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nixCraft, (edited ) to random
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Windows: 0
Linux: 1

It is not Linux's job to stop you from shooting your foot. If you so choose to do so, then it is Linux's job to deliver Mr. Bullet to Mr. Foot in the most efficient way it knows.

gi124,
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@nixCraft more dangerous is to uninstall the package manager and clear out the cached data. bootloader's and kernels can easily be reinstalled.

dgar, to random
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Kids in High School:
"I don't understand why I have to take biology, chemistry, and other basic science classes. When am I ever going to use this stuff in my life?!"

As Adults:
"Vaccines cause autism, GMOs are unsafe, climate change is a lie, the earth is flat, and chemtrails!! l've done my research. If you disagree with me, you're a sheep!!"

gi124,
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@dgar to be honest the adults who sprout this bs are also the ones who say they don't need basic science in school.

lowqualityfacts, to random
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I've had a few more people accuse me of being an AI, so here's your semi-annual reminder that I am indeed a living breathing person.

Last weekend I went to a wedding with my girlfriend, who is also not an AI. You can tell that I am indeed human because AI does not know how to wear a suit. It will someday, but the technology is simply not there yet.

gi124,
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@lowqualityfacts that isn't low quality. I feel duped

arstechnica, to random
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$5,000 Google Jamboard dies in 2024—cloud-based apps will stop working, too

Google's digital whiteboard for schools and businesses lasted 8 years.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/5000-google-jamboard-dies-in-2024-cloud-based-apps-will-stop-working-too/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gi124,
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is it possible to root the devices and put linux on it? @arstechnica

dwarmstrong, to gentoo
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Spending some quality time with the Gentoo Linux AMD64 Handbook. Going to do an install this weekend!
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64

gi124,
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i remember my Gentoo days. there is. groove worn in my hard disk from recompiling transcode and mplayer due to a dependency cycle 🤣

im on now. its beautiful. fast upgrades and stays out of my way. until one day my system doesn't boot cause I didn't follow the instructions on the webpage before updating... 🤣🤣🤣

@dwarmstrong

nixCraft, to random
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Are you using WhatsApp? Get ready for Ads apart from regular spam and scams. WhatsApp explores ads in chat app as Meta seeks revenue boost https://www.ft.com/content/41f334a5-856c-4512-b550-eb6062036224 . According to two sources, Meta is considering implementing a subscription fee for an ad-free version of the app, but this idea is unpopular among many insiders. Why?

gi124,
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@nixCraft I was using Whatsapp back when it cost a dollar a year. Before Facebook owned them. Few years ago when they wanted to merge account data, i deleted WhatsApp and moved to Signal

Turns out signal was made by one of WhatsApps original creators. He left Facebook owned Whatsapp due to their privacy violations and aggressive monetization. Heres the story:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/09/26/exclusive-whatsapp-cofounder-brian-acton-gives-the-inside-story-on-deletefacebook-and-why-he-left-850-million-behind/?sh=624835a53f20

gi124,
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@teachpaperless @nixCraft ex WhatsApp founder

nixCraft, to random
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So yes, Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and serve ads How to fix it? Switch to Firefox. Not to Edge. Alternatively, if you need Chome for work. Visit chrome://settings/adPrivacy and turn off each setting. Of course get Adbloker too ;)

gi124,
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@nixCraft Im going to put a "Ad blocker not detected" popup on my website, and encourage people to install adblockers. @stefan has a nice WordPress plugin.

Stefan, if u have a simple small JavaScript (not WordPress specific) already, let me know and ill happily use it.

gi124,
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@graphito Red hat Linux back in 99. Ran X11 Gnome with Metacity, bash and emacs. Still using Linux today. But Im on Arch with zsh, kde/plasma Wayland and NeoVim. Probably the only thing that I still use now from '99 is less 😃

gi124,
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@NumbersCanBeFun @graphito I distro shopped as well. Red hat, then Gentoo (5 years), then Debian (10 years) now arch (4 years). Each time there was an unavoidable reason forcing the change. Hopefully i never have to change from Arch again...

MissingThePt, to random
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Möbius post
https://mastodon.social/@MissingThePt/110983803038852088

gi124,
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@MissingThePt looks like a circle post to me...

davidho, to random
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Cars, which kill millions of people worldwide every year, will be banned from the streets of Paris starting tomorrow.

Oh wait, I’m told they banned rental escooters, not cars.

gi124,
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@davidho This is happening in many places in the US too. Here they had an agreement with an escooter company, which they are choosing not to renew. So if u want to ride ur own escooter u can.

Honestly I think the first step to fixing things is stopping government subsidies to gas, and maybe increase auto taxes. If operating cars cost a lot more, people will hopefully use alternatives

thelinuxEXP, to linux
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A lot of developers reports they use as their main professional OS (only 47% in 2022 though), so let’s see why a Linux distribution is the best choice for most developers:

(Yes, not ALL developers, there are always exceptions)

https://youtu.be/E_C3pgc1Iho

gi124,
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@readbeanicecream @thelinuxEXP @djinnsour i used to do debian with fvwm. But a new cpu and 4k screen forced me to switch away. I use arch and kde/plasma wayland now. Runs great 😃

gi124,
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@djinnsour @readbeanicecream @thelinuxEXP the issue is if you have a 14" 4k laptop screen that i want 2x scaled and a larger 4k screen that i dont want scaled at all, then you cant do it on xorg. Wayland handles it very well. When i switched i tried both gnome and kde, and at that time kde handed the different scales better (though it was usable on gnome too). I loved fvwm. Used it for 15years. Alas...

dgar, to random
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Happy 32nd birthday Linux. Here’s your damn cake. Go ahead and compile it yourself!

gi124,
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Go make it yourself... 😀 @dgar

gi124, (edited ) to vim
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Bram Moolenaar, creator and maintainor of Vim passes away:

https://www.vim.org/

(See the top news item. I couldn't link directly on mobile)

Thank you for all your work. I used Vim for more than 25 years

Edit: heres a nice article about the history of vi.
https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor

Brams last commit to vim was a few weeks before he passed.

@foss @linux

gi124,
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@bionicjoey oof. Didnt know, too late to fix 🙄

Thanks

gi124, to math
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@math The West Virginia University Provost's Office is recommending closing the MS and Ph.D. programs in Math. It is the only Ph.D. program in Math in the entire state, and about 10% of all WVU Ph.D.'s are in Math.

Please consider signing this petition to save the program: https://chng.it/yPZDTTsfBk

gamingonlinux, to linux
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Happy Debian Day - going 30 years strong https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/happy-debian-day-going-30-years-strong/

gi124,
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@gamingonlinux I ♥️ Debian. I used it for about 10 years (2009 to 2019). I switched to Arch now, but will always have a soft spot for Debian.

kev, to Futurology
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    gi124,
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    @kev wow. Signed up on mastodon just to say this is awesome. Thank you!!

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