Hi I've been dragging my feet on updating to Monterey on my 2019 macbook pro. Do I HAVE to, or is there a work-around? I'm willing to transition to Linux if that's possible.

I found that Brave uses google search. So I ended up not using it.

Does anyone know if its possible to save a video from a telegram channel to a thumb drive for safekeeping? Some health videos get removed before I can share with people who need them.

I put Pop os on my 2015 Macbook Pro... works great. Freed tons of space and is much faster in every way

I use Brave with brave search engine. After the search results from brave it also shows bing and others.

Brave now has Brave search. You can also opt to use a different search engine such as DuckDuckGo. No need to use evil google.

I went with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS because it was one this channel recommended. No issues - easy switch following Youtubes on how to switch. And I used to work on Windows machines at work so to me its just a matter of learning where stuff is in the different environments. I'm still learning but all has been good. The most work has been my choice to switch my email from Mac and my phone to a degoogled phone...just takes time. I want out of the grips of big tech and this is the path.

After months of following JP I took the plunge Friday... 90 minutes later I’m Ubuntu 20.04... no issues... just follow directions precisely 😎

I'm day 2 on Pop OS and already love it. Extremely easy to use coming from about 5 months of Ubuntu as daily driver. Very efficient system for managing multiple tasks

I'm so happy and proud that I have installed Galliom OS on a Dell Chromebook and I installed Ubuntu on my Dell Latitude 5480. I bought both of them off of Ebay. I absolutely love them. Now I hope to learn how to get my own VPS, icloud, and email.

On this Telegram channel, we teach you how to eliminate tyrannical 'big tech' organizations from your life, like Microsoft (Windows), Apple, Google, by learning to use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System.

We go beyond the concept of 'alternate platforms', to the place where you need to be to truly take back control -- the operating system level -- and show you how to get complete control over your technology, once and for all. Linux is the future, it is Digital Freedom!

Start your GNU/Linux journey today in our technology forums -> forums.jeff.pro

A PRAYER FOR DISCERNMENT

Dear Lord,

Give us discernment we pray,
so that we may approach decisions
with spiritual wisdom and sensitivity.

Just as You told Samuel to not look at appearance
or height of a man’s stature,
We pray that we too look not on
outward appearances.

God You do not see how man sees,
but You look at the heart.

I know that we are living in days,
in this crooked generation,
when there is so much deception,
there is Deception not only in the world,
but in the Church,
it is often difficult to know the truth.

Yet You have told us that if we know the truth,
the truth will set us free.

So we pray that you give us discernment,
Righteous God,
but also give us the gentle Spirit of Christ,
that the love of Jesus may show forth in our lives,
as we seek to walk worthy for You.

In Jesus' name,
Amen.

My dad used to always say this beauty when I would play victim:

“Are you an Amer-I-Can or an Amer-I-Can’t?”

Every major achievement in the history of man was achieved by a “can do” person with a heart unafraid to fail.

Happy Sunday. Does anyone have any opinions on HMA (hidemyass) for a VPN? I need to find a new VPN to route through openvpn on mint (I can't figure out how to do my own vpn through a vps). I have Nord but am not using it since they are apparently selling your info.

So cool! I am sharing everywhere I go! Last week visited a local Staples for a small scanner and ended up talking with a Linux KNOWLEDGEABLE sales associate. He had not heard of our "movement" but was very enthusiastic about Linux Mint! Exciting days!!

Hey Jeff & team - check out and share the newest Joe Rogan Episode #1768 w Robert Epstein - AMAZING podcast about big tech and their survelliance and manipulation of everything we see and do.

Sounds good. That doesn't surprise me people are dumping big tech in droves. The Linux users of Gab also seeing a lot of people wanting to switch too.

Question: I’ve enjoyed waze but given it’s Google, I read some articles on privacy today for it and it’s as nasty as the other G-stuff. I deleted all my route history and bookmarks. 1. Anything else I should consider to clean it up before I delete it? 2. I’m on an iPhone still (but will consider a Linux based). Is there any safe/good/private alternative to waze? Would it be better to get a standalone GPS unit than a phone app? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Interesting discovery: I popped in on an Andrew Torba (Gab CEO) livestream after church this morning as he was answering questions. He said he got off of Windows 15 years ago and uses Linux!