helgztech

helgztech, 11 months ago to random

Normally I use Zotero, but I'm currently using EndNote because that's what my PI uses (and what a lot of researchers use). Was greeted with this little gem thismorning: ""Endnote Click - Formerly Kopernio" added to Microsoft Edge. ANOTHER PROGRAM ON YOUR COMPUTER added an extension that may change the way Microsoft Edge works. The extension can: - Read and change all your data on all websites". ON ALL WEBSITES. What the actual fork.

helgztech, 9 months ago to opensource

I love the way I can just type 'apt-get install softwarename' and 30 seconds later I have a new tool installed. No licences, no subscriptions, not even hunting in a store for it. #opensource #freesoftware rocks.

helgztech, 22 days ago to random

my Debian install has a bunch of weird shite going on with sources and sudo and updates that I can't be bothered fixing. Might be time for something fresh. Maybe EndeavourOS - Arch-based sounds fun. Or maybe just Mint, boring but stable, get stuff done.

helgztech, 1 year ago to random

Is it just my imagination or does Fedora update a HECK of a lot? I need to slim this installation down and speed things up. Maybe do a fresh install with, uh, XFCE or something.

helgztech, 3 months ago to random

If AI is actually a form of intelligence, what you've got is an enslaved brain in a box. If you insist that they are sentient, if they have personhood, then your AI worker or girlfriend is by definition an enslaved person as you have trained them to do your bidding, removing free choice and ending dissent with the flick of a switch.

helgztech, 9 months ago to random

who is the best non Google email provider? Looking for security (obvs) and a nice straightforward interface.

helgztech, 28 days ago to random

Haven't finished watching the freebsd at netflix prezi because reasons. Wondering what the security implications of bsd with zfs are given it records a checksum with data. Can't quite get my head around how the file system works - no volumes or partitions! Apparently there is a lot of freeBSD code in OSX. And yet the BSDs suffer from lack of developers.

helgztech, 9 months ago to random

Is there a reason that fuse boxes are outside? Why aren't they indoors so we don't have to go out in the weather to reset them all the time?

helgztech, 3 months ago to random

what are people using instead of github these days? #git

helgztech, 2 months ago to random

Just read the article I just boosted on ghosts of smart tech in homes ... now trying to imagine a home with that level of automation. . what I don't get - apart from security lighting pretending you're home, or if you have disabilities, - is 'why?' Flicking a light switch or drawing a curtain isn't exactly hard. It's a sort of 'because I can' scenario?

helgztech, 11 months ago to random

does anyone still use Diaspora?

helgztech, 9 months ago to random

I find myself wondering how light can a light distro be. Given you need to operate the system & software (browser, basic text editor/word processor at minimum) what is the realistic floor for hardware these days? And what is the impact of web resource bloat?

helgztech, 7 months ago to random

Libre Office vs Only Office. Discuss.

helgztech, 4 months ago to bsg

Doing my annual #Battlestar rewatch. Currently the pilot. I love the way it uses all these submarine/war movie tropes - sealing off the compartments, the protagonist in the brig, and the inevitable showdown fistfight.

helgztech, 16 days ago to random

Why in god's name would you EVER work for, attend, or send your kids to a college that has put a sniper on its roof and aimed it at student protestors? Like that should be IT for that institution. I would not go within a hundred yards of that institution if it were the last university on earth.

helgztech, 7 months ago to random

Playing around with organization tools. So far I've been using Excel - now switching to #Libreoffice Calc. Spreadsheets are the bomb - you can do anything - calendar, gantt, kanban etc. So I'm not sure I see the value in things like Trello. Should I be looking at some other open source tool? I have three sets of org to do: home admin/tax, art (exhibition deadlines, funding application, tax) and work (lecture calendar/due dates/planning).

helgztech, 1 month ago to random

Another shoutout re Late Night Linux podcasts - these discussions are just so good, you should subscribe. Calm, friendly and informative. General interest linux, nice analysis of recent xz backdoor, & so forth. Even stuff that is outside my area (no sysadmin or dev experience) is interesting - it's cool to hear about how stuff works, basically. Planning to actually drop some cash on a subscription once I get my paypal to play nice with patreon.

https://latenightlinux.com/about/

@LateNightLinux

helgztech, 1 month ago to random

Wonder what brightspark decided to put the power button as a keyboard key right next to the delete key.

helgztech, 1 month ago to random

Does anyone else get the absolute heebies from the current trend for choppy editing? Taking out the very spaces between words? It's horrendous. The jumpiness of the video, too.

Added bonus, it softens people up for being ignorant for edits that rearrange words to misrepresent what people have actually said.

helgztech, 1 month ago to random

🎵 It's the end of the world as we know it 🎶

helgztech, 28 days ago to random

No I don't need to spin up a BSD to play with. Nope. nooooooo.

helgztech, 24 days ago to random

When did I become so angry at everything?

helgztech, 1 month ago to RSS

Yo, podcasters. Please make the rss of your show easy to find. Don't just point at a subscription platform. Some of us don't use mobile apps. #podcasting #rss

helgztech, 2 months ago to random

one day I will master subnetting. Today is apparently not that day.

helgztech, 1 month ago to random

I have atrocious insomnia and I've been really enjoying Late Night Linux podcasts as an alternative to staring into the darkness. More laid back than some of my other listening choices (DarknetDiaries), just a bunch of folks quietly chatting linux stuff with some interesting detail around things like personal server management, security, new software, distro goss, and such. Do give them a listen.

@LateNightLinux