Great to hear you switched. I just switched from Windows 10 to Linux Mint. I had actually used Ubuntu circa 2007-2009, but switched to Windows because it was just easier. I never really loved Ubuntu. Linux Mint seems amazing so far. Very intuitive and user friendly. I can see non techies in my family using it on their Windows 10 machines later this year.

Ban rooms!

This is not newsworthy

Keep playing it and put some more chips on there

No shit

60 miles?! My 2011 Nissan Leaf can make it 30 on a good day with fair winds. That being said, I love it!

It’s Sconnie

The reporter mentioned signal, though the gov spokespeople didn’t seem to recommend any specific app

Not exactly “voluntary” in a meaningful way if the alternative is in-prison work or punishment.

In California they have prisoners fight the wildfires. I find it sickening, but it’s a popular program. I wonder if that’s where this result comes from. The wildfires get worse and worse and they need bodies to sacrifice. Depressing.

I always hated reddit. Never used it. When I heard about lemmy, it just sounded better. So, here I am.

Who would have thunk?

I still use bandcamp a lot. Rip CDs I get from other artists directly. Rutracker for stuff that’s unavailable from the artist or label. On my PC I use jriver to organize and listen to my digital audio library. I use syncthing to send selected files to my mobile. On my mobile I use SicMu player. This system works pretty well for me and it strikes the right balance - supporting artists when I can, getting a variety of high quality files, not paying for any streaming service, not having physical clutter… and it’s fun to curate my mobile playlist. Feels like the good old ipod classic days.