@CWSmith@social.mechanizedarmadillo.com
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CWSmith

@CWSmith@social.mechanizedarmadillo.com

Owner / Creative Lead for Mechanized Armadillo Productions and Publications

Multiple projects active but sometimes going no where.

Probably would offend most of you if I started going on about things.

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Linux4Everyone, to random
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Am I imagining this, or did there used to be a Linux distro that let you install it right from Windows. I’m not talking about using Rufus, etc, to burn an ISO to USB in Windows. IIRC this distro actually had an installer you could use in Windows, then reboot into your shiny new Linux install.

Tell me I’m not making this up.

CWSmith,
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@Linux4Everyone

I don't remember specifically, but I think Ubuntu had something like that at one point. I could be wrong though.

CWSmith, to mastodon
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Does anyone have a good post for generating a post bot? All I keep finding never really seems to make a lot of sense.




CWSmith,
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@reiver

Repost from an RSS feed I will setup from the sites I am building. I don't feel it needs to be too intensive, since it's just a quick pull and post of links with a formated message.

CWSmith,
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@reiver

Not very, that's what I was trying to find in some of these how tos

CWSmith,
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@reiver

Yes. At the moment I haven't setup any other software.

CWSmith,
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@reiver

Very little. I keep trying to learn but...

CWSmith, to random
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Is it worth it for me to post any political opinions on here? I know mine differ from a lot of folks, but this is still my instance and such.

atomicpoet, to random
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The reason why I’m not against A.I. is because it works in the correct context.

For gaming, it’s fine. Sometimes it’s preferable. For example, I like rogue-likes—A.I. works well there.

For writing news? Bad, bad idea.

But again, this isn’t a problem of the tech but of hype. A.I. shouldn’t do everything.

CWSmith,
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@David

@atomicpoet

Definitely.

I think News I think events, situations that all the information isn't there yet, and other things. A straight reporting of what happened when and involving who. This is where an AI reporter would work well. It's not about having it all right then, just what information is available.

Verification and fact checking isn't necessarily needed for that sort of reporting. Especially since the Fact checking is on the fly or more facts are coming in in real time.

CWSmith,
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@atomicpoet

Not sure I agree with you about the writing News part. Grammer not withstanding, News is just reporting events and information of note. If we are just talking that then a News bot would be perfect.

Analysis and Editorials would be a different thing, but basic news would be a perfect use case for an LLM.

CWSmith, to random
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Bought a new Domain... Probably not worth it but AI figured what the heck.

Gonna try and build a general news site. Never tried and I don't know what I will do there yet.

But I can at least give it a year and see.

#Domains
#Ideas

killyourfm, (edited ) to linux
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In the entire history of computing, there has never been a more important time to teach people about #Linux than right now.

(And never a worse time for me not to be doing @Linux4Everyone -- so I hope my fellow YouTube and content creators will double down and show people the light!)

#Windows #Recall #Privacy

CWSmith,
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@ProfessorCode

@killyourfm

Ain't that the truth.

I will probably be doing that more as I work on one of my blog urls instead of deal with whatever else I'd need to for that.

Even if I am not an expert, having stuff written from the POV of an enthusiastic but not professional voice could be of actual benifit.

CWSmith,
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@killyourfm

It always feels like an uphill battle, even with my Dad who hates Microsoft and has been in tech related jobs for most of his life.

He gets pissed at how Linux works because it's not how he thinks everything should work.

CWSmith, to mastodon
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So, I am wondering how I should try and promote the other instances I am running. Four of the are open for registration, though they have to be approved currently. The fifth I don't know if I will leave it as a single user with a few specific bots.

Here it doesn't really matter. Everyone here is already on an Instance after all. But I want to try and build them anyway.



CWSmith, to random
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Wondering how much I could get away with if I live streamed retro games but never mention emulation.


CWSmith, to retrocomputing
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To the folks, I got a question.

I am trying to remember a service from the late 90s that allowed you to download news from selected channels and read offline, which was sort of a big thing back in the days of dial up.

I remember seeing it on Cnet when that was a show on Scifi and a decent website.

CWSmith,
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@amoroso

Nah, this was an attempt at news distribution if I remember correctly with a unified interface. It was definitely commercial as well.

CWSmith, to drupal
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Working on my community sites some. Creating an type in . I want to make sure I get all the important information an entry should have for this, prompt, models, things of that nature.

I especially want to be sure I can offer stuff for people to play with from the fan sites and my own projects. I started trying to use AI Image Generators to kick start my brain for ideas for writing.

The prompts will eventually be open for people to use for anything of course.

CWSmith, to threads
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Haven't used Threads until now... And mostly I am using it to try and advocate for enabling Fediverse beta.

The more connections the better.

killyourfm, to random
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I can still hear those blades whooshing back and forth. This was peak console UI. Wish there was some type of Steam Deck mod for this.

Image of the Xbox Live dashboard, displaying options such as messages, friends, Xbox Live Marketplace, and the option to open the tray. Text on the screen mentions games, tournaments, and entertainment. A background image shows a crowd throwing objects into the air

CWSmith,
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@killyourfm

I loved this UI, I wish Microsoft had stuck with it, but they decided to try and standardize their User Interface across the entire line. Which kinda makes sense when you want to keep the underlying OS the same and just modify the top level UI areas. BUt it leads to stagnation and a stale homogenious feeling.

atomicpoet, to random
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Why is the 9th generation of video game consoles so terrible?

Here’s a good deep dive that lays the blame at three main causes:

  1. No games
  2. Generic experience
  3. Difficulty in use

Few exclusive games are made for modern consoles. Turning the machines on has become bland. And just launching a game is difficult.

The bigger question: why not get a PC where there’s a bigger game library, a better experience, and it’s easier to use?

That’s a question many traditional console players have been asking themselves recently. It’s a question I also asked myself 10 years ago when I finally decided that PC would become my primary platform for gaming.

I don’t regret moving to PC from consoles. It’s been a richer experience, exposed me to more diverse forms of gaming, and has given me tremendous flexibility.

That said, I don’t think moving to PC means having to give up the console experience. You can have that console experience with a Steam Deck. Hell, a Steam Deck is a lot like owning a Nintendo Switch but with a bigger gaming library and more input options.

If you want the best modern console experience, the Steam Deck is the way to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxaIP8F3K8

CWSmith,
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@atomicpoet

I think the only reason I would buy a new console right now is because I was using Xbox and buying digital. Plus for now at least it still serves as a good Blu-ray player.

Otherwise I am pretty much locking down on Steam and anything else I can get running in Proton.

CWSmith, to random
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@Adorable_Sergal

Working on that, created an Adult only server for written and drawn content. Unfortunately payment hasn't really entered my thought process on that one.

The best solution is gonna be those of us who can help Adult content creators, help them build sites for their content and try and establish an independent system.

CWSmith, to Unreal
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Looking at how I might go about installing 5 on Linux

Looks like I need a flatpak to make it easier, not a bad thing.

But I have Godot installed as well, plus RPG Maker in .

And I still don't know what I really want to do.



CWSmith, to drupal
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Prototyping my Story Archive in , which was always going to be partially a repack of the Book module and hoping I can figure out how to do it in .

Gonna really need it since Drupal 11 is depricating it, the module that made me try Drupal in the first place.

CWSmith, to threads
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So, I am gonna start posting links to my Mastodon posts on Threads. Maybe I can convert some folks to a federated group that way, or at least encourage them to concider it.

I would prefer to get folks off Meta platforms.

But is it worth it at all folks?

CWSmith, to twitter
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One thing.

While I know a lot of people can't stand even the mention of X/Twitter, I still regularly go there. I am working on projects and such where the current community is based on that site. While I hope to figure out how to get many to migrate away from all centralized servers, not just X, I have to go where to communities and information are.

#X

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
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  • provamag3
  • InstantRegret
  • mdbf
  • ngwrru68w68
  • magazineikmin
  • thenastyranch
  • rosin
  • khanakhh
  • osvaldo12
  • Youngstown
  • slotface
  • Durango
  • kavyap
  • DreamBathrooms
  • JUstTest
  • GTA5RPClips
  • ethstaker
  • cisconetworking
  • tester
  • modclub
  • everett
  • cubers
  • tacticalgear
  • Leos
  • megavids
  • normalnudes
  • anitta
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
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