Well, it's not no.

The forced app thing still drives me crazy, we could have had it SO much better...

It always is. The thing with FOSS vs a private company is that internal debates are:

1. Public
2. Involving people working for free

Meaning we not only see the ""drama"", but that it can become more verbally intense. Buuuuut it almost never ends up mattering much to the average user, and when it does, the public certainly won't learn about it on github or the replies to a toot.

I've just accepted that most Redditors want a content feed to read on the toilet, and very few are looking for conversation or community.

If we can convince people looking for the latter to come to the fediverse... now that's the real victory.

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.

On one hand I desperately want to know what happened to the Living Witness Doctor, but on the other, the mystery makes the ending of that episode so much better.

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.

It may feel that way, but there is a lot of evidence pointing to that not being true.

lol nah, instead of the show they'll go watch YouTubers who will tell them to ignore their lying eyes and continue to reiterate that the show is actually a teen drama.

Remember how the main overarching plot of Discovery was all about gender dysmorphia? And how that's all anyone on the show ever talked about? No? Well, according to Youtube it was.

I never thought of that! I am going to use this argument with the family this year...

This community really needs ~~better~~ moderation IMO.