Category Archives: Linux

The Union is in a state

Posted on February 25, 2026 by First Age

On the morning after the bloated and falsehood strewn State of the Union address by President Trump, I thought I’d reflect on the progress I have made to disentangle my digital dependence on USA tech companies. I use the Affinity … Continue reading →

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Geo-politics and my data

Posted on January 21, 2026 by First Age

I don’t know about you, but I’m increasingly finding it difficult to read the news. A late 2025 resolution to only look at the news once per week has slipped a bit this week, particularly with Trump speaking offensive lies … Continue reading →

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Like Zen Man

Posted on January 13, 2026 by First Age

Another year and another browser. I have recently switched to the Zen browser as my main window into web services. Initially on my Windows 11 PC, it now sits with my Fedora Linux laptop and Gondolin housed PC. The browser … Continue reading →

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Linux Adventures – A new start

Posted on January 29, 2024 by First Age

Well, I have gone and done it, and switched operating systems on my main PC, moving from Windows 10 to the Fedora 39 Workstation Linux distribution. There is that moment, when you look at the disk partitions, and hover over … Continue reading →

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