As the vast majority of people have no clue and no interest in utilizing those tools.

I can’t agree more. A few family members got really paranoid about their communications being monitored after Trump was elected again, so I offered to show them Signal or Element. Nah, no interest, “too hard”. They still text even with the fucking US government itself warning people it’s a very insecure medium.

I’m hoping that disinterest changes after a few people get locked up based on social media PMs, but don’t have all that much hope.

And Empress is gone, though they were pretty toxic so that’s no big loss for me.

Yeah, this thing is super inaccessible. Damn you, Gates!

You nailed it: I inspected the grub.cfg on the install media, which gave me the required parameters to get my hacked together install partition working. After that, it was really easy!

Unfortunately no, it’s an SSD (post updated) and it’s soldered in place. Plus this thing is the least accessible non-phone/tablet device I’ve ever seen. I’d need to use a heat gun and a few prying tools to take it apart. That’s why the USB controller remains unfixed, I’m more likely to cause more damage to it.

That’s brilliant! I got it to work, but the lack of functioning USB port means my future recovery options are limited. I’m installing this with a barebones linux install ISO, just in case things get weird. Thank you!

100%. I’m a microbiologist so I asked ChatGPT to teach me about CRISPR. It was not great.

I think this is a really good idea. A baby server for every privacy concerned house. Make it simple enough that customizing software features is like putting together Legos, but leave in the potential for complexity as some users grow.

You know what really pisses me off? Some of the newer models have radar built in again (no ultrasound though). Tesla just doesn’t use it.

I’d prefer to feed them but I’m sure we can find volunteers to feel them too.

Mr. Rogers was better than we deserved.

Same. I loudly exclaimed “FUUUUUUCK” as I read the article, much to the confusion of my partner.

Same, though I think this will be the push the community needs to really launch a good Linux phone. It’ll suck for awhile, but I’m looking forward to debating phone distros with all of you.

I watched them on TV with my parents as a kid. We loved them, so my dad bought copies for home and oh wow TV censored some things.

This looks AWESOME! As an ADHD squirrel, I’m super excited about this. I have zero programming skill, but I’ll happily test the hell out of it.

Well, we’re all reasonably intelligent people. Let’s collectively brainstorm!

It looks like masking with a random pattern made to look like dirt or debris is an option.

To negate night reads, how about 2-4 layers of optical polarizing film, each transverse to the previous plane of polarization? Alternately, a coating with a visible light transparent, IR opaque pigment.

I focus on hobbies where I can make things, like woodworking, welding, 3d printing, etc. That way they all tie together, keeping things fresher, and get me some practical skills.

My thoughts exactly. I usually flame out after a month or two.

Great tip, this goes in the toolbox. With all the feedback I’m getting so far, I’m feeling optimistic!

This is great! True, Lemmy is often staunchly anti-AI, but I think this is exactly what AI should be used for - enhancing people’s lives and helping them overcome difficulties. I upvoted you with an extra hard mouse click to compensate.

I wish I had thought of this before - I can communicate clearly but it can be so hard for me to be concise. I wouldn’t use it for everything, but for “big ticket item” conversations, definitely. It could help us get over the communication difficulty hump, then we can start handling more on our own. Do you have any recommendations for particular models, methods you’ve found useful, or the like?

I like the strategy, it seems like you’re tying everything up at the end instead of ping ponging back and forth, which I’ve been guilty of. Thank you!