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  • Why would you install it on a workstation when you can just use better tools like uBlock Origin?

    Pi-Hole is for devices that doesn't support decent adblocking tools, like your smart TV.

  • Zines has been a thing forever. A zine is a magazine that is a non-commercial, often homemade, online and usually about specialized and nisch subjects.

    I used to browse BMEzine a lot about 25 years ago. They've been a thing since 1994. It's short for "Body Modification Ezine", where Ezine means electronic magazine.

  • I'm not some old Unix hacker, but after 20 years with 'Linux', I can without any doubt say that Linux-based operating systems—that's meant to be stable and reliable—is stable and reliable.

    They're light years ahead of Microsoft and their operating system. Even Microsoft knows that. That's why they keep replacing Windows with Linux for their backend.

    With that said. Linux is not perfect. And while I like Linux and believe it's overall a really good option for a lot of people, especially beginners, I'm not in any way some sort of fanboy. I'm quite the opposite. I'm the first person to be vocal about everything that's wrong with it. :D

    In regards to intuitiveness, I believe the issue is you here. ;) It sounds like you're an experienced Windows users, and therefore also set in your ways in regards how Windows work. However. Linux is not Windows. Different systems may work differently.

    I had the same issue when I started using Linux. I previously only had experience with Windows, and I tried to use Linux like it was Windows. This didn't work at all, and it made it into a quite frustrating and poor experience. :)

  • It's hard to give any sort of help with no information. You should have tried to debut it at least. :)

  • What case do you have? CPU fan? Case fans? How have you set it all up?

  • What output to stdout do you get from the AppImages?

    I don't know of the issue is ZorinOS or you, but have you tried other options? I have no experience with Zorin, but I know that Linux Mint is a great option for a beginner (as well as experienced users).

  • Paying for software is an exception, not a rule.

    And we only have proprietary software because there's greedy people out there that take advantage of people who don't know better.

    With that said. I'm not saying that developers shouldn't get paid for what they do. They absolutely should! And a lot of them do, even when the code is free as in free beer and free speech.

  • Jag har letat förut, men allt jag hittat har varit dött. Det brukade ju finnas lite aktiva grupper förut, men det var innan sociala medier osv blev en grej.

    Datorföreningar har jag däremot sett att det finns några aktiva idag.

  • I've been using Mailbox.org, both private and for my business, for 5 years now. I have nothing bad to say about them or their service.

    Well. I would like to see a referral program! They have a lot of paying customers because of me, but you don't get anything in return.

  • No worries!

    I understand that it might not be for everyone. I'm generally speaking against unethical soul sucking algorithms, which is why I don't use social medias (other than this account and one on GoToSocial). However. I find the algorithm for YouTube to be good as long as you stay aware of it.

  • Talk to the person in charge of the meeting room. Every meeting room should have good ventilation, electricity and water. It's like human rights kind of stuff. :D

  • Those sounds interesting. I'll have to look them up. Thank you!

  • Thank you! I'll look them up. :D

  • I'm fully aware of that, this is partly why I would like to avoid a Google account, even though the only thing I use it for, is YouTube. I don't like Google at all.

    A local-only client (or something that's at least privacy respecting) is what I'm looking for, which is why this I submitted this topic. Do you have any recommendations?

  • That's the client that I've been using for a few years on my Android TV. However. It requires a Google account to work. :/

  • Thank you! I'll look into it.

  • Thank you for the, well.. human reply! :D

    I know all about this, both from a moral and technical standpoint. And I have seen the algorithm do this multiple times, but I'm aware of it, and I only watch wholesome family friendly content, which is mainly about tech, bikes and coffee. I don't care for politics, drama or anything like that, which is why it's quite easy to spot the dark rabbit holes I get presented with from time to time. :)

    Recommendations from friends only work if you have friends. I do get recommended videos on social media (which is the fediverse for me), but it's rare. I actually like checking my inbox, and if I don't feel like watching something there, I just go and see the rekommendations, which is not always good, but they do have some fun stuff from time to time. I have found most of the channels that I subscribe to there.

  • Oh! That is a no go for me then. I only use open source software.