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philbaker1

@philbaker1@fosstodon.org

#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 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.

philbaker1, to random
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I'm single parenting tonight and helping our fourth grader with homework. 😬

philbaker1,
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@wagesj45 She said that there's usually one challenge question on her homework. That must be it.

philbaker1,
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@wagesj45 Same here.

philbaker1, to fedora
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This feels like a dumb question. I can't find any documentation about it, so I feel like I should know it.

What is the red number that occasionally appears in the Fedora 39 bash prompt? I saw a Fedora Discussion post that said it was an exit code.

https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-39/

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Color_Bash_Prompt

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-39-bash-prompt-now-displays-exit-codes/95364

philbaker1, to fedora
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39 looks awesome. Same with Ubuntu 23.10.

Tough problem to have, but GNOME's ever-increasing polish and refinement makes Firefox's GTK3 presentation look increasingly out of place.

It'd be great to have this core app updated to the standards set by the rest of the Linux desktop.

Looks like I'm not the only one with this observation: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/a-gtk4-firefox-with-libwaita-is-the-next-step-into-the-right/idi-p/12396

To whom should we donate to fund work on a GTK4 port?

Firefox "Save as" dialog (GTK3)

philbaker1, to random
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Man I dislike ancient Linux. RHEL7 with GNOME 3.28 made to look like a traditional desktop in this case.

There, I feel better. 😀

philbaker1,
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... speaking of ancient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAHi7t4Cj8

philbaker1, to random
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Single digit (F) temperatures were observed today over northern Montana at 13Z / 7 AM MDT.
http://wxmaps.org/pix/curtmp.png

philbaker1, to random
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Is it just me, or has the quality of greeting cards gone down in the past few years?

My wife and I have our own humor that is subtle, sometimes sarcastic and mentally stimulating. You know, what a couple might develop over 20 years of marriage.

The anniversary cards at the Kroger and Wallgreens I visited are borderline terrible. Not even mildly clever, almost all cliché. I would have to apologize after giving one.

I think we need to move on from cards and spend the $6 on something else.

philbaker1,
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@ai6yr @mjausson Cool... Thanks!

philbaker1,
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@cassidy Sounds like an excellent solution.

philbaker1, to random
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Thank you YouTube algorithm - I've been waiting for this hard-hitting local news story from 5 years ago, from a place that I've never lived.

haeckerfelix, to GNOME
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A new issue of is now online!

Fragmented Files
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/10/twig-116/

Screenshot of "Fragments"
Screenshot of "Turtle"
Screenshot of "Paperclip"

philbaker1,
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@haeckerfelix Warehouse looks really useful.
https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.flattool.Warehouse

philbaker1, to climate
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NPR: People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories

Also: Please to do not listen to Joe Rogan. About anything.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/05/1203893268/climate-change-conspiracies-disinformation

ai6yr, to WX

Reminder for those looking for weather forecasts and info in the United States: https://www.weather.gov is the best source, you pay for it with your taxpayer dollars, and it's FREE!

philbaker1,
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@mlanger @ai6yr @douglasvb And don't forget Area Forecast Discussions - the "why" behind the forecast - written in the middle of the night (and other times of the day) by real humans like me. 🙂
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=meg&issuedby=MEG&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0

philbaker1, to linux
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"Linux Kernel Security Demystified" by Greg K-H
Talk begins at 4:09:00
https://youtu.be/xDHTn0auo2w?t=14980

philbaker1, to tv
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about ATSC 3.0 / .
tl;dr: ATSC 3.0 is a DRM-encumbered anti-consumer hot mess and ATSC 1.0 will be broadcast for at least 10 more years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kjj5xVZ5nY

philbaker1, to chicago
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Not the kind of work for those with acrophobic tendencies. 😬

ABC7 Chicago installs new antenna atop Willis Tower
https://abc7chicago.com/the-willis-tower-chicago-sears-antenna/13823583/

philbaker1, to memphis
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FedEx outbounds (depicted green on the map) from KMEM 4:55 AM CDT / 0955Z

https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KMEM

vwbusguy, to linux
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Did you know has a repo for things that aren't in RHEL or EPEL? They remove packages from it if it hits EPEL, but if you've ever wondered what desktop would be like on EL9, AlmaLinux has you covered! It'll also automatically enable EPEL and CRB for you when you enable it!

https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/9/synergy/x86_64/os/Packages/

philbaker1,
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@passthejoe @vwbusguy I'm currently developing an internal website to which our forecasters can refer to get a quick overview of current and forecasted runway crosswind and headwind components for the 4 runways at Memphis International Airport. Runway configuration is important the airlines serving Memphis and we want to make sure our aviation forecasts are both consistent with the meteorology and sensitive to the users' needs.

philbaker1,
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@benny That's an impressive article from @vwbusguy. I don't really have a workflow per se. I've been meaning to move my web development over to a self-hosted git instance, but as of yet, haven't.

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@benny @vwbusguy The coolest thing for me: My home web server runs on an Intel NUC 11 Essentials, a $250 computer. It runs AlmaLinux lickity-split fast and draws 6 only watts from the wall, and is very stable.

Clearing that low barrier to entry, I have an almost limitless set of open source software at my fingertips, running on an enterprise class OS. I can be as creative as I want. It's like being a kid with a 25,000 piece Lego set.

philbaker1,
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@david_megginson @vwbusguy That's my mine is on an intranet. 🙂

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