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Somewhere some tech bro is trying to figure out how to get ads in to linux desktop.
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So I guess it's time for an #introduction. Well, I'm a 30 something #Black #queer woman. I love to read #books. I love the #NYKnicks. I like #bicycles even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically #iPods and #laptops. #TV and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into #Linux and getting more familiar with #FOSS. I am a #blogger and I have linked my blog in my bio.
So I guess it's time for an #introduction. Well, I'm a 30 something #Black #queer woman. I love to read #books. I love the #NYKnicks. I like #bicycles even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically #iPods and #laptops. #TV and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into #Linux and getting more familiar with #FOSS. I am a #blogger and I have linked my blog in my bio.
```/bin/bash``` just turned 38.
Happy birthday, bash!
To display bash shell version press `Ctrl+x Ctrl+v`
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Here are some sceenshots of Mint on a 2018 Lenovo laptop I bought for $250 on Ebay. I'll be able to use this laptop for many years to come, far longer than any Mac computer runs macOS.
It boots faster than an M1 MacMini running macOS. Apps launch faster than they do on the Mac. No #Apple #surveillance. Full control of MY device with a free, #privacy respecting OS produced by people concerned not with profit but with making a great OS. Same for the #FreeSoftware I use everyday.
Screenshot of the Thunderbird calendar running on GNU/Linux Mint
Screenshot showing the GNU/Linux Mint Cinnamon theme setting
Screenshot of the GNU/Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop showing the Application Menu in the top left of the window
A screenshot of the Nemo file manager for GNU/Linux Mint, Cinnamon desktop.
The design of the Cinnamon Desktop on #Mint is fantastic with easy to use UI that's not enshitified by a company that produces things like Liquid Glass because they've got to always be shitting out the next new thing because profit, profit, profit.
There is no Wall Street/ shareholder pleasing going on.
This is an OS and software ecosystem by and for users, NOT constant grift and rent seeking.
No ads, no intrusion, no #surveillance.
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Linux at CES 2026: Tux is alive and well in IoT, cars, and AI https://zdnet.com/article/linux-at-ces-tux-is-alive-and-well-in-iot-cars-and-ai/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
#Linux won't make the #CES headlines, but under the hood, most of the latest and greatest consumer tech depends on it.
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Linux will be unstoppable in 2026 - but one open-source legend may not survive https://zdnet.com/article/linux-and-open-source-2026-predictions/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Most of #Linux and #opensource software will have a great year in 2026. Firefox? Not so much.
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Linux will be unstoppable in 2026 - but one open-source legend may not survive https://zdnet.com/article/linux-and-open-source-2026-predictions/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
Most of #Linux and #opensource software will have a great year in 2026. Firefox? Not so much.
What the #Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows https://theregister.com/2025/12/22/what_linux_desktop_really_needs/ via @theregister & @sjvn
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Somewhere some tech bro is trying to figure out how to get ads in to linux desktop.