Yes, your 3rd party email client uses your username and password to SIGN IN, which constitutes as signing in for Google.

Washing your hands regularly avoids griming up your gear. Still have my original 1995 Nintendo Game Boy looking impeccable.

Why not just make a good enough laptop for a cheap price ?

You can have a good laptop or a cheap one, not both.

This is my Linux Mint Cinnamon dressed up as Windows XP. How much more Windowsy would you like it ;-)

I run Linux Mint Cinnamon, latest version, on a GPD Pocket 2 with absolutely no issues. The touch screen, although it is a small one, works perfectly.

It should have fallen on her manager to handle, and she should have put her foot down on that.

Head of HR is Linus’ wife. Yes, it is that bad. Even telling her manager, would have netted zero result.

and offers a true desktop experience in a handheld.

Awkwardly telling us it’s an unsuited Windows 11 installation on a handheld. Would not want it on my desktop, let alone on my unwieldy handheld.

Tip? It is just a means to an end.

My main OS since Linux Mint 17.3, and still very happy with it. Switched from MacOS after a 10 year Apple stint and haven’t regretted it for even a second. My hardware needs were much cheaper if anything.

Like an onion or like a cake?

And the kicker: the config files show 99% were extracted from Debian Linux. Own Chinese distro, my ass.

Proof the bald dude did something right in his life.

Didn’t the EU do the same shortly after Space Karen bought Twitter? I believe I saw an article around the time I started my Mastodon account.

and actually seems faster than the stock SSD

Larger SSD’s tend to be faster than their smaller counterparts. Has to do with a more efficient data controller or something.

Bought the 64GB version, ordered a certified to work with the Steam Deck M.2 512GB SSD and had absolutely no problem installing the thing. Plenty of HowTo’s on YouTube. Also re-installing SteamOS is easy. If I ever were to expand to 1TB or 2TB I would use CloneZilla to clone the contents instead of clean installing SteamOS again. My network traffic is not metered but it takes for ever to redownload the games.

Similar things happened when Twitter screwed the pooch and you’d mention Mastodon to people.

Depends on your usage. I used it many times to get support for various services I paid for and didn’t get help using the regular channels. A public tweet to the company’s Twitter handle about an issue did wonders. Besides that I used it to follow like minded people in the same hobbies as me. I did nuke my account when Space Karen took over.

Thanks, I usually am known to overdo them, here I held back just enough 😊

Thanks, was happy with the result, it lives behind Thor’s Mjolnir in my living room now ;-)

My view: I could not, even if it would safe my own life, explain my 69 year old luddite mother how to operate and navigate an Android smartphone, but I was able to teach her how to use an iPhone 7 Plus without much trouble. She’s 73 now and scrolls Twitter and Instagram like the best of them. Replies on emails are still full of typing errors but hey we communicate just fine.