak for OP, but) I’ve been moving away from matrix recently.

• Element is buggy as hell on my phone and a shitty electron app on my laptop. The other apps mostly lack feature parity.
• It’s difficult for normals to use and thus difficult for me to convert and retain my contacts (and trying has likely hurt my chances at getting them to adopt another now that they’ve all fallen back to SMS).
• Parts of it like reactions aren’t encrypted and it leaks metadata hardcore
• I found out that the Matrix [.] org foundation was started by a former Amdocs employee (in fact it started as an Amdocs project before they stopped funding it and the matrix foundation was created) which raises HUGE red flags for me. Amdocs is affiliated with mossad. Even if Matrix isn’t their proximity to Amdocs who definitely is is too close for comfort.
• Lastly I understand that things in the privacy space are often exploited by bad actors and don’t directly blame Matrix for this, but the CP problem on matrix makes the public rooms basically unusable and thus removes them from the equation. First of all because of this they removed the ability to find rooms through search, which “good” but it also kneecaps innocent use of the rooms, and secondly I just don’t want to see that shit so even if I know the room addr I don’t want to join it anymore unless I need specific tech support from an official room listed on some project’s website, and then I’m in and out. Plus now I have friends asking what kind of CP app did I make them install and asking if they’ll get sent to prison for seeing that shit in the raspberry pi room, and you and I both know they won’t but also I don’t want to put them in that position in the first place.

I’ve fallen back to xmpp for now, but I’ve been trying out Delta Chat as of the last few days and I’m liking it, I think I could get the normals on it with the easy onboarding, and the “no public groups” thing might be a feature not a bug.

I really really wanted to like matrix but it boils down to A) even if I do a chat app is useless without my people on it and B) with the Amdocs connection I’m too paranoid to trust it and C) even if I can just avoid the public rooms and thus CP, the fact that someone I know like my mom or cousin could conceivably stumble upon it there isn’t a selling point at the very least.

Doing “Bob’s” work, thanks!

Also Shaggy of It Wasn’t Me fame.

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Dude awesome thanks! Looks like running it on linux is a whole thing but doable, now I just neef to find out what the game was.

Worse when it’s a flash game, as I understand they’re all dead now.

I just want to play the unknown snowboarding game with all the little hills to jump on again. Well that and the ever classic Kitten Cannon.

They’re working on that, I think they said next year or 2027 the OEM they’re working with will be up to snuff. Currently only pixels support their hardware requirements for security reasons until then it seems. I also hate google, but a graphened pixel is still the best option in the meantime. I can’t wait for their new phones either though!

No, I have to not paint a target on my back until I get enough to perform a coup. One day when you are old enough to be employed you may understand.

He doesn’t really know that much about it tbh, he’s a little removed from the situation. They’re also admittedly not all easy to replace.

Because real life requires more tact than that.