this is awesome! makes me excited to setup a new nas later this year :)

you will own nothing & like it

/s, maybe

using the picture of obama @ the great wall of china is an interesting choice, haha

linux mint lmde is what i like to recommend to anyone who wants to switch over to linux w minimal learning curve.

hope this helps, too: https://linuxjourney.com/

im definitely gonna miss her.

check out mx linux w kde, instead of xcfe.

It’s been fun w Lina Khan @ the helm. gonna miss seeing the FTC make moves on corpos. (^_*)

maybe this will help: https://www.debugpoint.com/fractional-scaling-linux-mint/

memes dunking on mint are irrelevant. use what works for you & ignore the noise.

personally, mint lmde, based on debian, might be worth a once over. sounds like the stability aspect might be up your alley.

must be a slow news day if colin jost is in the headlines

yep! ended up setting a diff default page, but was more so curious about the behavior/root cause.

was doing some distro hopping & was trying out antiX on an old machine.

dl was done using the antiX package mgr.

region is english speaking; usa.

yes, manually set a different home page but was more so curious why this was happening.

does not compute. how does this response help me understand? i have read through a bunch of stuff but question has not been answered. what have i missed? pls advise.

convenience is my guess, since so many ppl are in the google/gmail ecosystem. it just makes sense for most to be part of the same for communication purposes. i mean, it makes sense, but it sucks.

been slowly helping ppl in my circle of influence, which is mostly comprised of ios/mac users, ween off the google teet & helping them dip their toes in the open source world. it’s an uphill battle, but one i’m willing to fight.

amazing ( ◠‿◠ )

mojeek has been pretty cool so far. been using it on & off a few weeks now.

Established with a commitment to user privacy, Mojeek operates its own crawler-based index, setting it apart from search engines that rely on third-party search results, such as those from Google or Bing. Unlike many mainstream search engines, Mojeek does not track, profile, or personalize search results, ensuring an unbiased and transparent search experience for its users.

graphene os looking more & more attractive every day

tldr:

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook parent over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

sam altman & his goons, check.

haha, same here! definitely learned a lot from lemmy communities, so welcome!

grapheneOS is a de-googled os based on android. the funny thing is that it’s supported by mostly google phones, haha!

you can find all the info here & definitely keep asking questions in the tech & privacy communities:

https://grapheneos.org/