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Everyone else agrees they are.

Really? Can I see the survey you sent everyone but me to determine this?

The story is not about a new breakthrough or even Energy tech at all. Its about policy.

The common definition of technology is any practical application of scientific priciples.

So yes, a shower head, a shoe horn, and chopsticks are all technology.

However, in the context of News and Discussion, Technology typically means Computing, Internet, Electronics, Telecoms, AI, Energy Tech, etc and usually with a focus on new developments, product releases, new breakthroughs, etc.

I understand! For most of my career its been the same for me.

The “big” switch I’m currently contemplating at the moment is moving to FreeBSD on my home file server.

I do sometimes consider switching my workstation to OpenBSD when I get nostalgic for the early struggle days of linux. Like when you had to be really careful with hardware selection and what not.

But then I remember I had a lot more free time in those days!

Linux feels so mainstream to me now. Some days I’m temped to switch to OpenBSD or something ;)

How is this a technology story?

Seriously, as someone who has been using linux as their daily driver since 2000, I find it pretry amusing.

welcome to the blocklist

I never login with the root account. Not even on the console. You don’t want everything you do running as root unless it is required. Otherwise it is much easier for a little mistake to become a big mess.

It seems like the author is confusing open source with Open Source. The latter has a formal definition which includes a lot more than simple access to source code.

I also agree that no one is entittled to free support or enhancements, bugfizes, etc.

Lack of podcasts is a plus for me. Thanks for the suggestion.

I can barely read the site. Light gray text on a bright white background is fucked up for people with even slight vision degradation.

I’ve been a Spotify subscriber since 2012 and every year it has gotten worse and worse in term of UX.

I think this is the year I quit and go back to buying and ripping CDs.

Sorry but the pinephone is not great. I have one and its extremely underpowered to the point of uselessness.

Its like trying to use a 486 to as a current desktop.

What does this have to do with linux? You can run that stuff on FreeBSD and go take out your misplaced frustrations on their forum just as well…

Plex tracks everything you watch

Over the air broadcasts, DVD and Blurays from thriftshops bought with cash, jelly for your dowloads you get over VPN.

Not much better.

They let you reduce it to 540 partners they somehow deem “essential” most of which are ad networks.

Start protecting your privacy by not visiting the Verge and the 876 partners they share your personal data with.

I’ve come to realize that bluesky already had all lot of what I’m happy to not see on masto. Good that there is a place for it to exist without me.

That content is also probably what the majority of people like about it.