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RL_Dane

@RL_Dane@fosstodon.org

Involuntary time-traveler, recipient of offensive grace. Quasi-technical Linux and FOSS enthusiast. Armchair privacy advocate

Profile pic courtesy NeoFetch.

Header image courtesy of NASA: https://unsplash.com/photos/Q1p7bh3SHj8

My #interests:

#StarWars
#StarTrek
#Linux
#UNIX
#BSD
#OpenBSD
#Bible
#Christianity
#Jesus
#AmateurRadio
#Bash
#Dallas
#Writing
#Poetry
#Space
#KSP
#Tea
#FountainPens
#Journaling
#TabletopRPG
#RetroComputing
#ClassicMac
#uxn

#fedi22

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mac84tv, to random
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Today we have a Mac IIci that has seen some better days, here's hoping we can get it working!

https://youtube.com/live/5fWqt4x-zfk

RL_Dane,
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@mac84tv

NICE. That's my grail machine.

nixCraft, to linux
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Satya Nadella says Windows PCs will have a photographic memory feature called Recall that will remember and understand everything you do on your computer by taking constant screenshots. This is a great reason to ditch windows altogether. Switch to 🧑‍💻 They don’t care about your privacy or safety anymore and not hiding it either. Source https://youtu.be/uHEPBzYick0?si=2ekH11gESoyDeq3D

RL_Dane,
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@nixCraft

Extracted the video from hellbird...

M$ Chief EEE Office Satya Nadella describing MS' latest strategy for ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US. Seriously folks, GET OFF THAT FETID PLATFORM. PLEASE.

jfreebo, to OpenAI
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imagine being sam altman and thinking you can end run around scarlet johansson – the woman who made the mouse pay up

RL_Dane,
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@jfreebo

Whoa, did they actually steal her voice?

RL_Dane,
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@jfreebo

INTERESTING. Thanks for the link!!

If they hired a soundalike/impressionist, does she have a case?

dfloyd888, to random
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Is it me, or does macOS have a ton of ways that a forensics examiner can easily tell when files were accessed? Be it Spotlight caches, the .fseventsd log which writes when files were modified, oddball permissions. Macs are a gold mine if captured and examined. Don't forget the "._" files that are thrown around everywhere as a way to add attributes.

RL_Dane,
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@dfloyd888

Just wait until MS implements its replay feature for windows. It'll constantly be monitoring all user activity.

Bet you a quid all that crap gets reported to employers via group policy/AD voodoo.

orbitalmartian, to random
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First customisation made to my Enafore fork/instance. Remove that shitty “Post” and hello “Toot”.

RL_Dane,
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@orbitalmartian

PREACH THAT, BOYO.

steffo, to random
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Need to figure out a way to perform regular backups for my home server with an incredibly poor upload speed…

What options do I have…?

RL_Dane,
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@steffo

Sneakernet? 100000base-truckload-of-blurays? ;)
IP-over-SSDs-in-my-backpack? ;)

RL_Dane,
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@steffo

I was kinda kidding, but maybe take an initial backup with sneakernet and maybe do diffs with rsync daily? Dunno.

joel, to Miyoo
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There's a native port of decompiled (you have to get the assets yourself) for the , and it looks awesome!!!

RL_Dane,
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@joel

Those kind of projects are SO FREAKING COOL. :D

Aslanmane, to random
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"Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly" - G.K. Chesterton

RL_Dane,
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@Aslanmane

You seem to be doing well today, my bro.

I'm very glad. :D <3

NanoRaptor, to random
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The iMac cube was not a success.

RL_Dane,
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@NanoRaptor

This makes my 2011 iMac look like a 2013. XD

RL_Dane, to random
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Randomly came across one of the oldest Youtube videos I've seen in quite some time, from 2006:

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=wWltrZKHCCk

RL_Dane, to VintageOSes
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REPEAT AFTER ME:
FIVE
TWELVE
BY
THREE
FORTY
TWO

42!! Lucky number! NOT 84! (Even though it came out in '84, that's immaterial!)

The ONLY Macintoshes that ran at 512x384 were the 1990 Mac LC and IIsi with the 12" screen, and the Color Classic and perhaps other related later all-in-ones.

ALL MONOCHROME COMPACT MACS HAD 512x342 RESOLUTION SCREENS.

RL_Dane,
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@root42

Ooo, I want to say 640x400, but I'm not sure. Maybe 720x400?

CGA was 640/320x200, EGA was 640x350, and of course VGA was 640x480.

I think MDA was 640x350??
Never used a Hercules, so I can't remember the res.

RL_Dane,
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@fredbrooker

lol... you're the lightning rod today, my friend. XD

RL_Dane,
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@fredbrooker

Speak for yourself. ;)

RL_Dane, to ADHD
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Oh, why hello again . So... predictable to see you again.

RL_Dane,
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@Big_Diggity

Sorry man. Yeah, I feel like the square peg getting constantly jammed in the round hole.

RL_Dane,
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@Big_Diggity

Its pretty much weekly, now.
I arrive at the end of every week not remembering my own identity or why I even wake up in the morning, but just wanting to escape reality.

It's so bad this week that I literally thought yesterday was saturday.

vjprema, to minimalism
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A weird part about minimalism is you get excited about getting rid of stuff that the average consumerism-minded person gets excited about acquiring.

A friend exclaims about getting a new mechanical keyboard, while I express the lightness I feel after selling mine and just using the perfectly fine laptop keyboard.

Do I really need a more visceral keyboard experience or is it just a weak compensation for some other lack or dissatisfaction from another unseen source?

RL_Dane,
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@vjprema

I really love the YouTube videos that are the opposite of "Cool Amazon things you need," where they talk about how the Amazon listings are actually pointless, or how you can do the same thing with junk you already have at home.

RL_Dane, (edited ) to random
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Go home, Language, you're drunk!

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ZYkBf0dbs5I&local=true

I wish I could understand it. This tongue twister song looks like a lot of fun. 😄

Cc: @mirabilos, @thedoctor, @sotolf

P.S., the youtube video has very good English subtitles

P.P.S., the original tongue-twister: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gG62zay3kck
(Courtesy of @eversten)

RL_Dane,
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@eversten @mirabilos @thedoctor @sotolf

OH MY!!!!

English tongue twisters have got NOTHING in that! 😆

RL_Dane,
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@eversten @mirabilos @thedoctor @sotolf

Oh man! Don't pull me back into THIS! You guys almost got my brain thinking it might be able to learn German! XD

lol! Silly, foolish brain!

drewdevault, to random
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Is there a version of fortune(1) whose database is not maintained by That Guy

RL_Dane,
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@MyBeansAreBaked @drewdevault

Which guy is it?
Now I'm curious

18+ RL_Dane, to random
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I worked in IT for a couple decades, burned out, went back to college and got my bachelor's in literature. Went to grad school, burnt out again.
Life's an adventure.

I love linux, sci-fi, people of all walks, and Jesus. I'm not preachy.

Been using linux off and on since 1997, steadily since 2000, and constantly since 2019. :D

Big believer in free and open source software. Linux is freedom.

Manjaro is my pragmatic distro of choice, but Debian is home. <3

RL_Dane,
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@fredbrooker

What are you doing for work nowadays?

RL_Dane,
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@fredbrooker

That's hard. I'm just going through life constantly burnt out these days. X(

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