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Umm, because my Hisense remote has the mic button and a little hole for the mic to collect sound. Which makes sense when a person wants to speak and be heard and have the mic a foot from their mouth vs 6 feet across the room. But I guess your TV is different and listens with infrared.

Snowden says he does the same thing.

Technically you can do the same for your TV since the mic is probably in the remote. But that’s not the TVs worst threat. The constant snapshots of your screen no matter what is displayed is the bigger deal. That is a software issue and not being disconnected without an entire custom firmware/OS approach.

I learned it as: Why do seagulls fly by the sea? Because if they flew by the bay they’d be bagels.

I think the flow is nicer and leads the listener down the path “logically”. Saying bay in the question tips your hand and is less of a surprise.

But still one of my favorite classics.

Gamepad… I just use it wired because it was an easier solution. Like I said, sometimes things that should be settings become problems you need to solve.

That’s just part of the Linux game.

Its not really a deal breaker to me for the other benefits I get, but it really can be annoying. And more annoying that on average the Linux community doesn’t really acknowledge this.

I can completely understand an average person not wanting to deal with stuff like this, especially since its so inconsistent across distros.

Progress!

For me its the nuance of things.

Like quality of life settings. Turn Bluetooth on automatically at boot. Yeah, you can do it, but not by looking at settings and turning that option on. No, you need to recognize that’s a problem then search for an answer, determine which of the 2 or 3 answers you find are right, then do it. Is it a deal breaker? Absolutely not. But I don’t want to “solve problems” for every thing I want to do.

My other gripes would be lack of software support. As great as some apps are, others there are no support for Linux.

This looks like my bloodborne character.

the ground truth

Appropriate.

As an avid coffee drinker I recently (in the past 2-3 years) started spending more money on coffee. I’m no snob or chasing that perfect cup, but I quite enjoy my coffee.

I don’t regret it. Yes, I could break down how much money I’m losing by that switch but what isn’t as easy to measure is the enjoyment of my coffee. Sitting in the morning relaxing with a few cups is important to me. Is it the coffee? No. But its one part of something that is immeasurable.

Ironically I miss Affinity. But se la vie.

Proper power management on my laptop is the biggest one.

There are many software applications that don’t support Linux that I would like to use.

I agree 100%. Nothing we do is good enough because it’s a game of cat and mouse. They do something, people react. They do something else, they react.

Right now I own a Hisense because it’s 75” and cost me $300. It has a decent enough picture and sound. Works for all of my uses.

It has never seen the internet nor will it. I use my 6 year old shield for apps, mostly of which is my own content.

In case they decide to use any subsidiary or or partner tech company to daisy chain internet (I don’t put it past any of these guys) I have a blacklist on my firewall that catches most stuff trying to go out.

I have done everything I can, but it won’t be enough at some point.

They won’t stop until laws pass that stop them (actually stop them and not slap on the wrist).

Yes, but controls on local WiFi networks does nothing if they use a SIM to bypass it. So both are needed. And then that doesn’t take into account public networks, so controls are needed there. It’s a layered approach.

I agree with your first sentiment, proton’s not the bad guy here.

I disagree with your second sentiment, that they are unable to services they claim to.

They never claim to make you anonymous. They claim to offer privacy focused services, helping you stay private and not selling your information for profit like big tech does. Privacy is not anonymity.

If you want to be a ghost you need to take far stricter measures than buying a proton account.

Technically having more than one green screen shot would make “not a single green screen shot” true as well.

that plays out like a douglas adams novel

It is a Douglas Adams novel series.

But yes, great show.

Right? Make a product that a majority of people could find useful and not have any backlash at all…but then again, they’ve never been a product company. They’ve always been a personal information broker.

I can’t imagine that a standard android version of the same phone would not also have the relockable boot loader. But I wouldn’t necessarily expect that feature to be on every phone series though.

I had the Nexus 6 and then moved to the V30. Both of those phones were awesome and I still miss them.

Linux does what I tell it to.

Windows does what it wants. Either what it thinks I want it to do, or what Microsoft wants me to do.

Considering I paid for my computer, I like having control over it. It’s that simple.

Adorable.

Also of note, this made me look at your other posts and I like the various photos you’ve taken and shared. Thank you.