It doesn’t really bother me tbh.

KDE’s Discover app pulls from the distro package manager, snap, and flat hub. AppImages to me are like “portable” executables and don’t really need an app store. However you can use Gear Lever to update them.

I know this will usually draw the ire of more experienced users (yes I use Arch btw) but if you really want an install that is as hands-off and foolproof as possible you are generally gonna be better off with an Ubuntu distro.

I put Kubuntu on PCs for beginners/noobs because it gives them access to more advanced options if they need them in the future while also typically being fully functional out of the box.

Ubuntu distros typically have extensive hardware support and a lot of testing. Yeah it’s not going to be the most cutting-edge but you don’t want that, you want it to “just work”

I like LibreOffice but if your goal is MS Office compatibility you are better off trying OnlyOffice

Love

Now do Tucker Carlson next

Especially considering they already put the battery external, if you have to shove a battery in your pocket and run a wire up to your head they might as well have put more of the electronics there too.

It would conserve a lot of weight and space and make it more comfortable to wear

Not with that attitude

AI is actually still quite good at identifying people even with partial or fully hidden faces

As I understand it you can still stay home and celebrate the holiday in whatever manner you see fit.

Don’t feel obligated to go to work just because you lack dogs or bourbon

Yeah as far as I know this still works.

You need to use a valid address (there are sites for generating one)

You also need to use a credit card that has never previously been used in Google with another address

What is that? Some kind of PowerGlove for controlling a drone?

American

Take my upvote you filthy animal

While I’m as skeptical as you are, I don’t think people recognizing you is a good metric.

A better test would be if an AI trained on your younger face could accurately and reliably identify you with your adult face.

The way AI and human face recognition work are different from each other. An AI may be able to identify you based on markers that human recognition doesn’t account for

To be clear personally if given the choice I’d rather the recycled piss water than tap water considering it has stricter standards.

I was just pointing out the ick factor exists whether or not it’s logical.

Like those wastewater treatment systems that turn sewage water into cleaner drinking water than we normally use, it still feels icky.

I bought a WD Black 4TB gen4 nvme for just under $200 over the holidays.

The listing says up to 7,300MB/s. I only have a gen3 SSD slot so I can’t verify that but it saturates the gen3 capabilities.

I’m sure it varies by area.

They are illegal in my state

I use a DNS server on my local network, and then I also use Tailscale.

I have my private DNS server configured in tailscale so whether on or off my local network everything uses my DNS server.

This way I don’t have to change any DNS settings no matter where I am and all my domains work properly.

And my phone always has DNS adblocking even on cell data or public Wi-Fi

The other advantage is you can configure the reverse proxy of some services to only accept connections originating from your tailscale network to effectively make them only privately accessible or behave differently when accessed from specific devices