Edit: Stickying some relevant “war reporting” from the comments to the post body, in a hopefully somewhat chronological order. Thanks for diving into the trenches everybody!...
Yep that’s was my solution too. Same conclusion. And then while I was on that same live CD session, I said “meh, why not just switch if I’m using Linux to do my computing anyways…” Now if only I could do the same with my cellphone…
I just switched all my systems over to mint. I used to think Linux was the “just at work” environment. But now I’m flipping it. I’m sick of Windows, I know it’s less hassle but my digital well-being needs a break from ads.
It has already been removed again
Edit: Stickying some relevant “war reporting” from the comments to the post body, in a hopefully somewhat chronological order. Thanks for diving into the trenches everybody!...
Is lemmy now what reddit used to be 10+ years ago?
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Windows XP (lemmy.zip)
The Google AI isn’t hallucinating about glue in pizza, it’s just over indexing an 11 year old Reddit post by a dude named fucksmith.
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/70425187-6d2b-4c3b-907f-c71de53919db.png...
Does Microsoft have the power to pull the plug on Linux gaming?
So I’m talking about playing previously Windows-only games on Linux, e.g. via proton....
People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)
Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs (arstechnica.com)
Students’ Leaf Blower Suppressor To Hit Retail (hackaday.com)
Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing (www.techradar.com)
It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine (steamdeckhq.com)
Boring ass planet (slrpnk.net)
Helldivers 2 - Sony no longer plans to enforce PSN account requirement for PC players (x.com)
Checkmate, science (lemmy.world)
Nintendo Goes After 8,535 Switch Emulator Backups In Mass Takedown (kotaku.com)
Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling (www.pcgamer.com)
Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective (arstechnica.com)
AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report (www.nature.com)
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UPDATE! Any reason not to use Elementary OS?
Update: I chose mint. I can trust Mint to update the backend....