Goodbye Windows 11... Hello Linux Mint

As someone who’s never used Linux as a main operating system, switching from Windows 11 to Linux felt like stepping into uncharted territory. But after years of dealing with Windows’ bloatware, invasive telemetry, and the forced Copilot AI integration, I decided it was time to reclaim control over my computer. I decided that I would make the switch over to Linux. I spent hours browsing various Linux distro subreddits and forums trying to find the right one for me. After explaining what I would ...
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I convinced my friends and family to ditch WhatsApp for Signal

I over the last few months I made it my mission to convince my friends and family to switch from WhatsApp to Signal, a more secure and private alternative. It wasn't an easy task, but with persistence and creativity, I succeeded in getting them to switch. I was browsing YouTube and came across a video titled "How to convince your friends to use a private messenger". I watched the video and was inspired to take on the challenge of getting everyone I spoke to over to Signal. At that point in time...
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 Predictions

After John Cena's shock elimination from Jey Uso in last monhs Royal Rumble match, Cena now finds himself locked inside the Elimination Chamber with 5 other WWE Superstars to claim a spot in the WrestleMania 41 main event against Cody Rhodes. Match Card: Men's Elimination Chamber Match (John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins) My predicted winner for the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber match is John Cena. John Cena will go on to face WWE Cha...
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Freedom of speech is being eroded in the UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently visited President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. While Starmer and Trump were talking to the press, Vice President JD Vance called out the infringement on free speech in the United Kingdom. “I said what I said. There have been infringements on Free Speech that actually affect not just the British people, but also American technology companies and American citizens.” Keir Starmer then made a comment saying the following... "We've had free speech for a ...
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Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection from UK

In a significant move, Apple has decided to discontinue its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature in the United Kingdom. This decision comes after the UK (communist) government demanded the creation of a backdoor, aiming to access user information for surveillance purposes. Apple's stance on privacy and security has led them to remove the feature rather than compromise their encryption standards for millions of users. What is Advanced Data Protection? Advanced Data Protection is an optional...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Predictions

The WWE Royal Rumble is just around the corner, and the excitement is building. For the first time in around a year since WWE Elimination Chamber 2024, I'm back with my WWE Premium Live Event predictions. That's right, I am bringing my prediction posts now that WWE have moved over to Netflix in the United Kingdom. The Royal Rumble is always a highlight of the year for me, as it marks the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania! The first stop is Let's get started! Match Card: Men's Royal Ru...
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Tools and services I use in 2024

I am currently using the following tools and services... 🔐 Authenticator: Ente Auth 💻 Browser: Vivaldi (main) Mullvad Browser 📆 Calendar: Proton Calendar 🗨️ Chat: Discord Signal WhatsApp ☁️ Cloud Storage: Proton Drive MEGA Filen ✉️ Email: Proton Mail Tuta I use SimpleLogin & Addy.io for email aliasing. 📓 Notes: Standard Notes 🪪 Password Manager: Proton Pass 📷 Photo Management: Proton Drive Ente For quick screenshotting and sharing of content on the web, ...
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 Predictions

The 14th Elimination Chamber premium live event is scheduled to take place on February 24, 2024, at Optus Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Notably, this marks the third time that WWE will host an Elimination Chamber pay-per-view outside of the United States. LIVE - REFRESH FOR UPDATES Match Card: WWE Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax Prediction: Rhea Ripley Winner: Rhea Ripley Elimination Chamber to determine the No. 1 Contender to the Women's World Title at WrestleMani...
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Things I would like to see in Standard Notes in 2024 and beyond

As someone who uses Standard Notes their main notes app, below are things I'd love to see come to Standard Notes Sharable notes via a secure URL It would be great if Standard Notes could add a feature that allows users to share notes via a secure URL. Currently, the only way to do this in Standard Notes is by making a private Listed.to post. This requires an extra step of having to make a Listed author page. A rival notetaking app called Notesnook has a feature called Monographs - where you...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Predictions

It's officially the road to WrestleMania! Here are my predictions for the upcoming Royal Rumble PLE. Match Card: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight — Fatal 4-Way Match) Prediction: Roman Reigns Winner: Roman Reigns United States Champion Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens Prediction: Logan Paul Winner: Logan Paul Men's Royal Rumble Prediction: CM Punk Winner: Cody Rhodes Women's Royal Rumble Prediction: Bayley Winner: Bayley ...
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My new Standard Notes themes

I recently made some custom themes for Standard Notes. Since then I have been experimenting more and these are my latest themes. I thought I'd share them with my readers. Introducing Standard Blue and Standard Blue Dark. Both of these themes are free to install without a Standard Notes paid subscription. I welcome all feedback about these themes! Please reach out to me on the Standard Notes Discord GitHub Repos If you like these themes, I would appreciate it if you could star the GitHub rep...
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WWE Survivor Series War Games 2023 Predictions

War Games is back for Survivor Series this year! Match Card: Women's War Game Match (Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi & Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL) Prediction: Damage CTRL Winner: Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi & Becky Lynch Men's War Games Match (Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn & Randy Orton vs. The Judgement Day) Prediction:**** Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn & Randy Orton Winner: Cody Rhodes, Seth "Frea...
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Call of Duty: MW3 (2023) - Things I like/dislike so far

Since the Modern Warfare III launch, I have put in a considerable amount of time playing the game. I've reached the max rank of 55 (pre-season 1) and levelled up most guns to max level. With over 1D 4H played, these are things I like and dislike about the game*. Things I like Movement Gun combat Zombies Classic MW2 [2009] maps War game mode Acquiring guns locked behind Armory credits in Zombies when you exfil Experimental Playlist Things I dislike Campaign Menus Skill-based Matchmaking (S...
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WWE Crown Jewel 2023 Predictions

WWE returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for it's annual Crown Jewel PLE. Match Card: WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight Prediction: Roman Reigns Winner: Roman Reigns WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre Prediction: Seth "Freakin" Rollins Winner: Seth "Freakin" Rollins WWE Women's Champion IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair Prediction: Bianca Belair Winner: IYO SKY WWE Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax vs. Shayna Bas...
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WWE Fastlane 2023 Predictions

Match Card John Cena and LA Knight vs. Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa Prediction: John Cena & LA Knight Winner: John Cena & LA Knight World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Man Standing Match) Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura Winner: Seth "Freakin" Rollins WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka Prediction: IYO SKY Winner: IYO SKY The LWO vs. Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits (Six-Man Tag Team Match) Prediction: Bobb...
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WWE Payback 2023 Predictions

John Cena is the host of this year’s WWE Payback! Match Card World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura Prediction: Seth “Freakin” Rollins Winner: Seth “Freakin” Rollins Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez Prediction: Rhea Ripley Winner: Rhea Ripley Becky Lynch battles Trish Stratus in a Steel Cage Match Prediction: Becky Lynch Winner: Becky Lynch Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. The Judgment Day (S...
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Windham Rotunda passes away

This blog post is dedicated to Windham Rotunda (also known as Bray Wyatt), who suddenly passed away today—Thursday 24th, August. I am shocked hearing the news of his passing, and I send my deepest condolences to the Rotunda family during this difficult time. ...
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I created some Standard Notes themes

Recently I have been making some themes to spice up the look of the Standard Notes application. As I have published 3 themes so far to my GitHub profile, I thought I would share them here so you can install them on your Standard Notes application. Note: You do not need to have an active subscription to Standard Notes' Productivity or Professional plan to install these themes. Free users of Standard Notes can install these themes too. Cobalt A blue inspired theme for Standard Notes. To ins...
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WWE SummerSlam 2023 Predictions

Image Credit: WWE Match Card Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso (Tribal Combat match) Prediction: Roman Reigns Winner: Roman Reigns Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar Prediction: Cody Rhodes Winner: Cody Rhodes Finn Bálor vs. World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins Prediction: Finn Bálor Winner: Seth Rollins Drew McIntyre vs. Intercontinental Champion Gunther Prediction: Drew McIntyre Winner: Gunther Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Women's Champion Asuka Prediction: Asuka Win...
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Rest In Peace, Nan

This morning my Nan passed away peacefully with the family and I by her side. Cherish every moment you spend with your loved ones, because you'll never know if it will be the last. Rest in Peace, Nan. We'll meet again someday. ❤️ ...
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WWE Money In The Bank 2023 Predictions

WWE Money In The Bank will take place on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. This will be the first Money In The Bank event to be held outside of the United States and WWE's first major event in London in over two decades. With the Bloodline collapsing at WWE Night of Champions last month, we will witness a civil war between The Usos and "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa. Who will come out on top? Match Card: CIVIL WAR: Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa ...
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WWE Night Of Champions 2023 Predictions

WWE Night Of Champions returns on May 27, 2023, in Saudi Arabia. All the main roster titles are on the line - with big matches like Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa taking on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Unisputed WWE Tag Team Championships. We will also see a rematch between Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar. At some point during the event, a new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned, and will receive the new World Heavyweight Championship. Will it be AJ Styles or Seth "Freakin" Rollins? How...
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A list of applications I use (2023 Edition)

There are many applications I use often, but highlighting them in this post would make the list too big. These apps I have listed below are the more important ones I use on a near daily basis. Security & privacy related apps: 1Password For a second year running, 1Password has been my go-to password manager. I continue to use 1Password because of it's simplicity and ease of use. I especially love the password sharing feature 1Password provides. It's just quick and easy to share passwords w...
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How to: Add images to your Listed.to blog post

I get many people asking me how I am able to add images to some of my blog posts on Listed.to. Believe it or not, it's actually very simple to add images to your own Listed blog posts. I'll show you how to do it in this How to guide. 1: You need to sign up to a third-party image hosting website. (As Listed.to doesn't have first party image support from Standard Notes, you will need a third-party image hosting site for your images) I have listed a few image hosting sites that I've used in t...
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WWE Backlash 2023 Predictions

WWE Backlash 2023 is set to take place on May 6, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and will be hosted by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The event will showcase the aftermath of WrestleMania 39, with matches such as Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar, and a six-man tag team match between The Bloodline and Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and Riddle. Match Card Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes Prediction: Cody Rhodes Winner: Cody Rhodes Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest (San Juan Street Fight) Prediction: Bad Bunny...
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The Winners of Night 2 of WrestleMania 39

Here all all the winners from Saturday night: Opening Match: Brock Lesnar def. Omos Second Match: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler win the Fatal 4-Way WrestleMania showcase match Third Match: Gunther def. Sheamus and Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship Forth Match Bianca Belair def. Asuka to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship Fifth Match: Edge def. "Demon" Finn Bálor inside Hell In A Cell Sixth Match / Main Event: Roman Reigns def...
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The Winners of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39

WrestleMania 39 night 1 is now in the history books! Check out my predictions for night 2 of WrestleMania 39! Here all all the winners from Saturday night: Opening Match: Austin Theory def. John Cena to retain the WWE United States Championship Second Match: Street Profits win the Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match Third Match: Seth Rollins def. Logan Paul Forth Match: Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus and Lita def. Damage CTRL Fifth Match: Rey Mysterio def. Dominik Mysterio S...
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WWE WrestleMania 39 Predictions

WrestleMania 39 is just around the corner. The event will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and will feature some of the biggest names in wrestling history. One of the most anticipated matches of the two night event is the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes. Reigns has been dominating SmackDown since winning against Brock Lesnar and forming the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship. Aligning himself with Paul Heyman and his cous...
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How you can help fight Internet censorship with your browser

Internet censorship is a serious threat to freedom of expression and access to information around the world. Many governments block or restrict websites and services that they deem undesirable, such as news outlets, social media platforms, human rights organisations, and even Tor, a network that allows users to browse the web anonymously and circumvent censorship. But what if you could use your browser to help people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions? That's exactly...
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Predictions

Match Card Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn Prediction: Roman Reigns Winner: Roman Reigns United States Title Elimination Chamber Match Prediction: Austin Theory Winner: Austin Theory Elimination Chamber Match to determine challenger to the Raw Women’s Title at WrestleMania Prediction: Asuka Winner: Asuka Bobby Lashley vs. Brock Lesnar Prediction: Bobby Lashley Winner: Bobby Lashley (Via DQ) Edge & Beth Phoenix vs. Finn Bálor & Rhea Ripley Predicti...
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