Congrats!

Canadians: First time?

How much of a PIA is it to install Linux on a Chromebook? I’m looking for a small laptop and Chromebooks are the perfect size.

Same here. Mandrake 8.2 was a buggy mess, but I have fond memories of it.

I have been using a flip phone since 2017, but I’m considering switching to VOIP since I don’t use my phone much anyway.

I use rtorrent and it’s pretty straightforward.

Anyone use Session messenger? It doesn’t need a phone number unlike Signal.

and Session!

As an old fart, I’m happy to see that Debian is still cool. All of this arch-manjaro-nix-os-awesome-bspwm-i3-xmonad-flatsnap whippersnapper stuff is over my head.

I use Debian with a patched version of motif window manager. The 90s never ended:

They’re making a comeback, somehow: https://webring.xxiivv.com/

I still use both. 99% of Usenet is spam, but there still a few active groups (especially under comp.*). The BBS scene on the other hand, is booming. I see new users every week on my favourite board.

Yup, and some servers are very active.