You said or op or whoever, I will not use AI. Now you are saying in a browser and if it is gemini.

Point is I think the problem is corporations, the training, the privacy, etc.

Predictive algorithms could be useful eveb in a browser, generative ai could be helpful with spotting phishing, confusing ads, spelling, orgnization and layout, but it's all about who made it, who controls it, and how much energy it consumes.

That is my point, the issues surrounding computing are not just because it is called "ai" and I think it should be said as such.

I don't dual boot, so I guess there is that. But everything else seems very confusing. All other installers say, do you want this encrypted? You click yes. And that's it.

OK, that changes nothing about what I said. Do you have a point?

Wait what? I don't use mint, but with every other distro you just check the box at install and that is it.

Are you saying its hard to configure after you have already installed? I could imagine it might be, but why not export a list of programs you use and back up the home directory. Reinstall and check the box, restore home, and import your package list?

I have said this before: what are they supposed to do? I don't want external AI, I don't want google lens in my browser, I don't want a lot of what they are doing.

But Firefox is in between a rock and hard place. To the average user not having those things is seen as being behind and old. They are told every day how great AI is, and how useful it is.

So what does Mozilla do?

Seems like a silly statement. I mean we do not have real AI, so you basically are saying "I will not use predictive algorithms" which seems counter intuitive to using a computer at all.

Their email mask service has been great and easy to use. I would rather hand out throw away emails that actually use mine anymore. But that alone isn't going to pay their bills because not many people even know it is an option, and even fewer are willing to pay. I can't blame them.

Roblox does not seem to care what they do as long as it makes money. This seems like a huge problem.

Discord on the other hand... I honestly don't care if they go out of business, I really don't like that platform. But how did they have any responsibility in this matter?

Maybe it is worth saying that it isn't that it can't run on it, it is that Microsoft is trying to stop it from running on it. Two registry keys and 11 replaces 10 on anything 10 works on. But they don't want to tell anyone that.

But the premise is sound: to the end consumer they hear "buy a new computer" while the old one works fine, and the new ones price is starting to climb....

That is a nice solution. Thank you, I dont know why I wasnt thinking about that.

I am so disgusted with Meta that both my headsets are collecting dust.

Any guides to hack them to never talk to home again?

Or better still replace the OS?

Trump probably: "We threatened them over and over, brandished weapons and hid our faces! We treated them like animals. Gave them every opportunity to see how we dominate them, even the ones here legally. Why do they not want to work here!"