This. This is everything. Youth, adults, elders, everybody. Computers are everywhere and dammit people need to understand at least the basics of the machines that run the entire 21st century.

Dropping computer literacy classes in schools because “BiG tEcH rEpS toLD uS diSpOsAbLe tOuChScReEnS aNd ChRoMe aRe TeH fUtUrE” was such a freaking trap.

We’re experiencing a “Whole Language Reading” fiasco of technology education right now, and we need to correct it for everyday people. Linux proliferation to the people can absolutely be that gateway.

Otherwise, we end up with the same stupid class gaps Big-Capital always ends up creating: The hyper-specialized technical-managerial class, and the ignorant, helpless, paying consumer.

When people are educated they can grasp the extent of their freedoms, and they’re more willing to fight for their rights.

(And yeah yeah, inb4 doomers be like “We’re already there, we’re cooked bro, we’re done, game over man , we’re dogmeat pal!” Heard it all.)

To paraphrase Nick Fury: “Until such a time as the world ends we will act as if it intends to spin on.”

The monkey’s paw curls: Someone now has ridiculously huge captured logs of computers “used mainly by minors” mandatorily sending their IP addresses to websites. 😬

This one won’t automatically be a spy for any agency that asks tho, so that’s cool…

Open Source: All there you have to lose is your chains. ⛓️‍💥

Had us in the first half, not gonna lie. This is a quality comment, right here. 😂

This has such Anet A8 vibes.

…Although that machine basically had to be rebuilt to be usable and not a fire hazard from the start lol.

I’m trying SO hard not to be smug, but I sense a sort of vindication from staying FAR away from these (admittedly initially impressive) machines when I heard how locked down, cloud-connected, and appliance-like they were.

“Somehow ‘I told you so’. . . doesn’t quite cut it.”

–Will Smith as Detective Spooner, “i-Robot”

Lol as well as a clever hook gimmick that stops being relevant by episode/issue 2 or 3. XD

Take a look at the Shonen anime community.

Oh my gosh. Or friggin’ isekai.

“I Was Dead and Now I’m in Another World That Works on JRPG Mechanics and I’m a _______ ???”

Step 1. Fill in the blank with something clever.

Step 2. Too late! Someone already made it, and it’s got an 11 episode anime on Crunchyroll that ends abruptly and will never see continuation.

… “Reincarnated As a Vending Machine” is legit good though, the way it leans into its ridiculousness. XD

I like using Blender too. Granted, I’m already somewhat familiar with it for art purposes. But just for STLs, if you know what you’re doing you can actually get away with quite a bit using a boolean CAD-like workflow!

It’s free under the guise that everything you make is OnShapes IP.

This sounds insanely predatory and messed up. Is this not as absolutely nuts as it sounds? O.o

Just make a tool, and take someone else’s work with that tool as your own? For real? This sounds really sus.

Oh crap, how’s KeePass got an LLM involved‽ Time to look into this now…

I did find https://codeberg.org/ChiPass/ChiPass , but it looks like a very new project.

@palmtrees2309@lemmy.world

Yep. Seconding this!

KeePass + Syncthing is the best.

Back up the database(s) regularly. (Syncthing can also retain x number of versions and things like that, but also do your own 3-2-1 backups.)

You can use something as simple as a Pi, or an old laptop, or even an old phone if you get creative, as an always-on syncthing server to keep them synchronized. KeePassXC even has a fancy integration with Firefox, so all you gotta do is unlock your database and click autofill on websites.

Edit: lmao seriously, not like I care but what’s there to downvote about this? 😂

I just wanna thank you for being, seemingly the only person on the Internet that I’ve seen, to spell “warily” correctly and not be watching “wearily”, although this nonsense makes us all a bit of both. 😂

Anyway, Lemmy award for you that others might learn from your excellence. 🏆

(I’m being sincere lol)

I suppose this makes sense for those with slower connections. (I remember 6GB games taking ~6 hours on DSL.)

But I have family members on my household’s modern broadband that can download an obscene amount of data, like, Witcher 3 in 15 minutes or something, that still preorder games.

And not even from small studios who need every fundraising tactic they can to get to the finish line. I’m talking major releases. It befuddles me so.

Especially when there’s been a large number of majorly hyped titles in recent memory that have flopped on release, and end up half price like 6 months later.

I dunno, I have like 500+ games I optimistically hoped to get to at some point, maybe I’m just a patient gamer. I can’t help but be a little jealous of the time someone must have, when they can game so hard that they’re like “I gotta play this new game NOW!!!” 😂

Also you used to get really cool physical “feelies” for preorders like maps, patches, stickers, comics, statues (OMG Assassin’s Creed II)…now it’s like …“Play GTA6 with a Shovel Knight helmet.” LOL

Lol yeah, that’s what I meant, digitally delivered videogames. I remember having to secure my copy of like, Halo 3 or Skyrim in advance so I could play it on release. :D

For some people? Pre-ordering digital games. I mean huh? What are ye even doin there Jimmy-Bob? You afraid they’re gonna run out of copies? O.o

Edit: digitally delivered, like say, Steam or GoG games.

AI and subscriptions

guess what comes next.

Impossible and user-violating arbitrary standards pushed via legislation that only their OSes conveniently meet?

That’s… Disgusting. I’m so sorry.