NostraDavid

LineageOS, maybe? Still Android, but (AFAIK) more open to change than standard Android.

So sad when it happens…

I don’t follow - do people still seriously use SMS? I for one try to use it as little as possible.

Bitwarden has an export functionality. Export to JSON, import in Keepass, done.

There’s KeePassXC if you want Linux support (keepass2 file is compat with XC variant).

people jumped ship to Reddit because it was better.

People jumped ship because Digg turned into complete and utter garbage, and Reddit wasn’t completely awful. It was a weird site though, 100%.

Digg would’ve been fine had they not forced Digg v4 on users.

What’s a good voice-chat alternative then?

This is why we have journalists - worst case, take this information to some newspaper, who will likely LOVE to poke the bear.

OK, maybe that’s a little idealistic, but at least you can try, eh?

For Keepass users: KeepassXC can read your keepass file just fine, but KeepassXC can also run on Linux, whereas Keepass runs only on Windows.

It was my replacement of Skype, which was leaning hard into its enshittification around that time.

a free forum

“Oh great, I’ll have to create another fucking account” - me, already having some 300 accounts in my key-vault…

PiHole if you want it network-wide (also covers mobile devices and TVs) - hosts file if you only need to modify one machine.

Ooooh, there’s also nLite, if you wanted to make a custom version for yourself!

Those were fun times!

That reminded me of TinyXP - a modified version of Windows XP to be like some 100MB install, instead of the typical 2GB of default bloat.

Good shit.

It’s LTSC (Long Term Service Channel) nowadays - It’s the LTS version of Windows 10. Fewer updates, more stability of your OS in general. It’s neat!

No Windows Store by default, but it’s possible to install that separate, should you really need it.

And the link to OOSU10, in case anyone wants it: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

I use O&O ShutUp10++ (oosu10) to do the same thing. Makes Windows feel like Windows, instead of an ad machine.

Whenever people complain about ads I have NO idea what they’re talking about.

Edge will say it’s “maintained by your organization”, which seemed spooky, but that’s just a side-effect from having some privacy.