switch to Mint.

That’s the right move!

It will turn itself back on during a background update, though. Should I be expected to check it daily to make sure Microscam isn’t stealing my data?

And he’s not going to drink any goddamned Raktajino!

Reaper is superior to Audition in every way and is available for Windows or Linux. The free “demo” is fully functional and never expires. The fully paid version is only about $60 if you want to support them.

The plant itself is called Cannabis Sativa…

The plant’s family is Cannabis. The plant’s species is either Indica, Ruderalis or Sativa.

Cannabis sativa is the same plant for every single strain of cannabis in existence

This is incorrect. Cannabis is the family designation where Sativa, Indica and Ruderalis are the species designations.

The post is wrong.

Cannabis is the family, while Indica, Sativa and Ruderalis are the species.

Didn’t Bam Margera do this to his parents as a prank?

I’ve been using the Fairphone 4 for a few weeks now. The hardware is excellent in every way. I am coming from the most recent LG ThinQ which has higher specs than the Fairphone 4 on paper, but the Fairphone actually feels better to use. It’s much better than I expected.

Please stop! I can only get so hard!

Funny. Linux doesn’t care how old your hardware is. It still works fine. Too bad Windows can’t be that robust.

Lucky for you, Linux runs on just about anything. Even teeeny tiny computers!

Not when a white male conservative does it. It’s “just kidding” when they do it.

I’ve been eyeing the Murena Fairphone 4 and I think I may go that route. Their OS is purpose built to de-Google, offering free competing services while still having access to the Play store. It seems like it might be a good way to do this for someone like me who doesn’t know what a bootloader is or why it should be locked.

I understand your “what if” scenarios, but this is an existential crisis that needs to be resisted against with all instances working in concert. This is not a “what if” scenario. This is the actual iceberg and it is big enough to ruin the fediverse for all instances, no matter their affiliation with the garden.

So, we either unite to defend the independence of the fediverse, or we let a corporate giant take it by ovewhelming us with their “important updates for your security” until we are all assimilated.

It makes me nauseous to say this, but I am now considering getting a goddamned iPhone just to avoid Google, trading one shitcorp for another shitcorp.

What other options are there to be de-Googled and avoid the app troubles OP is battling?

He will be missed.

Well, I think Threads meets your litmus test requirements.

It is a certainty that Threads will heavily influence the future development of Activity Pub. This will inevitibly lead to the corporatization and enshittification of any service Threads can affect.

The only resistance we can offer against this is defederation and noncompliance with the will of the behemoth.

I heard about this on Milk Street Radio.

This man was a national treasure.