passthejoe

passthejoe, 4 months ago to random

Mickey Mouse and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' enter the public domain on Jan. 1, a reminder of our crazy copyright laws | Michael Hiltzik/ LA Times https://finance.yahoo.com/news/column-mickey-mouse-lady-chatterleys-110011614.html

passthejoe, 3 months ago to random

SCSI isn't dead yet — new SSD for old or obsolete systems is a boon for retro computing fans | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/scsi-isnt-dead-yet-new-ssd-for-old-or-obsolete-systems-is-a-boon-for-retro-computing-fans

passthejoe, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to fedora

My 7-year-old laptop runs as if it's new. Thanks #Fedora (and #Debian and #OpenBSD)

#linux #bsd

passthejoe, 1 month ago to linux

Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due To XZ Nightmare - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.04-Beta-Delayed

#linux #ubuntu #xz

passthejoe, 4 months ago to RaspberryPi

Turn a Raspberry Pi Zero into a full Raspberry Pi with Ethernet https://blog.networkprofile.org/turning-a-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-full-raspberry-pi-with-ethernet/

#RaspberryPi

passthejoe, 4 months ago to linux

GNOME Makes New System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell - OMG! Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/gnomes-official-system-monitor-extension-for-gnome-shell

#linux #gnome

passthejoe, 4 months ago to fedora

#Fedora #Silverblue #Toolbox tip:

Install #Vim inside your Toolbox. Then it will recognize your .vimrc, and all of the magic you put in there will work.

passthejoe, 5 months ago to random

You CAN compile and run code with the Geany "mini" IDE Flatpak if you check the "Execute Programs in the VTE" box under Preferences--Terminal.

So far I have tested C++ and Ruby, and they both work. I don't think you'll be able to add Ruby Gems, but for some simple things, it might just work (until Flatpaks can interface with Toolbox/Distrobox containers).

passthejoe, 10 hours ago to random

BreadboardOS is the best thing since sliced bread for your Raspberry Pi Pico | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/breadboardos-is-the-best-thing-since-sliced-bread-for-your-raspberry-pi-pico

passthejoe, 27 days ago to random

After 7 years of constant use, my HP Envy 15 laptop died.

I ran a lot of Fedora and Debian, and lately OpenBSD on it.

I still have my 2012 HP Pavilion, now running Debian 11 with Xfce. It's not very pleasant to use. Slow, hot and the fan blows like crazy.

I'll be leaning on my desktop, a 2011 iMac 27-inch with Debian 12 GNOME. It was synced with the dead laptop, so all the files are on there. Gotta make my "office" neater.

I will be getting a company laptop. That means Windows.

passthejoe, 3 days ago to random

#AlmaLinux forms engineering steering committee | @jzb for LWN.net https://lwn.net/Articles/974488/

passthejoe, 1 month ago to linux

AlmaLinux 9.4 beta is out: 4 reasons to consider it for your desktop | ZDNET https://www.zdnet.com/article/almalinux-9-4-beta-is-out-4-reasons-to-consider-it-for-your-desktop/

#linux #AlmaLinux #GNOME

passthejoe, 1 month ago to random

The non-tech media wades into the xz disaster:

Thwarted supply-chain hack sets off alarm bells across DC - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/31/thwarted-supply-chain-hack-alarm-bells-00149877

passthejoe, 1 month ago to linux

How one volunteer stopped a backdoor from exposing Linux systems worldwide - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24119342/xz-utils-linux-backdoor-attempt

#linux #xz

passthejoe, 4 months ago to random

A win against enshitification:

We have a #Vizio Smart TV, maybe 5 years old, that we never used as a smart TV because we have a Roku.

Over the years, the TV has continually received software updates from Vizio, and has gotten slower and less usable. The hardware can't handle the software.

The most recent update REMOVED the mode for viewing over-the-air TV without going through Vizio's Watchfree+, which is the shitshow of shitshows.

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passthejoe, 1 month ago to rust

Adventures In Rust: Bringing Exchange Support To Thunderbird https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/adventures-in-rust-bringing-exchange-support-to-thunderbird/

#rust #thunderbird

passthejoe, 3 months ago to guitar

"He gave you everything he had and then some. It's a dark day for rock ‘n’ roll." Tributes paid to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, dead at 75 | GuitarPlayer https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/tributes-paid-to-mc5-guitarist-wayne-kramer-dead-at-75

#guitar #rock

passthejoe, 4 months ago to linux

What will the Ubuntu Core Desktop bring to the immutable party? - TechHQ https://techhq.com/2023/11/what-can-we-expect-from-the-ubuntu-core-desktop/

#linux #ubuntu #immutable

passthejoe, 2 months ago to random

Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene | Alexis Ong/The Verge https://www.theverge.com/24034551/floppy-disk-music-scene-underground-diy

passthejoe, 1 month ago to random

What can be done to protect open source devs from next xz backdoor drama? • The Register https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/06/register_kettle_xz/

#xz

passthejoe, 2 months ago to random

Just learning about this from @vwbusguy in the Fedora Atomic Desktop talk at #scale21x:

The easiest way to build your own desktop Linux images. | BlueBuild https://blue-build.org/

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passthejoe, 4 months ago to animals

DJ is right at home in this cat hidey hole bed we found on the street #caturday #catsofmastodon

passthejoe, 4 months ago to guitar

I didn't know they were still making a D'Angelico guitar like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2R-4J434xs

#guitar #jazz #archtop

passthejoe, 4 months ago to TeslaMotors

If major auto manufacturers continue reducing their commitments to #EV production because prices are softening, China is going to come into the US, take the market and end the competition.

Established makers' reluctance to make almost any cars -- gas or electric -- under $25K in the post-pandemic era will allow this to happen.