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darkufo

@darkufo@fosstodon.org

Andy, former owner of SpoilerTV, former #Google Product Expert.

Worked at #IBM #PriceWaterhouse #Unilever #Unipower #WesternGeophysical #Marconi

Hobbies/Sports: #Cricket #Darts #Pool #Dogs #Guinness

#Arsenal Supporter

Former Professional #Poker Player

Owner of DarkUFO (Then largest LOST TV show fan site)

BSc Computer #Science #Brighton Polytechnic

Now living in #Cornwall

Dabbling in #PHP #MySQL #Javascript #HTML #APIs #android

Love #Labradors

#LOST #TheThing #StarWars #KateBush #OMD

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darkufo, (edited ) to mastodon
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Doing a test here to see how much reach this account with 550 followers has compared to the same test on with a 430 Follower count.

I suspect I already know the answer.

If you see this please Boost and Like, and if you want to leave a comment feel free to that.

FINAL UPDATE - 4 Days Later

Mastodon
Likes: 3,200+
Boosts: 2,600+
Replies: 150+
Followers gained: 225

Threads
Likes: 17
Retweet/Boosts: Unknown. No stats
Replies: 4
Followers Gained: 330

darkufo,
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@jynersolives Yep, although I suspect a lot of the new Threads followers is coming from people signing up who are then prompted to follow the people they followed on Instragram.

darkufo,
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@riversidebryan Nope, no intention of using it.

darkufo,
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@Adorable_Sergal Oh I'm sure there is a lot that. It's not the most scientific of studies :)

skye, to linux German

is there an EASY way to install multiple live systems on the same USB stick in a way that you can choose which one to boot?

darkufo,
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@skye Yep, as others have said Ventoy.

I've got an external enclosure for my 2TB NVMe SSD. I have about 20 Distros on it along with various tools and Boot Tools, liken Hiren, Clonezilla etc.

Just drop the ISO on the SSD and when you boot you have access to the all the ISO's.

It's an invaluable tool

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@skye Ha sorry,

I got lucky and got them pretty cheap in a sale. The 2 TB NVMe set be back £50 and the enclosure about £30

darkufo,
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@skye Ha nice.

I find the extra speed of the fast NVMe makes things much smoother for me, but yet I still have an old stick like that withmy tools on it :)

darkufo,
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@I_am_the_grass

LOL We'll not be paying anywhere near that if we do get him.

David Ornstein: EXCL: Arsenal doctor Gary O’Driscoll moving to Manchester United. (lemmy.world)

🚨 EXCL: Arsenal doctor Gary O’Driscoll moving to Manchester United. Expected to remain in current role for transition period before completing switch later this summer. Highly-regarded medic a significant coup for #MUFC after 14+yrs at #AFC @TheAthleticFC...

darkufo,
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@sabreW4K3 @I_am_the_grass THis is actually bad news, he was very good and very well respected.

smallcircles, to random
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A good online privacy-respecting tool to plan a meeting. There's one that allows participants to specify availability ranges.

I checked Framadate, but here you must pre-select specific dates and times.

Have used such tool before, but forgot the name 😬

Anyone?

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@smallcircles

https://rallly.co/

neil, to random

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    darkufo,
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    @mcdanlj @neil

    Another vote here for Richard Osman. Me and wife have read all the book, my wife many times over.

    Both really enjoyed Osman book. Old school murder/mystery.

    kushal, (edited ) to apple
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    Do I have any / or specialist here? I want to know how many <audio> tags one can have in one HTML page for Mac/iOS? They are all with preload = none so that we don't load them at the same time.

    Please boost so that we can find an answer.

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    @kushal Don't think there is a limit. The limit will most likely be determined by the resources of the client device.

    darkufo,
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    @kushal How many tags are you trying out of interest?

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    @kushal Zoikes !! I dread to ask why you need that many on a single page 😀

    darkufo,
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    @kushal No but you didn't specify the spec of the machine. I provided general advice.

    darkufo,
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    @Beedge @merc @little_niggle Thanks. Sounds like a good candidate for blocking.

    darkufo,
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    @MutualityWSDEs @merc @little_niggle not sure I understand

    darkufo, to threads
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    Here is my NON-Scientific results of vs reach.

    My Mastodon account has 630+ Followers, my Threads one has 520+.

    Asked both sets to Boost/Repost/Like/Favourite and comment.

    Almost ZERO engagement/reach on Threads and massive reach on Mastodon.

    I suspected Mastodon would easily win but not by this much.

    https://fosstodon.org/@darkufo/110669173817652127

    Screenshot showing 3 replies and 12 likes on my Threads post. Could not find a way to see the number of Reposts.

    darkufo,
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    @oblomov Damn I thought I had done that. Let me fix that.

    darkufo, to tech
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    Looking for some advice from those of you who help friends and family fixing general IT/computer/sofware and hardware.

    What are some of your must have tools when going to visting/fix them.

    I have things like screwdriver sets, tweezers, lint-free cloths, wire cutters, compressed air for cleaning, cotton buds, USB sticks, External drive caddies, tie wraps, zip bags. Headtorch, cleaning brushes,

    Anything else?

    What's in your bag?

    darkufo,
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    @proactiveservices Thanks Adam, nice one. Vital point about the beer, best tip of the lot 😀

    darkufo, to music
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    Song of the Day - No 210

    Kate Bush - The Man with the Child in His Eyes

    WIKI
    "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" is a song by Kate Bush. It is the fifth track on her debut album The Kick Inside and was released as her second single

    Bush wrote the song when she was 13 and recorded it at the age of 16.

    The song received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding British Lyric" in 1979.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAj8suae3WY

    darkufo, to internet
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    Twitter stiffs Google

    Musk won't pay his Google Cloud bill — and the company's trust and safety systems are hanging in the balance

    https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-stiffs-google

    darkufo, to music
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    Song of the Day - No 207

    Joy Division - Transmission

    WIKI
    "Transmission" is a song by English post-punk band Joy Division. Originally recorded in 1978 for the band's aborted self-titled album, it was later re-recorded the following year at a faster tempo and released by record label Factory as the band's debut single.

    In May 2007, NME magazine placed it at number 20 in its list of the 50 "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dBt3mJtgJc

    darkufo, to music
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    Song of the Day - No 199

    Bauhaus - Dark Entries

    WIKI
    "Dark Entries" is a song by the English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released as a stand-alone single in January 1980 by Axis (an early name for 4AD) and later issued on 4AD and Beggars Banquet

    In a feature for The Quietus, Mick Mercer included "Dark Entries" at No. 4 on his list of "The Thirty Best Goth Records of All Time"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8n6k8QcU3k

    darkufo, to music
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    Song of the Day - No 196

    The Cure - A Forest

    WIKI
    "A Forest" is a song by the English rock band The Cure. Co-produced by Mike Hedges and the band's Robert Smith, it was released as a single from the band's second album Seventeen Seconds on 28 March 1980.

    Recorded and mixed over seven days, along with the rest of the songs from the album, "A Forest" is representative of The Cure's 1980s gothic rock phase.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xik-y0xlpZ0

    darkufo, to music
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    Song of the Day - No 170

    Moby - Porcelain

    WIKI
    One of the most successful singles from Play, "Porcelain" became a top five hit in the United Kingdom and entered various other national record charts. Contributing to the song's commercial exposure was its use in several forms of media, including a notable placement in the 2000 film The Beach.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWlBfo5Oj0

    darkufo, to threads
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    Ok in 13 mins mastodon has already tripled the reach that has in 2 hrs.

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