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• Moving to Fedora? How stable is it?

  I am currently running Xubuntu on all my systems but there are so many things that feel rather unstable/buggy - I am sure it is not all Xubuntus/Xfce’s fault, but my knowledge is limited so I just attribute it to that. Therefore, I am currently considering switching to Fedora. I feel like it is time trying out a new desktop (KDE) and a more up to date kernel. I am not entirely sure what I am hoping from this post, but maybe a “yea, it is worth it” would ease my mind a bit. Also, I am a bit u...

• Cloudless Smart Home: Thread, Zigbee, ...

  Heyho, as I will soon move into my first “own” apartment (have lived in shared apartments so far), I would like to set up some smart home devices. Primarily lights, but I am open to other ideas. Looking into the topic I noticed that basically all cloudless setups need a server - often they use a Raspberry Pie, a low energy protocol - like Zigbee or Thread, and a managing software like Home Assistant or openHAB. Currently, I think about using the Raspberry Pie 5 (should also be helpful for...

• Post #293886

  My father considers buying an Android TV box. Initially, I thought that’s a bad choice as a mini pc has much greater capabilities and control. However, he does have a point that Android TV boxes are cheaper (~60) and work with tv cable which most mini PCs don’t have a connector for. What are your thoughts on this?

• Post #206592

  In the past I didn’t really catch that the people were rebelling against the government and suddenly there is great violence against protestors. I think I missed this completely. I am aware that the beginning was spiralling costs. Is this connected to international sanctions?

• Post #106825

  I recently saw someone creating a bingo chart for 2025 so I decided to create one for 2026 (image of this post). What are your predictions for 2026?