>"Anyways, prefs.cfg must be a windows name. I added:"

Sorry, I meant prefs.js

Hell no I am not using MS-Windows!
And yeah, user_pref inside it works fine.

I don't think ignoring AI and remaining relevant is an option that is available to Debian, at least insofar as Information Security. AI code analysis in search of vulnerabilities is a significant force multiplier, to the point that we are flooded with CVEs for almost every major commercial product. AI's ability to identify vulnerabilities in existing code is already working very well, ability to preemptively fix these issues during AI-generated code is still being worked on. As such, very soon AI generated code will be a lot more secure than average human-generated code.

>"What's needed is a different battery chemistry, but as long as Lithium batteries are available at low cost, this problem isn't going away."

What hasn't happened in any significant way is to package lithium batteries in some small, unique sizes (different from non-lithium) and mandate things have openable battery hatches, like we have traditionally had in all battery-operated devices, and used these sizes. There are lithium standards like these:
https://em3ev.com/lithium-batt... but they are very difficult to find and don't go small enough for many devices. And there are no standards for rectangular prismatic cells (that I know of).

Manufacturers really love the idea of non-replaceable batteries. It is horrible for consumers, and horrible for the environment, but wonderful for manufacturers because it is slightly less expensive, makes devices smaller/sleeker, and requires consumers to keep rebuying things....

I was recently looking for some wireless phone headsets. Now, suddenly, they ALL have non-replaceable batteries! All of them. I don't want to spend $150 on a quality headset that will become trash in just 2 or 3 years when the battery dies. But what choice do I have? My old Plantronics one that I love had a replaceable one. It was small, lightweight, and sleek, yet had a battery compartment. I have replaced the battery twice (3 batteries total) even though it wasn't a "standard" size, and still use it today. But I what do I buy now for other users?

My toothbrush- non-openable/replaceable.
My Sony stereo headset- non-openable/replaceable.
My watch- non-openable/replaceable.
My USB power bank- non-openable/replaceable.
My micro keyboard- non-openable/replaceable.
My phone- non-openable/replaceable.
My bike light- non-openable/replaceable.
My beard trimmer- non-openable/replaceable.
My hand-held carpet spill cleaner- non-openable/replaceable.

I could go on, but you get the idea. There are countless MILLIONS of these things out there now.

Sure. Lots of things can be done in the name of freedom that aren't sensible.

You're free to go put on a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops and go for an all day hike in Death Valley

You're free to pick up a rattlesnake in the SD badlands and give it a kiss

Freedom in the legal sense sometimes bumps up against those other pesky laws of nature and physics, and when you do, those freedoms you're trying out suddeny aren't very free.

But instead he intentionally took actions to destroy evidence, so none of that matters anymore

Actually he did NOT wipe the phone.

The officer that put a code in wiped the phone.

The officer was in no way obligated to put any code into the phone from any source....

At this point, I don't see how they can prove there was anything on the phone to begin with.....how can they prove he destroyed anything?

Renting house now...no way to charge an EV at home.

Unless I ran an extension cord out in the open to the car...I"m lucky to have off street parking (a rarity in this area)...but it isn't covered.

And any generator I get, is gasoline powered....mostly for the reasons I described, much easier to drive gas cans into town as needed....and generator has to be portable.

>"Here's an ambiguous prompt that will delete all your extensions, themes, and custom settings if you answer "yes". "

Yeah, I really hate that thing. I really don't understand why they added that "feature." In any case, it can be disabled. Go to about:config , create a new boolean with the name âoebrowser.disableResetPromptâ and set it to âoetrueâ. Or manually add to your prefs.cfg:

lockPref("browser.disableResetPrompt", true);

>"Firefox users were choosing Startpage long before today"

Yep. I have been using StartPage and DuckDuckGo as my sole search engines for many years. DDG has been included in Firefox for quite a while, but not StartPage. So I am glad to see it added, although adding it yourself is not difficult.

StartPage is essentially Google search without Google spying on you and without AI and other annoyances.

DuckDuckGo is essentially Bing without Microsoft spying on your and without some of the annoyances.

Does "AI slop" actually mean something, other than "something I don't like"?

.... to load a /. story and see in the top rated comments 3 anti-Israel, pro-Iran comments.

Just weird to see what has happened to people's brains over the years.

If "something" means getting back to going nuclear, and also figuring out carbon scrubbing solutions, then sign me up.

But if "something" just means "random emoting and demonizing", then no thanks.

How's that? LLM image matching makes Flock useful. That's how they can track someone from start to finish with a single query.

I'm just pointing out that the useful tools can very easily be turned into very bad things. Pretending otherwise isn't productive.

I did not make the cut. At least now I will not be alone