Tell me you don’t understand software development without telling me you don’t understand software development.

It’s not about liquid money. It’s about “preventing piracy” by blocking anything that could allow people to use certain features via FOSS systems.

No, because electronics aren’t alive

If the license holder isn’t willing to accept the money, it doesn’t matter if Valve is willing to pay it.

Very admirable work, but I can’t help but feel like they are late to the game.

I work on those handhelds, and they’re all slowly dying. The onboard flash memory is starting to fail more often in older units, and even newer ones are prone to developing significant screen issues. Parts are mostly still available - but some, like the power boards, are getting harder to find.

It’s not as easy to swap the primary PCB as a Game Boy. And the chips are not off-the-shelf, so donor consoles are the only source of replacement chips.

This project looks fantastic, and I hope it succeeds. But the consoles themselves may be too old for this to have much impact.

Fair.

It does what I need, I’m satisfied with it, and I’m fine because it’s still an open source notepad and e-reader.

But if that’s a deal breaker for you, it’s totally valid.

I went with a Supernote.

It’s supposed to get Linux support at some point, and it has replaceable batteries. Plus, it works great as a e-ink notebook right now.

I’m also a long time Synology user. Been using their NASes since around 2009.

Buy something else. You don’t want their current-gen hardware. As others have said, they’ve been removing features and hamstringing their own hardware. In a few years, when mine are no longer supported, I plan to buy or build something else.

Sadly, the only totally-safe way to use ANY computer - windows, mac, linux, anything - is to never connect it to a network in the first place.

Everything else is complicated.

One thing to keep in mind about the terminal:

In Linux, many GUI tools are simply pretty interfaces for the terminal. That’s why folks tell you that you’ll need the terminal occasionally, no matter what: you might need to type in commands that don’t already have a friendly GUI.

The terminal isn’t that scary, though! Every big distro has a support community. And if you need to do something in the terminal? Someone else has definitely needed to do the same thing, so you won’t need to figure it out on your own.

I mostly use Bazzite in front of a big TV. When I first set up the computer, I needed to use the terminal to configure a couple of things related to network shares. Later, I used it to help specific devices wake up the computer from sleep. It’s been months since then, and I’m not sure I’ve needed the terminal for anything else.

Use it as an opportunity to learn how your computer works. It’s really satisfying to understand how things happen.

Check thrift shops.

I’ve seen plenty of Chromebooks and older Windows laptops for $10-25.

MX is my preferred distro to put on them, though there are plenty of good, small distros.

Does it have to be on the Play Store?

I recently started using the Fossify Music Player. It’s on F-Droid.

I don’t upvote or downvote for you. I do it for me.

Fark

They’re used to indicate context because that’s how the English language works, my dude.

Sure, in other languages they may not be. But it’s universal in many Western languages.

Any good thrift shops in your area? I’ve seen even Blu-ray players selling for just a few bucks.

Accessibility is about providing equivalent experiences. Presentation absolutely matters because bold, italics, etc. are used to indicate context. Markup exists to indicate context, not the other way around.

How familiar are you with ADA 508 and the latest WCAG standards?

No. They are tested standards, and were created based on extensive data and research.

“Strong” and “emphasis” are used for accessibility purposes.

For example, person blind since birth won’t know what “italic” looks like. But they will understand the concept of emphasizing something.

And before you reply to me: I’m talking about compliance standards designed for use throughout the Internet. I’m not just sharing my opinion on this. My opinions are irrelevant. When I work in UX, I follow the standards.

I got it, hahaha