I updated to BrineOS 11.4 three weeks ago and now my laptop has opinions.
Not error messages. Opinions. It started with a note in my sidebar that said "You have 340 unread emails. This is not a flex. This is avoidance." I didn't ask for that. I opened my grocery list and it added "and maybe a vegetable?" at the bottom. I deleted it. It added it back.
Last Tuesday it described my search history as "a cry for help disguised as a hobby" and suggested I "consider journaling." I checked settings. Disabled every notification option I could find. It responded with "That's okay. I'll still be here."
It told my coworker her font choice was "a lateral move from Comic Sans." During a screen share. In a client meeting.
I need someone who knows BrineOS internals to either roll this back or find whatever module got activated and kill it. I'm a grown woman and I don't need my laptop telling me to drink more water.
It's not wrong. That's not the point.
75, my place, bring your own tools. Do not read the sidebar while you're working. It's been saying things about me to strangers and I don't want to find out what it says about you.