I do it that way for my kid as she prefers it, and the "normal" way for me, and it is identically easy.
I cannot understand the claim that it's easier the seed end, it's just not true.
It's definitely cleaner doing it the normal way from the bunch end as you never get bits of banana on you if it's a particularly squishy one.
Bunch end wins for me. Just as easy if not easier and no mess.
I'm not sure how it works with PIA, but on Proton I can export multiple configs, let's say 6 different ones with a combination of countries and other options.
Then I add them all into KDE and I can switch between them at will.
It's a slight extra cost of time at the start, but after that it's smooth and easy.
Private Internet Access
Can't you simply get the OpenVPN or Wireguard details from in PIA, and then put them into Gnome/KDE's built-in VPN app?
Like this: https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/kb/articles/where-can-i-find-your-ovpn-files
Will be something similar for Wireguard.
Oh I agree with you. I am a daily crypto user and I have no use for this wallet. I was just offering some things it adds which might be useful.
Lightning is a big missed opportunity. Phoenix is the only wallet I know that has solved this in a user-friendly way.
(I did also mention that it only works between Proton accounts.)
The wallet doesn’t add anything directly useful.
It adds a couple of things which can be useful:
You have a single receive email, but it's associated with a full HD wallet, so every receive will generate a brand new unused address for the sender. As the email is static, you could for example post it for donations and not have to worry about people being able to track anything you've received. Of course this only works with other Proton users which is kind of pointless, but perhaps it's the start of some sort of interoperability standard?
They have support which you can contact, which while almost certainly isn't important for you, for your aunty it might be useful.
Or Linux Drive...
who is maintaining custody of the Bitcoin
It's self-custody.
You neglected to quote the most relevant part of the article which answers your own question regarding Monero:
Proton Wallet is in a strange position. I've spoken to a few sources who suggest that privacy features like CoinJoin, which can mix Bitcoin in order to better anonymize transactions, were intended to be included at launch. The crackdown on the ill-fated Samouri Wallet project by U.S. authorities last April certainly put a damper on privacy in the Bitcoin space, and likely made Proton wary of introducing such features to the public.
Proton suggests this themselves, stating on their website:
"Coinjoin is considered the best solution for improving blockchain privacy. It works by mixing your BTC with other users’ BTC in a collaborative self-custodial transaction where you get back the same amount of BTC that you put in but on a different address that cannot be easily linked to your previous address. However, in 2024, in what many consider to be a regulatory overreach and attack on privacy, some of these Coinjoin services have been declared illegal in the US and EU. The future of financial privacy may therefore be decided by ongoing litigation in the next decade and privacy advocates should support these efforts."
This situation likely soured Proton on other privacy-friendly cryptocurrencies like Monero as well. I get it, financial privacy is an extremely challenging task for any company to take on. We can't expect Proton to take on the risk of offering a completely anonymous payment service in the current legal climate, but it begs the question: why enter the financial space at all?
While not particularly revolutionary, the fact that they provide a unique HD wallet address every time you receive funds through your same email address does provide additional privacy as no one can see your previous transactions. Even when those are rolled up together later it does make it harder to associate an exact total balance with you. If you used your wallet for smaller spending rather than making a single large send from it, that makes it harder still.
Sure, I would have liked them to add Monero too, but it gets thorny when you're a regulated company dealing with that.
More than just ChatGPT:
Bazzite. Idiot proof Nvidia gaming. I've installed it for a few Windows-using friends and they've had no complaints.
While you are correct, Bazzite is a drop-in OS replacement for Steamdeck and Asus ROG Ally, so there's a lot of potential for more people hearing about it as it gets more popular.
There isn't a pro-grade, open source video editing tool or anything close
Do you use open source professional grade video editing tools on Windows? Almost certainly not, so why would it be a requirement for Linux?
What we need is companies producing Linux builds of professional grade closed source software. And if the trend of Microsoft making terrible decisions and Linux use increasing, it might actually happen.