2026 shouldn’t be the year of any one specific thing; 2026 should be the year of teaching the less inclined how to be conscious with their data and go over methods for taking back their data from whatever service they might use.
Katherine 🪴
Hi! I’m Katherine, or webkitten. I’ve been on the internet since our family got our first computer - a Tandy Sensation.
Yes, I went to computer camp as a kid and learned how to program BASIC on Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4.
I’m trans, queer, and bisexual. #actuallyautistic
I started programming with PHP in the mid 90s and haven’t stopped. I’m an advocate for the open web; I used Netscape as long as I can remember.
I have an obsession with Hello Kitty, Moogles, and Squishmallows.
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Cake day: December 19th, 2025
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Correction; a tomato pie with pineapple.
12·8 days agoI basically moved to Linux Mint from Windows myself back in March so this is everything I’ve learned since then. Auto update and auto backup (using Timeshift and Update Manager) are pretty straight forward since they’re all options in the GUI. Clamtk comes from me using Clamav on Windows for the longest time and most of the packages were found right in the GUI for the Software Manager.
For most users whose main computing habits are browsing the internet, word processing (desktop or Google Docs), or email, you’ll rarely have to touch a terminal.
I set up my mom’s laptop with clamtk (set to auto update definitions), auto backup, and auto update and she generally uses it the same as Windows.
31·9 days agoThe actual poll is here, but it’s locked behind membership; I can’t find any additional downloads. https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/study/31088367
The original article that the graphics came from is here, though: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/29/politics/americans-predictions-1998-2025
41·14 days agoParents will go to where their family are on social; either get the family to post elsewhere, or teach them to be conscious about being on the big tech platforms.
Teach them about privacy settings like post audience; post pruning; privacy options; privacy checkups.
6·14 days agoThe best kind of cat tree.
10·15 days agoI can finally change the deadname Gmail I’ve had for 25 years?
2·17 days agoBut one of those was WCW vs nWo: World Tour and that was all that mattered.
Going to Toys R Us and bringing the paper slip for Goldeneye, bringing it to the checkout, and waiting for them to get the game was the best experience.
Computer equipment from my childhood being on display as museum pieces/antiques.
This is the bad place.
1·20 days agohttps://github.com/sabre-io/Baikal
It’s pretty low maintenance so it works great.
Anything Snow Leopard and before > Linux Mint > Current macOS.
Yeah, I misread the credits thinking it was a year. But the picture is still great. :)
10·20 days ago“This will allow YouTube to locate the best content.”
Ads are technically content, I suppose.
If you’re able to, I just use CalDav with Tasks/DavX on Android.
I have yet to hear an clear argument about why it’s time to evolve into an AI browser or how evolving into an AI browser can improve my day to day life.
The old extension platform before the switch to WebExtensions. I was just saying Firefox pre-Quantum was better than post-Quantum (after the switch to WebExtensions and away from XUL extensions).
There’s something about Times Square pictures from < 2007. <3
Even if they do make me associate it with the movie Phone Booth.
This reminded me to donate to Wikipedia.