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James R Kirk

@ Kirk @startrek.website

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  • Bazzite just delivered over a petabyte of ISOs in a single month

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  • To my knowledge Bazzite is basically SteamOS with more flexibility under the hood if you're looking for it. By default it boots right into big picture mode. I imagine if you get an HDMI-CEC dongle it would work great as an HTPC once you get Big Picture set up with the streaming apps.

  • The Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Users

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  • I'm a Jellyfin guy, but charging money for a product or service isn't what "enshittification" means. As the article says this is just removing a loophole for legacy apps on older devices. The pricing model hasn't changed.

  • Bazzite just delivered over a petabyte of ISOs in a single month

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  • Kinoite is also great and usually what I recommend someone coming from Windows who wants a distro that "Just works".

  • Bazzite just delivered over a petabyte of ISOs in a single month

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  • Bazzite is great. I wish I'd tried it sooner. It is great for a "steam machine" or just as a very stable regular desktop.

  • I Tried Switching to Linux for 157 Days - BasicallyHomeless

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  • Wow he actually went with Mint and not some niche distro!

  • OpenAI plans to enshitify ChatGPT with adverts

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  • My first thought when GPT first released was "oh this is how search engines will be able to serve ads without disclosing that they are serving ads"

  • Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now

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  • Is there a radarr/sonarr that could work for this?

  • Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now

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  • I wonder if the creators are aware of this. I have been considering replacing youtube with something healthier like this or Nebula. I suppose Nebula it is.

  • Where's the best point to jump into modern Resident Evil?

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  • The remasters of 2, 3 and 4 are phenomenal.

  • Could VPNs Be 'Banned'?

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  • It's theoretically possible but difficult to actually do. China has a large central government and surveillance state, VPNs are essentially banned there, and yet a large percentage of the population uses them daily to the point where it's commonplace.

  • Immich Is Now Stable!

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  • It's for image recognition. Nothing sad about it. Great feature.

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  • Well, it is rebellious.

  • Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy

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  • Not saying you're wrong (pretty sure you're not) but important to remember that the reason LLMs use a lot of em dashes is because it features so prominently in journalism.

  • Bye, Copilot: Microsoft is making Copilot a hands-free experience on Windows

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  • Finally I can throw out my pesky keyboard and mouse

  • Self-Hosters Confirm It Again: Linux Dominates the Homelab OS Space

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  • Linux holds a 63% share of global server infrastructure.

    How is that not 95%?

  • Solved: Switching from Windows, but slightly convoluted

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  • As others have suggested it is probably smarter to just backup windows onto a portable hard drive, or you could do Windows2Go which is finicky but do-able.

    Also you didn't ask what distro, but I have been enjoying Fedora Kinoite it's a very smooth transition (and improvement) from Windows.

  • What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux?

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  • Adobe apps

  • Spotify bought WhoSampled

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  • Importantly, the WhoSampled you know and love is here to stay as a standalone platform and brand. It will continue to operate much as it always has

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • Bazzite is good for noobs looking for a gaming option because it's "immutable" which means the OS filesystem can't be edited, which makes it nearly impossible to break.

    Mint is still very noob friendly, just not immutable. Both are solid options because neither one requires any command line to get it on-par with Windows.