Today is a bit of a rant day. We revisit some interesting news what with Tesla issues, Microsoft's continued advertising experiments, leading to talks about ditching it. Shaz has created his own music streaming experience. Then finally the rant about subscriptions are becoming central to our lives.
News references
CNN: Tesla recalls Cybertruck due to accelerator pedal that can stick
Wanna see the fail during the Cybertruck launch? Head over to YouTube.
National Grid (UK): What is EV charging anxiety – and is range anxiety a thing of the past?
9to5Google: Roku effectively disables your TV unless you agree to new 'Dispute Resolution Terms'
The Verge: Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
Ars Technica: German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating
Proton blog: Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces
Beeper blog: Beeper is joining Automattic
Linux software references
Distro: Zorin OS
Alternative to Microsoft Office: LibreOffice, OnlyOffice
Run Windows apps: WINE
Other software/services mentions
Alternative to 0365/OneDrive: Nextcloud
Alternative to OneNote: Joplin, Simplenote
Legal stuff
During the topic of Plex, we discussed the legality of sites that provide subtitles to movies. Note, the functionality is not offered in Plex. It appears to be a grey area, depending on a numbers of factors such as copyright, source, usage, language/region restrictions, fan-made. So please do not take our chat as legal advice. You are encouraged to look into the laws of your country to verify the legality of your actions.