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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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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, (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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@Tionisla @mirabilos @thedoctor @sotolf

That seems to be a very different song?

RL_Dane,
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@eversten @mirabilos @thedoctor @sotolf

OH MY!!!!

English tongue twisters have got NOTHING in that! 😆

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 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.

nixCraft, to random
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🤣

RL_Dane,
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@nixCraft

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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

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, to random
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The genetic mutations I hoped to get when I was a kid:

  • The ability to fly
  • Telekinesis
  • Telepathy

The genetic mutations nature actually gave me:

  • Stinky sweat (Asians, y'all are missing out!)
  • The ability to smell asparagus (makes bathroom time interesting!)
  • An extra muscle/tendon in my wrist that only a surgeon would notice (because a surgeon once pointed it out to me)
  • The ability to digest lactose (poorly!!)
joel, to Miyoo
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Fediverse people that I've somehow influenced into buying a so far:

5

Or is the number bigger I wonder :blobcatderpy:

RL_Dane,
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@joel

What's the screen size, BTW?

RL_Dane,
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@joel

Miiiiight be a touch small for my eyes.

Can you give me width/height whenever you have a ruler handy?

Or does someone know how to do the math on that (assuming 4:3 screen aspect ratio?)

RL_Dane,
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@joel

I did the math, it's 2.8" x 2.1", assuming an aspect ratio of 4:3 and a screen diameter of 3.5"

Assuming a resolution of 640x480 (PSX), that's 228.6 ppi, or 114.3 for older consoles' emulation (320x240).

I'll do a mockup on my laptop and see if I can see the details ok. XD

RL_Dane,
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@joel @dm

Hmm, it's doable, but it feels kinda teensy to me.

RL_Dane,
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@joel

Ooo, nice!

Square screen, though?

RL_Dane,
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@joel

I think I'm just tempted to get a BT controller/grip for my phone to enjoy gaming on a big(ger) screen.

RL_Dane,
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@vwbusguy @joel

Ah. :/

thelinuxcast, to random
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Got myself a network switch. Thought I was being all "admin-like." Got it all set up, and all my private and my public IP addresses changed. lol.

I still know jack shit about networking.

RL_Dane,
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@thelinuxcast

Same. It's magic to me. :P

mitch, to random
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there has GOT to be sesame seed glue out there

RL_Dane,
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@mitch

black_intellect, to random
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Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seattle-gave-low-income-residents-175101720.html

RL_Dane,
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@black_intellect

Obviously a horrid socialist plot to destroy the country. /s

RL_Dane, to random
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I just realized I stay up way too often now because my cat isn't here to tell me to come to bed and sleep. :'(

fbievan, to random
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dwelling in the virtual world of cyberpunk 2077...

RL_Dane,
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@fbievan

Have fun... 2024 is cyberpunk enough for me already. XD

RL_Dane, to random
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The most underrated GUI of all time.

https://botsin.space/@lexknowssystems/112447901463000044

jbzfn, to linux
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👀 PowerPC 40x Processor Support To Be Dropped From The Linux Kernel
— @phoronix

"Back in 2020 was a proposal for dropping PowerPC 40x support from the Linux kernel given that the code was orphaned for a long time with no apparent users. The PowerPC 40x processors were found in thin clients, set-top boxes, and other devices during the 90's. Finally now it looks like that the PowerPC 40x removal is set to happen"

https://www.phoronix.com/news/PowerPC-40x-Removal-Patches

RL_Dane,
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@jbzfn @phoronix

be like, that's ok, we still love the i386 and 68k, let alone older PPC chips!

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