I’m one of the many recent immigrants from reddit so I guess that’s my start to alternatives.
I don’t think I can walk away from many of the American tech services I use, but what I have done is reviewed what I use, change what I can and walk away from what I can. I’ve curtailed my optional spend on American companies, goods, and services. We can all do that at least.
In the appearance settings (I think the first point, I just don’t know what it’s called in English) you can change it from top + sidebar style to just tiles on top, resembling Microsoft office’s user interface. Makes it easier to transition.
Sadly, graphene doesn’t support many banking apps, which makes for a shitty user experience. Liked everything else about it but not being able to access muh money on the go was a dealbreaker for me.
Sadly it’s more difficult to turn computers, websites, tech services, and operating systems upside down.
It’s a nice idea for small physical products but it would also be nice to have a movement to boycott and give alternatives to American tech services.
I’m one of the many recent immigrants from reddit so I guess that’s my start to alternatives.
I don’t think I can walk away from many of the American tech services I use, but what I have done is reviewed what I use, change what I can and walk away from what I can. I’ve curtailed my optional spend on American companies, goods, and services. We can all do that at least.
Same here. I’m cutting things out and slowly switching to alternatives where I can.
Individually dropping these products and services won’t do much in isolation but as we’re seeing with Tesla, there is power as a group.
Next on my list is the Google suite. I use docs and sheets a ton for Uni work and home/hobby stuff.
LaTeX + LibreOffice is my Uni work setup
Just downloaded Libre, will take a look at LaTeX as well. Cheers
Awesome.
In the appearance settings (I think the first point, I just don’t know what it’s called in English) you can change it from top + sidebar style to just tiles on top, resembling Microsoft office’s user interface. Makes it easier to transition.
Harder, yes. But with some know-how, it’s entirely doable: https://blog.dustinbarnett.com/2013/11/upside-down-ternet-raspberry-pi-edition.html
Challenge accepted!
(Warning: May not work on any version of Windows other than 93.)
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-diagonal-linux-desktop/
This makes me feel not super great… thanks…I hate it…
I’m almost there! Gonna install a new OS on my phone in the weekend, then I’m completely murica free.
Next step: convincing and helping others
Edit: except my payment cards, although I try to use my phone whenever I can (which still uses SWIFT, I guess)
Graphene?
That’s the idea! Although I also found one other OS that looks cool, but the name escapes me rn.
Have you made the jump?
Not yet, though I suspect I will when I need to update my phone (you need a pixel for Graphene), but there’s also lineage os
Sadly, graphene doesn’t support many banking apps, which makes for a shitty user experience. Liked everything else about it but not being able to access muh money on the go was a dealbreaker for me.
You do not have to be a Registered Nurse for this.
I do not have to be a registered nurse to change the Operative System on my phone? Well, that’d be weird!