If you ever run a "mostly server", where you are mostly in the command line but sometimes want to pop into a GUI for whatever reason, XFCE. I have a computer from 2000 with Ubuntu server plus XFCE after the fact, and it runs great. Still.
I am no expert, I only heard a podcast on the subject, but this is my understanding of it:
People subscribe for new shows, and old shows are less profitable for the companies. Old shows require them to pay residual fees to the actors and creators involved, so a show that's been out for a while has a fixed cost associated with keeping it on the platform, but a vague, less easily measured 'profitability' based on how many subscribers stay on the platform because of it's large back library. So, by cutting a few of the shows that less people are viewing, they save the fixed costs, and only lose out on the handful of customers who might quit because of an old, beloved show. It's stupid, because it's short sighted. They get a small reduction in overhead costs at the expense of the overall value of the product, and they irritate their customer base.
I wish I remember which podcast it was, they explained it so much better. I think it was a Planet Money, maybe?
It's the same way there's new customer promos for cell phones and such. You're effectively punishing loyal customers, but you need to drive growth quarter over quarter. The money you save by screwing over existing customers can be spent on a flashy new show that might bring in new subscribers in the short term.
You know, I'd see spammy bot garbage on Reddit, and I'd scroll right by. On Lemmy, I'm weirdly offended, and downvote, report, leave snarky comments.
It's almost like seeing someone with muddy boots at a mall versus in my house.
I have an aged out Chromebook running lubuntu just fine. In my case, I had to open the bottom and remove a "write protect" screw, then it installed and it's still going strong. I had to mess around with the keyboard settings a bit, but otherwise it worked just great!
Agreed. I use Lutris on 37, and play a bunch of stuff with no issues. Took me too long to figure out how to use the Lutris posts, but it's been smooth sailing ever since.
I am talking out of my butt here, but I read a related book, "Man After Man", by the same author, when I was a kid, and it stuck with me, so many years later when Amazon became a thing, I tried to find it and his other books. I wound up in a rabbit hole of Google that suggested that he does some of the art and was discredited for it? At least. I think I remember something like that.
Man After Man was trippy though.
Edit: Googled a bit, can't find reference to this now. Maybe I'm wrong? It could happen, in theory.
I have a really crappy old phone, and Firefox plus ublock plus privacy badger still works great for me. However, I had to uninstall it and reinstall it when I first set up that phone, for reasons I never could figure out.
Annoyingly, after an OTA, same deal. Had to reinstall Firefox or it was garbage.
I just got an Alldocube Iplay50mini, aka Kidz_PadPro, from geekbuying. It was 120$ Canadian, so under 100$ USD, and much faster than my Kindle Fire 10. It has a few things I really like, like the power plug on the top instead of on the bottom so I can use it while it syncs and charges. LTE works for Canadian cell carriers and T-Mobile. Came with a decent case and a garbage Bluetooth keyboard. I was surprised by how much I like it.
Abema is a Japanese streaming app that only works in Japan. If only there was a Virtual way to Privately Network to Japan... (It's flaky, only works sometimes. No English language support for menus and stuff.)
I tried the Yotaphone 2 back in the day. It had dual screens, and it worked for a while then died, then I got a Hisense A5. Wildly underpowered, no Google, black and white only. I still use it sometimes as a dedicated e-reader or for audio streaming. Currently using a Hisense A7cc, which I really like, although still no Google. I use Aurora Store to get my apps, and a whole bunch of Google replacements like One Calendar, Waze, NewPipe, Edison Mail, etc. My tablet is an Inknote + C, which I just got, and which took some getting used to, but no complaints so far except the price.
This is my thing: e-ink.
I have a color e-ink tablet and a color e-ink phone. I can technically watch video on them, but... Just no.
I can technically doomscroll, but again, it's not the same. It's easier on my eyes, doesn't mess with my circadian rhythms, still lets me text friends, look up directions, Google trivia, etc. Plus, all my ebooks, all my podcasts, all my music. Great battery life, too.
I'm about to start school again after 20 years away... A bit nervous. Still, my job was slowly killing me, and I really feel like I can do this.
Also, I accomplished a nerd thing which I am proud of.