My family is a Linux family: both my parents and my wife use Linux, and so will the kids once they have their own computers. Apart from my Dad, they're all non-enthusiasts.
Yet, none of them use a beginner-friendly distribution. My Wife, who's by far the least technologically inclined of them all, is a very happy and satisfied NixOS user. A distribution that's the exact opposite of beginner-friendly.
How is that possible? None of them maintain their systems. I do that for them. In the past two decades, what I learned from helping friends and family with their computers is that the vast majority of non-enthusiasts have absolutely no desire to install and maintain an operating system, or even programs. They're much happier if someone else does that for them.
Therefore, while I see value in distributions aimed at beginner enthusiasts, I see very little value in distributions aimed at non-enthusiasts.
I wrote a few more words about this topic on my blog too.
A Linux Desktop for the family - Chronicae Novis Rebus
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It's almost Follow Friday and you seem pretty awesome 
So if I don't follow you or boost your stuff, it's probably because you don't regularly include alt-text on your pictures or videos.
You see, I have visually impaired followers, and I like the stuff I share to be accessible to them.
I also won't boost things without reasonable CWs for similar reasonsβI have followers that don't want to see some of that shit, and I want to keep their Fedi feeds a safe space.
Thx! I look forward to boosting your stuff soon π
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I dislike wokeness, but this makes sense to me. Imagine a person not legally classified as disabled because of bad laws, but still considering themselves as such.
To me, the question of whether you are legally considered disabled and whether you consider yourself as such are distinct, and it's worth emphasizing this distinction IMO.
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32 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Emulators - LinuxLinks
A terminal emulator is computer software which emulates a dumb video terminal. We make our recommendations.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
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Moderne Datenkraken: Smart-TVs tracken sogar HDMI-Inhalte
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Moderne Datenkraken: Smart-TVs tracken sogar HDMI-Inhalte
Smart-TVs werten sogar dann Bildinhalte aus, wenn ein HDMI-Zuspieler genutzt wird. Die Analysen dienen gezielter Werbung.Mark Mantel (heise online)
I'm running Windows 11 23 H2, the September build of JAWS 2024 and NVDA 2024.4 RC1.
For years, I had successfully used version 6 of this app with JAWS with no accessibility issues. As it had been a long time since the app alerted me about any updates, I went to wordpress.com to see if newer versions were available and, as I suspected, there was a new version, that being 8.0.4. I downloaded and installed it over my older 6.0.3 installation. After installing it, I noticed that, while the JAWS virtual cursor was enabled, JAWS was not able to detect any readable text, even after maximizing the window and doing a screen refresh. The only way I could get the virtual cursor to behave in an expected way was to activate the touch cursor and click on an element with numpad enter. This would allow me to read text using the virtual cursor and everything would appear to be back to normal until I exit and restart the app, once again with no readable text. NVDA exhibits similar results.
I decided to uninstall v8.0.4 and reinstall v6.0.3. After doing this, JAWS couldn't even read any of the screens, even with the touch cursor. Has anyone seen this behavior with the Wordpress.com app and are there any possible solutions?
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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brought you 8 updated and 1 added apps:
* Canta: uninstall any app without root
Canta updates are stuck on F-Droid, so they reached out to us to have the app included here, and we gladly accepted.
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
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I am having a problem with the word Speedo in this context. I keep wondering WTF swim suits have with GPS apps.
Yes, I figured it out.
11 Social Media Platforms You Probably Forgot Existed (And Why They Failed)
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11 Old Social Media Platforms You Probably Forgot Existed
Still miss your old Friendster account? Discover why that and other once-popular social media platforms got discontinued here.Shayna Murphy (Mental Floss)
"I think it is a bit unfair you get nine lives," the dog said.
"That's a myth," said the cat.
"I've seen you do things that would kill me, and walk off as if nothing happened."
"Exactly."
"Huh?"
"You just have to be more confident than Death."
"Just?"
"What? Like it's hard?"
iOS 18.2 beta: New daily sudoku games come to Apple News+ - 9to5Mac
Apple News+ is once again expanding its collection of puzzles. With the release of iOS 18.2 beta 1, Apple News+...Chance Miller (9to5Mac)
@brian_hartgen @DerryLawlor one thing I can't see from the sales literature is if you can download extra voices on the device itself, given that it has wifi, or if you need to do that with a computer.
Also is there a way of adding content wirelessly outside of something like a talking book service?
I'm happy enough with my old rockbox stuff for me, but I always like to know what the things in the market can do.
October 25, 2024 β Apple confirms new Macs are coming
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in reply to Kevin R Jones • • •@kevinrj @mcourcel falls apart is putting it politely, with all the extra indicators you need. But they're different in purpose, I think. Nemeth is a specific adaptation of Braille for those versed in the subject.
UEB is a universally readable format, applicable across data types, with additions in fields that matter (like math), without losing the initial structure.
LaTeX and markdown are used for different things, y'know?