RL_Dane

RL_Dane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Hey #AskFedi,

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).

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

#BoostPlease?

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

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RL_Dane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to linux_gaming

Forgot to make this public, so I'm re-posting:

@benjaminhollon @joel

People talk about #GamingOnLinux like it's such a new thing…

There was a company 20+ years ago (Loki Software) that chiefly ported games to linux (commercially).
There was also a wine-based #Proton-like compatibility layer called (IIRC) #CrossOver. I think it was actually an "open core" system, where sales of the software helped fund #Wine and/or older versions/portions of the software was released as source for wine.

RL_Dane, 11 months ago to random

Tried #MountainDew for the first time in at least a decade today.

I have regrets.

#TheseAreNotTheChemicalsImLookingFor

RL_Dane, 8 months ago to random

Does anyone remember #ExplodingDog? :)
http://explodingdog.com/title/youchooseyourchoices.html

cc: @benjaminhollon @joel -- y'all might like this.

RL_Dane, 10 months ago to random

Ok, this is funny...

Colemak's equivalent to asdfasdf is arstarst, and that SERIOUSLY tickles me. XD

This is truly a keyboard layout anyone can be ars't to learn!

cc: @benjaminhollon @sotolf

RL_Dane, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

New blog post!

"Using cal and plain text to track things"

https://rldane.space/using-cal-and-plain-text-to-track-things.html

#RlDaneWriting
#nonReligiousPost

Where's my chorus at?
@joel @benjaminhollon @sotolf @pixx

P.S. Many thanks to @thelinuxcast and @matthew for the boosts! :ablobcatheart:

RL_Dane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Not a fan of #FullTextSearch.

Please don't twitterize Mastodon.

P.S. Looks to be a per-user opt-in option. That is the right way to do things.

RL_Dane, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

Dear @mozilla
Please, please, please put the RSS indicator back in Firefox.

People need to know about this technology which empowers users over greedy, controlling corporations.

Update: As many have pointed out, you can use @thunderbird as an RSS feed reader, and there are many #firefox add-ons to restore the RSS indicator (one of which I'm already using). But my point is that Firefox needs to lean into RSS as an answer to all the crap that is the modern web, and help educate users about it

RL_Dane, 11 months ago to ama

I'm thinking about re-enrolling in the #AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) and joining a local #RC #club.

There aren't any RC #airfield's [sic.] particularly close to me, but not too far away, either. All I really want to do is dink around with a little park flyer, but people are way too scared of even the most pedestrian #UAV's [sic.] these days, and you really need some kind of air field to fly in, whether a formal one, or just a literal field out in the boonies.

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RL_Dane, 9 months ago to random

I have to agree to waive my right to a jury trial in order to order a pizza.

What the heck?!

People, READ YOUR BLOODY AGREEMENTS. Please. They're binding legal documents. Literally all I do is search for the words "waive," "binding," and "arbitration." If I see those, I say no.

It's just not that hard.

Disclaimer: this toot is not to be interpreted as legal advice. Your mileage may vary. May be harmful or fatal if swallowed. Do not ingest. Do not dance with the devil in the pale moonlight.

RL_Dane, 1 month ago to fediverse

#Fediverse #Fedifriends

RL_Dane, 9 months ago to random

I'm not saying anyone should switch to #KDE #Plasma for trifling reasons (especially if you're on a kick-butt customized tiling WM), but Konsole does all kinds of cute things like change *** so that the middle * is higher, and turn -> and --> into solid arrows. It also groups two or three repeating colons into a somewhat tighter spacing, presumably for
::: headers like this :::
(Once you get to four or more repeating colons, it reverts to monospace, otherwise the layout would get all messed up)

RL_Dane, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to amiga

Hey #Amiga folks,

I'm trying to explore an alternate history (via emulation) where I got an equivalent A500 system from my parents for Christmas 1989 instead of the Macintosh SE (20MB HD, 1MB RAM) I got that year.

What magazines can I look for on archive dot org or elsewhere online to find hardware prices and bundles for that year? Any idea?

Edit: More background info in my replies below

RL_Dane, 11 months ago to android

Guys,

I fixed my silly phone.
It's a Pixel 4A 5G, and there's dust under the main camera, which is something I use a decent bit.

I was doing tons of research into alternative OSes (because even de-googled #Android is pretty BLEH), and was considering getting a #PinePhone (not Pro) for #PostmarketOS & #SXMO, or getting a Pixel 3a XL for #UBports.

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RL_Dane, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to esperanto

Dear L.L. Zamenhof,

"scii?" Seriously?

First it was "fartas." Then I quit studying #Esperanto. Then I tried it again and got as far as "shatas," and laughed my head off.

Now, "scii" (pronounced s-ts-ee-ee). I get it you're using Latin "scire," but the pronunciation is just atrocious, bro. 😢

🤦‍♂️

Edit: (continued)...

RL_Dane, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to fediverse

Dear #Fediverse app devs (including the #mastodon web interface itself): PLEASE stop autocorrecting my #CamelCase'd hashtags into all-lower-case.

That's just silly. You should be autocorrecting lower case to camel case instead! Grab the list of all hashtags with the same letters without regard to case, and if there's a plurality of them with the same capitalization (not counting all-lower-case), suggest that. Duh! ;)

#Accessibility

edit: self-tone-policing. I come across a little too snippy.

RL_Dane, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

How many apps do you have on your phone?

iPhone: Go to Settings > General > About
Android: Go to Settings > Apps, look at "See all ### apps"

#BoostPlease

RL_Dane, 10 months ago to random

When you're on a really high-end machine and using gmail is so slow that it gets your letters out of order when typing them into a search field, something is SERIOUSLY FLARGING BROKEN with the modern web.

#ThanksIHateIt #LetsGoBackToWebTwoPointOh #ThisReallyBites #DeGoogleBeforeItsTooLate

RL_Dane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to fediverse

New blog post, everyone!

"Time for a new 'Geek Code'!"
https://rldane.space/time-for-a-new-geek-code.html

This one was inspired by a recent @thelinuxcast video on @tilvids (#PeerTube), so definitely check that out too (linked in the blog).

My #LinuxGeekCode: g4 b6 u2 a1 s1 r6 n3
(short form: lgc: 04621163)

#rlDaneWriting #1000DaysToOffload #NonReligiousPost

What's up, my chorus?
@benjaminhollon @sotolf @joel @pixx

RL_Dane, 10 months ago to random

Feeling listless today. Not really frustrated or anything, just pretty meh. Mainly, I feel like scheduling and finding time for things I want to do is just a Sisyphean feat lately.

What've you got going on today?

RL_Dane, 10 months ago to random

Who's in need of some #encouragement?

I will respond to each toot, although it may take me up to a day or more to do so (if this blows up).

RL_Dane, 10 months ago to Electronics

Is my soldering iron ok?

I hit it with tons of flux, and applied tip tinner and solder several times.

Solder still beads up on it. Isn't it supposed to get coated nicely with solder? It's been a long time since I soldered.

#AskFedi #Electronics #Soldering

RL_Dane, 2 months ago to random

Integer version numbers are dumb*.
There, I said it.

*Unless each digit place (e.g., ones, tens, hundreds) is significant, in which case its just implicit fixed-point.

RL_Dane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to photography

Hey #AskFedi,

Wondering if any #Photography or #ImageProcessing gurus know of a #FOSS #CommandLine utility to find similar images or generate a hash from image content (and not just raw data).

I'm trying to de-duplicate some images, but realized some have been renamed AND re-compressed, so there's no easy way to find and eliminate the dupes

I've already done deduping based on sha512sum, but that doesn't help when the image has been recompressed.

Edit: @'ed where I shoulda #'d

RL_Dane, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Just ordered a new phone (Pixel 7), and it's coming first thing in the morning.

Which De-g**gled ROM should I pick?

Please vote AND comment why.

Thanks!