What’s more interesting is that fact that macOS is well-optimized enough to run smoothly on a mobile-class chipset. Good software as well as the hardware.

If your main concern is boat, you will likely be fine with any Linux distribution. There are more beginner friendly ones out there.

That said, if you play lots of PC games, even if they’re Linux compatible, switching away from Windows isn’t going to magically double your FPS. Hardware still matters.

Using taxpayer dollars to fight culture wars over chatbots. What a timeline.

I’ve tried just about every distro over the past decade, and I always come back to Ubuntu. It commands the largest share of the Linux market by a large margin, especially when you consider its derivative distributions like Mint and PopOS. It also has excellent support from hardware vendors, specifically NVIDIA in my case.

Please post back when you get clarification. I would be happy to donate directly toward maintaining this instance.

I started a “songwriting sprint”, and I think I got one or two usable tracks out of it. I’ve also been playing a new Minecraft survival world and reading a book.

Does anyone know the root cause of these frequent outages and if there’s anything we members can do to help out?

Assuming you’re running Linux and don’t need any advanced features, Apostrophe works well. Obsidian is also a great cross-platform option.

Star Labs is a European company that sells laptops and two-in-one tablets with excellent Linux support. They don’t meet all the criteria you listed, but they’re good to mention

I don’t disagree with you, but sending and receiving emails requires transmission of unencrypted metadata. There’s no easy way around it

Proton’s privacy policies state that they retain unencrypted metadata (addresses, timestamps, etc.) which are required to provide the service. This information may be disclosed to law enforcement. However, the actual content in your account is largely end-to-end encrypted. Law enforcement might request it, but without the keys to decrypt it they won’t be able to read your data.

When I was in grad school, I had a Light Phone II as my primary device. It was more than sufficient for texting and calling, and I could even listen to podcasts. It had a GPS, but it was pretty bad. After graduation I moved to a new area and ended up getting an iPhone. I average around 3-5 hours of screen time per day, but that doesn’t include my computer (8 hours a day at work as a computer engineer) or TV. Eventually I would like to return to my Light Phone, or even upgrade to the new third-generation model.

What file format are you outputting from HandBrake? Some like MP4 have limited support for subtitle tracks.

If by “privacy settings” you mean controlling what system permissions the Home app has, you’re out of luck. It’s a semi-default app and may be more deeply embedded into iOS than is apparent.

If you’re trying to control what other apps have access to HomeKit data, you can find that in Privacy & Security.

No. Just hemp-derived THC products (like Delta-8 and THCA)

You’ll get an email from Framework when the order is preparing to ship, and you’ll get another email with a tracking number when it is on the way.

This is how I do it. I followed this guide to get it set up, and this one to make it work behind a VPN (Tailscale)

That’s correct. This proposition closes the loophole used to sell hemp-derived THC products, but it does not impact anything statutorily defined as “marijuana”. That’s still federally illegal but permitted on a per-state basis

The 2018 Farm Bill revised the statutory definitions of “marijuana” and “hemp”. Hemp products contain less than 0.3% D9 THC by dry weight, and anything else is considered marijuana. This loophole has allowed companies to sell intoxicating products containing other forms of THC like D8 without adhering to the same regulations that legal marijuana faces, or in states where marijuana is still illegal. The new bill expands the definition of hemp to include all forms of THC and sets a 0.4-mg limit per package, effectively outlawing hemp-derived THC products. This does not impact the classification of marijuana, which is still federally illegal but available on a per-state basis.

To be clear, this proposition would ban hemp-derived THC. Gas stations and head shops shouldn’t be selling unregulated products like that anyway. Most of them are probably unfit for consumption.

That said, as the article points out, this provision would have consequences beyond Delta-8 vape carts and the like. I think the correct approach is federal legalization.

It’s required by US law for organizations to collect this data on donors. It’s also to your own benefit, as most charitable donations are taxed deductible