I have a t480 and didn’t need to do that

Windows kept shoving their stupid Edge browser down my throat. Tried every way to remove it and it kept popping back up like malware. Kept annoying me with “upgrade to Windows 11 popups.” I’ve used windows 11 on other people’s laptops and was flabbergasted that there were ads on paid software. In addition to that I heard 10 will stop getting security updates next year so I bit the bullet and switched to mint full time. It’s worked well for me so far.

A lot of people on Lemmy are also on matrix, which is an FOSS alternative to discord.

Yup. I’ve had the same issue with invidious. Hope it’ll get fixed soon. Freetube works for now.

I’ve been using screwdrivers not drill bits. It’s a 4mm screw

It is filled with glue but I put it in after I stripped it to help with traction but it didn’t help

Interestingly enough I tried whatismyip on both my main and secondary profile and they both showed the same IP and location

Not being careful is what got me into this whole mess 😅

I will try that. Thanks.

I have used flatheads of various sizes and it wouldn’t budge, unfortunately. I don’t know how to cut metal.

All of the other six screws were easy but this particular one was very stubborn. It is indeed still full of hot glue.

I haven’t got a rotary tool or the proper drill bits. Rotary tool is a no since it’s a laptop and I don’t wanna damage it, but I will get some of those drill bits if the screw extractor doesn’t work. Hoping not to have to take it to a technician

Not sure how I could possibly make this much worse given it’s already pretty stripped 😅. I’ll get a screw extractor and see if it works.

I’ve only got about a month left that I have to use it. Would prefer to use a separate profile as opposed to a web browser so I wouldn’t have to sign in all of the time + get flagged as a bot because of my VPN. I have tried webapp sandboxing but it hardly worked and broke most things.

I have an old-ish dumb TV. Just look around on something like Craigslist and you’ve got a good chance of finding one

I have heard mixed things about instander

I have gotten some people on signal but I will have to wait to try and get more on it. I’ve also heard that there’s privacy issues with signal but even if the allegations are true it’s a big step up from Instagram. I’m hoping to mainly use signal and my self-hosted matrix server in the future.

None of my matrix friends are on Instagram and vice versa

People are important. It’s necessary for mental health to balance privacy and being able to have a life.

I think I can get them to switch when I leave Instagram, which is why I said I’ve only got to keep using it for a set amount of time. The issue is really that these are aquantinces that will become friends once I move and get to hang out with them IRL.

I see what you’re saying now. In settings it only has network and photo permissions (with photos being limited access). Is there a way it can get that permission outside of the permissions list in settings?