For that I have an ever growing collection of USB-C adapters. A to C, C to A, C to Micro, C to Mini, C to B, all kinds of angles, etc. All the adapters take less space than one extra cable and I was able to get rid of all non-C cables.

I am down to just a couple of devices that don't have USB-C and it's wonderful. I also modded some devices with USB-C charging ports using USB-C PD trigger boards so I won't need barrel plugs as much anymore.

This actually exists and it's an ad made by Microsoft and tells a story for kids about a family and their Windows Home Server at home...

https://ia601600.us.archive.org/13/items/mommybook/mommybook.pdf

The mainboards work stand-alone. There are free STLs to print a case for it or you can buy a case from them.

Basically replacing the mainboard gives you another small PC to use as a desktop/living room/server device. You obviously still need RAM and storage though.

I own a framework 13 and I replaced the mainboard once (due to an issue, they replaced it) and it took less than 10 minutes to swap. It's expensive for what it is, but in support of their vision I was willing to pay premium for it.

They also argue that they need these high prices due to low volumes with the goal of bringing prices down to be more competitive eventually.

I don't see why this use-case needs a special distribution?

I have Arch installed alongside Ventoy on a thumb drive with all firmware packages on luks encrypted partitions. I keep it in sync with my other computers in terms of dotfiles, configs, packages so I can boot my usual environment on any PC.

As long as all references to partitions are UUIDs (fstab) or by-uuid block device paths it just works and I don't see why you couldn't do that with any other Linux distribution.

Came here to say this. You may save 20% on the purchase but you will pay with your life time.

It's right on the page you linked? You have to pay for it.

Free tier says it's cloudflare branded and only recommended for small hobby projects.

Yep came here to say just this. I've been using mine on Linux with the gyro to play games on my TV. Only annoying thing is that when you take it off the dock it's not in the right mode and you gotta turn it off and on again holding B first for the gyro to work.

I am in the same boat though. I still have my OG Steam controller and a Steam Deck but the 8Bitdo Ultimate 2 feels and works great. At least on SteamOS it's even natively supported with custom 8Bitdo symbols in the Steam UI and the extra buttons showing up in steam input to remap freely.

I'm super curious to try it but I don't really need more controllers right now.

There is also real-time coverage of pretty much everything happening anywhere in the world accessible to everyone 24/7.

As a kid most horrible news were only covered briefly and didn't feel as close/threatening as they do now with social media.

I use supersonic with jellyfin.

Here's the site for those who just want to try it: https://wikigacha.com/

I am so grateful for already having been paranoid about sharing anything identifying about me starting 15+ years ago.

I never uploaded a picture of myself. Never used my real name anywhere. I used different nicks for different branches of the Internet. A plethora of different email addresses etc.

People thought I was being overly careful and I probably missed a lot of things due to not using Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat but I can't say I regretted it at any point.

I believe it actually does matter. Every person using Discord brings their friends onto the platform. Users leaving will probably also lead to others in their bubble leaving/following to an alternative.

So lots of people leaving has a bigger effect than just that set of users being absent. Even if you didn't pay for Nitro, some of your friends might have and may stop now.