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gadgetboy

@gadgetboy@gadgetboy.social

Husband. Father. Dog Dad. Full-time product guy, part-time nerd.

I make things for fun and profit.

Always working to be a better human.

Opinions my own, yadda, yadda, yadda.

I joined the Fediverse in 2019 but just recently set up this instance for myself.

Indexed in Tootfinder.

Telegram: @gadgetb0y

#motorcycle #IoT #hardware #software #mac #linux #sbc

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TNLNYC, to random
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Here's a question I haven't been able to find an answer to: Can someone convicted of felony in New York vote in Florida?

gadgetboy,
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@TNLNYC A felony is a felony, regardless of the state. Florida does not allow convicted felons to vote.

gadgetboy, to random
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gadgetboy, to random
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I live by this. It hasn’t failed me yet.

SwiftOnSecurity, to random

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    gadgetboy,
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    @SwiftOnSecurity I recently read that only 9% of our plastic in the US gets recycled. The rest gets incinerated or put into landfills. Shameful.

    simon, to random
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    I'm quoted in this @arstechnica piece about that recent "AI generated" George Carlin special

    I don't think it was written by AI

    I found the whole thing grossly disrespectful, but I do slightly appreciate the meta-joke here that the AI generated text is fake and was actually written by humans

    https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/did-an-ai-write-that-hour-long-george-carlin-special-im-not-convinced/

    gadgetboy,
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    @ramsey @simon I had the same thought. Then again, if it was a parody, what would be the difference between an AI and an impersonator? This is all so murky, right now.

    gadgetboy, to random
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    Fonts matter.

    Kerning matters.

    Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

    gadgetboy, to random
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    A merging of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount would be very bad

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/22/24011064/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-very-bad

    gadgetboy, (edited ) to random
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    gadgetboy, to fediverse
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    Received my first spam message on Mastodon today. This thing must really be taking off. 😉

    ricmac, to random
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    I look back on web technology in 2005 — a world before social media, smartphones and the cloud! (note: this is a bonus post for paid supporters of my newsletter and serialized book, but you can read the first part for free) https://www.cybercultural.com/p/what-the-web-was-like-in-2005

    gadgetboy,
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    @ricmac I still have that jacket! It was the Microsoft swag at Gnomedex!

    CityHoosier, to random
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    I wish a browser existed that has a feature that functions like container tabs in Firefox and has workspaces, like in Vivaldi.

    gadgetboy,
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    @CityHoosier @timo21 Arc is what you’re seeking.

    https://arc.net/

    gadgetboy, to random
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    Google Docs and Drive are getting support for eSignatures

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/10/23826970/google-docs-drive-esignature-support-beta

    gadgetboy,
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    @whynothugo I don’t know enough yet to comment. We’ll see what Google comes up with.

    gadgetboy, to SmartHome
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    Why Thread is Matter’s biggest problem right now

    The Thread protocol offers a robust mesh network designed to solve many of the smart home’s biggest problems. But only if everyone can agree on how to use it.

    https://www.theverge.com/23820078/matters-biggest-problem-apple-google-thread-border-router-interoperability

    gadgetboy,
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    @nuncio I don’t disagree, but the industry is set on a standard that runs over IP. I use a combination of Zigbee, Z-Wave, and ESP32 (Tasmota, ESPHome) managed by and I’m perfectly happy.

    liroyleshed, to random
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    Remote work allows for greater work-life balance.

    gadgetboy,
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    @liroyleshed I agree with this, but the flip side to that is that the company won’t get as much productivity from me. If I have to commute there isn’t “an extra 30 minutes” to finish something. I have a family and associated responsibilities.

    davemark, to apple
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    🔥

    Fan of stickers on your MacBook? Now you can remove them with ease. Clever, clever idea. 🙌🏻

    https://lidlayer.com

    gadgetboy,
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    @davemark I did this for years, except the covering was white. Sticker Mule used to make them. Clear is much better, though.

    chrismessina, to random
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    Reddit has a , which apparently is part of a plot to extort users into paying for Reddit Premium.

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23799266/reddit-app-icons-ugly

    video/mp4

    gadgetboy,
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    @chrismessina Pathetic.

    ben, to random
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    The thing that blows my mind about publisher CMS use in general is that there's no real alternative to WordPress. Impressive to see how this happened - and in an open source context where someone absolutely could build something new and 100% compatible.

    gadgetboy,
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    @ben There are plenty of alternatives. They just don’t have:

    Broad Developer Support
    A Plugin for Everything ™
    Modest Hosting Requirements (this one could be debated)
    Turnkey SaaS Hosting
    Good UX for Contributors
    Probably a bunch of other things that I’m missing…

    JamesGleick, to random
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    The NY Times doesn’t use the words “dictatorship” or “autocracy” or “authoritarian,” because that’s not their way. But, with some good reporting, they show that Trump plans to make himself dictator. He has calculated that he can reveal some of his plan in advance, to minimize the shock of the transition to complete autocracy.

    He has calculated that no Republican will object. They will be his enablers.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html?unlocked_article_code=5ZwwRnRYezcvvFftct6wz4xvfnVfozOAlflMrwF0lyad_TbPT0MuaZdGkAthNdydZXG-u_NIria0eRZo1rPCy7I0wqSHX3k1O4D3P41u9PRLT9sHNgPR9c5zYqfizTNyP66uJPlUkDNjq4Rn6G-iAAh4MqoEii_6yRzs7a1k5z6nMMnU-am5Uhmi-Sb30i61qFmeSURiahRKXZorKQtpxILkAOaNCqMfIzfCkTro3iGGnRWCUgfDtP-a7TfgXUbDh5B0KXZg6CYYJMN4RSlAh8vB1B4VZMP-7ElkkmeOgtloPi0E-NREd86ZL3g18gSHk-jOvEMBSadayA&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

    gadgetboy,
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    @JamesGleick Expect pitchforks and guillotines.

    There’s only so much people will take before they revolt.

    Someone in the GOP should read a history book…

    flexghost, to random
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    Every day corporation do something worse and worse and they wind up paying less and less in fines

    You want fines? Start at 100% of what they gained from their misdeeds

    And if corporations are people then punish them like people. Corporate death penalty (judicial dissolution) for the worst offenders

    When the punishment for a crime is a fine then the laws only apply to the poor.

    🇺🇸

    gadgetboy,
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    @flexghost Fines should be based on a percentage of gross revenue. The bigger the company, the more they will pay. 10% of Facebook’s gross revenue would be $3.3 BILLION. Now we’re talking.

    augieray, to random
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    Leading causes of death in the US. remains #4 in 2022, but I don't think that's the whole story. Notice the increase in accidents? COVID is known to damage brains. Or the increase in heart disease and strokes? COVID also harms hearts and blood vessels. No significant increase in cancer, yet, but we may week learn COVID is oncogenic in the years to come. Our goal in 2023 and beyond must be to get infected as infrequently as possible, not invite many infections per year.

    gadgetboy,
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    @augieray How are you feeling? I hope you bounced back quickly and easily.

    gadgetboy, to sbc
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    Have you experimented with a RISC-V SBC, yet? What’s the software support like?

    LicheePi 4A RISC-V SBC gets 16GB/128GB version, metal enclosure, 10.1-inch display, and more accessories

    https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/07/10/licheepi-4a-risc-v-sbc-gets-16gb-128gb-version-metal-enclosure-10-1-inch-display-and-more-accessories/

    evan, to random
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    @Andres hey. First off, don't join a relay if you can't handle the traffic.

    Second, go to Preferences > Administration> Server Settings > Content Retention and set the values for "Media cache retention period" and "Content cache retention period" to something very short, like 3 days.

    Finally, consider off-loading this work to a service provider like masto.host. You don't have to admin the site to run your own node.

    gadgetboy,
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    @evan @Andres After blowing up my first instance due to lack of experience, that’s exactly what I did. @mastohost is great.

    ChrisPirillo, to random
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    i ran an ads blocker on threads and now it's just thre

    gadgetboy,
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    @ChrisPirillo

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