Agreed. The internet is a utility at this point. Its required for many things included services the government runs already.

Bottles.

Without it, I wouldn’t be able to run addictive keys on Linux. I paid for the software back when I used Windows and since I’m able to use addictive keys on Linux, haven’t bothered trying to find an alternative.

That said, its the only use case I’ve had with bottles that just works. Other programs ive tried are more hit or miss.

Ive had issues with this as well. Still have had no joy.

What DVD drive are you using? Ive read the hardware is also important, but I’m no expert.

I gave Niagara a try and wasnt really for me. Nova was also my jam for a long time.

Not a feature of GrapheneOS but I’m not a fan of the default launcher. If you want a better one, I like lawnchair. Its on fdroid and is much better IMO.

Also the Articicons pack is great too if you like the look of icons being all the same.

I’m still messing around with self hosting llm, rn ive settled on using lumo from proton if I use an llm.

When I have run llm, I used koboldcpp. Works pretty well, depends on what you are doing and what models you use. Forget which models ive been using off the top of my head

While they are sandboxed, there is still potential for them to cause harm. Its in theory a safer system, but nothing is full proof. I’d agree that its likely fine but best to be cautious

I just use a mini PC and use streaming services through the browser when I do use them.

Couple that with a air mouse/keyboard combo remote and its pretty good. Not perfect but good for non tech people too.

A friend of mine delivers for Amazon now and hates it.

Can confirm, they expect so much of drivers. He is constantly told that he isn’t fast enough doing over 150 packages every day.

This made me laugh more than I would’ve thought. Excellent meme. 10/10

We dont even need them behind bars, give them fines that actually hurt. Talking several billions of dollars.

They likely wouldn’t do that either though but ffs I’d love it if they did something

Me and my girl are watching a bunch of different TV shows. Basically showing each other our favorites. While we were watching Dexter, it got removed from whatever platform it was on and moved to another one which meant we had to buy another service just to finish it.

After that, and seeing all of the price hikes, I realized I’d rather do a one time payment for any shows I watch especially because at the current pricing, DVDs are cheaper overall. That and streaming services are trying to add value to themselves by doing original TV. Most of it is garbage that I’ll never watch, so there isnt much value in streaming for me anymore.

That sounds like a really cool setup for gaming. What games di you and your friends play mostly? My htpc is just a little used HP office PC. Far from cutting edge but great for my use case. I used to use a keyboard and mouse for navigation but I didn’t like it. I settled on using an air mouse and keyboard combo. Its not perfect but it gets the job done.

I barely couch game but when I do, I use a controller.

Mostly my Linux htpc is used for streaming but not doing a ton of that anymore. I started buying DVDs again.

But nice to have the option for the two streaming services I do use or YouTube.

I personally use cloudflare. Never had an issue with them.

What a great advertisement for almost any other launcher.

Lawnchair is my go to if anyone wants a pretty simple and customizable launcher that respects your privacy.

I personally don’t consider my skills quite good enough to be compensated for if I’m honest. And I like helping people here on Lemmy, especially for a opensource project. I can’t contribute as much but I do what I can.

So yea shoot me a DM and we can see what works.

If you need a simple icon, I’ve done some graphic design before for the loops community on Lemmy as well as others. If you DM me, let me know what you’d like, I’d be happy to help out, no charge.

I do get that. Less things in the car means less things that can break which yea, I’m all for to a point. I just can’t take heat, I need the ac man.

And I would love to have an electric car if I drove less than 100 miles a day, if chargers were more common, if all chargers used the same common charger port and connector, and if I had a house go charge if at. Also if swaping batteries wasnt a nightmare. That should be the easiest thing to do on an electric car aside from maintaining motors or swapping other common components.

I want a car that doesnt guzzle gas, blows hot and cold and is relatively easy to maintain.

Every other “luxury” feature like touch screens, heated seats, backup cams, I don’t necessarily need. I do like having a backup camera though. My 2015 Toyota Camry does everything I need it to, aside from the stupid touchscreen and the obnoxious way it plays whatever was last playing when my phone connects. Thankfully it still has physical buttons and dials for things.