In the scenario in which your computer is forgotten or stolen, it would offer some comfort knowing that the data on the computer is not accessible.

We have a “policy” in our household that everything that has personal data should be encrypted. That is just for cases in which we lose the device or it gets stolen. That makes it a purely financial loss, and not as invasive / uncomfortable.

But on the other hand my household are not average users. So it might not work well for other people.

Gave you an upvote. This is an unpopular opinion shared on unpopularopinion.

Personally I find AI art to look like “AI-art” if that makes sense. It has this generic look and feel to it. It might just be that people have to prompt it differently to get something that does not look generic.

In my view it can be art, but it is just other peoples art regurgitated by a machine with lots of filtering (to prevent nudity and other things that art historically often contain)

I think the biggest issue with LLMs / AI is that it is a loophole to use other peoples work and avoid copyright and licenses.

I have been following their advice for years. I have replaced a couple of services with the suggested alternatives, and use GrapheneOS.

It is also useful to check their forum for discussion on why something is added/removed/not added

If you are new to the whole “privacy-thing” my advice would be to start figuring out your own threat model first. They have some guides for that.

Also remember that even though something does not make the cut to be mentioned as a recommendation, it might still be an improvement over what you currently use. The forums are great for discussions regarding that.

I agree, there are art from AI that are great. It’s just so much AI generated low-effort art.

I have listened to a lot of songs from suno.ai

This one is fantastic https://suno.com/song/5b0ec0ca-6063-4a21-95b9-1433c35a3ded

This one is a true earworm: https://suno.com/song/093e95d7-1cb5-46b5-9342-39bc82621a7b

I also think it can be a fantastic tool to create truly original content as well.

The youtuber “There I ruined it” is a great example. If I have understood his process, he sings the songs himself and change his voice to be like the other artist.

https://youtu.be/2Jh7Jk3aSlo

Donkey Kong Country on SNES

Banking compatability by country. In my experience even banking apps not mentioned also work. https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/

This sound a bit like depression, but I am no medical professional.

Imagine all the input you get every day both positive and negative. When we are depressed we do a worse job at filtering out the negative.

If this is how you feel all (or most) of the time for a prolonged period, I would consider talking to your doctor. Antidepressants can help a lot. They can take weeks to months to be effective, but they work.

If you are sceptical about medication, it does not hurt to read about it and how they work.

Anyways, I hope things improve for you!

Looks good! I am a bit worried about it being an MMO, but Funcom has a lot of experience with making them. So might be good?

I’m especially looking forward to the interactions with sand worms and the thumper mechanics.

The reason they don’t support Monero was adressed in a recent podcast “OptOut” with the CEO of Proton.

TLDR; they fear the biggest companies for auditing their finances, won’t work with them if they do. Which is reasonable, they are a business after all.

Minecraft (Can have a farm, pets etc)

Stardew Valley

Rollercoaster Tycoon