Thanks for the free English lesson.

So are you saying you didn’t understand my point?

I could of course just use a full-blown wordprocessor like LibreOffice Writer or OnlyOffice.

I’m using Joplin and Ghostwriter, but wonder if markdown is ideal for longer writing requiring more complex formatting, images, tables, etc.

When I hear “free world” I think of all democratic nations regardless of race or religion. Is that not what is meant by the term?

It is indeed deeply concerning that the head of the major world power could write and send such a childish letter. It either is the work of a child, or of a deeply disturbed or demented mind!

Let’s not forget that Antarctica is also under the eye of the resource pirates as well.

I’m sure we will all welcome you here in New Zealand, if you are looking for an alternative! Unfortunately it’s a little more than a road trip to get here.

I would say that qualifies as a word marathon! I can barely manage 300 on a good day, and then they’re rubbish.
Rehydrate well!

I’m no psychologist, but I can see how that works. By writing down your rebuttal, you are mentally confirming your positives, at the same time overwriting the negative emotions created by the original post.
Well done you for not writing your reply as an actual posted response.

I have set up a personal cloud using Nextcloud and my now redundant Mac mini, so my data is increasingly out of corporate clutches 🙂

I have just converted the Mac into a personal cloud server.

I converted to Linux a year ago after acquiring an MSI tiny PC from a rubbish skip. It needed an OS, so I installed Linux Mint. It now sits alongside a Mac Mini M1, which has almost become redundant. I choose the Linux option every day.

I do use AI at times, but when I invite it along, not with it intruding on everything I do. It is a tool, to be kept in the toolbox when not in use.

No. I don’t think they do. I do voluntary work converting old computers not suitable for W11 to Linux. But the main motivation of half the people I deal with is not that they can’t “upgrade”, but that they are fed up with Microsoft and its pushy arrogance.

…. But it has been greenwashed 🙂

You guys got all the cool mammals! The only one we kiwis got was a tiny bat! Not fair.