This just recently happened.

Last year, we had a smoke detector with a 10-year built-in battery that was giving false positives. The manufacturer replaced it under warranty, but because I still needed to dispose of it properly, I just put it in the basement until I had time to get rid of it.

Since that time, it had not beeped once.

Two weeks ago, it started beeping, but only a few seconds and maybe once a day. Annoying, but whatever, it was going to be thrown out anyway.

But then it did it more often, until finally, it was going nuts one morning last week, and I had to permanently disable it.

As it turns out, that evening, a house on our block went up in flames. A total loss. None of the other smoke detectors, CO2 detectors, CO detectors, or even air quality meters picked up on anything that day.

Coincidence? Perhaps. I can’t explain it at all.

Old phones were like this! It was super easy to replace screens, batteries, etc. on smartphones 10 years ago. Then everything became glued, sealed, and enshittified.

Yes, Bazzite and Bluefin are more popular for sure. But I like Aurora as a daily driver (more for power users), and have Bluefin installed in other laptops and our TV’s miniPC for its “Chrome OS” feel and simplicity.

But any option is better than Mint, IMO. Mint feels unfinished and was not very stable. Aurora and Bluefin are the only linux distros that I haven’t broken in 24h. LOL

Mint feels a little sloppy, though.

I would much rather suggest Bluefin, which is from the same group as Bazzite. And if you are a fan of KDE (or a more Windows-like UI), then Aurora is an excellent one, too.

They are all atomic, so users can’t really mess them up.

You’re right, but in the age group 18-29 the majority isn’t a PC gamer.

For sure, but we’re still talking millions of young people with at least a PC (for gaming).

Also in college more and more people only use a tablet. I feel also a growing number of not young people are switching to a tablet or have a laptop laying around somewhere for that one time you need it.

Interestingly enough, the EU reports (as late as 2023) that desktop use to access the internet has gone down over the years, but so has tablet use. Laptop, phones, and smart devices (i.e. smart TVs) went up.

But I didn’t see a breakdown of the age groups there, and it doesn’t expand on gaming/non-gaming habits, just “devices used to access the internet”.

I went through a phase where I did everything on Android tablets, then a Windows tablet, then back to a laptop. LOL I still have a desktop PC, but my laptop is my daily driver.

Are there any accurate figures for stramdeck users? I don’t know anyone who has one, but plenty who have gaming PCs.

Young people no longer own computers.

The PC gaming industry disagrees, though. Half the user base on Steam is < 29 years of age and younger (and they don’t count ages younger than 18).

Even still, gaming on Linux has exploded, and Xbox has been enshittified beyond recognition, so M$ is losing on all fronts.

Mobile is the key here.

Wait, does Microsoft still have a mobile OS??

I’m a single user, but switched over four PCs in my home to Linux 🤗

Even English “nursery rhymes” are passively threatening and morbid when you think about it.

There’s fake black licorice, and there’s the real stuff. Two very different experiences!

Thanks for sharing. I can finally get off LT.

What are you targeting of things that are being built today?

I’m not sure I understand the question.

After years of holding onto my old phone, I recently gave in and purchased a new one from OnePlus.

It’s not my ideal phone, but it offered a good value, and I plan to keep it for many years.

I don’t like the AI implementation (most AI features are cloid based), and it’s still very much full of Google. But, you can uninstall pretty much everything, and the hardware is excellent (including battery life).

Not being able to easily repair it is a bummer.

I might have gone with a Fairphone, if it were available in Canada. I’ve never used one, so I don’t really know.

Not for me, although peak-phone would be one that could be repaired and upgraded (like a Framework laptop), uses a privacy-first OS, has hardware (especially the camera) that doesn’t suck, and has modern specs.

I’m not interest in going back to having a dumb phone, a GPS, a camera, an MP3 player, a portable gaming system, tablet for entertainment, etc…

Smartphones replace so many things, they just need to stop being enshittified.

People should try protesting ICE while dressed as ICE. All masked, of course.

If the Nazi cunts are allowed to do it, then anyone should be able to dress however the fuck they want.

You can’t be charged for imitating an ICE agent if not even ICE agents provide ID, or can prove who they are.

🤗

Yeah, isopropyl alcohol is probably the best because it doesn’t leave any residue behind like oil, wd40, and other adhesive removers do.

Thank you for sharing. It’s painful to realize in hindsight that those websites were peak internet.

They lack polish, but they were all a labour of love. No enshittification, no selling things, no corporate influence, no shit posting.

Everything had a purpose, every post took effort, and it was all about sharing experiences or knowledge.

I really miss that internet.

EDIT: correcting gibberish 🤭

300 million people can’t have a single fucking day off every once in a while because it will “cost billions”, while less than 10 people are hoarding over a TRILLION in wealth.

Funny. Linux doesn’t nag me about anything 🤗

This is exciting, TBH.

I’m going to try it out! Storage space be damned 😂