killyourfm

killyourfm, 1 year ago to random

#Firefox desperately needs a toggle to keep your pinned tabs persistent. Accidentally open a new window and close them in the wrong order and POOF, all gone.

Are there any workarounds for this?

killyourfm, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

I'm trying to install #Proton Bridge on a fresh #Kubuntu install, and keep running into this problem. Any hints out there?

EDIT 1: my package manager can't find 'libsecret' or 'secret-service'. Installing 'pass' does nothing. And kwallet isn't supported, which is ridiculous.

EDIT 2: Apparently installing gnome-keyring solves this. @protonmail: Bridge still needs serious work on #Linux...)

killyourfm, 10 months ago to random

Do not want.

Weekly weather forecast showing temperatures exceeding 113 Fahrenheit

killyourfm, 8 months ago to random

As a grown ass adult who grew into a songwriter, I'm amazed I was so into bands like Van Halen (Hagar era) and Def Leppard (circa "Hysteria.)

I mean, these are lyrically AWFUL bands. Let's look at the thought-provoking chorus of Def Leppard's Women:

"I give you (Women, women)
Lots of pretty women
(Men, men) They can't live without them
(Women, women) Lots of pretty women
(Men, men) They can't live without them"

WOW, that is compelling stuff.
But wait, it gets so much better.

killyourfm, 1 year ago to linux

Obscure #SteamDeck / #Linux advice needed: I'm trying to play Torchlight 2 in docked desktop mode, but the mouse cursor in this game is SO TINY.

Is there any way to increase its size? KDE's cursor settings don't seem to apply in-game, and I can't find any Steam workshop mods for this.

Help me retro gamers, you're my only hope!

killyourfm, 10 months ago to random

I like my vertical axis gamepad setting the same way I like my Aeropress brewing method.

What am I?

killyourfm, 11 months ago to gaming

What the HELL is going on???

#DiabloIV just works on my #SteamDeck. I didn't have to tweak any settings. It just plays, and plays wonderfully.

PLUS I didn't have to wait in a queue, there are no error messages, and I'm not getting randomly disconnected.

Did we switch timelines or something? 😂

#Blizzard #Gaming #linux

killyourfm, 8 months ago to wordpress

Alright, so the goal this weekend is to start setting up a completely open source marketing engine for Hurricane Blonde, my music project.

Right now I'm thinking:

1. Digital Ocean or Linode w/ Ubuntu for the web server

2. #Wordpress for the site (I know you're going to recommend Hugo or Ghost but I have 20 years of experience with Wordpress and it's comfortable)

3. @keila for the newsletter.

4. @Matomo for analytics

5. ??? for email

What am I missing?

#OpenSource #Marketing

killyourfm, 8 months ago to coffee

Friendly reminder from your local #coffee snob.

killyourfm, 5 months ago to random

Gleeful screaming intensifies

This beauty just arrived! It's for the next project...

killyourfm, 24 days ago to random

My new life goal is to have a 20+ acre homestead by the time I'm 50. A forever home. Somewhere semi-remote and surrounded by forest. Less people and more animals. Less technology. Less preservatives and toxins. Less noise. Less light pollution. Less reliance on anyone but myself and the land.

killyourfm, 10 months ago to random

Absolutely fucking not.
#threads

killyourfm, 1 year ago to ai

Groan
And so it begins in full force.

Today, both Mailchimp and Hootsuite (very popular tools which I happen to use for @thunderbird newsletters and social media) invited me to use #AI to compose Facebook posts, tweets, and emails, respectively.

I won't be using AI tools for writing. But you should know that it's starting to get exponentially more difficult knowing if the content you're absorbing is from a human or from something like #ChatGPT.

killyourfm, 11 months ago to random

Drivers of the world, please repeat after me:

YOU DON'T NEED TO SWING OUT TO THE LEFT EVERY TIME YOU TURN RIGHT.

(Thanks, been wanting to get that off my chest)

killyourfm, 8 months ago to Starfield

There's a curious lack of guidance in #Starfield. I appreciate that some folks prefer minimal UI & no hand-holding, but there are some surprisingly glaring omissions.

Example: Your ship has 6 power systems (with 3-letter abbreviations in the UI), and the 1st time you get in the cockpit you're instructed to toggle between them & add/subtract power. But you're not told WHAT those systems do.

Also, how on earth do you toggle weapons on the fly? This just doesn't feel polished.

killyourfm, 3 months ago to random

Pearl Jam just lost my money, and honestly most of my loyalty. This is absolutely ridiculous.

My Foo Fighters ticket cost a full $300 less for about the same location — and I considered THAT just above what I’m comfortable paying for even my favorite band.

killyourfm, 10 months ago to opensource

Please indulge me for a moment while I extend some enthusiastic appreciation to @ryangorley and @freehive.

I worked with FreeHive for several months on the new @thunderbird home page (check it out at https://thunderbird.net), and the final result far exceeded my expectations.

This is why I'm going to work with them to redesign the entire site over the next several months.

Ryan, you and your team make #opensource look GREAT!

killyourfm, 1 year ago to linux

I have a lot to say about #LAS2023, #Linux, and my old #podcast Linux For Everyone. So those thoughts might be scattered or confined to this thread, but here we go because things need to be said!

First: @sri was dead-on when he described LAS as a family reunion. Such a warmth and feeling of camaraderie to the event. I made new friends, new work connections, and forged some new pathways in my brain thanks to eye-opening talks.

Some of those talks inspired me to take action...

killyourfm, 11 months ago to random

Goodbye, Croatia.
I will miss the crap out of you.

killyourfm, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to WindowsXP

I still adore this screenshot.

Also, some interesting @thunderbird trivia: In 2004, blazing fast internet access wasn't nearly as widespread as it is now, so Mozilla offered to send installation CD-ROMs to users for $5.95.

#WindowsXP #Firefox #Thunderbird #History

killyourfm, 1 year ago to random

Seeing #Metallica charge €55 for T-shirts in their Paris pop up store honestly makes me love the band just a little bit less.

killyourfm, 9 months ago to random

I need a producer.

I'm confident enough in my songwriting craft to know that there are some real gems there.

But I'm honest enough with myself to know that my technical (recording + mixing) skills are lacking. The production and songs themselves could really shine if I had a fresh pair of ears there to just do what's best for the song.

#Musician #Songwriting

killyourfm, 8 months ago to ai

Looking for an AI chatbot that runs locally, doesn't send your info to corporate overlords, doesn't need a GPU, and doesn't need internet?

GPT4ALL is what you're looking for:
https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenSource

killyourfm, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

Absolutely everyone needs to watch this video about #RSS.

Bravo @thelinuxEXP, this is fantastic.

https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/a428d531-2f02-4464-b1d4-9eee22c02800

killyourfm, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

And on this day, I begin my #gardening adventure!