Notices by Linux Is Best (linux@kitty.social), page 2

@jihadjimmy@the.asbestos.cafe I would accept your reward, but I know someone dumber, and that is you.

You do not seem to understand that Gecko / Firefox as an upstream is a dying platform which has only ever been successfully soft forked long term. Gnu IceCat will break so many website layouts. But lets not forget the total failing of being a daily driver since its failed support for DRM content that the majority of users depend upon for streaming Spotify, Pandora, Disney Plus, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Show Time, Starz, Paramount Plus, Crunchyroll, and many more. In, before you suggest an app, which many still do not rely upon, and even if they did, often that is just a Chromium web browser in a skin.

Gecko / Firefox is not even a mainstream web browser with next to no market share. With only Germany being the last remaining holdout. Both the United States government and the European Union has experienced issues when using Gecko, because it is only an afterthought.

But since you believe a fork that few people have ever heard of or used, based upon a dying platform that the world is abandoning is so significant, clearly you are more worth of this honor, and I congratulate you on you "success". 🤣

🤣 Lmao --->> @jihadjimmy@the.asbestos.cafe <<--- Whose kid is this? 🤣

When the mods of asbestos dot cafe drops the "N" word, Fedi Block is the solution. 1 Screenshot shows their poor taste (marked sensitive, because of the nature of the photo), and the other shows they're one of the mods.

Sensitive content warning:





#FediBlock

2nd mod from asbestos dot cafe drops the "N" word.

1 screenshot shows their poor taste (also marked as sensitive, because of the nature of the photo) and the other, once again, shows it is a mod of that instance (server).

Sensitive content warning:


#FediBlock

"But... but... Vivaldi is not purely open source!"

Good software does not need to be open source.

Firefox is open source, but it includes spyware, adware, and AI, while being managed by an ad company. Brave Browser maybe open source, but it too includes spyware, adware, AI, plus cryptocurrency, while being managed by an ad company. Not to forget that their CEO is anti women's rights, anti LGBTQ+, a Trump supporter, and COVID-19 denier.

Open source does not guarantee that the development is good or the people behind that development has your or anyone's best interest in mind. It does not guarantee that it makes the world a better place either, for example, here are free virus programs on GitHub that are open source, but I would not want them anywhere on my system.

Vivaldi is the better browser, because they're not spying on their users, they're not bundling adware, or bundling AI, or incorporate cryptocurrency, and they're not owned by an ad company. Furthermore, if you monitor Vivaldi, unlike Firefox or Brave, the only time Vivaldi calls out is to 1) check for updates and 2) bug reports. Now, if that is too much, you should know both Firefox and Brave call out like a small lost child, wanting their mother.

I recommend Vivaldi, because they're not trying to harm anyone, and they're not calling home like a lost child in the wood. It includes its own ad-blocker, plus added support to ensure uBlock functionality.

Seriously, enable their ad-blocker, along with uBlock Origin Lite, plus Privacy Badger, and you got some pretty good ad blocking going on. As a bonus, I also use NextDNS (which is optional) and enable their ad blocking too. It is also how I was able to track just how much Firefox or Brave calls out (it's kind of creepy to watch them do that).

#Firefox #Mozilla #MozillaFirefox #Brave #BraveBrowser #WebBrowser #Foss #OpenSource #HumanRights #WomenRight #AbortionRights #TransRights #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQ #Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser

"You suffer from a mental illness, and need treatment to be made better."

That used to be the political and social stance in America toward all LGBTQ+ members. If elected, that is what Donald Trump and JD Vance will support.

I am not a member of the LGBTQ+ community, but I would not wish to see people labeled as "unwell" or "dangerous" or "predators" simple because they love another consenting adult. I would not want America where you could legally lose your job, once more, because you were different from someone else.

We're all people. We're all individuals. But Trump's idea of America, the fascism he upholds and envisions, would very much, not see justice or society as fair and equal.

#Lgbtq #Lgbtq+ #Election #Vote #UsPol #UsPolitics

As a child, I recall being far away from home, and by chance (dumb luck) running into a teacher who was with their partner.

I will never forget the look of fear in the teacher's eyes, worried that their secret could somehow now be exposed. I recall, telling them that they made a cute couple, and the teacher tearing up, and thanking me. At the time, I never told anyone what I had learned, because I knew better.

That is not the type of America, we need to go back to. That was not America at its best, and nothing about that was "great". But as fascist, that is the America, Donald Trump and JD Vance would want for everyone, today.

#UsPol #UsPolitics #Fascist #Fascism #Lgbtq #Lgbtq+

@joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org I'm going to block you as spam, if you show me another link from August 2024. As I said, that is old news, and not current.

@joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org That's old news (from August), and no longer current. The ruling to reinstate net neutrality, passed, much to everyone's surprise. I guess, even the Mega nut jobs, don't like the nonsense most ISPs were paying.

I hope the system kicks both T-Mobile and AT&T down a peg.

Locked phones are not good for users, and if you do one of their payment plans, they design those so that when you pay off the device, you're already out of warranty, so you may not know there is something wrong with your phone.

My Google Pixel 7 was very hard to unlock, and they are still trying to argue that "carrier unlock" and "bootloader unlock" were two different things. Originally, my device would do neither. I paid my decide off early too, but by then, it was still out of warranty.

I like the idea of the 60 days time limit, even if T-Mobile and ATT would like to keep you locked down forever.

RE: https://mastodon.social/users/arstechnica/statuses/113347265444160499

8 years ago, the polls said, Donald Trump could not win. 8 years ago, the mainstream media and much of social media, mistook Donald Trump for a sad, sick, joke. 8 years ago, the so-called "political experts" said, Donald Trump could never be President, and that he was wasting his time.

8 years ago, that mean, ugly, orange clown, surprised everyone, and won.

Please do not let history repeat itself. Like, comment, subscribe, and share does NOT enact change, but voting, does

#UsPol #UsPolitics

@Kitty PeerTube dot TV is the 1st instance that shows up in DuckDuckGo and Google. The free app, GaryJay that some people use to bypass YouTube, but also view other streaming services, uses their PeerTube which is peertube dor futo dot org. You can find other instances on Join PeerTube dot Org.

@Kitty I almost forgot that @puniko@mk.absturztau.be runs their own PeerTube also at VHS dot Absturztau dot Be.

3rd time someone around Donald Trump had a gun. 🤔

If Trump wins, which would be awful, I doubt he would survive as President. That is more upsetting knowing his Vice President pick, JD Vance, is worse than Donald Trump. 😱

#Assassination #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #Vance

RE: https://press.coop/users/BBCWorld/statuses/113306092871712477

I've been "that guy".

The guy who put in the countless, long, exhausting, stressful hours of sweat and tears. The guy who did so much, for so many, without ever needing to be asked, or ever once making a big deal out of it. The guy who made sure everyone's wants and needs were generally taken care of and who held things together, whenever shit hit the fan, and someone needed to make everyone's world right again.

Only for some random to basically walk through the door and be like, "sup?" and somehow gain the credit and notoriety and even respect, for doing nothing, other than just walking through the door.

That is why I don't care whether the CEO of WordPress is losing his cool right now. I can truly understand what it is like to experience someone come in on your "coattails". WordPress Engine is an awful company, run by awful people, and should WordPress come to an abrupt end, I will truly understand and respect as to why.

#WordPress #WP #WpEngine #WordPressEngine

Microsoft Recall is part of explorer.exe as a dependency -- You cannot remove Microsoft Recall.

You must accept Microsoft will spy on you. You no longer have a choice.

#Microsoft #Windows #MicrosoftWindows #Windows11 #Windows10 #Spyware #Adware #CoPilot #Recall #MicrosoftRecall

Pro-life tip:

If your boss tells you that you need to work through a category 5 hurricane, tell them to fuck off. It may save your life (no joke).

#Hurricane #Cat5 #Category5 #Milton

The better browser is Vivaldi web browser.

* No spyware.
* No ad-ware.
* Not owned by an advertising company.
* Built in ad-blocker
* Backed in support for uBlock functionality (since v6.9)
* Great extension support.
* Works on any website.
* Available for Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, Android, and Apple iOS
* Friendly community.
* Vivaldi (the company) is part of the Fediverse (social dot Vivaldi dot net)


#Vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #WebBrowser #uBlock #Fediverse

I am fed up with Richard Neil and voted for the independent, Nadia Milleron.

I will not vote for Elizabeth Warren, but I am also not going to vote for John Deaton either.

I, abstain.