But then you won't get any SMSes. A better option would be to use a second Android device with your main SIM, and use call forwarding and an SMS proxy app. Or you could get a virtual number online, and give that number out to people, and keep your main number private.
"The procedure might be difficult to scale. The attacker will need to have Android devices in multiple locations sending messages every hour and calculating the responses. The collection itself can take days or weeks depending on how many fingerprints the attacker wants to collect.
"Not only are the collection and the analysis difficult, but then you have also the problem of sufficiently and appropriately configuring the machine-learning model, which is related to deep learning."
The concern, says Bitsikas, is that a deep-pocketed organization could exploit the flaw to locate government leaders, activists, CEOs and others who desire to keep their whereabouts private.
TLDR this requires a big infrastructure, planning, and a ML model tailored specifically towards you, which means this only really affects big targets like public figures - who wouldn't be using SMS in the first place if they value privacy.
What if the conversations were merged into one page? You could have thread 1 from community A, thread 2 from community B etc all in one page, so you don't miss out on any comments.
AMD for graphics - RX 6600XT. Works flawlessly with the opensource drivers. I don't use a webcam currently, but in my experience most Logitech webcams work fine these days. Before you buy one, look it up on Amazon and search for "Linux" in the reviews and usually you should find a comment indicating whether or not it works fine.
You can still try the earlier Diablo games. Diablo 1 with Belzebub mod is pretty fun (or get DevilutionX if you want a more authentic experience but with some modern QoL stuff), Diablo 2 with Project Diablo 2 mod is even more fun (probably the best Diablo variant IMO), and there's also Blizzard's official Diablo 2 Resurrected, if you can't tolerate old school graphics.
Project Diablo 2 is still going strong and has a lot of nice QoL features and skill improvements over D2 and D2R. You should check it out if you're a D2 fan like me.
No Microsoft GamePass. Or none that actually matters, as the only solution is to pay for the higher tier and stream the games - so no game actually runs on the desktop. No, thanks.
Why "no thanks"? I use GamePass with xCloud and it works pretty well on Linux, and it's a perfectly viable option - unless you've got really poor internet, or you're into competitive FPS games or something that requires ultra-low latency.
NVIDIA support for Linux is far from being on-par with that on Windows, especially the open-source drivers. Is this still true?
Yes. If you're planning to game on Linux, I'd highly recommend getting an AMD card instead, the AMD open-source drivers are excellent and see frequent improvements - both in terms of features and performance.
Many devices, especially those for gaming, might not have good (or even working) compatibility drivers for Linux. I know my UWQHD monitor works flawlessly on Windows, but requires quite a bit of tinkering on Ubuntu
"Many" -> citation needed. In my experience, depending on the hardware, you may find a better out-of-the-box experience with Linux compared to Windows. For instance, on my ThinkPad Z13, everything worked out-of-the-box on Nobara (Fedora) - including Fn keys, Wi-Fi, accelerated graphics/video drivers... everything. Same with my AMD desktop, didn't have to install any special drivers or anything.
But when I tried to install a fresh copy of Windows on my Z13 (dual-boot), there were almost no drivers - I had to manually install the Wi-Fi drivers first, and then grab the rest of the drivers via Windows Update, which was painful - took like 3 reboots to get everything installed, with long reboot times cause of updates. Painful.
In saying that, I'm surprised that your monitor - of all things - needed tinkering, when they're usually mostly dumb devices that need no drivers or anything. But then again, it's Ubuntu so... ¯(ツ)/¯. FWIW, I have a fairly recent QHD monitor from AOC and it worked just fine on Nobara, no tinkering required.
The advantages: What else am I not thinking about?
5 Performance. Thanks to no bloatware like unnecessary background services/Defender/telemetry/Cortana/Bing etc, Linux in general would perform better, at least in theory. YMMV of course, depending on the game/hardware/distro. The good thing is if you use the right distro, or are willing to go the extra mile with tweaking, you can eke out way more performance, such as by using custom gaming-optimised kernels, fstab mount option tweaks and more. Using a gaming-optimised distro means most of these tweaks are built-in, saving you some time.
6 Arguably, a better gaming-focused experience, when you go for a gaming-focused distro like Nobara, or if you want to go the full mile and make an exclusive gaming box, you could install something like ChimeraOS, which is basically a community Steam OS. Imagine your PC booting straight to Steam, in the fastest possible time, with no distractions like Windows Update, Defender or other nonsense. Basically a console experience, with the power and flexibility of PCs and Linux.
What distro?
Nobara. It's based on Fedora but optimised for gaming, made by the same guy who makes Proton-GE and Wine-GE (GloriousEggroll), so you know it's the good stuff. Obviously comes with ProtonGE/Steam/Lutris etc out-of-the-box, custom kernel, patched Discord, codecs, nVidia drivers and more. Definitely give it a go if you're considering Linux for gaming.
Yep. You need to convert the disk into a "dynamic disk" (no data loss btw) and then you can create a "spanned volume" across the disks. You can also create a striped volume for performance, which is basically RAID 0.
But apparently dynamic disks are now deprecated and Microsoft wants you to use "storage spaces" instead, which is basically RAID and not just simple spanned volumes. The problem with this, IIRC, is that you'll need at least two extra drives (in addition to the drive where Windows is installed).
Not OP, but I occasionally come across this issue at work, where some user complains they they are unable to access a file/folder because of the limit. You often find this in medium-large organisations with many regions and divisions and departments etc. Usually they would create a shortcut to their team/project's folder space so they don't have to manually navigate to it each time. The folder structure might be quite nested, but it's organized logically, it makes sense. Better than dumping millions of files into a single folder.
Anyways, this isn't actually an NTFS limit, but a Windows API limit. There's even a registry value[1] you can change to lift the limit, but the problem is that it can crash legacy programs or lead to unexpected behavior, so large organisations (like ours) shy away from the change.
Vimeo is still around, and has a ton of content. It's still no match for YouTube of course, but if Google pull the same shit like Reddit did, then I'd imagine a decent chunk of creators would migrate to Vimeo.
Unlockable bootloaders aren't a big issue - you can buy devices with unlockable bootloaders in NA, depending on your carrier - the bigger problem these days is the likes of SafteyNet and KNOX, which makes it a pain to live with an unlocked bootloader. What we really need is a change in thinking that an unlocked bootloader doesn't necessarily mean a device is insecure, and instead of not giving the user a choice and locking them out, they should pass on the responsibility to the user. Eg, a banking app could make a user accept an agreement that the bank will not be held responsible for any hacking related losses etc, instead of straight up prevent the app from running. For this, Google needs to take the lead - they were the ones who introduced SafteyNet and caused this whole mess in the first place. Once Google takes the lead, Samsung and other manufacturers could follow, and the dev ecosystem will follow too. But I'm afraid it's all a bit too late now, the best one could do, as an individual, is to boycott apps which use the likes of SafteyNet, leave bad reviews, complain to the CEO etc, but all this is unlikely to have any impact, given that we root/ROM users are a small minority.
UBI should be a government initiative, and funding for it should be collected in form of tax, irrespective of AI. Because more and more humans are getting replaced with automation and technology in general, and a lot of this being done so gradually that you don't notice it, or think of it as a problem. Every time you saw headlines like "xx corporation has laid off hundreds/thousands of employees" in the past, had very little to do with AI, but could have to do with technology and progress in general, plus a lot of other factors. Every little new development could have a butterfly effect that's hard to calculate.
Neither AI, nor the loss of jobs in general, should be a factor for UBI funding. AI is just another new technological development, maybe even a disruptive one, but it's nothing so new that we need to pick up our pitchforks against.
As for compensating creative owners, that's a bigger discussion on IP protection and ownership in general, and the responsibility falls upon the IP owners (and maybe appropriate laws). For instance, we've seen news sites, science publishers etc paywall their work, and that's because they want to protect their work and get compensation for viewership - and this has nothing to do with AI. If people want compensation for their work, then they should take appropriate measures to protect their work, and/or come up with alternate revenue streams, if it's impossible to paywall their work (for instance, how some youtubers choose to seek sponsorship or patreon donations). If people want to prevent their work from being stolen and redistributed, appropriate action should be taken against the persons/sites stealing their work (eg via DMCA etc). It's not the AI's fault for eating up copyrighted content on public sites like pastebin.com or Scribd, it's the fault of the people uploading it.
Luckily, Universal Android Debloater works like a charm. I mean, it is a bit annoying that you even run it in the first place, but it's mostly a one-time thing so I'm not complaining anymore.
Highly unlikely. The root/ROM community has always been a small niche - and these days, it's even smaller that it has ever been. Such a minor audience means nothing for Samsung.
So, practically/functionally speaking, how is this different from FreeDOS, and why should I use this instead of FreeDOS?