Notices by Linux in a Bit 🐧 (linux_in_a_bit@linuxrocks.online), page 2

Linux /ˈlɪn.əks/
Noun
1. A piece or collection of software incorperating the Linux kernel; Android.
2. A piece or collection of software resembling the common Linux distribution; GNU/Linux.

@anjum
See https://linuxrocks.online/@Linux_in_a_Bit/112414850815140154

Cons of living in a state with at will employment:
You can be fired any time (not if it's discriminatory ofc) :blobcatsurprised:

Pros of living in a state with at will employment:
Two-week notices don't exist; you can just leave :blobcathyper:

🤔 Instead of angering Nintendo, you all could be archiving everything on https://library.kiwix.org/ instead.

Y'know, for when the internet goes to heck and you don't want to go to the library and use an encyclopedia or (heaven forbid) look up developer documentation in a *book*. :blobcat0_0:

:blobcatrainbow: And if you *really* want to play games, why not try out https://flashpointarchive.org/

Gross.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/biden-signs-bill-criticized-as-major-expansion-of-warrantless-surveillance/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/us-senate-and-biden-administration-shamefully-renew-and-expand-fisa-section-702-0

"Thank goodness Windows has security by obscurity, it could never fall victim to anything as bad as XZ!"
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/kremlin-backed-hackers-exploit-critical-windows-vulnerability-reported-by-the-nsa/

:xfce: Almost everybody I see recommending Xfce seems to throw in some disclaimer to the effect of, "It looks kinda ugly by default, but it's really easy to theme."

🤔 I definitely agree with that; customizing Xfce is fantastic and incredibly simple, however, it shouldn't be something anyone *has* to do.
Why hasn't the default look of Xfce changed?

:ablobcatattentionreverse: https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=75321

@jnv
Before even reading that, I'm going to guess the author doesn't comprehend how Mastodon and the Fediverse could have existed before Elon bought Twitter. :blobcatthink:

Flathub as well as multiple independent Flatpak repos operated by different distros
vs.
The Ubuntu Repository 2, Electric Boogaloo

Fight! :ablobcatbongo:

"For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
- Jigsaw just before cutting a hole in MDF :blobcatgiggle:

Update: The Solus folks fixed it yesterday and I just haven't been properly updating my system :ablobcatgooglymlem:

The curse of Solus being properly maintained again I guess...
I'm running one of the new backdoored #xz versions (5.6.1) :blobcat_thisisfine:

:ablobcatcoffee: Matrix would be a lot less complicated if they just let rooms be hosted just by the server they were created on.

Instead they made some kind of graph database consensus system resulting in way too many unfixable issues:
https://telegra.ph/why-not-matrix-08-07 :blobcat_thisisfine:

@icedquinn
I just read the article you refrenced (https://telegra.ph/why-not-matrix-08-07)

:blobthinkingeyes: yeah, that's not good...

@icedquinn
But it must at least be manageable, right?
If it wasn't, half of the rooms I'm in would be dead...

Why is it worse than other messaging apps?

:ablobfoxbongo: : :ablobcatbongo: :: :ablobfoxhyper: : :ablobcatrainbow:

BetterHelp
A data hungry tech company disguised as a therapy service allowing poorly vetted therapists to video call people who should probably be doing in-person therapy instead.

What could go wrong? :blobcat_thisisfine:

@icedquinn
You're thinking about the wrong category of device.

I'm saying an internet-connected $100 toothbrush should have just had a power button and an intensity select button instead of an app, and could have been $90 if they did that instead.

@icedquinn
Bluetooth radios have to be installed, connected, and programmed.
Antennas have to be positioned
The app has to be designed, uploaded, and tested.
Etc.
I think the app is more expensive.

Companies making an app to control a device which should have had physical controls, and could have had them cheaper :blobcatgooglytrash: