connect this with shit pulled out the trash does no’t help us influence others.
…okay? One of the OP’s suggested points is literally
bring an old device back to life with Open Source software
And I would not do my first Linux installation on my main computer anyway. Except as dualboot, that would work for anyone who has the device and space. Or on a non-upgradeable device when Windows10 security updates end in October, but I guess those are “trash computers”.
I remember reading of a privacy-aware couple who were each others’ “backups” in case one lost access. Well, they lost their house in a fire, along with their personal backups, and their “backup person” couldn’t access their cloud backups either.
I’m an old-fashioned believer in the 3-2-1 -rule. Three copies of important data, two of them on different media, and one offsite. And make sure you can access all of them without the other two.
So like one password database on phone (even if it’s offline, like most password apps have); one on the computer (like you probably want for use too?), and one in the cloud without need of either device or anything onsite to unlock (in my case, I’ve set up Bitwarden emergency access to someone in another country, and have a second Yubikey with a more local friend).
You seem to be missing the entire PC OS side of things? “Bring an old device to life” could cover it, but people still use home computers too don’t they? And that would lead to experimenting with Lutris with whatever games the hardware supports, if the person is a gamer.
Would still do the first desktop Linux attempt on a secondary device though.
Edit: I’d also move “delete accounts” way further down. Sure it’s technically easy, but IMHO it should be done when you feel ready. Maybe divide into “go without for a day… a week… a month… 6 months… delete” or something.
Edit2: Maybe move the apps into a work profile meanwhile.
There is something wrong with religion, it’s a rejection of reality.
Few of us are 100% absurdists, most of us reject reality in some way. Let the religious have their delusion, and you’ll have yours (that decisions should be based on most reliable evidence on what would most advance the utilitarian goal, probably?), and I’ll have mine (the same, except when it might have really interesting consequences).
Thank you! I’m content to use Nextcloud News for my feed aggregate, but that bridge seems super helpful for various purposes.
This seems like a good thread to ask someone to find/make a RSS feed of WHO Disease Outbreak News. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news
I think it has something to do with how freedom of speech is understood in Europe and USA. In Europe it’s more acceptable to think that one’s freedom of speech should not, in practice, mute someone else’s, by frightening them from speaking out, or by the majority drowning out their voice before it can be heard. And that protecting this is something worth taking action for.
Not a blanket ban no, but if they constantly break our laws then yes. And I’m perfectly ok with laws that some would decry as censorship (anti-hate-speech, fact-checking) or claim makes business impossible (strict interpretations of GDPR).
I’d fund several of my favourite smut stories with a plot (some of them do!) as NC-17 movies or series.
And just because someone will be curious: Daemon & Sunny, Eudeamon, knock knock, Once it gets dark.
On Android, not sure if iOS has something similar. Install Shelter from F-droid to create a work profile and control whether the apps in work profile are active or not, install WhatsApp, Facebook etc. in the work profile, disable work profile. That way launching the app becomes a 2+ click process (enable work profile, launch app) that registers and can’t be done out of habit. Plus it adds some granular control to your systen, you could disable location, have a shorter/no contact list, or stricter VPN/NetGuard rules for the apps in the work profile so they have more limited access to track you.