What you are referring to as “Linux” is actually “Firefox/Linux” or, as I’ve recently taken to calling it, “Firefox+Linux”. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Firefox web browser made useful by the systemd components, Sway shell and other vital non-GNU software comprising a full web browsing experience as defined by the internet standards.

Or look for industrial / business grade stuff with long retention times. Old flash also means less sophisticated controllers etc

Watch out for flash data corruption. Lots of cheap flash (USB sticks, SD cards, SSDs) lose data after just a few years of offline storage. Something something quantum tunnel bullshit, iirc.

So either look for media that guarantee long cold storage retention (lots of businesses need to keep shit for 10 years for tax reasons), or occasionally plug it in and let do the housekeeping.

I mean, as long as they don’t have evidence, the cops can think what they want, right?

I could be a serial killer. I am not, but… I could be!

I’ve been on Debian Kde with X11 for this very reason, well, this and the lack of wacom support. But I heard upstream in Kde land, things are a lot better now, so I’m happy to try again. If not, well… see ya in 2 years or so.

What even are crystal dommes? Like leather dommes, but kitted out for an 80s party at the disco?

I am not sure if the bandwidth is really limited by the controller, or by the modulation / signal-to-noise ratios in practical scenarios.

I am not entirely sure what kind of radio fuckery happens, but my phone (Oneplus 6 with LineageOS) can be connected to a 5 Ghz wifi network and have a 5 GHz hotspot open at the same time.

I am assuming the wifi chip has two (or more) somewhat independent frontends, since my home wifi and the phone hotspot are on two different 5 GHz frequencies.

Of course it does(*).

(*): assuming you mean “works” in the sense of “turns on, lets me use it just fine, does everything that does not require an active cell connection”

My phone does that just fine. It’s a Samsung limitation. All it does is create an access point and forward traffic via its default route.

More the illusion of being dependable. The deal, at least as I can imagine it, was like this: you buy our stuff, and if shit happens, we come and save the day. Now, with the unpredictability of certain people, this whole deal seems to be up in the air.

I would suggest lying. Like when an employer asks you about your position on unions.

Really? It looks quite alive to me, I would assume that pose and expression take some muscle tension to hold. But tbh, if there were wolves that big around me, I would carry a gun as well. You know, just in case, I’d rather look stupid than become the statistic anomaly.

Run our of RAM, apparently.

A few containers, a bunch of IDE windows with large work spqces and a dozen or two browser tabs add up. At least I can follow my “workflow” of doing three things at more or less the same as time

Not too many, with today’s stupid websites. Plus a bunch of large tools, IDEs, Ghidra, a few containers… it adds up :(

Good for you, I have 32g and if I do too many things at once, the oom killer will stalk my tabs

Sadly, yes

Which is why it is targeted. If it is not targeted enough, share more data, peasant.

Screw this piece of shit attention stealing corporate social media.

The US decision is beyond stupid, don’t get me wrong. But I have no sympathy for the Instagram from wish.

Yup, Europe is pretty heterogeneous