I'm glad you are doing this. Pinephone and Librem 5 days are surely numbered, the hardware is just too outdated. My Librem 5 is also starting to fail, some times i can't even get it to power on without restarting several times. I will never use Android or iOS, they are just too exploitative and untrustworthy, so it's a relief everyone isn't completely abandoning the idea of a free libre phone.
I’m in Ontario and this past week I got a couple of messages from family and friends in southern Ontario that their sons/nephews/friends who are in the army are going to be sent to either Poland or Ukraine in the next few months....
Why shouldn't we send troops in cooperation with our allies to safeguard the rules based order? The reason why we got into the world wars is because nobody did anything to prevent them until it was too late. To those dedicated individuals who are willing to lay down their lives for our liberty i salute them.
So you think appeasing an aggressor will prevent war? I think that is a dumb take and i don't agree with your characterization of NATO being the cause. Those are Russian talking points and they are complete bullshit.
"The longer the war goes on, the more territory Russia will gain until they hit the Dnipro, which is tough to overcome. However, if the war lasts long enough, Odesa will fall too," Elon Musk said on X.
Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court.
Indie devs get a lot of exposure they wouldn't by themselves, and there are many benefits to using the platform that don't exist on any other storefront. The steam market is massive and they wouldn't come close to as many sales on any other platform. They will charge what the market will bare. If indie devs weren't making money they wouldn't put their games on Steam. Yet they still do, that's because the benefits outweigh negatives.
I want to donate to a linux phone. I believe in linux and I want a linux phone. Maybe we can use one in very few years as a normal daily driver. It’s getting closer and closer every month....
The problem with Android is it is very invasive and in my opinion untrustworthy. How many of these Android OS's from various vendors are not kept up to date, with unpatched vulnerabilities because they dump support to force upgrade their customers to the next model, when your phone should still be functionally viable. How many apps in the Android ecosystem are just info vacuums? It's a very predatory ecosystem and i would prefer a libre solution to these scumbag predatory corporations. It blows my mind how people are so numb to the abuses of these companies, they won't even consider alternatives. Iphones aren't a viable alternative either unless you're into joining abusive cults. I have both a Pinephone and a Librem 5, and they work fine if you don't mind horrible battery life, i just wish we had more alternatives and I'll put my money towards that endeavor.
Yeah i cancelled mine, was at the end of the yearly sub anyway. Also if you try to cancel they attempt to resubscribe you by charging your card anyway. Best remove credit card details and check your credit card statement.
Ukraine is asking the Canadian government for 83,000 mothballed CRV7 attack rockets to meet urgent military needs. Ottawa is concerned the rockets may be unsafe to ship.
Give it to them, though we'll have to eat the cost of the decommission factory. We should still think of it as a small price to pay to defeat Russia, who if wins the war will soon be breathing down Europe's neck, and next in line us. It's in our own self interest.
American political commentator Tucker Carlson has been spotted in Moscow, according to Telegram channel Mash. The channel reported that this was Carlson’s first trip to Russia and that he has been in Moscow since February 1.
Oh there's more to come when Judge Engoron issues his ruling and decides the penalties Trump faces in Manhattan. He could be out half a billion dollars in February with this case included. There's still more pain coming in all his other court cases to boot. This guy is getting what's coming to him and it is delicious.
We have to wait on the judge in February for his ruling. He's already been found guilty, this time it's what the punishment will entail. Letitia James AG was looking for 370 million, and banning him from NY state real estate industry for 5 years.
Correction, the sons banned for 5 years, Trump permanently. Also they want to ban him from being an officer or director in NY state of a corporation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended an invitation to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, with a specific condition attached: the former U.S. president must demonstrate his ability to bring an end to the war with Russia within 24 hours, as he once promised.
Plenty of criticism can be tossed deservedly Israel's way, however i think South Africa's motivation may be less to do with humanitarian reasons and more to do with it's ally Russia.
I'm running Pop on my living room pc and it's fine, looking forward to Cosmic when it arrives. Also have Linux Mint cinnamon on my bedroom pc. Been thinking of going back to Arch, but i'm lazy so i'll stick with what i have unless i get annoyed enough to switch.
Yeah these are essential services now and since we can't have real competition lets just nationalize all the carriers and turn them into a crown corporation.
Ackshully, when i deleted Windows from my partition back in 2006/7 time frame, i didn't hang around in Windows forums bitching and moaning how shitty it was. I just moved on. Yet in a linux centric forum people are somehow offended when people extol it's virtues and their experience with it. I mean most people in linux forums want to help out, but in my experience people come in with a shitty attitude, then wonder why nobody wants to help them. They give little to no information of their problem, no details on what they tried to solve their own problem, then whine and complain that total strangers aren't dropping everything on a dime and dedicating hours on end to do most of the work fixing these guys problems.
I moved to linux to get away from Microsoft and it's monopoly abuse, and being able to solve my own problems with occasional help from a (in my experience), patient and helpful community, was amazing. It wasn't a walk in the park, i had to learn new ways of doing things, find replacement software, but over all i think my experience on the whole has been superior to Windows. Whenever i have to use Windows on somebody else's machine, it boggles my mind how shitty my experience is with it in every iteration and am perplexed how people tolerate it.
Daily driving Plasma Mobile (fam-ribbers.com)
I wrote a blog post about my experiences on daily driving Plasma Mobile
ON TARGET: Does Canada Really Need The CF-35 Joint Strike Fighter? — espritdecorps (www.espritdecorps.ca)
Former UK Armed Forces minister: 'Ukraine defeat will cost trillions to West in new Cold War' (kyivindependent.com)
James Heappey said that Kyiv will need more aid packages to win the battle for "security across the whole European-Atlantic region."
QUESTION - Is Canada sending our soldiers to Poland or Ukraine?
I’m in Ontario and this past week I got a couple of messages from family and friends in southern Ontario that their sons/nephews/friends who are in the army are going to be sent to either Poland or Ukraine in the next few months....
Canada likely to avoid recession, begin recovering in second half of 2024: Deloitte (www.cp24.com)
Putin signs decree to conscript 150,000 Russians for military service (kyivindependent.com)
By law, conscripts mobilized as part of the routine conscription campaign are not allowed to be sent abroad to fight, including in Ukraine.
Musk: Russia 'will certainly gain more land,' may seize Odesa (kyivindependent.com)
"The longer the war goes on, the more territory Russia will gain until they hit the Dnipro, which is tough to overcome. However, if the war lasts long enough, Odesa will fall too," Elon Musk said on X.
Doctors say unfair salaries driving them away from family medicine in Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)
Trump is unable to make $464 million bond in civil fraud case, his lawyers tell court | CNN Politics (amp.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court.
Valve COO on Epic's Tim Sweeney "you mad bro?" when launching the Epic Store (repost, clarified was internal email) (www.gamingonlinux.com)
which linux phone is the most promising?
I want to donate to a linux phone. I believe in linux and I want a linux phone. Maybe we can use one in very few years as a normal daily driver. It’s getting closer and closer every month....
Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million (variety.com)
Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall
Exclusive: Ukrainian general wants Canada’s 83,000 decommissioned rockets (globalnews.ca)
Ukraine is asking the Canadian government for 83,000 mothballed CRV7 attack rockets to meet urgent military needs. Ottawa is concerned the rockets may be unsafe to ship.
American political commentator Tucker Carlson spotted attending ballet in Moscow — Meduza (meduza.io)
American political commentator Tucker Carlson has been spotted in Moscow, according to Telegram channel Mash. The channel reported that this was Carlson’s first trip to Russia and that he has been in Moscow since February 1.
Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules (www.nbcnews.com)
The verdict comes after a dramatic day in court that included the former president storming out of the courtroom during Carroll's closing argument.
Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended an invitation to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, with a specific condition attached: the former U.S. president must demonstrate his ability to bring an end to the war with Russia within 24 hours, as he once promised.
South Africa’s legal effort to declare Israel’s actions ‘genocidal in character’ poses dilemma for Canada (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Linux Distros Evolution - January 2024 Update: Pop!_OS in Decline? (boilingsteam.com)
An interesting trend graph of the most diffused distros and their adoption by users over time.
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Rogers to increase price of some wireless phone plans; Bell reportedly doing the same in February (www.cbc.ca)
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