Sp2Guzzi

The Electronic Future Foundation has an interesting website for testing how well your browser/s protect you from online tracking. My usual browser offers good protection, stock Chrome does not. coveryourtracks.eff.org

The Document Foundation has an interesting article about the Austrian Military migrating 16,000 PCs from MS Office to LibreOffice. blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08...

An interesting image in the latest FOSS Weekly:

An interesting article on how proprietary file formats function as a proprietary software lock in: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07...

Isn't it nice how the Democrats and NPR (and everyone else) are singing the praises of Lindsey Graham, what a wonderful caring colleague, and all the wonderful things he did? It sure sounds like there must be a different Lindsey Graham that they are speaking about, not the senator I remember.

At the risk of kicking the hornet's nest, it is nice that the Platner trolls have gone elsewhere. I imagine their Russian handlers/financiers have moved them to other more pressing races?

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If trump's signature is put on curreny, I wonder how common it will be for people to write on such bills "Convicted felon!", "Convicted rapist!", and other such banners, or obscure the signature?

#Linux What I don't understand is why people get all wound up about Windows 11 or Linux, but have not a lot of concern about the growing effort to require age verification for users of computers (protect the kiddies).

For those who have issues with Linux and Nvidia. www.howtogeek.com/best-linux-d...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs...

Nvidia has a reputation for not playing nicely with Linux. Searching for "best linux distros for nvidia graphics cards" comes up with a list of distros that are recommended. Sounds like a possible hardware (nvidia) distro issue?

There was a post about an hour ago on how to delete erased files from your machine. If one followed the instructions, they would have deleted program files and damage the OS, not what the poster claimed. I reported it and it disappeared. Don't simply type commands that someone posts. Verify first.

For those who are not happy with the idea of Linux - itsfoss.com/signs-linux-...

I wonder if a "Photography of Pretty Ladies" might be an appropriate special interest category rather than Photography? While I find the pretty lady photos to be attractive, I am more interested in a wider variety of 'architectures' and 'scenic views'.

I was riding the bus home this afternoon. A lady grabs the seat behind me, apologizes and starts saying something. I was thinking 'oh boy, what is the pitch?' She asked if she could take a picture of a button on my hat - her boyfriend was a Linux user.

‪Sp2Guzzi‬ ‪@sp2guzzi.bsky.social‬ Looked at someone's android phone today. The screen icons and labels were almost microscopic but the settings were at maximum size. Any ideas on a fix? Change launchers or???

T'is amazing how many things go wrong or don't work with Linux. And even more amazing how it is never operator error.

Curious, I looked at the Windows feed. I think I counted 40 entries and not a single mention of Linux. I look at the Linux feed and the 4th entry was about Windows, with no mention of Linux. And many more Windows only complaints in the following postings. Do Windows posters have Linux envy?