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Where the good days began: @original_reader@lemm.ee
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They’re good. Some policies take some getting used to, though. For example, they lock your (free) account if you don’t use it for six months. You have to start paying if you ever want that email address again (emails are lost AFAIK).
Happened to me after a serious illness. I don’t mind paying, but that soured it so badly for me.
Sometimes I wish media organisations would report with the same hunger about every tiny, little unimportant feature in software I’m involved with.
Then again, it isn’t millions of people using my stuff.
99% sure it - or large parts of it - are AI generated.
But in this case it’s the content that counts, not the artistry.
Sure, but in the meantime I need to work with what I have… which is Intel (on some machines, at least).
Are we judging people on what they did and said over 10 years ago? If so, then that says more about the one judging than the one judged.
Sadly, quite a few things. Here’s a few:
- Application support; some popular software is built with Windows in mind.
- One-click installers; Software usually comes with user-friendly installation wizards. No command lines or dependency juggling. Also better compatibility woth past versions
- Driver availability; Linux is getting better, but Windows is superior
- Better peripheral support like for printers, webcams, game controllers.
- Gaming performance; although Linux is gaining ground, Windows is just better in this regard
- Media codecs and formats; again, Linux is getting better, but this isn’t always an out-of-the-box experience
- Business integration; Windows plays nicely with enterprise tools like Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and legacy business apps.
Don’t get me wrong. I use Linux as my daily driver. That also means I get frustrated on occasion when again I must consult man pages instead of just running a troubleshooter or fiddling with Nvidia drivers instead of just running the game.
People weren’t supposed to create that shortcut in the first place, thus disrespecting the park.
2·3 months agoIn case you’re wondering. The rival is IRIS2.
To get encryption one must start a “secret chat”. It’s an opt-in! Regular users will not even know the option exists, that’s how well hidden it is.
Regular chats? Plainly readable on the server.
Most of the alternatives mentioned have such low adoption that they aren’t truly viable options yet - no matter how much we wish otherwise.
And I say that not as a critic - I actually use Matrix, XMPP, and Jitsi myself. But guess how many of my friends, family, or colleagues are on them?
Exactly.
That’s why I recommend Signal. At least there, people are likely to find folks they already know.
By features, yes. By 10 miles.
Privacy? It isn’t driving anymore at this point.
I feel them.