Don’t even get me started. I’ve always hated Apple for this kind of stuff, and now they’re making Android even worse, piece by piece.
And given that society is dependent on phones, we’re all fucked. I don’t know if a Linux phone can do much given how it’s mostly non capitalistic. I wish though. But adoption-wise I don’t know if it could be a contender anyway. I’m not well-versed in it, but I’m just assuming the worst since the world is falling apart right now and my hope gland needs surgery. 😭
7 down to 6 here. Sorry bro.
Fruit of a very poisonous tree. Never trust chromium. Not even once.
Everybody kinda already said the obvious answers, but I’ll pop in to reiterate that my main reason was killing the API (because fuuuuuuck their shitty trash app filled with ads- or any and every app that has ads at all). I got here (Lemmy and piefed and mastodon)as part of the mass exodus that switched when the ax dropped on that.
I had wanted to before that, but addictions are addictions. But killing the app I actually liked using (combined with the dev making a Lemmy version that was extremely similar), I just kinda rode the wave to the Fediverse.
So like others, I still poke in when a search result points there, but I avoid it in general. Getting rid of the app will definitely help because it gets rid of the 1-tap access to shit.
I choose to imagine this is Guinan’s nickname around the ship when she’s not giving Picard or another crew member advice.
Amateur.
1-Jan-69 was right there.
Haven’t really touched Mint myself, other than moving my dad’s computer to it. I don’t think it shows the user or device name over by the clock. Unless that XP skin adds it, I don’t think that’s it.
Given the “Overcast” bit, maybe it shows a zip code for the weather or something?
Again, I’m not settled on a particular distro yet for sure, but most of my experience is with PopOS so far, and there’s nothing identifying there, so I’m not positive.
I’ve installed Mint on 2 family member PCs, but I haven’t used it myself other than in passing.
It sounds really familiar. I didn’t have it, but I’m almost positive there was a screenshot of it on the box of the very first GPU I ever bought, a Radeon 9800 Pro.
The youngest siblings don’t even remember much of him. That’s one of the saddest parts. It happened 21 years ago.
I have nieces now that are almost as old as they were when it went down. He would’ve loved them, they’re the greatest. 🥲