Windows 10 EoL is fast approaching, so I thought I’d give Linux a try on some equipment that won’t be able to upgrade to Windows 11. I wanted to see if I will be able to recommend an option to anyone that asks me what they should do with their old PC....
The app store or software center on most Linux distros are bad. I think Linux developers underestimate the importance of this part of the OS. For new users, the app store is one of the big 3 aspects of an OS: launcher, settings, app store.
Gnome settings app is easy to use, but missing a lot of controls.
The app store (software center) is just not helpful for exploring apps, and updates are always problematic.
I still use Firefox as my primary web browser, both on the desktop and on mobile. But I wish Mozilla stops making stupid decisions with Firefox again and again.
Over the past few months, we’ve been accelerating our ability to execute outstandingly, make faster decisions, and realize our multi-product ambitions. To help facilitate this, I’m excited to announce an organizational change within the product team. This change will enable us to better develop and scale products at...
Google made it invite only when people actually wanted to try it. Then when people got tired of waiting and no longer interested, Google tried to push it to everyone.
I’ve been using Brave Search supplemented by Startpage for the past 2+ years. When I search for something, I want to get results for credible webpages, not a summary of unknown quality. I liked the previous AI inclusion because it was instant, didn’t take up much space, and I could quickly navigate to the websites referenced...
Firefox 126.0.1 release notes (www.mozilla.org)
Fixed an issue with reading tagged PDF documents in a screen reader. (Bug 1894849)...
Linux is still not ready to replace Windows
Windows 10 EoL is fast approaching, so I thought I’d give Linux a try on some equipment that won’t be able to upgrade to Windows 11. I wanted to see if I will be able to recommend an option to anyone that asks me what they should do with their old PC....
'whites only' job posting (lemmy.world)
When I grow up, I'm going to be an astronaut (mander.xyz)
Is he winning? (lemmy.world)
It goes without saying that...
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Google Search Is Now a Giant Hallucination (gizmodo.com)
Google rolled out AI overviews across the United States this month, exposing its flagship product to the hallucinations of large language models.
The Many Mistakes Of Mozilla - DistroTube (m.youtube.com)
I removed the click bait part of the title....
Mozilla Corporation Org Changes - setting up Firefox as a standalone product organization (blog.mozilla.org)
Over the past few months, we’ve been accelerating our ability to execute outstandingly, make faster decisions, and realize our multi-product ambitions. To help facilitate this, I’m excited to announce an organizational change within the product team. This change will enable us to better develop and scale products at...
[Community Challenge 36] The Wrong Sailor Moon (mander.xyz)
Theme...
Pokemart 2.0 (sh.itjust.works)
Mozilla confirms it will add Tab Groups, Vertical Tabs, Profile Management to Firefox (connect.mozilla.org)
Gemini is the new Google+ (www.computerworld.com)
Countries chosen by Norwegians for summer vacations 2024 (files.catbox.moe)
I'm really annoyed by how much Brave Search is pushing AI
I’ve been using Brave Search supplemented by Startpage for the past 2+ years. When I search for something, I want to get results for credible webpages, not a summary of unknown quality. I liked the previous AI inclusion because it was instant, didn’t take up much space, and I could quickly navigate to the websites referenced...
Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution comes to Firefox (www.pcworld.com)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy for Switch delayed to unannounced date in the west (www.gematsu.com)
They were supposed to release on May 21....
Kingdom Hearts is coming to Steam - June 13 (files.catbox.moe)
If an oven only has fan forced mode do i still need to set it to the fan forced temperature in recipes? Ie 160 instead of 180.
Landlord put in a new oven and not sure how it works.