43% health?? Sounds like a faulty battery, probably still under warranty if you've only had it for a few months (< 1 year).

Warranty instructions: https://frame.work/warranty

I've acknowledged that, while convenient, my (small) setup is still a burden that I would be asking someone to take. If your friends don't already share your passion or knowledge for Linux/Docker/the intricacies of , I doubt they'd be willing to take on what you leave them.

My friends had a family member who had a giant setup of Raspberry Pi's that did Pi-hole, Home Assistant, F@H, among many other services and machines (there were like 6 Pi s!). They passed some time ago, and there's just no one in the family who was willing to take on the responsibility to learn how to manage everything that was going on—services have been slowly degrading/going down since then.

Those who rely on your services will just go back to using Google Drive, watch-anime-free.org.ru, and pressing "Open LAN world" in the Minecraft client. I don't think it's okay, but if you're out of the game, you won't be there to object.

That is to say, if you DO have friends that are knowing and willing, you need to leave plenty of good documentation. I haven't been one to write much of anything, and I've already fucked up my shell profiles again because of no documentation, but I can give some general pointers:

• What runs where?
• Why are things configured in certain ways? (ie "$GameServer gets 4gb because going over creates GC stutters", "$IP is blocked because of telemetry", "$File is symlinked to /dev/null to effectively delete/override a rule from $SomewhereElse")
• List rules and their exceptions. (ie "Service ports are numbered this way because it looks nice", "Except $Port because it conflicts with $SystemService")
• List things even if they're from personal preference (ie "Service ports are numbered this way because it looks nice", tells user that these are effectively meaningless and things shouldn't break by changing these, barring common sense)

Basically, leave meaningful comments that explain why something is the way that it is. You should be able to use this documentation yourself as reference material. Keep this documentation updated regularly, as frequently quoted "bad documentation is worse than no documentation" (or something like that)

(sorry if this last section in particular doesn't make much sense, I haven't slept in $hours. feel free to ask for clarification!)

Office won't run on Linux or through Wine (AFAIK), I've converted to using LibreOffice on both Linux and Windows, which has yet to give me any issues.

Teams, as part of O365, also doesn't have a Linux app, however... with the (paid) Thunderbird addon Owl for Exchange, you can read+send Outlook emails; it also adds a Teams icon to your Thunderbird sidebar that acts as a link to the web client.

Thunderbird, by default, can only read from Exchange mailboxes, but can't send from them. If you don't want to pay, the developers are working to add full Exchange support as stock. (There are also less legitimate ways to get Exchange support, like cracking Owl, but out of respect for the addon dev, you'll have to find it yourself)

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If you're new to Linux as a whole, I've seen many recommendations for Mint (a Debian and Ubuntu derivative), but I've never tried it myself. I started with Debian since I wanted a stable system that wouldn't break down by itself or something. It's rock solid on my Framework 13 Ryzen.

As for a Desktop Environment (DE), you can't go wrong with GNOME or KDE. I prefer KDE since I don't like the "look" of GNOME and it's more "Windows-like" (but still it's own thing), but it's really just personal preference.

I think when people say ”Algorithms", they mean the massive time-sucking behemoths that power the infinite scrolling of Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, etc.

Platforms like Lemmy have comparatively simple algorithms that can visually amount to "show the highest upvoted posts from the past x time, deduct rank by y time, improve rank by z if ...”, but these are still algorithms.

people interpret tone as emotion, where a more serious tone conveys that you might be mad about something they think (true or not) they are not at fault for; a playful tone makes that "load" lighter and doesn't sound as "accusing" (for lack of a better word).

it's just a byproduct of language and culture that can be as difficult to overcome as it can be understood. lots of things could be easier if everyone changed, but when's the last time everyone agreed on something?

(at least this is what I've come to understand)

edit: also!! comments like "you are not responsible for others" are only half-true. while you shouldn't be bearing the weight of others, you can't ignore it completely! people come to expect a certain level of comradery when close to them. if you act without care to others, they will become distanced since they may not see you caring for their mental/emotional well-being (as one should, including you and I!).

a certain amount of care is required to keep eachother comfortable, this amount can vary and requires experimentation if you're not already accustomed. it'll be scary but it's the best way forward (in my option)

I always like going through my uploaded tab to peek at what people are downloading.

It's usually music, but sometimes I'll see someone download some random obscure youtube archive from a dead or retired channel and I'll be glad to have served that for them.

I wouldn't call it a "fiasco", but they're disabling port-forwarding for everyone on July 1st. They say it's because people are hosting "unfavorable" content and it's getting their IPs banned. Their article

This might make me buy a smartwatch damnit

Not so sure about the "Web3" name, for fear of being associated. How about something like "Web 4.0", a return to form a la "Web 2.0"

They're probably required to have that, but there's no way they would ever know; there is no "pirated" switch that is set when you rip it.

I would like to cast a ballot for "lemmons"

• Revanced Manager, a YouTube(+more!!!) patcher to remove, er, unwanted features.
• Bitwarden Password Manager, password manager I switched to when Lastpass went down the shitter and wanted me to pay. I even ended up paying 10/y for TOTP in bitwarden, but only because I felt they actually deserved it, unlike lastpass
• Mull, A Firefox fork with privacy enhancements, free modifications, and extension support. Mozilla, Firefox, and the Gecko engine help to fight the Chromium monopoly, which powers browsers like Chrome, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, etc.
• Termux, terminal emulator for Android. I really only use it in conjunction with Tasker (nonfree), but still useful for one-off applications
• K-9 Mail (soon Thunderbird for Android!), the only mail client for Android Ive ever used (apart from the gmail app). Now owned by Thunderbird and excited for it's future.
• Yuito, my preferred Mastodon client. I like it.