even with wine/yabridge getting paid ones with licence protection running is a mess.

Honestly, because I’m not a fan of intrusive DRM anyway, I say Yarr, matey 🏴‍☠️

I know that’s not a solution for some, but until there’s more Linux native VST’s, it’s a viable path for those willing to take it.

Running Windows VSTs (virtual instruments) in a DAW like reaper for making music.

Depending on the GPU, you may need to install a PPA and install a newer kernel to get access to more modern GPU drivers to play games, but only if it’s very new hardware.

In addition to protests:

1. Joining and organizing within your local community to create connections with others is incredibly powerful, and will lay the groundwork for effective resistance.
2. We can effect things drastically with a general strike. This would massively impact their income streams, and can bring a fascist government to its knees if done on a large enough scale.
3. Join the IWW and attempt to unionize your workplace, so that the general strike is even more effective (plus you’ll get better pay and benefits!)

If we put in the work, we can resist this and we can win. Join up with allies while we still can easily!

Reading books are known to increase empathy, as the very act itself forces you to see the world from someone else’s perspective, putting yourself in someone else’s shoes every time you open a new book.

Doomerism isn’t going to get us anywhere. the US might be driving off a cliff, but the rest of the world is still strongly in favor of renewables.

Texas rn.

GIMP with the PhotoGIMP overhaul and Resynthasizer plugin (content aware fill) is pretty darn solid. Not perfect, but a massive upgrade from stock gimp.

Just want to chime in that a Krita developer has been working on a complete text tool overhaul from the ground up for the past 5 years or so, and it is just about ready to be pushed into the beta versions, so that pain point should be resolved soon, thankfully.

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Obligatory Documentary of that event, including interview with LiMux sysadmin that exposes the back alley deals with Microsoft in Germany.

??? Snap support is completely removed in mint by default.

I hadn’t heard of Jami, but that looks excellent, cheers for sharing!

Unfortunately it does not currently support audio sharing, but I’d recommend keeping an eye on Bananas Screen Sharing, as it may support it soon, from what I’ve seen in their Discord discussions.

Dreamweb.

90’s cyberpunk point’n’click with a dark mature story and a rocking soundtrack.

There are a plethora of affordable options that are cheaper than a console or a nintendo switch nowadays.

Hi-points aren’t fancy, but they’re reliable and cheap, you can pick up a 9mm pistol for around $200 or less.

Farther up you’ve got PSA, where you could pick up a Dagger (glock clone) for $300 and an AR-15 for $399.

Premiere --> Davinci Resolve (Openshot or Kdenlive for FOSS)

Illustrator --> Affinity (Inkscape for FOSS)

Photoshop --> Affinity Photo (GIMP w/ PhotoGIMP & Resynthasizer for FOSS)

Whatever Adobe has for painting --> Krita (FOSS)

The biggest advantage of private email is that it stops the email provider itself from data mining some of your most sensitive info, as Gmail and other free emails most certainly do. Basically it’s protection from surveillance capitalism, but you rightfully can’t consider it a secure way to send messages or info to other, non-encrypted users.

Posteo is only 12€ a year, so a bit cheaper. Doesn’t support custom domains though.

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