I will have to teach some explicit security consciousness as well, basic and maybe not so basic stuff, maybe even spice it up a notch and do an intro to opsec to interest people (probably not gonna fit for time reasons, but will do basic security in any case)?
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Yeah, I will definitely start with scripting first, although I think Python scripting or similar is better for getting used to actual programming/loops and variables are just better and more intuitive than in scripting languages.
I actually only have programming on the list because I felt like I somehow needed to teach it, which is definitely true, but not at the very beginning.
You’re absolutely correct about the PATH thing, I think I should teach about how filesystems work in general (like, most people use devices that only have "apps" and have never used a file system/directory structure)
apart from ne not having that much money laying around a the moment I’m not a fan of people having to pay for their search engine, as I’m of the opinion that such a fundamental tool to use the web should remain free
Yeah, I’ve recently switched to SearXNG instances on some devices, definitely seem to be getting better results
it sometimes seem to, most advanced searching still works, at least on DDG
Oh my god, I feel this so much… Also, I think that recently got even worse, as I recently found myself switching between DDG/Google and finding both extremely bad for my query
Honestly, I’d be more than happy if they just invented regular trains (even if their version would probably worse in ways not even imaginable as of now), because that would mean more money in train infrastructure.
So… yeah, you did it! You built something really cool and completely new! And don’t look over there, that’s just… copycats?
Crazy to think that one of twenty people I meet outside use Linux
This is crazy. I’m in exactly the same situation and have been thinking about getting a mobile plan with a Pixel 8 (where I would install GrapheneOS on) as those are getting cheaper with the Pixel 9 out not.
"it’s called free software, but copyleft licenses restrict what you can do with it, therefore it’s unfree!!1!" or so they say
Yeah, I will generally do a lot of "how to use the web correctly", from basic privacy stuff (no, you don’t have to have something to hide; why care; no, it’s not too late…), ad blocking, using search engines correctly, evaluating sources etc.