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System76 or Framework laptop?

Look, we know System76 laptops are based as fuck. I mean, Coreboot, Open source firmware, PopOS, and a fucking open source mobo in the works, just so fucking based.

But man, these framework laptops look cool too. Completely modular and easy to work on. Looks like the company has proved it isn't going to go under anytime soon.

I'm debating what to get once I feel like upgrading from the trusty ol ThinkPad. What would you buy?

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Apple, Amazon hit with $218 million antitrust fine in Spain
  • "Millionaire hit with $20 antitrust fine in Spain"

  • Microsoft is replacing Xbox Live Gold with "Xbox Game Pass Core"
  • I really, really don't like the "games as a service" thing Microsoft is trying to shove into the industry. Just watch, it will pan out exactly like the streaming services. Once the golden years (equivalent of OG Netflix) of "burn money by throwing in more games than we can afford" are over, we will gradually see fragmentation, price hikes, cost-cutting, etc.

    Fuck Microsoft.

    I know I'm preaching to the choir, but whatever.

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  • That officers velumtuous ass is positioned almost perfectly as a focal point.

  • What are your must-have packages?
  • Suicide linux

  • For my first post on a new platform, here's my good boy enjoying a ride
  • Golden retrievers: the goodest of boys.

    True story, every time I see a golden retriever when driving (by myself), I say "WHAT A GOOD BOY" out loud habitually. Only goldens, and sometimes labs if they look extra behaved.

    Maybe that's cringe to some, but I adore these dogs.

  • Oracle: Keep Linux Open and Free—We Can’t Afford Not To
  • So much talk, nothing to back it up. Blatant PR move.

  • Good printers?

    Looking for a new printer. My new HP Inkjet is a piece of fucking garbage and I'm going to smash it to pieces in my driveway.

    Looking for something with good Linux support, and as little proprietary online HP-type bullshit as possible. Also, should I get a laser printer?

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    A light of wholesomeness shining in a bleak dystopian hellscape
  • We had an HP Inkjet printer for over 5 years, one of the older ones. Ink was expensive, but tbh everything else worked great.

    Then we got our new HP Inkjet. Genuinely the worst machine I have ever owned. I can't fucking scan anything without an HP account, and even then it hardly works. I'm going to buy a Brother laser printer soon, as soon as I bring it home that HP printer is going to be smashed to bits in my driveway.

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  • Amazon Games support is coming soon to Heroic Games Launcher
  • This is good news. I want to use this post to shout out Heroic launcher.

    A small team of devs (GitHub says 150 contributors, but likely only a small percentage of that consistently works on it), made a free, open-source launcher that is VASTLY better than Epic's piece of shit.

    I mean, for real, this multi-billion dollar company can't even properly make a basic-ass piece of software. For over three years it has been a laggy mess that bombards the bottom right of my screen with ads. No significant changes or updates that have made the launcher more usable. I deadass pirate the games epic has given me for free so I don't have to deal with their launcher.

  • Empress forgot to take her meds again
  • It's very obvious ragebait, just don't respond, it's what they want.

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  • How right to repair is good for the consumer, complete lie. Daddy Tim Cook is keeping me safe with my glued in phone battery, anti-replacement display chip, Apple repair program required NDA, etc. He also bullies manufacturers into cutting off all direct-to-consumer sales of components, so that no nasty unsafe display ends up in my device. Thanks Tim, and fuck Louis! (obvious /s)

  • Can someone give me a good rundown on how to keep my accounts safe but also not locking myself out ?
  • -Use your password manager for everything. 16-20 digit randomized passwords for each account. Change the password to everything you care about and put it in Bitwarden. Don't host your own instance of Bitwarden, unless you have really good backups. If things go wrong you're fucked.

    -Your master password should be 5-7 words strung together. Brand names, uncommon words, etc. Avoid dictionary words except for 1 or 2. Use random brands, not something you own that can be socially engineered. Write it down, work on memorizing it for a week or so, then throw it away.

    -Use 2FA on Bitwarden. If you can afford it, buy 2 yubikeys. One for your car keys, and one for a safe place at home. Add both to your account as your only 2FA method. This way there is zero possibility of an online attack. The only way your account could be compromised (outside of a software vulnerability) is a highly-targeted in-person attack, in which case, you have way bigger things to worry about. If you can't afford 2, than buy 1 and print out a Bitwarden 2FA backup code to store in a very safe place at home.

    -This one is important: NEVER EVER USE SMS 2FA, too many things can go wrong (see: sim swapping). Pay the $10 a year for Bitwarden Premium and use the OTP 2FA codes. If a website doesn't have OTP (most do nowadays, it's usually labeled as the "authenticator app" option), than SMS is ok, just try to avoid it.

    If you follow these instructions, I see no probable scenario in which you would have a breach caused by something on your end. A breach in Bitwarden (with it being FOSS and highly-audited, this is pretty unlikely) or, more likely, a breach in the service your account is using are the two scenarios you would realistically be breached.

    Also, you're very very unlikely to be locked out of Bitwarden as long as you keep 1 yubikey and/or a printed backup code in a safe space at all times. If you end up with brain damage and forget your password, you'd be fucked I guess, but if you're that worried than write your password on paper in an obvious safe space. That definitely hurts your security though.

    You could also fall for scams and/or social engineering, but that's a topic way beyond the scope of this post.

  • Empress forgot to take her meds again
  • I disagree. But, if true, we have been trolled to an elite level.

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  • Good to know, thank you.

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  • I used Calyx for months, it's great. Switched to GrapheneOS for some reason, I can't remember, and haven't had any reason to switch.

  • Empress forgot to take her meds again
  • Holy shit, that is so unhinged. Multiple accounts of, what seem to me like, paranoid delusions from the GrapheneOS dev. As a user this is concerning, and I will keep an eye on it going forwadd.

  • Empress forgot to take her meds again
  • Darranged, racist and borderline-transphobic Denuvo cracker who goes off on unhinged rants pretty often. Generally what she says doesn't hold much weight.

    Check the FreeMediaHeckYeah wiki, but as far as I know 1337x is still generally safe.

  • Share your terminal emulator theme configuration

    I'll put the exact files in GitHub later. I use Kitty with the Gruvbox theme and some custom fonts, lots of bold, and transparency. Kitty is awesome cause it comes with a TON of theme pre-loaded.

    What are you guys using?

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