I use old.reddit.com, and had trouble logging in from there today. “Too many redirects”. I also use the Redirect to old.reddit.com extension. When I disabled that, the login link it now takes you to is www.reddit.com/login/. That, of course, takes you to www.reddit.com....
Ubuntu has too many problems for me to want to run it. However, it has occurred to me that there aren’t a lot of distros that are like the Ubuntu LTS....
as long you stayed away from Ubuntu GNOME made by canonical and stick to other Ubuntu derivatives like Kubuntu,Xubuntu etc. they are good and stable distros without forced snap (I know Thunderbird,Chromium and Firefox got snapped because of the backend side. So, this is not their fault and you can switch to other ppas to mitigate this) and their software center app like discover still prioritise apt and flatpak.
Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...
Nintendo Switch Is Removing Integration for X, Formerly Twitter (comicbook.com)
Microsoft wipes out evidence of real ads in Windows 11 Start menu (www.xda-developers.com)
Windows 11 24H2 will enable BitLocker encryption for everyone — happens on both clean installs and reinstalls (www.tomshardware.com)
is there a download manager for Linux that just works? (libreddit.oxymagnesium.com)
Something as simple and as convenient to use as internet download manager...
Swiss public broadcasters withdraw from X/Twitter (www.swissinfo.ch)
Youtube send a Letter to Grayjay Creator (www.youtube.com)
X launches Stories, delivering news summarized by Grok AI (techcrunch.com)
old.reddit.com login redirects to www.reddit.com/login
I use old.reddit.com, and had trouble logging in from there today. “Too many redirects”. I also use the Redirect to old.reddit.com extension. When I disabled that, the login link it now takes you to is www.reddit.com/login/. That, of course, takes you to www.reddit.com....
Microsoft admits it can't fix Windows 10 KB5034441 "0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE" (www.neowin.net)
Github: Nintendo Submit DMCA Notices to Yuzu Forks (github.com)
Indonesia Plans to Offer Dual Citizenship to Halt Brain Drain (www.bloomberg.com)
So now what distro are we running for LTS desktops?
Ubuntu has too many problems for me to want to run it. However, it has occurred to me that there aren’t a lot of distros that are like the Ubuntu LTS....
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit (blog.joinmastodon.org)
What are some good Firefox extenstions that work on mobile?
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements (www.tomshardware.com)
Start menu ads are officially here with the latest Windows 11 optional update (www.xda-developers.com)
Is Memmy dead? No longer available on the Apple App Store
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...