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TTimo

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Freelance software engineer. Ex id software, nowadays mostly Valve. Linux, Steam Deck, UE, cloud, devops and a tinge of climate activism ..

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TTimo, to random
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Everyone pushing Firefox .. it's definitely more wonky and unstable on my Arch desktop than Chrome

TTimo,
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Not to the point of unusable mind you. It's probably still better for me to stick with Firefox and live with the inconvenience.

w7voa, to Canada
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CTV: Back-up aircraft en route to pick up Prime Minister Trudeau and delegation from the in after they stayed an extra night due to "technical issue" with the first plane. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/backup-plane-on-its-way-to-pick-up-pm-trudeau-and-canadian-delegation-stranded-in-india-1.6555934

TTimo,
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@w7voa maybe Justin Bieber can land him his private jet.

thomasfuchs, to retrocomputing
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They don't make computer manuals like this anymore.
Actually, they don't make computer manuals anymore.

TTimo,
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@thomasfuchs to be fair they don't make computers like this anynore either

dgar, to random
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If you aren't impressed with pictures of Black Holes, you clearly don't understand the gravity of the situation.

TTimo,
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@dgar please shed some light on this matter

thomasfuchs, to random
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Who doesn’t like some nice anti-crepuscular rays

TTimo,
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@thomasfuchs damnit now I miss the desert. Only a few more weeks.

simon, to random
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Just had one of those horrifying I'm-old-now thoughts... I sometimes use Data from Star Trek as an analogy when talking about AI (like emphasizing that LLMs really aren't Data, even if they occasionally do a good impression of him)

... except I just realized Star Trek: The Next Generation aired before a lot of the people I talk to about this stuff were even born!

TTimo,
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@simon yeah that would work. I tried to explain something with an analogy to photographic plates recently .. that didn't go well.

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    TTimo,
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    @ThePlant @gamingonlinux are you posting on lemmy somewhere? I stopped using reddit but lemmy is kinda trash tbh

    TTimo, to mastodon
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    TIL there's an idtech.space server.

    TTimo, to random
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    I got around to ship an updated set of GtkRadiant binaries with Quake II: Remastered support for Windows https://ttimo.typepad.com/blog/2023/08/gtkradiant-167-package-for-windows-with-quake-ii-remaster-support.html

    gamingonlinux, to random
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    Why does everything need a launcher? Just look at how completely useless this is. I click play, it loads, I have to click play again. Why.

    TTimo,
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    @gamingonlinux they are some of the most fragile things to support in Proton too

    gamingonlinux, to linux
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    SteamVR Beta gets some improvements for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/steamvr-beta-gets-some-improvements-for-linux/

    TTimo,
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    @gamingonlinux 'tis only the beginning .. upgrading our compilers and we are doing a pass on runtime compatibility.

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    Why the reports of the NIF laser facility achieving thermonuclear fusion are basically breathless bullshit with no likely civilian utility: https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2023/08/fusion-foolery/

    (Reminder that NIF is run by LLNL, a nuclear weapons research lab. It's just a work-around for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, to allow tests of H-bomb plasma dynamics without setting off any bombs.)

    TTimo,
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    @RojCowles @angusm @cstross I'm going to need some brain bleach

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    I pushed what I have for Quake 2 remastered support in GtkRadiant and wrote a short blurb about it: https://ttimo.typepad.com/blog/2023/08/quake-2-remastered-support-in-gtkradiant.html

    TTimo, to random
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    Another in the books .. that was the 25th omg.

    TTimo,
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    Super nice seeing everybody again after the long forced covid break, and meeting new people.

    TTimo,
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    And Rapha is champion again, he was in top shape this year.

    TTimo,
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    I have some changes for GtkRadiant that I made for the remaster project, I need to publish that out.

    RL_Dane, (edited ) to random
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    Hey ,

    Is anyone out there using FOSS for accounting?

    I'm struggling with Quickbooks desktop (which you can only get as a subscription now, unless you pay four figures for an enterprise license).

    comes highly recommended to me, but I'm loathe to go "" for accounting. Very loathe indeed.

    ?

    Edit: Thanks for all of the feedback so far, updates and clarification following in a reply...

    ...

    TTimo,
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    @RL_Dane don't use though. Completely overpriced.

    TTimo,
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    @RL_Dane if you are a small biz, like a bakery maybe with inventory and possibly payroll then I guess it would be ok.

    TTimo,
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    @RL_Dane I'm a software freelancer, I just send invoices and pretty much don't purchase anything. So it wasn't worth the $30.

    TTimo,
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    @RL_Dane I switch to waveapps (not FOSS) which does everything and is free .. I don't remember if I looked at freshbooks.

    TTimo,
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    @RL_Dane yes it has a full journal and ledger etc. I switched a year and a half ago, and haven't run into anything I was doing in Xero that I can't do in Wave.

    TTimo,
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    @RL_Dane yeah it'll learn and categorize for you (can be hit or miss) and do bank account reconciliation.

    gedeonm, to StarTrek
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    A Stitch in Time, written by none other than Andrew Robinson himself, is now available for purchase on Audible and narrated by Robinson as Garak.

    The book is based on a set of journal entries Robinson penned as a way to further explore his character during his time on the set of Deep Space Nine. https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Stitch-in-Time-Audiobook/B0C8VHYFJ5

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    @gedeonm oh man .. Looking forward to some Garak stories ..

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