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iamnickops

@iamnickops@fosstodon.org

:python: :linux: :apple_inc: :arduino: :debian: :php: :linuxmint: :xfce: :openbsd: From Corvallis, Oregon - I tinker with Python, PHP, and systems programming for my purposes.

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iamnickops, to random
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Everything is always up in the air in Corvallis, Oregon. People around these parts are into goofing off, indeterminism, & not caring all that much about the social order. They plug away at their jobs during the day and play video games in the evening. This nonchalant attitude makes me incensed. It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to be in the same coffee shops and restaurants as these cliquish young people. I view their presentment as lacking hope. To me it means they have given up.

suswatibasu, to Spotify
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Spotify launches Countdown Pages for Audiobooks

"We’ve seen the success and momentum this can build for musical artists, and are excited to introduce it to authors and publishers as well."

https://howtobe247.com/spotify-launches-countdown-pages-for-audiobooks/

iamnickops,
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@suswatibasu Until they let us copy/paste the liner notes for musicians, I personally don't care - not even a little - what Spotify does with Audiobooks or anything of theirs that processes text. Actions such as locking out text in the liner notes so you cannot re-use the text elsewhere is a total d*ckhead move on spotify's part. Next!

iamnickops,
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@suswatibasu spotify has written notes about the artists if info is available.

kellogh, to random
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can you be a millennial and not know http://stickdeath.com/

iamnickops,
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@kellogh Hah! The Wayback Machine (web.archive.org) excluded that one.

stfn, to random
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My plans for after payday? Buy a bunch of solar and 18650 accesories and Make Some Stuff

iamnickops,
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@stfn it's the simple things in life that matter. Hobbies are fun.

stfn, to random
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That was a long day, and it was filled with trains. Trains, trains, trains

iamnickops,
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@stfn I took a train from western Oregon to San Jose earlier this year. That was fun.

stfn, to random
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Every now and then I feel like reinstalling Linux on my laptop to another distro. But then I think that my laptop is the only computer in my household that works with our awful old HP printer, and it took me a long time to configure HPLIP and all that stuff, so I drop the idea to change anything.

iamnickops,
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@stfn I'm on the spectrum. I used to think reinstalling an OS was like starting over in terms of conceptualizing how digital processes work. Now I'm more mature because I've learned to work with what I have.

iamnickops, to random
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nixCraft wrote:

" Modern software development be like: I wrote 10 lines of code to call an API that calls another API, which calls yet another API that finally turns on a lightbulb. Pray that Cloudflare or AWS will not be down during this operation; otherwise, there will be no light for you. "

kde, to kde
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Linux Magazine dedicates the cover and their main article of their latest issue to Plasma 6.

@linuxmagazine's 5000-word 8-page feature dives deep into why the version number jump (and why now), the current state of Plasma and KDE's ecosystem of apps and frameworks and what it has to offer, and the changes pushing KDE's software to new levels of efficiency, customization, and enhanced user experience.

https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2024/280

@kde

iamnickops,
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@kde @linuxmagazine @kde Second paragraph is pretty incoherent, if you ask me. Run-on sentence. You guys have been refining this for years. When is there going to be integration with other software?

iamnickops, to random
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Just acquired a G1 Optimus Prime. I'm basically a grown-up kid at heart.

iamnickops, to random
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I don't usually talk about the big tech names on here. However, I have to say that one thing I don't like at all about Facebook Dating is this feature is only available on either iOS or Android. Even the dating notifications don't show up on FB's regular Website. Kind of lame?

GhostOnTheHalfShell, to firefox
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    iamnickops,
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    @GhostOnTheHalfShell The only problem I've noticed with Firefox is some pages like southwest[.]com don't display text properly. This could be a JavaScript or CSS issue within or through the parameters of the browser? I'm a little out of touch.

    kegill, to random
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    Jack Smith goes straight to , blocking ’s ability to string out his DC trial on charges he attempted to overturn the election?

    Is a former president immune from prosecution “for crimes committed while in office”? Does a hung impeachment provide immunity from prosecution?

    “It took the high court just a few days to effectively decide the 2000 presidential election for Republican George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore.”

    https://apnews.com/article/f3e7206bdf169c9faa15a19084541824

    iamnickops,
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    @kegill @Teri_Kanefield except Smith predicated his argument on trump being impeached but not convicted. This may cause complications in Smith’s anti-immunity argument, knowing this Court. They frequently give ex-Presidents the benefit of the doubt.

    cameron, to random
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    Two things that happened this week:

    • YouTube started banning the use of ad blockers
    • Google was found serving ads with malware
    iamnickops,
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    @cameron Use the Ublock Origin browser extension. Stops YouTube ads in their tracks.

    kellogh, to random
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    this part made me sad. it must hurt to live like this

    iamnickops,
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    @kellogh Who is this? Someone that founded Netscape and quotes Adam Smith? Sounds like a loser. He reads like that John McAfee guy. Some libertarian blowhard.

    jacqueline, to random
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    hey check this out https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara

    iamnickops,
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    @jacqueline Well, one problem I see with using this device is the majority of stuff out there nowadays aside from BandCamp and Ninjatune is the streaming media issue. One cannot use this with Spotify or Apple Music because those businesses don't let you download artists' tracks as mp3 or FLAC.

    iamnickops, to random
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    The unprofessional behavior of some businesses in the PNW really gets to me. I'm trying to settle a debt with a landlord and they're taking their sweet time getting back to me. The old saying "The customer is always right" is long, long gone -- replaced by "F.U. - we'll do whatever the hell we want. Put up with it or get lost." Sometimes I cannot stand this inbred country with MAGA running around everywhere. The polarization has ruined both personal and professional perspectives alike.

    kellogh, to random
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    cashews are the best nut

    iamnickops,
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    @kellogh I’m fortunate to live in Oregon where we have hazelnut trees growing here, but they’re acquired taste.

    iamnickops, to random
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    Is there anyone developing in JavaScript who isn’t miserable? Always seemed like a crap language with too many derivatives.

    iamnickops, to random
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    I Are Programmer

    iamnickops, to random
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    Not sure how I feel about Fosstodon now being invite only.

    Are we turning into bsky?

    macrumors, to random
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    Microsoft Planning Privacy-Focused Version of ChatGPT as Apple AI Efforts Flounder https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/02/microsoft-planning-private-version-of-chatgpt/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    iamnickops,
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    @macrumors A lot of talking about nothing I say, but it may be something -- eventually.

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