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RL_Dane

@RL_Dane@fosstodon.org

Involuntary time-traveler, recipient of offensive grace. Quasi-technical Linux and FOSS enthusiast. Armchair privacy advocate

Profile pic courtesy NeoFetch.

Header image courtesy of NASA: https://unsplash.com/photos/Q1p7bh3SHj8

My #interests:

#StarWars
#StarTrek
#Linux
#UNIX
#BSD
#OpenBSD
#Bible
#Christianity
#Jesus
#AmateurRadio
#Bash
#Dallas
#Writing
#Poetry
#Space
#KSP
#Tea
#FountainPens
#Journaling
#TabletopRPG
#RetroComputing
#ClassicMac
#uxn

#fedi22

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RL_Dane, to random
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I just realized I stay up way too often now because my cat isn't here to tell me to come to bed and sleep. :'(

fbievan, to random
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dwelling in the virtual world of cyberpunk 2077...

RL_Dane,
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@fbievan

Have fun... 2024 is cyberpunk enough for me already. XD

RL_Dane, to random
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The most underrated GUI of all time.

https://botsin.space/@lexknowssystems/112447901463000044

jbzfn, to linux
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👀 PowerPC 40x Processor Support To Be Dropped From The Linux Kernel
— @phoronix

"Back in 2020 was a proposal for dropping PowerPC 40x support from the Linux kernel given that the code was orphaned for a long time with no apparent users. The PowerPC 40x processors were found in thin clients, set-top boxes, and other devices during the 90's. Finally now it looks like that the PowerPC 40x removal is set to happen"

https://www.phoronix.com/news/PowerPC-40x-Removal-Patches

RL_Dane,
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@jbzfn @phoronix

be like, that's ok, we still love the i386 and 68k, let alone older PPC chips!

joel, to Miyoo
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Fediverse people that I've somehow influenced into buying a so far:

5

Or is the number bigger I wonder :blobcatderpy:

RL_Dane,
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@joel

What's the screen size, BTW?

RL_Dane,
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@joel

Miiiiight be a touch small for my eyes.

Can you give me width/height whenever you have a ruler handy?

Or does someone know how to do the math on that (assuming 4:3 screen aspect ratio?)

RL_Dane,
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@joel

I did the math, it's 2.8" x 2.1", assuming an aspect ratio of 4:3 and a screen diameter of 3.5"

Assuming a resolution of 640x480 (PSX), that's 228.6 ppi, or 114.3 for older consoles' emulation (320x240).

I'll do a mockup on my laptop and see if I can see the details ok. XD

RL_Dane,
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@joel @dm

Hmm, it's doable, but it feels kinda teensy to me.

RL_Dane,
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@joel

Ooo, nice!

Square screen, though?

RL_Dane,
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@joel

I think I'm just tempted to get a BT controller/grip for my phone to enjoy gaming on a big(ger) screen.

RL_Dane,
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@vwbusguy @joel

Ah. :/

nixCraft, to random
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🤣

RL_Dane,
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@nixCraft

🤣🤣🤣🤣

SolusSpider, to random
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I just cried sopping big tears watching the end of the penultimate episode of Young Sheldon.

RL_Dane,
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@SolusSpider

Seems like a neat show

RL_Dane,
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@SolusSpider

I've only seen little bits of it.

I'm really interested in his parents' faith journey story arc.

I'll have to stream it sometime.

BrideOfLinux, to random
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Google "strikes back" eh? Getting a little melodramatic, are we not?: Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/google-strikes-back-at-openai-with-project-astra-ai-agent-prototype/

RL_Dane,
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@BrideOfLinux

"Clash of the Douchebags" 😝

joel, (edited ) to Miyoo
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    RL_Dane,
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    @joel

    What's the most recent device it can emulate?

    RL_Dane,
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    @joel

    Oh, that's neat! What about the FOSS alternative, TIC-80?

    RL_Dane,
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    @joel N64?

    RL_Dane,
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    @joel

    Ooooooooooo!

    RL_Dane,
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    @joel

    Ah, ok. Still, there are some sweet PSX games.

    Takes me back to the PSOne I had in 2001-2 with its 5" optional LCD, which I also used as a TV 😝

    BrideOfLinux, to random
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    Cory Doctorow weighs in (I wonder how many people get the historical reference in the headline): Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/big-tech-eu-drop-dead

    RL_Dane,
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    @BrideOfLinux

    I'm afraid I'm not getting the reference, but I'm very curious. :D

    RL_Dane,
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    @BrideOfLinux

    Wow, ok. Just a wee bit before my time. 😁

    SolusSpider, to linux
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    This old dog has learned a new trick keyboarding for .
    There are many types of Apostrophe, & even the descriptions are confusing.
    In the screenshot we see that the apostrophe on your keyboard is coded as U+0027, but the note says that U+2019 is preferred for apostrophe.
    On my system running , to type U+2019 I use the Compose key:
    <Multi_key> <greater> <apostrophe> : "?" U2019 # RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
    Mine is set to Right Alt on my US Keyboard.

    RL_Dane,
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    @SolusSpider

    Pretty sure I can cook up some kind of sed script to auto-correct straight quotes to curly in text files if that would be helpful.

    Actually, that would be a trivial and perfect use of sed.

    RL_Dane,
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    @SolusSpider @royal

    Thank God for Unicode.

    I remember needing special software and special fonts to display other languages, especially right-to-left languages

    Nickiquote, to random
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    Airport design is my passion.

    RL_Dane,
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    @Nickiquote

    That's like a physical manifestation of,
    "Want to contact us? Check out our Facebook and Discord!" 🙄

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