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killyourfm

@killyourfm@layer8.space

Currently: Musician and geek who's happily satisfying his inner child. Also Community Engagement Manager for https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird.

Formerly: Linux For Everyone, Forbes, AMD.

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killyourfm, to random
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Truth.

thunderbird, (edited ) to random
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It's and the theme is - the first single/album you got for yourself. @communiteatime is driving and picking the music, so don't say we didn't warn you. ⚠️

That first album was...Shepherd Moons by Enya. For a 90s teen into Irish and New Age music, what else would it have been? 😅

This was the fav song, and it made it onto an Ireland travel playlist for OSS-EU back in 2022. And now our earworm is yours! What was your first? 🐛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4w4aKsWzkI

killyourfm,
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@thunderbird @communiteatime The first record I ever bought with my own money. I was 11 or 12 years old.

killyourfm, (edited ) to random
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Just stumbled into a Linux gaming discussion where a guy had the audacity to say he recently tried many flavors of Linux but can’t find one where all the games they want to play just work.

Predictably, every reply was:

“Well the selection of games I play on Linux works great with my unique hardware & software variables, so gaming on Linux is perfect for everyone and you don't know what you’re talking about."

And you wonder why people go back to Windows. Sometimes it’s the “community.”

killyourfm,
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@BrodieOnLinux nods A very valid concern.

s31bz, to random
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Why pay for books on Kindle when Amazon can just pull them next week anyway.
is the new norm

killyourfm,
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@s31bz Physical media for life.

killyourfm, (edited ) to random
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For the past several weeks I've been debating switching to a dumb phone / flip phone (maybe a Light Phone?), but addiction clearly isn’t the issue. What I’m sure of is this: I’m definitely done giving T-Mobile $55/month for something I barely use.

Anyone have good experiences with Mint Mobile in the US? (I do realize T-Mobile recently purchased them…)

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It's done: abortion is now a constitutional freedom in France. 👏

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/03/04/france-enshrines-freedom-to-abortion-in-constitution-in-world-first_6584252_5.html

The President of the French National Assembly announcing the final result of the vote of both chambers parliament voting together. Votes in favor: 780, out of 902.

killyourfm,
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@nileane Bravo France, this is wonderful to see!

Meanwhile, in America:

An animated trash dumpster is on fire while floating down a river.

killyourfm, to random
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I'm not crying at the beginning of FFVII Rebirth, YOU'RE crying.
Sniff sniff 😭

killyourfm,
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Seriously though, I’m so glad I played Crisis Core Reunion just before this. It really adds some emotional punch to the opening chapter of Rebirth.

killyourfm,
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@thomy2000 It just came out this week! If you have the time, definitely play FFVII Remake first.

killyourfm,
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@bcon You’ll definitely be satisfied having both those playthroughs fresh (and in that order) before diving into Rebirth. You’ll probably also appreciate the ability to (hopefully) play at 1440p/4K 60 are options PS5 lacks.

killyourfm, to random
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An evergreen reminder from Professor X.

Professor Xavier from the animated X-Men series says “So often in our history, unhappy misguided people have created scapegoats; blaming those that are different for the problems in our own lives.”

killyourfm, to random
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If there's one T-shirt that just screams how much of an 80’s kid I am, it’s this one.

Kudos if you get BOTH references, and feel free to share your own!

killyourfm, to random
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When Stewards Go Astray:
A pair of recent controversies around the tech-publishing giant Automattic raise an important question in my mind: Do we have to worry about the future of WordPress? https://tedium.co/2024/02/28/wordpress-automattic-tumblr-controversy/

(via @tedium)

s31bz, to archlinux
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A coworker of mine today was under the false impression that all games that ran on Linux ran slow and used opengl for everything.
> in comes my Arch Linux GPD Win Mini running Doom Eternal and No Man's Sky flawlessly

killyourfm,
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@s31bz For as much as we know inside our echo chamber, the mainstream world still knows next to nothing about how Linux gaming works. Thankfully, Steam Deck is somewhat helping that narrative but wow do we have a LONG way to go.

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@killyourfm will there be any change of plans for @thunderbird because of the new CEO situation? ... I am really really fond of the new

killyourfm,
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@owzim @thunderbird Absolutely none. No changes in our leadership or in our plans to keep growing the Thunderbird ecosystem.

Happy you’re appreciating the direction we’re headed!

killyourfm, to random
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It's admittedly just canned soup, but I'm giving myself points for presentation!

(I’ve managed to keep this basil plant alive and thriving for 5 months and for some reason that makes me really happy.)

killyourfm,
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@cpy I think this is the first plan I’ve kept alive longer than a season. It’s an historic moment :D

killyourfm,
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@Wyatt GOOD. I’m maybe a bit weird though.

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Finally decided to revive these from my bin of old LCD handhelds. Just needed new batteries, and have replacement watch bands on the way. According to eBay they are now the most expensive watches I own.

(To my wife's dismay, I'm planning to wear them.)

killyourfm,
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@Newmy You wear those with pride, sir! Let the retro goodness bring you all the joy.

killyourfm, to Transformers
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Welcome to the family, Blaster!

A toy robot with red, yellow, and grey colors is held in front of a beach backdrop, with its arm extended and holding a blaster.

killyourfm,
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@hobbsc Yep! So the Autobots (the good guys) obviously needed their own. Here’s Soundwave.

killyourfm,
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@jnv what a neat idea! Did you guys have epic battles?

zephyrxero, to reviews
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This is a big part of why searching for reviews on things sucks now. Garbage fake reviews and SEO boosting bullshit

https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/

#internetOfShit #enshittification #search #reviews

killyourfm,
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@zephyrxero Honestly, I’m one of those people that will add “Reddit” after my search term (using DDG too) just so I can quickly get some opinions from ordinary people who shared said opinion with no incentive other than to share it.

killyourfm, to random
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This is my iPod's battery status after playing music on shuffle for 72 hours straight. It probably still has another 7 or 8 hours left in it!

(My first battery rundown test)

This is remarkable!

killyourfm,
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@nausahaver NICE! Welcome back to the fold, and it’s awesome that you went with a Classic. Maybe I’m biased, but they still look and feel modern to me. Modded or regular?

I wasn’t using Rockbox in this photo since I wanted to test battery life with out-of-box firmware, but:

iLike is a good choice if you want something that looks similar to the iPod OS: https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?themeid=1249&target=ipodcolor

I’m a sucker for retroTape: https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?themeid=866&target=ipodcolor

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