Dell has got to be one of the most frustrating companies that put out a linux laptop. They put out a laptop certified for ubuntu but then never support newer releases. A big part of their hardware is always proprietary drivers like webcam, fingerprint reader etc… Then you update to a new LTS release because lets be serious...
I’ve had a brother laser printer for 8 years now. Recently my wife was asked “can we get a color printer” and I said but we have at least 5+ years of toner left in this thing!
I am actually sort of worried that now that they put this out they will retire bridge. We will have to wait and see. Is having a browser tab open really that bad… ?? I suppose but I still like programs over web pages.
exactly if it’s a company they have to comply with laws. This is not a service to rely on if you doing espionage or something. It’s for people who want more privacy and choice.
Not much has changed. It’s really only secure if you are sending emails between addresses within the same local network like gmail to gmail. Thankfull with end to end encryption it can be pretty safe just good luck finding someone that knows how to use it. but thankfully proton makes that pretty seamless.
I always think it’s interesting when I read these stories. No matter how bad it gets. No matter how many red flags are raised no one is going to do a single thing. Our governments are completely failing us by doing nothing useful.
honestly it’s sort of useless for that function. The only thing my family posts is dumb crap. I still basically have to see them or talk to them to actually catch up. As a means of keeping up with people I have found FB as practically useless.
let me just say it does work but if you try to suspend and resume the whole tablet sort of crashes at the moment. It still has a ways to go before it’s exactly stable.
So I have been using the pinetab 2 for about 6 months or so on and off. Mostly off to be honest. My final thoughts are that I can’t really recommend this device to basically anyone. Even as a power user and someone that does software development I can say this device is a slog....
In a Christmas message to his followers Monday, former President Donald Trump said he hopes supporters of “Electric Car Lunacy” would “ROT IN HELL.”...
This is sort of an interesting article. It seems like ( unlike what I thought ) the Supreme court might not have much it could even do to overturn the situation: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/…/ar-AA1m1hit
I just saw today that there is now a desktop app in beta for Windows and macos. As a privacy conscious person on Linux I am stuck as a second class citizen using proton services because there are no Linux apps besides bridge.
not to be a jerk but there are much smaller companies than them that have linux developers. Or they take some in house people and say hey learn how to develop for linux. It’s actually not that hard ( source: I am an Engineer for a software company for 12 years )
So I got my pinetab2 a few weeks ago. I am going to leave aside for a moment the absolute hell it was to get this thing. How it arrived broken and how I had to argue with support for a week to get a replacement. Now that I have it and have been playing around I must say it’s sorta decent....
Dell is so frustrating
Dell has got to be one of the most frustrating companies that put out a linux laptop. They put out a laptop certified for ubuntu but then never support newer releases. A big part of their hardware is always proprietary drivers like webcam, fingerprint reader etc… Then you update to a new LTS release because lets be serious...
linux on school chromebook : ignorance is bliss (zirk.us)
Asking a Linux user to recommend a printer (tesseract.dubvee.org)
BTW, I’ve had my Brother laser MFP for 11 years and still on the original toner.
Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version (news.itsfoss.com)
12 months of record ocean heat has scientists puzzled and concerned (www.nbcnews.com)
if you don't use facebook, what social media do you use to stay in contact with family?
Wifi finally works on the PineTab 2
Happy to report that the Wifi on the Pinetab 2 now works. Still early days but I am using it for a few hours now and it works....
Honestly (lemmy.today)
Firefox 121.0.1 released (www.mozilla.org)
My final thoughts on the pinetab 2
So I have been using the pinetab 2 for about 6 months or so on and off. Mostly off to be honest. My final thoughts are that I can’t really recommend this device to basically anyone. Even as a power user and someone that does software development I can say this device is a slog....
Trump wishes electric car supporters 'rot in hell' in Truth Social Christmas message (www.businessinsider.com)
In a Christmas message to his followers Monday, former President Donald Trump said he hopes supporters of “Electric Car Lunacy” would “ROT IN HELL.”...
Feeling a lot like Gonald lately (slrpnk.net)
MEGATHREAD Trump Disqualified from 2024 Election per Colorado Supreme Court (lemmy.world)
The Colorado Supreme Court is removing former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot, saying he is ineligible to be president....
Can we get Linux apps?
I just saw today that there is now a desktop app in beta for Windows and macos. As a privacy conscious person on Linux I am stuck as a second class citizen using proton services because there are no Linux apps besides bridge.
mayo (lemmy.world)
Pinetab2 my thoughts
So I got my pinetab2 a few weeks ago. I am going to leave aside for a moment the absolute hell it was to get this thing. How it arrived broken and how I had to argue with support for a week to get a replacement. Now that I have it and have been playing around I must say it’s sorta decent....