@dan_lerch@mastodon.social
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

dan_lerch

@dan_lerch@mastodon.social

Dan, Systems Librarian, should be reading more, cyclist, bread maker. Occasional video gamer. Lives in British Columbia. Views are not my employers. he/him. слава Україні

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

GossiTheDog, to random
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social avatar

Your regular reminder that DuckDuckGo is just Bing. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outage-affects-bing-copilot-duckduckgo-and-chatgpt-internet-search/

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@GossiTheDog You mean Duckduckgo relies on Microsoft services to run, or are you saying Duckduckgo as a search engine is really just the bing search engine? Honest question - not trying to be snarky.

Linux, to DeGoogle
@Linux@sakurajima.social avatar

Must delete Google.

I am nearly ready to delete my Google Account. The 1 thing taking forever is changing my e-mail address on all my many accounts.

Google's new Terms of Service, you agree Google AI may access all your content (email, photos, etc.). While they do not claim ownership of your content, you agree they can use it.

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@Linux I’m really impressed. Thinking of how I’d leave the eco system and it feels daunting, especially the docs and Gmail aspect .

dan_lerch, to random
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

Started watching Bob's Burgers and it's been a comedic breath of fresh air for me. The characters are so genuine and funny. The jokes are there with the soul purpose to make you laugh. Unlike many of its contemporaries it's not trying to moralize or have highfalutin philosophy. It's clearly a 'dumb show' made by smart people, rather than the oft inverse of dumb people trying to make a smart show (ahem, South Park).

Techaltar, to random
@Techaltar@mas.to avatar

My video on the Fediverse is now live on YouTube as well!

A new internet is forming (& Meta wants to control it)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/R3ptZ1W-FRA

Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-a-new-internet-is-forming-meta-wants-to-control-it

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@Techaltar The title card almost scared me away, but it was a very insightful video about the Fediverse and its opportunities.

dan_lerch, to random
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@tuxedocomputers is it possible to use Firefox on your website? I could only a chromium based browser. Thanks!

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@tuxedocomputers @defcon42 Yes I do as a matter of fact. The store wouldn't load at all. Thank you for responding BTW!

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@tuxedocomputers @defcon42 Wow! You've gone above and beyond with this one! Thank you!

dan_lerch, to movies
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

I'm going to start a BluRay collection. What would your top 5 picks be? Cheating is allowed. LONG LIVE PHYSICAL MEDIA!

kde, to kde
@kde@floss.social avatar

And the Winner of the Plasma 6 Wallpaper Competition is... “Sun/Comet”! 🏆

Congratulations to the winner 🖌️ and we look forward to enjoying your work on our #Plasma6 desktops.

https://discuss.kde.org/t/winner-announcement/9608

@kde

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@kde @kde that looks amazing!

dan_lerch, to random
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

My biggest concern with The Prime Minister's vacation, or really any other major democratically elected world leader for that matter is that their vacations were relaxing and refreshing. I don't know about you but I want my world leaders sound of mind, at at their best. Now billionnaire vacations, that's a whole other matter. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/government-defends-another-free-vacation-for-justin-trudeau-at-luxury-resort-all-of-the-rules/article_656b7428-ae4e-11ee-a116-db9b4c58c721.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=politics

gamingonlinux, to random
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social avatar

Stop arguing over the best Linux distro

Ubuntu is great
Arch is fun for tinkering
Fedora is good for workstations
Mint is good for newbies
Manjaro
Pop!_OS has a cool interface
EndeavourOS is interesting for easy Arch installs

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@gamingonlinux 😂

dan_lerch, to random
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

I watched and I thought it was brilliant. Only afterwards did I find out about the “audience score” and related review bombing. It’s definitely not a perfect show, but this campaign of bad reviews has all the hallmarks of an alt right anti-woke grift. These complaints are tired, lazy, and frankly boring.

dan_lerch, to random
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

According to the FBI Director, Jewish people make up 2.4% of the U.S. population but are the targets of about 60% of hate crimes. I doubt the situation in Canada is much better. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67281042

grumpygamer, to random
@grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

Post deleted because the little voice in the back of my head said "You know, no one gives a shit" and then the voice in front of my head said "Yeah, you're probably right", so I wrote this post instead which no one gives a shit about. That will teach the little voice in the back of my head.

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@grumpygamer I care. Thanks for sharing!

WolfIsMe, to random
@WolfIsMe@mstdn.social avatar

If every user on mstdn.social donated $1/month, you'd never see @stux ask for help ever again.

paypal.me/stuxOS
https://patreon.com/mstdn
https://ko-fi.com/mstdn
https://liberapay.com/mstdn
https://opencollective.com/mstdn
https://bunq.me/stuxhost

Please contribute if this is your home, too. Mahalo nui loa! 🙏

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@WolfIsMe @stux OK donation coming!

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@stux @WolfIsMe done

ErikJonker, to geopolitics
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social avatar

Speech of UN secretary-general is making a lot of people angry it seems. Good to read the original full text and judge for yourself.

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2023-10-24/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-the-middle-east%C2%A0

@Geopolitics

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@ErikJonker @Geopolitics It seems like such as benign thing to say. That we should respect the lives of innocent civilians no matter where they reside.

dan_lerch, to fediverse
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

Would be interested to know if there’s an music sharing platform akin to , as that site is probably going down the tubes.

dan_lerch, to random
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

I’m against apartheid, including the Israeli form. Also screw hamas. Killing civilians is evil.

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@ljrk tbh posting about it while I live in one of the richest and most stable countries in the world is pretty much the easiest thing I could do

Linux_Is_Best, to random
@Linux_Is_Best@mastodon.social avatar

I really do feel like I am fighting Linux, today.

A occasionally reoccurring bug has resurfaced in Arch Linux, and by extension, Manjaro, Linux, too.

My PC boots up, but loses display. The fix is to press ALT F2 or ALT 3 (forget which one), causing the system to switch to the terminal. From there, you log in and tell the system to reboot

Upon reboot, it works

The problem is 1) physically rebooting means you'll run into this problem again. 2) Bluetooth keyboard doesn''t work until I overcome

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@Linux_Is_Best BTW I use Debian 😉

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@Linux_Is_Best Really just making a lousy joke. Us Linux users will invariably encounter many types of systems. (BTW I use arch on the SteamDeck)

arstechnica, to random
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

Microsoft says you can’t activate Windows 10/11 with old Windows 7/8 keys anymore

Keys still seem to work in current Windows installs, but that may be ending.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/microsoft-says-you-cant-activate-windows-10-11-with-old-windows-7-8-keys-anymore/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@Linux_Is_Best @arstechnica tiered licensing of Office 365 products are the new Microsoft Frankenstein nightmare version of this classic.

stux, to random
@stux@mstdn.social avatar

“No worries, let me check the server room real quick”

A gigantic mess in cables.. just terrible

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@stux :blobsweats:

lowqualityfacts, to random
@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar

Another person criticized me for promoting my Patreon. Let me put this into perspective. People spent $74.6 million to see the 2019 film Cats in theaters. At the current rate, it would take 34,158 years for my project to bring in as much money as Cats. I like to think Low Quality Facts provides at least as much entertainment value as Cats, a film which one critic described as "The worst thing to happen to cats since dogs".
In conclusion, here's my Patreon:
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

dan_lerch,
@dan_lerch@mastodon.social avatar

@lowqualityfacts screw the haters

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • megavids
  • kavyap
  • DreamBathrooms
  • thenastyranch
  • magazineikmin
  • khanakhh
  • InstantRegret
  • Youngstown
  • ngwrru68w68
  • slotface
  • rosin
  • tacticalgear
  • mdbf
  • Durango
  • JUstTest
  • modclub
  • osvaldo12
  • ethstaker
  • cubers
  • normalnudes
  • everett
  • tester
  • GTA5RPClips
  • Leos
  • cisconetworking
  • provamag3
  • anitta
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •