2026 shouldn’t be the year of any one specific thing; 2026 should be the year of teaching the less inclined how to be conscious with their data and go over methods for taking back their data from whatever service they might use.
Katherine 🪴
Hi! I’m Katherine, or webkitten. I’ve been on the internet since our family got our first computer - a Tandy Sensation.
Yes, I went to computer camp as a kid and learned how to program BASIC on Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4.
I’m trans, queer, and bisexual. #actuallyautistic
I started programming with PHP in the mid 90s and haven’t stopped. I’m an advocate for the open web; I used Netscape as long as I can remember.
I have an obsession with Hello Kitty, Moogles, and Squishmallows.
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Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge WindowsEnglish
333·12 days agoTo Torvalds, Chromebooks “are the path toward the desktop.”
Please don’t associate Linux with a close-source proprietary neutered web browser owned by an ad company.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•How do I get my mom to move to a different social media site?English
41·14 days agoParents will go to where their family are on social; either get the family to post elsewhere, or teach them to be conscious about being on the big tech platforms.
Teach them about privacy settings like post audience; post pruning; privacy options; privacy checkups.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users SeeEnglish
2·15 days agoBut not what Loop users can see.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW SubscriptionsEnglish
121·15 days agoThanks! That seems wild, I never knew that existed.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW SubscriptionsEnglish
123·15 days agoWhat is a GeForce Now Subscription and why would you want a subscription to your graphic card? 🤔
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Firefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features - 9to5LinuxEnglish
3·15 days agoBut I don’t trust the CEO at all.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Linux@programming.dev•Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new featuresEnglish
4·17 days agoI’m definitely not brave enough to upgrade to a beta yet but I can’t wait until it’s released; hoping an upgrade from 22.2 goes smoothly!
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything WorseEnglish
6·18 days agoTiktok US deal; this is just for the US users. Tiktok global doesn’t change.
Essentially the US just siloed all the US users together and cut them off from the rest of the world and they’re about to find out just how little of the US were on Tiktok.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses Game of the Year from the Indie Game AwardsEnglish
3911·19 days agoI don’t understand why they need GenAI for placeholders; part of the fun of the creative process is coming up with fun, crude drawings that are clear placeholders.
Anything Snow Leopard and before > Linux Mint > Current macOS.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI BrowserEnglish
2·20 days agoI have yet to hear an clear argument about why it’s time to evolve into an AI browser or how evolving into an AI browser can improve my day to day life.
Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Apple announces more ads are coming to App Store search resultsEnglish
15·21 days agoYes, but they’re magical and revolutionary ads. You’ve never seen ads like these before.
And they’re still probably better than me. :(

You could always just install Linux Mint and then install the Mint XP theme. No Microsoft Account required.