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That’s something I’m willing to give up

I hope the next gen of Steam Deck really has the connector at the bottom this time. It makes all the accessories and docks really awkward the current way.

Now we can learn the secrets of Stop n Swop

Very cool fellow consumers

Feels like we’re 20 years too early for that, but I hope it works out well. That’s the inevitable long term solution.

Hell yeah. If Valve was smart, they’d have pushed for this a lot sooner. They should focus on making it more device-agnostic. If the consumer’s device revolves around their storefront, then it’s a massive win for them.

It should be assumed by default that data collection is almost always non-consensual.

Year of the tiddies

No it’s a big upgrade

Cuz I went from the 6a to the 8 and it’s definitely much better and rejects a lot less. The 8a has the same sensor. Still has the annoying bright backlight though, unlike the Samsung in display fingerprint sensor. But it’s not really a big deal if you’re already used to it on the 6a and it doesn’t bother you.

For those coming from the 6/6a, the in display fingerprint sensor is much better now

Pretty sure they blocked everyone else if they haven’t been blocked already. They’re basically already blocked by everyone lol.

Year of the Linux desktop!

MtF Trans

Oh shit, I’m going to have to shop Sonos then

Security is a good cop out to justify a lot of bullshit

It’s also already built into Google Play Services. Remember this when they claim a monopoly is good for “security” reasons.

Wow I’m shocked! Just like how OpenAI preached for “privacy and ethics” and went deafly silent on data hoarding and scraping, then privatizes their stolen scraped data. If they insist their data collection to be private, then it needs regular external audits by strict data privacy firms just like they do with security.

When you are using closed source software, you are giving up any control or true ownership of that product. Especially with technology and something as dynamic and fast paced system as operating systems. The nature of things is that Windows, just like Android, OSX, etc, are just a service, not a package you buy and own.

People praise Linux because it’s the other way around. Linux may have a lot of rough edges, but with it being foss, you own your software, you can do whatever the hell you want and break it as much as you want. As long as you are using software-as-a-service like Windows, this process is going to continue. That will never change because that’s by design.

They will just push more and more anti-consumer design regardless of you liking it or not. Why would they not? If you’re not switching to Linux, you’re forcing yourself to stay in this cycle of corporate bullshit. There is only one way to break free and actually own and decide down to every line of code on how you want your system to run. Hell you can make your work flow identical for the next 20 years if you wanted to.

Unless your computer lacks a tpm, there is no reason why you should stay on an outdated and obsolete OS over Win 11. If you’re against change and want things to stay the way you’re used to forever, despite running terrible security and outdated UX, then Linux is for you.