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 Welp, I did it.

I finally made the switch to Linux. Pop_OS, to be exact.

So far, great experience. PopOS has Nvidia and AND GPU support baked in, so no wonky graphics issues yet. I still have to see if I can get Elder Scrolls Online to run through Steam. THAT will be the test. I may change the desktop environment later.

There WERE, however, some casualties. My external hard drive that I had gotten to backup my Dropbox stuff can't be mounted for some reason. I was copying over files from a 2nd internal drive I have, and it stalled out, freezing up everything. I rebooted, and now the drive can't be mounted. I'll need to research that later. The other casualty was I never Exported my Free Tube playlists, so now I have to build those over again. I'm not too broken up about any of that, though. The main thing is no more Windows, and just in time.

"Why 'just in time', Dane?" you may ask.

Because Microshit is introducing a "feature" that will be screenshotting everything you do on your computer. Here's a link for the gory details. First impressions: This looks like a massive legal nightmare and HIPAA violation. It's also a dream for surveillance capitalism and the state.

If you don't rely on Windows for work-related stuff, folks, I suggest getting out. NOW. Be it a Linux conversion, switching to Mac, whatever. They are going to keep shoving AI down our throats. Myself, I'm trying to get out of big tech environments as much as I can. If anybody out there has any questions, or is just curious about the experience, just message me here or leave a reply. I'm happy to help in whatever way possible.