This is it exactly.

“But how can we know if it’s a bot?”

We probably can’t based on a single comment or post, which is why rules need to be constructed around maintaining a level of effort and quality.

that’s not how any of this works

Honestly I was upset when they announced the “pivot to AI”, but Mozilla is the only company I’ve seen actually using LLM tech in a productive, helpful way. The link preview feature is nice too.

You’re not wrong about the Nazis, but since Substack doesn’t run ads, clicking will technically cost the company money.

The right tool for the right job… LLMs can’t do a lot, and can make a lot of things worse when misapplied, but that doesn’t mean the technology is wholly useless.

KDE is friendlier to Windows users than GNOME, but Mint is still a good option.

This only applies if you use their bridge and the bridge is connected to the internet. If you do what I said in my comment (zigbee2mqtt addon with dongle) then there is no path for them to collect. The Zigbee2Mqtt addon allows for firmware updates.

I found that Phillips Hue bulbs works great with the Zigbee2Mqtt addon (and poorly/not at all with ZHA integration) and the $25 Sonoff dongle. Home Assistant sells their own dongle which I would imagine works even better too.

Hue bulbs are more expensive than most, but people seem to say they have the best color consistency.

If you want to stick with Wifi you could probably just hook up Tasmota plugs to your existing lamps.

Great read, I was unfamiliar with this publication. Thanks for sharing.

A nas or home server with one of them is a great idea

CasaOS or YunoHost are great places to start and hold your hand the whole way, while allowing you to tip toe into more advanced setups later on as you learn.

It’s the “just works” distro for people who want to play games.

It’s been flawless for me with similar performance (slightly better in some areas) than Windows.

Very cool thanks for pointing them out, I will look into them.

Honestly wondering: why are you on the fediverse if you prefer centralized social media?

Can you explain more? What are ublue scripts and what makes them so handy? I’m still new to this space.

Rare W for Spez, he’s absolutely right and this is a very smart move for the platform as it exists as an ecosystem.

I still strongly believe the federated/nonprofit model (Piefed/Lemmy/Mbin) is superior and have no plans on going back to Reddit, but presenting Reddit the platform as a collection of communities and not one homogeneous content feed is a genuinely positive move and sets them apart from other platforms.

To my knowledge Bazzite is basically SteamOS with more flexibility under the hood if you’re looking for it. By default it boots right into big picture mode. I imagine if you get an HDMI-CEC dongle it would work great as an HTPC once you get Big Picture set up with the streaming apps.

Kinoite is also great and usually what I recommend someone coming from Windows who wants a distro that “Just works”.