I’m good. But thank you for the tip.

Just posted the video, because I like that she’s quite balanced in her views. The subject matter will always trigger a level of controversy, esp. on lemmy. But the advice is pretty solid.

And if Mint isn’t the answer, go with Ubuntu. Or Zorin OS. Or PopOS. All of them are “right” and provide excellent beginner experiences for many people.

I wish.

Send one of these guys by my place. I’ll show them what 8GB can not do…

You’re clearly not Randy’s target audience.

Chromite is on Android?

Usually the same. Except Brave I use Vivaldi.

Sadly most people don’t have the same view it seems…

…for now.

A number of the questions are impossible for “regular users” to answer. 32 bit or 64 bit system? Isolated spaces?

Just recommend Ubuntu or Mint. That’s it. We can figure out other distros later if necessary.

What would you like to achieve? Would OpenSnitch be of assistance?

Ubuntu as well. I wish I could say OpenSuse…

I agree. OpenSuse should set the standards in this.

Tbf, they really need a designer to upgrade this visually a bit. It exudes its strong “Sys Admin only” vibes a bit much. In my opinion. 🙂

Makes sense. Would packaging like Flatpak or AppImage be an option? Or just make sure it runs with Wine? Probably all not that straightforward.

Not really related to the issue. If I understand currently, your device isn’t bricked, but freezes. A bricked device doesn’t boot anymore, a frozen device is unresponsive. Or am I misunderstanding this?

Same here.

Game performance on Linux isn’t always the best. So I’ll keep a Win10 around.

Are Linux ports of games so hard to do? Genuine question. I am not a games dev.

Are “brother” the nice guys at the moment?

I must buy a printer soon. Thank you for reminding me to avoid HP products.

Isn’t this basically the same as Android’s theft detection lock?

One might argue that people preferng to be alone is a symptom of the problem - if the motivation is to avoid stress and frustration.

On the other hand, if being alone is used in a balanced way as a form of self-care in a noisy world that demands so much of us, it can be healthy.

In the end, I would say, it all depends on whether this solitude feels empowering or isolating.

First of all: congratulations. Seriously. This is awesome! Secondly: you designed the most Steampunk looking heart you could. Bravo, truly a capital marvel of fine craftsmanship.

Can’t see anything I disagree with in her statements. Imo she’s spot on. The near future looks even bleaker now.