• Set a decently good password (password is required frequently on Linux, so do go overboard with a 40-random-characters-long password, you will regret it)
• don’t install programs or run scripts from shady sources, prefer to install programs from the Software store (package manager and flatpak)
• setup a backup system to regularly copy all your files to a separate storage device. This is the way to protect yourself from ransomware but also user errors! Having the possibility to format your drive, reinstall and restore backup in a 1 hour time span is going to give you the peace of mine you need for exploring and experimenting with Linux

I only engage in ESD-safe friendships.

I sure love tacos, but I think any food would get me.

Initially I thought French and Chinese, but I love pizza so much, and Greek food is so delicious too.

So, I found a compromise: Mediterranean and Chinese 😋

I’m reading this comment with a French accent 😅

No, it’s simply pronounced 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓰𝓮𝓾𝓻 🥖

“Hello, police ? I need to report a food crime”

Tell that to my workplace. They have the worst toilet paper in there. I won’t pass on an opportunity to poop on the job, best possible use of my time.

Charger or Chargeur

Release the model !!!

I just hate typing on the phone, I should just connect my mechanical keyboard next time…

Obviously what I meant exactly is “un verre de gros rouge qui tâche remplie jusqu’au tippy-top” but there isn’t a good translation for that.

Having a pizza in the quiet of you home is nice and all, but having a pizza while you hear a loud argument (fight?) in Italian coming out of the kitchen while you sit at the terrace, that’s the real deal !

Top that with an Aperol Spritz or a nice glace of win and you’re in heaven.

Philadelphia side car 🤣

It’s funny to me, maybe not to anyone else. If you would take an advice from a random internet stranger: Try to learn a bit of Mandarin, travel to China, maybe your local communist party can even support you with that. Get a some first hand experience with this country your clearly very passionate about.

Not as well supported by sources as you previous replies, such a shame. But you gave me a good laugh 🤣

Alright, you did convince me that the Chinese people report strong support to the CCP and report a strong perception of democracy. What I am still not convinced of however, is that PRC IS democratic.

In my book, for a country to be democratic it needs to have:

• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of press
• Freedom of reunion
• Freedom of protest
• Universal access to education
• Political plurality
• Universal suffrage
• Universal respect of human right

My opinion today is that, I highly doubt PRC qualifies to any of this points, but I don’t know for sure. If you convince me with credible evidence that PRC is better than, let’s say, France, Germany or Norway, on all these points, then I am ready to move to China with you next year.

Edit: I forgot a few important point on my democratic list of requirements:

• Laicity (division of state and religion and tolerance for all religions)
• Division of power (Legislative, Justice, Executive, etc, must be help by different institution regulating each other)

The data from this article is up to 2016. Things have changed quite a bit since the COVID crisis.

I have a Pixel 7 and my wife has the Pixel 6a, I don’t find them particularly well made. My pixel 7 is already show signs of wear with the power button getting stuck after about 2 years of use, with a case pretty much always on. My former phone, Huawei P20 worked flawlessly and was like new after 5 years of use. In the end I wanted to run GrapheneOS and decided for the Pixel. But at this price, I am quite disappointed with the hardware quality.