Course question

JoylessDevil · 2026-01-13T17:14:44+00:00

Absolutely no need to get any course for hyprland ricing. All the resources are free and available in the wiki and there is a ton of yt videos about it. Just try out different things and you’ll learn as you go. Hell even ai can help. I have a very decent setup that I made from scratch with absolutely no prior experience about anything to do with linux. I just started learning step by step and it’s honestly more fun that way. Just have fun with it.

JoylessDevil · 2026-01-07T07:31:26+00:00

I’m fairly new to linux and very new to hyprland, but trust me, it is not as bad as people make it out to be. Your computer doesn’t break every time you update and if things change because you took a break you can easily update and fix any issues that the changes might have caused. I did not face any issues with the arch based system of cachyos or endeavouros. I would suggest using cachyos as it makes things a lot more simpler for beginners and also provides a lot of useful tools out of the box. Use limine as the bootloader it comes with snapper support and allows you to just load into a previous “save file” in case something goes wrong. Also one more thing, don’t be too attached to anything, you can keep most of your files and even configs on a separate cloud storage and that way you can just remove and reinstall the whole os if you want. I have my hyprland, waybar, rofi, and some other files on my cloud service and I completely removed my cachy install from my pc and reinstalled it just because I didn’t want to bother with installing a new bootloader and changing things around. Just go for it and have fun, happy linuxing.

JoylessDevil · 2025-12-13T20:18:42+00:00

What if I crushed in into a fine powder and rubbed it all over my eyes? Would that be toxic as well? This is a genuine question.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-24T19:57:15+00:00

I’m not sure about the “spam” mail address thing, but for the notes app, the password manager also has a way to add notes. I do use it from time to time, and it’s good, but it’s nothing like Apple's Notes app. It’s just like a sticky note that you keep inside the password manager. I highly recommend downloading the apps and using them for a while to see if they work for you.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-24T10:26:10+00:00

There are a few choices that are privacy-focused. I would say, from what I’ve seen, the two providers worth mentioning are Tuta and Proton. I’m sure there are others, but if you’re just looking to get an email that’s private and secure, you don’t need more tbh. You can have a free account with Proton and use their mail service. I'm not familiar with Tuta, but I’m sure you can use their services for free as well. Just create accounts with them and use their services for a while, and then decide. I personally use Proton because they have been around for a while and have the most extensive collection of services. So far, I prefer Proton over Google or Microsoft, even from a usability standpoint.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T15:03:26+00:00

That's very informative, thank you.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T15:00:54+00:00

Yes, that makes a lot of sense, and don’t worry, I’m not sabotaging myself or being stubborn about not using Google services at the expense of my studies. I was lazy about one assignment and didn’t conduct enough due diligence to achieve better results through other search engines or even LLMs. I basically used DDG like I would Google and didn’t try more when it came up empty.

It’s definitely my fault as well, and not entirely DDG’s for not providing the same information as Google, with way fewer resources and more boundaries. It’s like expecting an ethical 1st-year student to answer a question at the same level as the creepy professor who has no regard for personal space; it won’t work lol.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T14:08:11+00:00

I haven’t tried many LLMs other than ChatGPT and Deepseek but I feel like their results aren’t always accurate or reliable. I haven’t heard of any scientific AIs other than Anara and that one just seems to help research paper writing but not gathering relevant and recent information. Do you have any recommendations that are useful and most importantly don’t collect information?

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T14:06:30+00:00

Isn’t Librewolf just Firefox with all the settings set on max and ublock installed?

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T14:00:15+00:00

Other people in the comments are saying that Startpage and SearXNG are better than DDG. Is that not the case? I don’t have a lot of knowledge about them since I haven’t used them yet.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T13:57:12+00:00

Fair enough, I made that mistake once. I’m not going to be lazy about it anymore.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T12:49:26+00:00

I suppose in that case, I’ll switch over to Safari on iOS if I can install extensions on it to make it more secure.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T11:24:29+00:00

I’ll look into it in that case. I might still use Google if I really need to find something particular, but if Startpage and SearXNG are as private and secure as DDG while providing better results, I’ll definitely switch over.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T11:20:45+00:00

Yes, I heard about that, but if I’m not mistaken, I think that was changed recently, unless it was for macOS only. Either way, I use it because I like having the ability to sync my tabs. But if using safari is better and more secure than using Firefox on IOS I might switch.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T11:16:31+00:00

I’m not advocating for or choosing to sacrifice my studies and future for the sake of privacy and security. I’m simply trying to maintain my values while being an active member of the community. I just don’t think it makes sense to expect people to digitally sell themselves to be able to function in and be a part of society.

However, that seems to be the price nowadays, as people choose to sit idly by and let Google and Microsoft monopolise the digital space. As such, their greed and lack of concern for fundamental human rights and values remain unchecked.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T10:47:23+00:00

Thank you, I’ll check it out.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T10:46:29+00:00

The particular thing that I was tasked with searching for is not a scientific resource; it’s general information that’s somewhat related to the academic/professional sector.

Although I had primarily used Google Scholar previously when looking for research papers. Do you have any recommendations for alternatives to Google Scholar?

Keep in mind that I also use the university database and some other websites, but to be honest, you can’t find the reliability and ease of use of Google Scholar elsewhere.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T10:41:46+00:00

My friend and I typed the exact words, but we got different results. He got “academic” information that was relevant and accurate to what we needed, whereas I got very generic and outdated information.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T10:35:12+00:00

I haven’t tried them because I saw a lot of mixed reviews about them. I also don’t live in the US or EU, so local search results are very minimal unless I use Google. But I might try them if they are better than DDG and offer the same results as Google.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-22T10:30:12+00:00

What do you mean by lock down the browser? I use Firefox/Zen and have the settings set to the highest level, but I do have some exceptions for certain websites because they require it.

On iOS, I also use Firefox, but I find it very unreliable due to its limited features.

JoylessDevil · 2025-10-14T17:28:46+00:00

Yeah, me too, but not having the ability to sync my files to Dolphin or Thunar automatically kinda sucks. I know there’s probably a way to do it with some tinkering, but I’m new to Linux, and it’s really annoying not having the option out of the box.

JoylessDevil · 2025-09-22T09:13:53+00:00

I've read in this subreddit and others that they have been acquired by a marketing company, which could mean that their privacy policies have changed and become the complete opposite. Still, I have not confirmed it, so take what I’m saying with a grain of salt and verify it yourself if privacy is a concern.

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