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Why if there are so good gnulinux distros nowadays and most software is already working there?

Wish there was something like taste.io but open

Visicalc

Shattered pixel dungeon

Signal with a view once message is better than a lot of the available options. Also maybe threema, simplex or session but Signal is more popular nowadays.

I totally dig your musical tastes. Big fan of Tommy and TDSOTM. Cheers dude.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?sort=date&term=((%22Screen+Time%22%5BMajr%5D)+AND+(+%22Cognitive+Dysfunction%22%5BMesh%5D+OR+%22Cognitive+Neuroscience%22%5BMesh%5D+OR+%22Cognitive+Aging%22%5BMesh%5D+OR++%22Neurobehavioral+Manifestations%22%5BMesh%5D+))+AND+%22Nervous+System+Diseases%22%5BMesh%5D

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?sort=date&term=(%22Screen%20Time%22%5BMesh%5D)%20AND%20%22Nervous%20System%20Diseases%22%5BMesh%5D&page=2

or configure your keyboard as English international, dead tildes. You can use ~ with an n to produce an ñ. At least in gnu/Linux that's easy to do

Yeah that's more an ocular thing... for me the main worry, and what I've seen in some children, is a tendency towards ASD signs, lack of language/communication skills, easier addiction/hormone reward cycle... that kind of things. It kinda makes sense because screens are so new and there is nothing like that before, so we are not evolutionally (is that a word?) used to this technology I tried to find but couldn't get to the exact papers I've read, but just a search could give some clues: https://searx.tiekoetter.com/search?q=neurological+effect+screens+children&category_general=1&language=en-US&time_range=&safesearch=0&theme=simple

Yes, I think that tv screens are also harmful for small children. Beyond the content, that is.There are some pretty concluding neurological studies on the subject.

I think it is true. At least it was last time I checked. Give it a try.

Use newpipe anad install grapheneos on your pixel. I wish i had a pixel to install grapheneos.

I try to keep them away from screens as possible until they are 12

Yeah that's a sad situation. I suppose you already know about the dangers for the future of our children of not having access to software code and one big company having control over our devices and surveillance capitalism and blah blah blah so I won't waste your time with that again. Every context is different, every mind is different. Hope you succeed in giving this child what will be best for his future. Good luck and congratulations for your motivation!

Yeah less use Linux. But, even with all of Microsoft lobbies and marketing, a bunch do. For example in the country where I live, the desktop computers of the main bus transport and courier company all use Suse linux. In a school where I worked, all computers also had Linux. It really makes sense in educational contexts.

My experience is different. I tend to think the billions of dollars spent by microsoft on marketing and lobbies give them some advantage. And a lot of companies use linux more than windows. But of course it depends on your historical experience and choices.

For me this answer is biased. I am a technology teacher and father of five. Had great experience with Linux. Get them on the free ecosystem with no barriers! That's the best educational environment. Kturtle, gcompris. Krita. Inkscape. Scratch. Godot. Freecad. Gimp. Libresprite/Aseprite. More than enough to keep you busy. I grew up with DOS. The best fuel for me learning computing was trying to make games run. Nowadays everything tries to be so easy and simple and that's great but sometimes it has an educational drawback. Linux is so much easier for kids than for adults who are already used to windows/Mac. Edit: you could also start with i3wm. That's what I did with my kids. Of course, the hard part of that is not them learning, but you first learning it so you can show it to them. Have an eye on that and adjust difficulty depending on your time for this project. If you don't have that much time and willingness to learn yourself, just go KDE plasma or other.

Really really please install gnulinux on that child's computer. He will be grateful for life. If you install windows he might not hate it but he'll never know what he missed. He will get used to that and will be hard for him in the future to get out of the windows ecosystem. my humble experience installing hundreds of Linux systems: childrenand young are the best adopters. You can do it and ask for help here or on other channels if needed. Maybe go for Linux mint Debian edition.

A few drops of lemon is all you need. Apply only every three days or so. Not every day.

Bluesky doesn't even have an app available for us who don't have access to the google store. So it is a no go for me.