Post by @thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social

2026-05-07 10:27 UTC

As a #Linux user, you sort of need to be a bit careful with the tech (hardware or software) you go with, and I&#39;ve made a few mistakes in the past years, so I felt it would be cool to look at my worst tech purchases as a Linux user, but also in general: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7Fp2Zv5fY

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@Mau99@thueringen.social 2026-05-07 11:40

@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social You should look for a Fairphone 5 on the secondhand market. It’s even more sustainable than usual because you’re buying it used, and /e OS is officially supported. I switched to the Fairphone six months ago, and I’m very happy with it. We don’t even need to talk about /e OS - it’s just fantastic <3

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@neighborhoodnerd21@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 11:41

@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social i have listened to you for a long time but never knew what you looked like you look a lot more normal than the image in my head lol. those iOS issues are iOS 26 it sucks. my experience with airpods is better though. you use tuxedo yeah i wouldn’t have bought an iphone if i didn’t have macs

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@Siucraym@mastodon.cloud 2026-05-08 14:30

@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social I've a number of wireless USB dongles that I bought a good few years back that I just cannot get to work properly or at all in GNU/Linux.

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@aj@social.dunevent.net 2026-05-09 00:02

@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social You should check out the FuriLab FLX1s. A flagship, it is not, but I've been daily driving mine for 4 months now.

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@Siucraym@mastodon.cloud 2026-05-09 08:22

@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social I wouldn't use a fitness app/watch/etc if I was given them for free. I exercise daily using a basic MP3 Player [not a smartphone] and a stopwatch on my basic Casio digital watch. I manually add the times into a program called SportsTracker. Keep it simple.

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