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#GenX tech enthusiast and weather nerd. I have interests in amateur radio, home theater, MST3K and Formula 1.

Above all: Diversity, equity, inclusion and representation for everyone. ♥

I do not speak for my employer.

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philbaker1, to nottheonion
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-launches-sneaker-line-rcna139334

sjvn, to tv
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The best antennas for free live news, sports, and more: Expert tested https://zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/best-tv-antenna/ by @sjvn

Today, antennas are making a comeback. Why? Two words: Free TV.

philbaker1,
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@sjvn Hopefully ATSC 3.0/NextGenTV DRM doesn't end free TV as we know it. I'm glad that I live in a market (Memphis) that is still firmly in the ATSC 1.0 world.

I type this as my wife is watching Chicago Fire, recorded on our over-the-air Plex DVR weeks ago.

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@sjvn There's no technical reason why ATSC 3.0 can't build on the features of 1.0 and be even more awesome. Dolby Atmos, 4K HDR. Better signal reach. I was excited.

But after all the mergers, the few big companies owning local TV stations are asserting themselves. Fair use law dating back to the VCR era may go by the wayside. I hope I'm wrong.
https://www.techhive.com/article/2009693/nextgen-tv-drm-puts-future-of-the-over-the-air-dvr-in-doubt.html

philbaker1, to linux
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Many thanks to @jonathanspw of the team for landing wget2 into - it's now available for all EL9 users.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-5db6677580

https://gitlab.com/gnuwget/wget2#gnu-wget2-introduction

philbaker1, to GraphicsProgramming
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Idle AC power draw comparison of discrete GPU (Intel ARC 380) vs integrated on . Intel Core i3-12100 (4C/8T) with 64GB of DDR-3200 and two NVMe SSDs.

Integrated GPU: 27 watts
Discrete GPU: 47 watts

Picture of PC interior, showing Intel ARC 380 GPU
Kill a watt meter showing idle AC power draw of 47 watts when using discrete GPU

philbaker1, to til
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Fedora's color bash prompt is available on AlmaLinux and other EL 9 distros through the repository

philbaker1,
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@awoodsnet I’ve done that before in the past and messed a few things up.

philbaker1, to linux
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Well, that sucks. Crucial.com and the ASRock B660M Pro RS motherboard manual both state that DDR4-3200 RAM should work.
It does not. box
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asrock/b660m-pro-rs

ASRock B660M Pro RS memory specs, screenshot from the ASRock webiste
Photo of Crucial DDR4-3200 DIMM

philbaker1,
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@Tekchip I'll give that a try. But it never gets to the point where the EFI firmware is looking for a boot device. It just stops as if there is no RAM installed. The LEDs on my keyboard don't even illuminate, which I assume is tied to voltage on the USB ports. I noticed the CPU and chassis fans are not spinning consistently either.

The board supports 12th and 13th gen Intel CPUs. I'm using a 12th gen Core i3-12100.

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@Tekchip Yeah, four separate 16GB sticks, all Crucial UDIMMs.

Someone on Reddit had a similar issue with a B650 board. Said that letting it run for for 5 or 10 minutes to the let the RAM "train", then all was well. I haven't ever come across such a thing, but the last build I did was 5 years ago, a Xeon with ECC RAM. It just worked.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ASRock/comments/16ifdpo/deleted_by_user/

philbaker1,
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@mangelucci @Tekchip The issue is that without initialized peripherals and no video, there's no way to update the BIOS on this board. Earlier ASRock motherboards apparently had a physical "Flashback" button on the motherboard that initiated a BIOS reinstall from USB. This one, unfortunately lacks that feature.

I've already received an RMA and shipping label from Newegg. I'm thinking I'll go with an ASUS board.

philbaker1, to linux
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I used a Mac from 2005-2014. Today I installed Firefox on my wife's MacBook Air to help diagnose an issue. I literally couldn't figure out how to drag and drop the icon to install (no track pad buttons). Once installed, how do I instantly launch Firefox- hit the Command key and start typing Fire...? Nope. It's a longer process.

My point? (and GNOME in particular) is ready.

Windows 11 vs macOS in 2024 will be a mess, so I'm learning Linux | Tom's Guide
https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion/windows-11-vs-macos-in-2024-will-be-a-mess-so-im-learning-linux

governa, to php
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How to Install 8.1 on 9, 8 :almalinux: :php:

https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-php-8-1-on-almalinux/

philbaker1,
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@governa Or use AppStream, which natively provides PHP 8.1. No need for a 3rd-party repo.

philbaker1, to random
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My. God.

AP | Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-miscarriage-prosecution-charge-e501651a07e47ac85114def77cd792e8

philbaker1, to linux
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, 20 years ago this week. Includes stories about the upcoming Core 2 release and https://lwn.net/Articles/62642/

philbaker1, to til
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There is an option in to turn on rounded lower corners. Type about:config in the address bar, and search for
widget.gtk.rounded-bottom-corners.enabled and double-click to set to true.

I think it makes Firefox appear a little less out of place next to GTK4 apps on the desktop.

philbaker1,
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@pino To be fair, it's just a cosmetic preference. I otherwise ❤️ the current GNOME desktop. To each their own though.

I think Firefox could use a GTK4 (or other modem GUI toolkit) refresh. But that would no doubt be quite an undertaking. For now, I'll be happy with small tunable tweaks like this. 🙂

clive, (edited ) to random
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I repeat this anecdote a lot so forgive me if you've heard it, but ...

... my Ukrainian-Canadian grandfather ran his dairy farm using a 1960s-era truck ...

which was by today's standards tiny: Lower-slung, small cab

But!

It was more usable than today's monstrosities

It had a longer bed than today's trucks; being lower-slung made loading/unloading easier

Again: He ran a whole-ass farm with this vehicle; drove over rough terrain

Few people need today's bloated, paramilitary trucks

philbaker1,
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@mlanger @clive I don't think the @clive is criticizing those who choose a correctly-sized tool for the job. It's just that many truck drivers don't have such requirements. It's cosplay. Kind of like the industrial oven craze in kitchens a few years back.

I used to own a 2000 Chevy Silverado, which is closer in size to the current Chevy Colorado. Probably all that most suburban folks need.

philbaker1, to omaha
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Having lived the first 16 years of my life in north , I can get lost in this site, learning about the early of my home town. https://northomahahistory.com/2018/07/31/a-history-of-omahas-north-downtown/

philbaker1, to random
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philbaker1, to random
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At the risk of sounding preachy, the cloud is not backup. Now, to practice what I preach. 😬

Google Drive users angry over losing months of stored data
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-drive-users-angry-over-losing-months-of-stored-data/

philbaker1, to webdev
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The holidays are a great time for hobby coding. I added some QC checks to my METAR fetch scripts. If something's missing, it's logged and skipped, rather than burping sed errors to the log.

philbaker1,
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One of my recent accomplishments was removing a dependency on gsed on FreeBSD. The script now works with BSD and GNU sed, no need to check for OS type. Obsoleting and removing code is very satisfying. 🙂

philbaker1, to linux
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When I see a referred to as "Unix-like" in the same vein as , it rubs me a bit the wrong way.

Linus never called his kernel "Unix". And the "NU" in GNU is literally stands for "Not Unix". But "Unix-like" is apropos.

I understand the UNIX trademark and certification requirements. But calling the direct downstream work of Thompson, Richie, Joy, Kernigham, McKusick, "Unix-like" feels like calling the Pope "Catholic-like".

Splitting hairs, I know.
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/analysis/freebsd-keeps-unix-like-os-alive-boosts-security-and-performance-with-v14/2023/11/

philbaker1, to random
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I just tried to use the 'Tab' button on my keyboard when composing a message in Gmail.

W.T.F Google?

philbaker1,
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Tabs are not allowed, Instead, it focuses your keyboard input onto the "Send" button below the compose window.

Thou shall not use anything that resembles formatted columns in an email. Apparently.

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