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I've set up a debian desktop PC with gnome. I'm really enjoying it. Finding myself wanting to use it more than my windows PC - yeah, ok, I'm doing development work, but ... damn... that plus NextCloud... I'm seeing a future which is free of big tech companies.
I like it. No ads, no subscription....
@Lamal @slightlyoff I'm far more concerned about how much trust we put into these companies because they control our phones.
Bank account access, friends family, email, work, etc.
I've occasionally seen the posts from google users who have Fi, being locked out of everything including cell service because they breached a T&C and didn't know / realise.
@SeanPLynch @gcluley @robert that’s awesome!
Perhaps this is something to bring up with more MPs?!
How awesome would it be to see MPs, and government departments shifting to platforms like this.
In a world of ultrawide / wide screen monitors, why do UI designers for modern operating systems put a bloody big bar at the bottom of the screen?
The Windows Task Bar, the Mac Dock, even Gnome's Dock... Why at the bottom?
Placing it on the side, means it consumes less real-estate, making the rest of the screen available for apps... which is why we use computers.
I known I can move it. So - why isn't it on the side of the screen by default? like "NeXT" ?
@neil on the UK government use of twitter / X. Wouldn’t it be better for the UK, and the government for its departments to switch to services in which it has some control, rather than relying on a US based service?
The Chinese are trying this with the Xinchuang policies.
As an ex-pat I’m a little out of touch, does the UK have something similar ? - I don’t know, but do they also use mastodon?