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wuffish

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Occupier of Couch, Collector of String, Purveyor of Ethically-sourced Photons

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TodayInTwitter, to random
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X plans to remove public likes (i.e. the feature where anyone can see what anyone has liked on the service) soon. It will also be removing like counts from the timeline: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1765560226462486988

wuffish,
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@TodayInTwitter With Jack leaving Bluesky, and becoming active on twitter again, I wouldn't be surprised if there's moves behind the scenes for him to return.

Though, honestly, a dead cat could run the place better than the current leaders.

thelinuxEXP, to linux
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I'm doing another one of my little surveys, this time to see which parts of using on the desktop are the most problematic, and the various issues people are having.

I'll make a video on these results next week, and depending on the answers, maybe I'll make more videos on specific issues, either to explain these topics, or to see how we could improve.

So, here is the form, feel free to fill it out and share it around, so we have as many answers as possible!

https://nextcloud.thelinuxexp.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/aMfgfisXZopCBQ6LtCHzYzTM

wuffish,
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@thelinuxEXP Not had any show-stopping troubles, but it's not all sunshine and daisies.

My big issues:

3D/Surround audio is a pain to set up, if it works at all.

Gaming keyboards with macros and extended features like screens (Logitech G), are limited to basic operations.

Mutli-player games (mostly BattleNet stuff) are just... annoying to config. There are guides for adding it to Steam, but they're cumbersome.

KDE, just let me drag/drop stuff without a modifier key!

itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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Share with us ๐Ÿ™‚

#linux #linuxgaming

wuffish,
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@itsfoss Getting better. However, three things that I need for a full change-over;

Much better support for Logitech G keyboards. I've used the G15/G510 for well over a decade, and Linux support is poop.

2-channel positional psychoacoustics. Windows Sonic for Headphones is amazingly good at this, even on low-spec USB sound devices.

Battlenet games. Yeah, I'm old, and set in my ways. 90% of my PC gaming time is in WoW. Bnet support is wonky at best.

thunderbird, to random
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We're joining today's as Thunderbird! Today's theme is and we're going back 20 years (!) to 2004 when Thunderbird 1.0 came into the world. To us, this song still sounds as good as it did two decades ago!

What was playing when you made your debut? (Fellow open source project socials, we're looking at you!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Float_On_(Modest_Mouse_song)

wuffish,
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@thunderbird I still hold the opinion this song is about werewolves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M

eff, to random
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โ€œItโ€™s comically difficultโ€ to turn off your new carโ€™s data collection, EFFโ€™s @Thorin told Sherwood News. โ€œI do this for a living and I am not 100% positive I have gotten everything correct, which is ridiculous.โ€ https://sherwood.news/tech/how-to-opt-out-of-the-privacy-nightmare-that-comes-factory-installed-in-new/

wuffish,
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@eff @Thorin I drive a 2002 Hyundai. Smartest thing in the car is me.

Maybe.

TodayInTwitter, to random
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Fidelity has once again cut its valuation of X by 5.7 percent in February. Fidelity says that X is now worth 73 percent less than it was pre-Musk. https://fortune.com/2024/03/30/fidelity-x-stake-73-decline-since-elon-musk-twitter-takeover/

wuffish,
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@TodayInTwitter Cool. Maybe if I hit the powerball, I can scoop it up.

Edent, to random
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Once in a while, I read a story about the iPhone and realise just how far behind Android it is.

Take this: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/24/ios-18-home-screen-app-icon-customization/

Have iOS users really been unable to arrange their homescreens like this? Even the very earliest versions of Android let you place icons and widgets wherever you wanted.

Mind you, I remember diehard iFans declaring that the iPhone keyboard didn't need to change the case of letters when the shift key was pressed ๐Ÿ˜†

wuffish,
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@Edent Customisable launcher, magnetic dock charging, loading software from outside sources...

They're not catching up to Android, they're catching up to Palm.

Heck, iOS didn't have copy/paste function until like version 3, something Palm had in the '90s. Of course, Fruitbats insisted it wasn't needed, but when it arrived, it was "The bestest feature!".

wuffish,
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@gravitas_deficiency @Blaze If they're going to be a stickler about the "in any way" bit, guess it's against the rules to simply view it?

The browser makes a local copy in the cache. That's how things work.

wuffish,
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@gravitas_deficiency Geez, after over 35 years on the Internet, you think I'd learn to append an "/s" tag to things by now.

I'll leave a some here for future use.

/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s

itsfoss, to random
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Snap out of the included Firefox build on Ubuntu, and opt for the official .deb instead:

https://news.itsfoss.com/mozilla-firefox-deb/

wuffish,
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@itsfoss Love it. One of my issues with Debian is they only ship the ESR version of Firefox.

geerlingguy, to random
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I found that A.I. stuff everyone's been talking about at #CES2024

AI crap (literally)
AI baby cry translator
AI choking detection for your baby
AI pillow

Cappella AI translates baby cries
AI Sleep anti-snore pillow
Cammy AI Highchair Cam

wuffish,
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@geerlingguy We need to go back to the fun "attach current tech trend to things that don't need it" stuff, like radium, atomic, space-age, e-Thingy, solid state, 2000, or even HD.

nixCraft, (edited ) to random
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Step 0: Open the / / / terminal app and type vim

Step 1: Type :smile (Esc+:+smile)

Step 2: You can thank me later.

wuffish,
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@nixCraft ๐Ÿ˜

mikemathia, to news
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#News

NEW: #AlaskaAirlines says all of its #Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes have been grounded for safety inspections after mid-air incident

wuffish,
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@mikemathia Still one Alaska MAX-9 in the air, landing soon at KJFK. Looks like they took off before the CEO made the grounding order. Flight trackers show around 30 MAX-9s in the air right now out of a global fleet of ~200.

Maybe other airlines are selectively grounding them, but I've not seen anything concrete.

wuffish,
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@mikemathia Oop. Missed one. ASA802 is due at KSEA at 0612 PST. Departed PHNL at 2233 HST (0033 PST), like 20 minutes after the tweet from Alaska air went out. Dunno if it has any passengers. It did leave an hour late. Maybe they deplaned everyone, and put them on a different bird.

It's a regularly-scheduled route, but since the Boeing field is within spitting distance to the north, pretty sure they'd want to get it back there quick.

vwestlife, to random
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Well, that didn't take long! I reposted my "Windows 3.1 Easter Eggs" video on TikTok, which has been on YouTube without issue since 2017, and it almost immediately got a "community guidelines" violation. I also noticed that TikTok's audio quality is much worse than YouTube's. It at least is in stereo, but sounds very low bitrate (64 kbps?). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R27RMBIk20

wuffish,
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@vwestlife People acting like idiots, or throwing food around the kitchen is okay, but gods help you if you dare post a video about a 30 year old operating system.

Doubt the ticktok users licking their screens to scroll the next video even notice the audio quality. They've either got it at max volume on the phone speaker, or rattling through gas station budget "AirPoods".

itsfoss, (edited ) to linux
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Share with us!๐Ÿง

wuffish,
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@itsfoss Pretty basic KDE, Breeze dark and Gently themes.

ai6yr, to gardening

Gardening tip: if you have nothing living in your soil (no worms and no bugs), your soil is completely sterile (which is bad). There's a complete web of life which helps to keep your soil healthy. Add organic matter (compost), and stop using pesticides and chemical fertilizers. #gardening

wuffish,
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@Wraithe @ai6yr Grew up in Michigan, drank water from the Rouge. Briefly considered a career in nuclear science due to the resilience of my lead-lined circulatory and nervous systems.

Lake Superior water is delicious, though. Got a 20 year old bottle of it on a shelf. Aside from a little sand in the bottom, still absolutely clear.

s_crawford, to Black_cats

Happy New Year from and me!

Original: https://www.instagram.com/therese_nothing/p/C1fKKAgq7sO/?hl=de&img_index=2

wuffish,
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@friendswaffleswork @s_crawford The original original at the artist's instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/therese_nothing/p/C1fKKAgq7sO/?hl=de&img_index=2

itsfoss, to random
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Qubes OS 4.2 is for those who want a very secure Linux distro.

https://news.itsfoss.com/qubes-os-4-2-release/

wuffish,
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@itsfoss Only 26 mentions of "Qubes"? NetworkChuck hit 92, but it is a 20 minute video...

Looks neat, but the sys reqs... oof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3sRSS6fN0g

danluu, to random
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"Unfortunately, a recent software update was not successful. Your vehicle cannot be driven.

Please call customer support"

wuffish,
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@johnefrancis @danluu Flash Onboard ROM Disaster

mikemathia, to Disney
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#Disney
#Tesla

LOL

wuffish,
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@mikemathia Funny, I figured someone who refers to themselves as a "hoe" would accept being screwed in the ass by dudes with lots of money.

jwz, to random
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Today I learned that there is an app that transforms your Android phone into a fully functional, completely inscrutable LCARS PADD. The attention to detail here is epic, and this is the only rational argument I have yet seen for willingly using Android.
https://jwz.org/b/ykHp

wuffish,
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@jwz Really hope they have alternate download sites for this. Paramount DMCA'd a simple, yet pretty cool Tricorder app off the Play Store back in 2011.

https://slashdot.org/story/11/09/02/2229200/android-tricorder-killed-by-cbs

ryanhoulihan, to random
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    wuffish,
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    @ryanhoulihan there's always the terrible, but still better than Starbucks, hospital ER waiting room vending machine coffee option.

    TodayInTwitter, to twitter
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    #Twitter is now back online. It was down for at least an hour.

    wuffish,
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    @TodayInTwitter The best part:

    Number 1 trend on "ecks" -

    JenMsft, to twitter
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    Waves at everyone checking Mastodon with being down ๐Ÿ‘‹

    wuffish,
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    @JenMsft ๐Ÿ‘‹

    fuzzy, over-caffeinated puppet waves hello

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