Programmer Belch

Just use vim, it usually comes preinstalled

The space the bits occupy is recycled when you delete the files and refill with new ones. The recycling bin is the place where bits wait for being marked for recycling

HP OMEN 16

Some retailers give the option to have no OS installed and with a Windows key, I bought the device when I started switching to Linux and installed a windows partition without activation key. Eventually, I deleted the windows partition as I didn’t use it

I saved around 100€ on my laptop by requesting the FreeDOS model, the option still exists

Truly a Sisyphus tale

I usually use the “add non-steam games” utility with the game’s executable and then modify the compatibility options of the added game.

I do that too, I have my own server in my basement for storage

Best password manager is offline password manager.

KeepassXC makes a file with the passwords that is encrypted, sharing this file with a server is more secure than letting the server manage your passwords

I don’t think coding in C is basic stuff, depending on the IDE, you can learn about using the terminal, compilers and if the course gets far, memory allocation, a really important tool in Linux programs.

How I wish a chat privacy law could be passed to make more difficult to continue eroding our rights.

I’m eyeing a fairphone or a pixel (graphene) when Europe makes swappable batteries the standard. Until then, I hope my phone keeps on working, I don’t change phone unless my last one dies.

I really hope swappable batteries make a comeback to ditch the portable batteries and just swap a fresh one.

None of the packages I compile from source are essential to my working system. I have a private chatbot to test, some emulators and dsda-doom.

Every one of those programs can be one or two versions obsolete and it won’t make a difference.

I just complie from source some lightweight programs that are too niche for repositories. I am in no way advocating for full source compilation of every program in your system, that’s a security and usage nightmare. Flatpack does have its use for sandboxing an environment. I personally use it for windows applications in bottles.

Yes, it would depend on your flatpack usage. For me I only have like 5 programs compiled from source and one flatpack (bottles) because of the sandboxing

Just compile from source?

Yes, that could be an alternative to computing hashes, I don’t know what option would be less resource intensive

Yes, that’s why I’m proposing it as opposed to just one pixel to differentiate between ad and video. Youtube videos are already separated in sections, just add some metadata with a hash to every one.

Not your keys, not safe encryption. As simple as that