Android is not Linux, it only uses (modified) Linux kernel. Android experience is not transferable to any other Linux distro. While Steam Deck’s is. You’re not saying your smart bulb runs Linux just because it uses its kernel.

Well, we got Steam Deck on that front, so at least there’s something. Not a desktop, but a regular consumer device with Linux is still nice.

Not even close. Most hardware issues I had were with Windows. Additionally, that thing gets slow over time, no matter what you do. If you use it often, it’ll get to an unusable state in a year or two. And you can’t do anything about it except fresh reinstall. It spies on you so much even Google could learn from them. And nowadays it even has ads. You pay for the OS and then you still have ads, classy. And as a bonus, all the spying and ads are so unoptimised that they make your computer slower.

Anyone who uses Finder as a file manager is a masochist. That’s the worst file manager I’ve ever used. And that includes shitty Android file manager which have more ads than file managing capabilities.

Well, that sounds like issues with your specific hardware, because that’s definitely not the usual Linux experience.

Tip for next time: find some distro that has up to date kernel. Ubuntu, Mint and Debian are definitely not good if you have very recent hardware, they stay on old kernels for quite a long time. And drivers are in the kernel.

I have to disagree about Windows being easier, but that’s fairly subjective. What’s 100% objective is that it’s definitely not the reason everyone uses Windows, the reason is much simpler: it came with their machine.

Anyway, I recommend Nobara for gaming - it’s basically Fedora, but preconfigured for gaming and general normal use.

Oh yeah, Windows storage driver issues are great if you need to kill time. Nothing better than your Windows installer claiming there’s no disk. Great in combination with missing touchpad drivers. But hey, at least I found out it can indeed be installed without a working mouse and that includes installing the storage driver!

I said better, not more secure. It’s not as easy to accidentally leak the message. It’s equally easy to intentionally leak it.

I mean, have you ever read anything about any dictatorship?

But if you officially operate somewhere, they can sue you, I thought that was common knowledge?

Anyway, not complying with local laws and operating in the country can get you in some serious trouble. And the trouble will escalate until you comply or pull out of the country.

Kim Jong Un can sue anyone. Like, they can sue Signal if they want. Sure, they have no way to enforce it, but they can sue (and win the case). It’s not like this would be a first, that happened quite a few times. Especially in dictatorship.

There is a reason: you will be sued out of existence. And the bit about North Korea made me laugh, so thanks.

Yep. Sadly, Lemmy will move on to implement this exact horrible mess in future versions.

The current ChatMessage approach is much better than crazy shenanigans with to/cc/mentions.

I shared a bit about exactly this here: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmings.world/comment/14476151

Using Laravel as a framework should be the first red flag, I yet have to meet a Laravel dev who understands architecture (and I interviewed quite a bit of them). That framework is several anti-patterns bundled into a nice package.

I actually like how Lemmy handles it, it warns you that it’s unencrypted and that it recommends Matrix

It also uses an entirely separate AP type that’s not used for anything else (ChatMessage) unlike Mastodon which uses Note, which is also used for: Mastodon posts and comments, Lemmy comments, most likely others.

ChatMessage type also has strict requirements about recipients, the chances to leak them are slimmer. Additionally, if the target app does not support the type, it’s very unlikely it will handle it at all, but Note will most likely be handled in some way.

In conclusion, Lemmy PMs are very hard to leak accidentally (still very easy to leak intentionally).

Sadly, Lemmy will be moving to Mastodon-style PMs.

You know they can’t legally operate there if they don’t follow the law, right?

Pulling out is the only form of protest they have as a company. The rest is up to its users.

Anyway, if it happened, you could still use Signal anyway, perhaps with the help of a relay like other countries who prefer spying over privacy.

I did elaborate a bit in a sibling comment.

I don’t exactly think ill of him, but I’ll stay away from any platform he creates. He shared one snippet of code where he disabled validating certificate validity and certificate names. When called out on it, he decided to delete the post.

Security and standards don’t seem like the first things on his mind.

Who would’ve thunk that misusing the same type for both public and private posts (with a sprinkle of weird mention rules to determine the visibility) could backfire?

Well, definitely not Mastodon devs. Lemmy’s current approach of using an entirely different type is much better.

If you’re interested in some details, I recently wrote a comment about it: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmings.world/comment/14476151

why they would want to pass trauma onto me

It’s not like it’s intentional, usually. Everyone has a different way of coping with trauma and sadly, one of the brain’s most usual defenses is repeating the same behaviour, because that makes what happened normal - if I do it too, how could it be something bad?

People who do that need a therapy to stop repeating the abusive behaviour, but as with alcoholism, the first step is to admit you have been abused. You would be surprised how many people don’t get past the first step. And that’s how abusive behaviour in people who are not necessarily psychopaths occurs.

As an aside, being a psychopath (not a sociopath, that term doesn’t exist in psychology) is also a defense mechanism, although one on the extreme side of things and it’s generally incurable past a certain age.

You can never truly confirm any scientific theory

All of physics would like a word.