It’s a good thing it is now. Back when I checked it, for some reason, most of the websites listed were nothing like Reddit/Lemmy.

I started using Lemmy because, after a previous Reddit blackout a few years, the CEO of Reddit (Steve Huffman, AKA Spez) released a statement that (while I’ve long sense forgotten exactly what he said) made it seem like he was disappointed in the Reddit community for not supporting pedophilia. I used alternativeto.net to find Reddit alternatives and, because Lemmy wasn’t at the top of the list at the time, I used a few other websites before using Lemmy. At first I used both simultaneously but I deleted my Reddit account after the API changes.

Ok, then either things have changed or I was lied to for the past several years because this is the first time anyone has told me that slow charging was fine.

No, I specifically remember both being told and researching it my self, every source stated that both slow and fast charging can damage batteries.

What I’m referring to is what my device states. Right now, my tablet states that it’s slow charging but my other android devices just say charging and my mom’s phone states that it’s fast charging when she uses the cable that came with her phone.

I’m ok with it taking longer to charge and not being able to use it while it’s charging, I have other device, including a computer, that I can use while it’s charging. I made this post because, from what I’ve read and was told over the years, is that slow charging (actual slow charging and not normal charging) can damage the battery. From what other users have told me, this seems to be a lie (or that it’s at least not as bad as fast charging).

Ok, I have no problem with slow charging, it’s just that I’ve heard that both slow and fast charging can damage the battery and I wanted to make sure it would be ok.

When you say “slow charging”, are you talking about actual slow charging or normal charging? As I stated in my other comment, I’ve only ever heard that about normal charging and never about slow charging.

Are you talking about slow charging or normal charging? I’m only asking because I heard that about normal charging but I’ve never heard that about slow charging.

I was able to find it’s apk but none of the apks I replaced it with worked. So either the apps I have don’t work in ATL or there is some issue specifically with NewPipe’s flatpak.

Ok, I have NewPipe installed and it’s working but I don’t where it’s apk is located or how to replace it.

No, not at all. I’m already the type of person who gets extreme anxiety whenever someone expects anything thing from me. Adding a time limit just makes things worse.

Ok, I can try Solus. As long as the only meaningful difference is the package manager, I should be able to use it.

Also, I didn’t find the Manjaro spin but on Budgie’s official website, there is a list of distros that come with Budgie. So, I can try those if, for some reason, can’t use Solus.

I can try that, do you know of any distro that has it preinstalled? I don’t care too much about what it’s based on but I might prefer a distro that’s similar to Linux Mint.

I’m currently using Cinnamon because I thought it would be better than Xfce. While I do think that Cinnamon looks better, there were some minor things that I preferred with Xfce. I want to try Mate and maybe some of the other DEs if I can find a good distro that has them but I may go back to Xfce the next time I install Linux Mint.

So far just one and that user was banned so the block doesn’t really mean anything. I don’t really have a reason to block users, I just blocked that one user because they were spamming some images and videos that had “extreme” content.

The only thing I use as a backup is a Live CD that’s mounted to a USB thumb drive.

I used to use Timeshift but the one time I needed it, it didn’t work for some reason. It also had a problem of making my PC temporarily unusable while it was making a backup, so I didn’t enable it when I had to reinstall Linux Mint.

I’ll keep it brief because I know that this kind of stuff is very triggering for some people but when I was in elementary school, my dad was an alcoholic. One year on my birthday, we decided to go out of town so we can eat at a restaurant that we didn’t have and buy some games from GameStop. Long story short, right before we reached our destination, my dad for a reason that I don’t remember (assuming there was one), decided to start physically abusing both my mom and my sister. So we ended up just going right back home and we just ordered pizza.

Something that I considered doing with a similar laptop, was to use it as a low-end portable gaming system. I’d take a lightweight Linux distro, like the 32-bit version of Q4OS if it’s system requirements are lower than your current setup, and get it loaded with a bunch of games with low system requirements and retro emulators. Obviously, it wont be anywhere near as powerful as your main computer (if you have one) but because it’s portable, there could be some value in having a portable gaming pc (unless you have something like the Steam Deck).

You could use them as a memory card for ps1 games.