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I miss the days when it was normal to just shut down the pc when you were done with it. Leaving things on all of the time isn't healthy.
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I always turn computer off when done, it never sleeps or hibernates, no need since I'm either using it or not, through been leaving it on 24/7 at moment due to wiping some hard drives which takes time, so it's working which is fine π¬
When I finish what I want to do on my PC, I type βyayβ enjoy text and pacmans going left to right, press enter some times, and type sudo pw some times.
After that I reboot to check, that I am not stuck in TTY and turn off after
Fully disagree. Just leave it on, restart it once every 7-10 days if you're using windows. Linux, reboot when it asks, could be months.
I leave my work machine on constantly, but am very careful and shut down my home machine when I go to bed.
It just feels wrong to leave it powered up.
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Still does telemetry, and allows easy fingerprinting by default. Use Librewolf instead.
I thought they specifically take anti-fingerprinting measures by default? Is this not true?
They do, but just like anything dealing with security or privacy, there are degrees of inconvenience and "breaking" that are not suited for every situation.
Firefox is a good default, but if you want more privacy, LibreWolf is an option. LibreWolf configures more settings by default to protect your privacyβ but these come at a cost. The cost being that more websites are likely to break and/or need "fixing". Look at the list of features that LibreWolf may break here [0]. This is not a browser for your general family or someone who just wants things to "work".
Interestingly, LibreWolf disable Google Safe Browsing, which they actually recommend you enable as Firefox has implemented it in a privacy preserving way. The devs disable it by default in LibrewWolf for a semi-technical reason [1]. Without Google Safe Browsing you will not get warned about dangerous sites known for phishing, malware, or unwanted software. Technically inclined people may not want this, but I would never disable this feature for friends/family as that would put them at risk.
Lastly, if your friends/family ran into website that doesn't work, they will not be troubleshooting the problem or trying to find a workaround. They will uninstall the browser and go running back to Chrome- this is the fine line that Firefox needs to navigate to ensure they protect user privacy, but don't inconvenience those who don't have the technical chops or patience.
[0] https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#what-are-the-most-common-downsides-of-rfp-resist-fingerprinting
[1] https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#why-do-you-disable-google-safe-browsing
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to be fair, i thought asmongold and penguinz0 were the same person, and that cr1tikal was a seperate, equally shit-headed person. My poor brain-- so the "woo lets go baby" guy is a decent dude? and its the other guy that has a rat corpse alarm clock? or am i still confused?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr1TiKaL = woo lets go baby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmongold = rat alarm clock
There are pictures. Not of the rat.
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Great and all, but until it can play full screen video on my Pi5 I'm going to keep using Brave.