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Interesting. I've been having WiFi problems (not connecting) on A Thinkpad lately. Didn't think to question the 24.04 OS or COSMIC because it was working previously. I'll do some digging.

Disgusting cowardly behavior. How small minded and ignorant.

That's a lot of improvements and bug fixes. Some great features too. However, I strongly dislike bland Open Sans. Yuck! What the fuck are they thinking making their unique OEM desktop font look like everything everywhere and blending into the Gooble-verse. OPens Sans is used on something like 20 million web sites, numerous apps and Android phones. Google owns it. I understand the technical reasons why they might try to use it, but it's not a good fit for System76. FiraGO or DejaVu Sans would be a better company fit. I imagine there's a good portion of their target market who don't appreciate Google's abusive and intrusive behavior and attempt to de-Google. Their company aesthetic, adherence to open source philosophy and attempt to buck the abusive corporate tech surveillance right down to the firmware is at odds with using this bland overused corporate owned font. System76 strip out all of the telemetry, closed source additions and account options Canonical add to Ubuntu. They have a reputation for respecting their customer's privacy and Google is the polar opposite. I hope that decision doesn't bite them in the ass.

I'm saying what the fuck, but in the end it's just a font and can be changed, and I will be changing it. COSMIC is absolutely awesome otherwise. I know there's a lot of unavoidable corporate contributions to Linux, but this one is totally avoidable. It's a choice and decision that has me perplexed. And, I know Open Sans is open source, but I don't get this at all. FiraGO would make more sense. It's an improved Fira Sans with international glyphs.

Different question for you - What is the hardware? Some machines like my Lenovo Thinkpad can swap function and media priority by pressing FN+ ESC. Maybe there's something to be found for your make/model.

Let me try something later. Get back to you.

I am used to and love a keyboard driven set up, so Pop's native auto tiling is a comfortable fit. Originally based on i3WM it was a perfect swap and I've not looked back all these years.

Many things people will say about Pop are related to aesthetics, but Pop's real power and reason to use lay deep in the system. Pop has the reliability of Debian and the utilities of Ubuntu, but Pop's devs strip out anything from upstream that is not in the average user interests, or not in alignment with open source principles. They often rewrite entire system components in a memory safe code language called Rust. So the things they remove make it more user friendly and less creepy corporate crap. Telemetry, Snaps backend and Ubuntu Pro are three examples that come to mind.

Pop's devs are constantly investigating ways to optimize and tweak the system for better performance. Many of these tweaks and System76 software have been accepted upstream being high quality code and improving things significantly.

Pop is NOT Ubuntu or some reskin or basic fork of it. Ubuntu ISO is now a whopping 6GB+ where Pop is under 3GB. So much bloat is removed. And one of Pop's most important features is the fact it is created as an OEM operating system for hardware sales. System76 NEED a stable working OS at all times and Pop's devs are on the ball. They have consistently demonstrated that they are able to keep security at a maximum while maintaining usability.

OK, maybe not totally intuitive yet, but you actually need to type the keys in, and then press enter. For example, if you want Raise volume with Alt Shift and Up arrow you need to type Alt+Shift+Up, then press enter for it to "take".

Go to Settings> Input Devices> Keyboard> View and customize shortcuts. This is where you can modify existing shortcuts or add custom ones. There's Volume keys and Play/Pause etc in >Keyboard shortcuts >System which you can remap. Having said, I do remember changing the need to use the function key first for media/F1-12 keys in BIOS. That reverses whatever they currently do. If you reverse it you'll need to press function for the F keys then. So depends on what you're looking to.

Oof! I'm currently speechless. I need to research and digest this.

Giving this a try. Seems like a consistent method across machines and browsers if it works. Changing servers is a hassle and redirecting traffic to a frontend is not the best solution for privacy.

Not sure how it works globally, but in most western countries, If you've put your state-issued cash in a bank technically it's not yours anymore anyway. Read your terms and conditions. You've handed it over, either in person or digitally, and declared you no longer own it and is now the property of the bank. You literally consent to it not being yours anymore. They are not holding onto your money for you. When you ask for a withdrawal or purchase something with a card they honor the request by issuing you their second layer corporate credit in good faith, because it would all fall apart if you stopped giving them your money. They do this to protect themselves if they ever become insolvent or the market crashes. Legally they owe you nothing because you "gave it to them". These changes were implemented around the "Global Financial Crisis". To allow them to get away with these changes most governments have a law that says they legally have to provide you with a paltry amount if the bank becomes insolvent for any reason. You could have a million dollars in the bank and if they fail they only legally owe you the $1000 or whatever the amount your government has stipulated. That million is "their" money. You gave it to them!

So anyone upset about this new law, and you should be, and not upset about your bank should do some research. You've already consented to the money not being yours.

Here's a link to better understand money. There's more than one type of money. https://brettscott.substack.com/p/casino-chip-cashless-society https://brettscott.substack.com/p/the-luddites-guide-to-defending-physical-cash

Simple - Leverage and manipulation to comply.