I just set a static IP in Windows, then block that IP from the internet in my OpenWRT firewall.

Correct, nothing to hide because nobody gets their games from the high seas.

Setting up full-disk encryption on a Steam Deck with an on-screen keyboard should definitely be an option during SteamOS installation, but it’s a pain as it stands. It’s my only Linux device not using LUKS.

Seems a lot of distros put it under an advanced section in the installer, but I think the “advanced” option should be not enabling full-disk encryption, meaning you know what you’re doing and have assessed the risk.

Yeah, I’m used to GPT and Claude for code, so Duck.ai just pales in comparison, as much as I appreciate that it might be more private.

Edit:

Actually, seems you can get access to more advanced models if you give them $10 / month.

In my experience, Duck.ai is practically useless, but their AI Search Assist is pretty spot on a fair amount of the time.

I mainly use DDG search as an incrementally better option than Google. Other options mentioned in this thread are probably better still, but DDG is definitely still a better option than Google that doesn’t require signing up with a credit card or self-hosting something, as imperfect as it may be.