Peripherals…

• A document scanner with pretty great Windows software that has features that are not nearly as easy to do with FOSS Linux software (splitting documents, auto cropping and alignment, OCR, etc)

• A 3D printer that doesn’t have Linux software, so I can’t easily send prints to it from Linux

• A webcam that supports device-level configuration (zoom, cropping, etc) but doesn’t have Linux software to control it

It’s treated like a non-moving violation. Like a parking ticket, it doesn’t matter who was driving. The registered owner is responsible for paying.

Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article (“the cameras take pictures of a vehicle’s rear license plates”)

Why I switched to Linux (on one laptop, so far) from Windows:

1. Enshitification: Such as login interstitials trying to get me to switch to Edge over and over, and more naggy features added to the task bar and stuff

2. End of support: I was on Win10 (Win11 has even more enshitification), so if I was going to be forced off of Win10, I may as well migrate away from Windows (and sooner rather than later).

3. WSL2 sucks (yet more enshitification): it’s more isolated from Windows than WSL1 (and other options, such as Cygwin).

Now, I’ve only switched to Linux on my laptop (full time; no dual boot!), but I see that as a first step towards migrating other computers in the house to Windows. I’m expecting difficulties when I switch the others (like webcam drivers, or lack of ability to use device configuration or firmware update software like for my Logitech Brio webcam). I also use Blue Iris NVR, which is Windows only, and Linux options don’t look as good. So 0% Windows is not looking likely for a while.

Nothing (yet). Yup, this model insulates corporations of all kinds from bargaining, costs (like healthcare), liability, and much more. Check out this episode from the Pitchfork Economics podcast https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vUFBZNTY2NzY3ODY3NA/episode/M2JmMzVlNGMtMDk2NC0xMWVlLWFjMGUtYzc3Mzc0OTZlODFi?ep=14