I legitimately believe that government organizations want to monitor my conversations for security. However I don't believe it's for MY security.

Good for you but I'd rather pay than have ads cluttering my GPS. That's why I don't use the otherwise superior app, Waze. Neither allow premium subscriptions that circumvent ads, so neither will see revenue from me. It's almost like their owned by the same company...

Alcohol is not completely legal everywhere in the US. There are definitely positions that test for alcohol consumption. I worked in one before I realized that since the employer is making more profit from me they need to accommodate me more than I do them.

OS/2 Warp. It's got Java. Java is what phones crave.

How much of the world favors the right to vote for people that they see as their enemy? There are only a few fundamentals to the foundation of the "free world". Respecting the rights of a rival as inalienable is the corner stone. Let's not forget what atrocities group think and fear of the unknown have brought us. Let's also recall what wonderful things bravery had allotted us once we coupled it with dissent. Please be brave.

What if you paid for a service and that service was provided to you with the provider focusing on you as the consumer instead of looking for ways to increase revenue from third parties off your transaction? You know, you pay for something so it's offered to you without having to bypass multiple additional barriers. This "cutting back" is too little too late now that they waited for competition to evolve the ecosystem instead of driving the change themselves.

Kids used to get hit by cars after dark in my neighborhood too. So we fostered a culture of violence. Now the kids in Philly are so scared to go out at night they hardly ever get hit by cars at night. You know what I say, if violence saves so many lives it can't be bad.

Funner fact! Anon does not undo moderation when posted from a burner.

So you've mentioned the Linux project should be fine should you choose to go. How long do think you'll be in the game for? Is this a hint that something is coming?

Yeah, that sucks. This looks like a promising alternative for the time being. http://www.azulsystems.com/pro...

Did you forget about the Xbox?

that those speakers aren't hot.

There will always be a need for those who want to keep what they are doing private. It's not private if it's not local and even then it may not be private.

and I don't have any complaints. I wanted to up my skill level and have done so dramatically. I know what services are running on my machine and why. Also, I know how to perform routine networking tasks without ifconfig! Sure there were challenges at first, but after the initial learning curve I feel much more in tune with my OS than when I ran Debian or CentOS. Servers at work still get Red Hat because that's what we're allowed to use. However, when I get to spec out a special project (which is the focus of my job) I usually choose Arch because I want a very specific set of services running and don't want anything to interfere. Use what works for you. This works for me.

I don't have many problems with it. When I do I just fix it. Arch isn't really is distro for people who simply follow direction. Sometimes there are puzzles for us to solve. Usually though, "problems" that pop up just regular Linux system administration tasks other distros "fix" for you. I'm happy you found a distro you're happy with. That's one of the beauties of the Linux community. As of late there are distros for all skill and interest levels.