Meanwhile, I read stories from other users here on the Fediverse who had grandparents who got fed up with Windows and installed Aurora; they just figured things out as they went and stuck with it.
So like you say, don't go too crazy right out of the gate. Get used to the new system, and learn a new way of doing things.
Can't seem to find the actual article, so I'll just engage with this small paragraph here.
Capitalism needs to be regulated (or better yet, replaced). Given that the US is currently experiencing the effects of unfettered capitalism (fascism, bribery, oligarchy, price gouging, monopolization, market collusion, just to name a few), I'm for more oversight.
However, the current administration and current Congress are both generally disinterested in actual regulation and, in my opinion, unqualified to implement something like AI-powered guardrails. It's just the whole "blockchain everywhere" debacle all over again.
Furthermore, who would develop and maintain such a system? There would almost certainly be bids from the usual suspects (i.e. billionaires) who would "definitely develop it in good faith, trust me bro." They definitely wouldn't use that kind of access to hamstring the bot that's supposed to be regulating them. /s
Rather than just putting a bot in charge, how about we just make the wealthy pay their fair share? How about strong legislation that prevents fraudulent transactions and mergers? How about meaningful punishments that deter bad actors, rather than slaps on the wrist that are just "the cost of doing business?"
We don't need robots and software, we need sensible legislation.
Hmm, sounds like a "Freeze Updates" option should be available per game. I don't do much modding, but I'll see if I can suggest that idea somewhere or +1 any existing similar suggestion.
If your games are breaking on update, isn't that the game devs' faults?
artificially incompetent
Borrowing that: AI = Artificial Incompetence
CachyOS is great, but I put Bazzite on a laptop specifically so that anyone in my household could use and maintain it. It's not for everyone, but it's a good use case for anyone who wants to set it and forget it.
Man, Douglas Adams was a real one.
If it doesn't work, try going into reading mode, then reloading the page. Often times, that catches many of the problematic sites that try to block Reading Mode
I vaguely remember it having a USB mode, but it's been a long time. Check the settings.
It also nuked some of the popular Gnome extension integrations. It also kept the "test mic" channel open, even after I had closed it. Needed to restart to fix it.
Overall, it seems to come with some functional bugs, in addition to the UI changes.
Also, chargebacks aren't zero-sum for the merchant. It costs them money on top of the cost of the sale, so enough people doing it would likely lead to legal action against the AI companies that negatively affect merchants' bottom line.
I miss that animated logo when loading a new site. Felt like I was in for something awe-inspiring.