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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I got a pixel 9 for $240 CAD via carrier promotion in Canada.

    I held out getting a new phone as long as I could and they offered a new pixel 9 for $5 per month for 24 months

    Not to trade in after 24.

    It’s mine. For 5$ a month.

    When I received it I didn’t turn it on for a week.

    Read as much as I could to decide that Google would only ever see the single boot to enable developer mode and enable OEM unlock to flash graphenos.

    It seemed intimidating, but the process to install is very smooth.


  • You don’t need to click to start if you go to settings > start up apps > click the add button and type proton-vpn as the command and name and click OK. Proton will be added to your autostart folder and you can toggle on/off if you don’t want it to run on boot.

    Some of the window group applets (where your open apps show up on your panel) also allow you to add an app via the right click menu by selecting ‘add to autostart’

    You can also add to autostart by right clicking on the app in the mint application (start)menu.

    Using the proton instructions to add the network manager Wireguard integration script will even allow you to use the option to autoconnect to VPN in the network setting.















  • Are you using flatpack or normal installs of firefox/chromium?

    Do you have a bunch of/ any addons?

    It really shouldn’t load very slow.

    I have some VERY old systems. One with only 3GB RAM and the onboard video out to DisplayPort to an HDMI adapter.

    Loads fine.

    Vivaldi runs much faster though.


    Consider disabling background services and apps you don’t need.

    Mint xfce is a super lightweight version. Can be customized in nearly infinite ways to match your needs.

    Any Linux DE or distro you choose will require some learning, some tinkering.

    Imagine being a new user to windows nowadays and trying to figure out where your settings are. Are they in control panel, settings, msinfo, or some other command line only accessible thing, what do these hexcodes in this registry thing mean?

    If you choose to do a little learning and a little tinkering, you choose the ability to do things your way. Sometimes it’s simple. Sometimes it isn’t. But for the most part, for most people, any problem is a simple fix.

    The best resources i know of are The Arch wiki for setup and config for almost everything; overstack for those unique or odd questions; and your distros docs and community pages.




  • Israel is funding Hezbollah by attacking civilians and creating future Hezbollah.

    Also , if there were rockets and missiles as Israel states, why the fuck wouldn’t they just launch them all at Israel during the slaughter of innocent Lebanese?

    because Israel is lying

    Because everything Israel is doing is a war crime.

    Can’t wait to see Bibi executed in the same public and humiliating way they did Saddam.

    *and yes, I would also like to see the same happen to gw Bush for doing the same shit.