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Waxingtonknee

@Waxingtonknee@mastodon.org.uk

Reformed Tux Techie.
Sometime minister.
Drinker of good coffee and better gin.
Trying to muddle through life and faith.
Unrepentantly pro-EU: We're better together.

Toots are mostly the eclectic ramblings of a widely led life but might include:

#Faith
#Family
#Theology
#Linux
#GNU
#Steamdeck
#TableTopGaming
#Geocaching
#TheWestWing
#Politics
#Brexit
#ProEU
#Coffee
#Gin
#RealAle

but not necessarily in that order.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc.

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Waxingtonknee, to random
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If you were in the market for a smart TV what would you buy?

Our Philips dumb TV is failing and I want to strike a balance between privacy and function. Keen not to find I'm locked in to a bespoke OS that either doesn't update or offer new apps when they become available.

Current set up:

43 inch fHD dumb TV with Roku soundbar.

Waxingtonknee,
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@mansr if it were a phone I'd say the digitiser is failing. Could be LED back light I guess, but it's getting increasingly dark with a strong blue tint.

Waxingtonknee, to opensource
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My test bed Mycroft / OpenVoiceOS installation is coming alongnicely. It's frustrating that MycroftAI's excellent online portal for managing skills and settings disappeared with the demise of the company. But I'm encouraged by the onscreen developments OVOS has inherited from Mycroft II.

#MycroftAI #Mycroft #OVOS #OpenVoiceOS
#opensource

Waxingtonknee,
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@cyberlyra I'm using OpenVoiceOS at the moment. I've got it running on a raspberry pi and screen. I never ran to the official hardware so don't have that issue. But I think NeonAI can be installed over the original os.

Waxingtonknee, to random
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I will be voting today. Here we have Police Commissioner elections and I really resent voting for them because politicising the police force is a stupid idea and I have yet to see an adequate case made for the role.

But I will vote.

gamingonlinux, to microsoft
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Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/microsoft-open-sources-ms-dos-40/

Waxingtonknee,
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@gamingonlinux they can't possibly open source early versions of windoze as we all know that every version of windows since 3.1 is basically a pretty overlay on the old code.

They didn't even get around to removing fileman until Win2K.

Waxingtonknee,
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@Kalkaline @Another3quenc

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Cross_of_Nails

penguin42, to random
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I think I have a cable problem.
(Actually I was looking for a 25-25 m-f which I must have somewhere, maybe if I can find my breakout box it'll be connected to it...)

Waxingtonknee,
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@penguin42 Blimey. It's been a while since I've one of those

libreoffice, to foss
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Today we're releasing 24.2.2, the second update to our new 24.2 branch (with "year.month" version scheme). We've also updated the previous and older LibreOffice 7.6 branch too: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/03/28/libreoffice-24-2-2-and-7-6-6-community/

Waxingtonknee,
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@libreoffice Please go back to proper version numbers.

The new scheme is confusing and makes you look silly

Waxingtonknee, to random
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Morning all.

Kettle's on, who needs a cuppa?

Waxingtonknee,
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@losttourist

Tea GIF

Waxingtonknee, to random
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Eldestwax who is an Event Manager for a university has been sent by work on a conference today.

It's a conference about running conferences.

Waxingtonknee, to random
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Just found the first cassette I bought for my my first Walkman.

I was an odd child.

ottocrat, to random
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Brain: it would be a good use of your time while recharging at this motorway service station to buy some food for tomorrow’s lunch so you won’t have to leave the flat in the morning.

Stomach: EAT ALL FOOD NOW RAWR

🙄

Waxingtonknee,
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@ottocrat have literally played this out real time tonight.

Waxingtonknee, to random
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I'm busy blocking instances, blocking the whole day through

It's time to get handle admins I mean you.

Jim Carrey typing madly in a scene from Bruce Almighty. Animated gif.

Waxingtonknee,
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@xvilo Not you of course. You are doing a brilliant job! 🙂

Waxingtonknee, to generationx
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Help me out Fedi.

There was an obscure British band in 70s called something "bird". Among other oddities one of the members is a classically trained organist and composer.

Does that ring any bells with anyone?

Waxingtonknee, to random
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So now RaspberryPi is going to be embedding Sony's dodgy AI, what will be your go to SBC. Trying to decide if I need to jump Arduino or are there better options?

Waxingtonknee, to random
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Here we go again.

29 letters submitted to 1922 committee according to Sky News and The Independent.

bloor, to random
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They really are utterly craven aren’t they? Turning a victim into a photo op, having done essentially nothing to help. I mean it’s not as if at one point they were Home Secretary, or anything, was it. FFS.

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Waxingtonknee,
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@bloor totally this.

Also a quick look at Hansards proves she has never once raised the scandal in parliament. Not once.

Waxingtonknee, to random
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My current hypothesis is that the rapture took place in 2016. It explains why we lost so many people that year and why the whole darn world appeared to jump the shark.

Waxingtonknee, to random
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I accidentally read the news.

I am now wondering the most feasible way of leaving society behind and restarting on an island somewhere far away from everyone and everything.

Waxingtonknee, to historyporn
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    Waxingtonknee,
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    @FireTower ?

    Waxingtonknee,
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    @infeeeee @FireTower oK. Thanks for the tip. Apologies, an error while trying to credit the source.

    Ill coreectit now.

    ThePlant, to random
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    If you don’t like this toot I will personally come over and install Manjaro on your PC.

    Waxingtonknee,
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    @ThePlant Oh the horror.

    Why will no one think of the children?

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