Linux in a Bit 🐧

https://linuxrocks.online/@Linux_in_a_Bit

👋Hi, I'm Aaron, nice to meet you!
📽️ I (sometimes) make videos on the internet that vaguely resemble good content.
📸 I also sometimes do little photography experiments.
🐧Of course I run Linux, it's in the name :)
🦣 I wanted to try out Mastodon about 3 years ago, and I ended up here. Never used Birdsite!

Alt: [@Linus_in_a_Bit](https://mstdn.social/@Linus_in_a_Bit )

Hashtags for https://fediverse.info/: #fedi22 #linux #tech #foss #floss #technology #opensource #privacy #nobridge #nobot

Website: https://b2server.codeberg.page/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/linuxinabit
PeerTube: [@[email protected]](https://diode.zone/video-channels/linux_in_a_bit )
Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#linux-in-a-bit:matrix.org

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2024-07-08 00:15:14

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And those that tell you that part of art can be skipped are the most destructive of them all.

2024-07-05 04:22:11

Someone suggested 'forced-decision' telemetry where you are forced to make a decision as to whether or not you want it, with no default selected. :thinking:
:blobwizard: Here's how that would work:
:ablobcatwave: Would you like to help out our project by providing us with fully anonymized error reports, usage information, and crash logs?

2024-06-26 00:03:55

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Ok people, make up your minds, I can't use all 3 browsers...
That's not how this was supposed to work! :blobcatsurprised:

2024-06-23 07:07:35

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So the “Before Breakfast” option probably fits, you’re still doing it before you eat your first meal that day :blobcatthink:

2024-06-23 01:12:44

:thinking: When do you brush your teeth in the morning/after you wake up?

2024-06-22 16:11:52

You all should think of accessibility for colorblind people (I'm not but just saying). Use the "bars with scale" option :ablobcatattention:
#showyourstripesday (also a bit late, sorry 'bout that)
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/660/664/293/337/243/original/eef28c21c30ecae6.png

2024-06-22 16:03:42

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I get that. :blobcatcoffee:
I do hope you can figure *something* out though, manual PeerTube upload isn't that hard, it's mostly just copy-pasting from the YouTube upload info.

2024-06-22 00:47:15

*Reading random article about Tesla-related things* :ablobcatcoffee:
"Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment; it has dissolved its press office."
Oh boy! He's at it again :blobcatgooglytrash:

2024-06-21 15:16:50

Ah, so when *Microsoft* causes minor app incompatibilities it's ok, but when Linux does it while simultaneously giving you a much better user experience it's "unusable"? :blobcatgooglytrash:
What is this hypocrisy!?! :ablobcatgrumpy:
https://www.techspot.com/news/103487-samsung-warns-app-incompatibility-qualcomm-pcs-despite-microsoft.html

2024-06-21 04:51:10

Just randomly discovered the Ozobot Ari. :blobthinkingeyes:
I was just staring blankly at my pile of tech boxes and thought, since Anki died, I wonder how Ozobot is doing...
Turns out they just revealed a new one 6 hours ago and I'm one if the first 50 or so people to see it. :blobcatwut:
Nobody can top Cozmo though. :blobcatadorable:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PwwADLBprJU

2024-06-21 01:58:39

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Also this:
https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop/pull/588

2024-06-21 01:49:34

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Should've switched to Budgie :blobcat3csmirk:
In all seriousness though, you should really try it.
It's like Gnome's more relaxed, cooler, and less annoying older brother. :thinkergunsunglasses:
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/

2024-06-21 01:44:54

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No, but it can play 4K Netflix in HDR while also (bonus feature!) giving you long lasting neck, back, and eye problems! :yay:
(/s ofc)

2024-06-20 19:57:30

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Wayland is cool. The code seems fairly solid at this point, although there are still some deficiencies to be fixed up.
We have stopped using X, and are now actively building applications on Wayland. Anyone else using X should seriously consider switching. This is not the ultimate window system, but I believe it is a good starting point for experimentation.

2024-06-20 04:39:34

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Their website isn't HTTPS.
I'm not gonna use a browser that can't even manage to get a TLS certificate in 2024.

2024-06-20 04:37:19

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Well yeah, that's what I'm using right now, but I'm not gonna wait until the floor falls out from under them.
(sorry about the deletion, I accidentally hit Delete & Redraft)

2024-06-20 04:35:34

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https://linuxrocks.online/@Linux_in_a_Bit/112646558944764599

2024-06-20 04:34:48

Hey, so what browser should I switch to?
I haven't thought about this in forever, but seeing the recent @npub1rvd…m6kr news, I figure I might as well jump ship now. It's not like their organization is going to get any better, and the bad news keeps on coming.

2024-06-20 04:21:21

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/
So @npub1rvd…m6kr bought a company that does "privacy-preserving digital advertising" founded by former Meta/Facebook execs. :blobcat_thisisfine:
:blobthinkingeyes: The only thing keeping Mozilla from complete and utter annihilation is Firefox not being based on Chromium or WebKit.
That's it.
I am going to say this with every ounce of respect I have left for Mozilla as an organization:
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/646/553/877/532/582/original/db34a67825e74b6b.mp4

2024-06-19 23:48:17

I wanna see something :blobcatthink:
Which one are you?

2024-06-19 23:17:09

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Also remember that children can very much be old enough to understand how absolutely screwed up the current anti-privacy legislation is.
Remember:
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as, "A human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."

2024-06-19 23:12:38

Government: Think of the children! :blobcatgooglytrash:
Children: But we don't want that! What you're trying to do is VERY BAD. :ablobfoxbongo:
Government: Don't actually *listen* to the children, they don't know what they're talking about. :blobcatpolice:

2024-06-19 05:31:03

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"Turantula Hawk" sounds like something that should only be found in a remote part of Australia.

2024-06-19 05:17:07

"One of the most damaging attacks to the reputation of a prominient privacy activist is a fabricated affiliation with a large world government."
- Edward Rainburrow

2024-06-18 19:50:14

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Update because if I edit that post it'll reset the poll:
If you have two, pick the one you use to write code (sorry I didn't make that clear 😅 )

2024-06-18 19:49:35

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I should've clarified.
I meant *code* editor.

2024-06-18 05:03:30

:ablobcatattentionreverse: WEEK LONG text editor poll STARTING NOW :ablobcatattention:
:blobcatpolice: Y'all better make up your minds on this.
I want good data (no alt accounts pls). :blobcatsanta:
Vote for whichever category your preferred editor fits best in. :blobcatverified:

2024-06-17 17:00:51

“They don’t teach you about taxes in school” people should’ve tried this thing called “Consumer Education”. In Illinois at least, it’s been a state-wide requirement since 1967. :blobcatthink:
https://www.isbe.net/Documents/consumer_ed09.pdf#page42

2024-06-17 00:59:35

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Ah, nope.
It was just the Mastodon URL preview DDoS thing again :blobcatgooglytrash:

2024-06-17 00:28:38

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Also apparently my satire of Stallman's non-satire had 1000 visits? :blobcat0_0:
https://pastebin.com/AfBH6NsB

2024-06-16 20:18:39

How did *just now* learn that the GNU/Linux copypasta was actually written by Richard Stallman himself? :stallman_thaenkin:
I honestly thought it was satire :blobcat_thisisfine:

2024-06-16 18:03:24

Just a reminder that the AD-bomination that is Google is not just bad for the user; it's effectively killing the thousands of small independant media outlets that create(ed) some of the last decent content on the internet.
https://retrododo.com/google-is-killing-retro-dodo/

2024-06-16 16:21:30

1. Ad click-through rates are generally about 3%, a particularly successful one can reach 6%.
2. This has not changed since the late 1990s.
The main thing advertisers and marketers have learned from the internet is just how ineffective chosen their trade is. Their response has been to hide that fact and make laughable claims about how being forced to view their parasitic noise "protects users". Which gives us yet another reason to despise ads.
Shortened quote from @CaraesNaur on YouTube

2024-06-16 06:17:30

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:ablobcatattentionreverse: SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARIES PEOPLE!!! :ablobcatattention:
(sorry for shouting, but it’s important)

2024-06-16 06:13:57

For when you get into an argument about which AC power connector is better:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Comparison_of_standard_types
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/624/352/347/367/856/original/28be8e96425d604e.mp4

2024-06-16 05:44:21

There were these things called libraries, which let you borrow DVDs, later Blu-Rays, and sometimes even actual video games and play them for free without ads! Not to mention the fact that you could borrow eBooks written down on paper for free too!
There was even this thing called antenna TV, which let you watch shows and sometimes movies for free, and there were these things called DVRs which let you record these shows and movies, then skip the ads!
Never forget what streaming took from us.

2024-06-16 03:08:55

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/06/14/new-wi-fi-takeover-attack-all-windows-users-warned-to-update-now/
Jokes on you…

2024-06-15 23:01:26

:blobcat_thisisfine: What the heck is this disgusting new YouTube layout they're testing??? 🤮
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/622/647/706/689/650/original/855362dc3a020ae0.png

2024-06-15 22:57:41

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Gosh that's insane, we've been having 80 degree weather up here and even that is almost unbearable...
(40 C and 27 C for those not in the US)

2024-06-14 20:52:48

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I've been asking people for reviews for a long time, but for some reason there's only reviews with actual pictures or videos about the older Mk.4 laptop and other random no-name Linux tablets (which I don't want, can't buy, or don't trust)

2024-06-14 20:49:57

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The fact that these guys don't have a Mastodon account is actually shocking, but here's an image I found from their other socials.
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/616/468/105/595/073/original/52e9ff2121dc52b0.png

2024-06-14 20:43:30

:blobthinkingeyes: Guess what?
That Star Labs StarLite tablet just got active stylus support! :ablobcatattention:
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/616/432/542/231/874/original/0ad1f2bcd80ce98d.png

2024-06-14 19:18:51

"A 19-year-old Canadian was accused of unauthorized use of a computer service for downloading public records from a government website."
Ah yes, the world *definately* needs more of that government bs. (/s)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/if-not-amended-states-must-reject-flawed-draft-un-cybercrime-convention

2024-06-13 22:57:25

Victor Miller is a mayoral candidate in Cheyenne, Wyoming promising to let 'AI' govern in their place if elected.
"I realized that this entity is way smarter than me..."
You don't have to say it Victor, I can tell.
(Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/wyoming-mayoral-candidate-wants-to-govern-by-ai-bot/)

2024-06-13 03:27:04

:blobcatpolice: How is this so good, and why the heck isn't there a sequel yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyYHWkVWQ4o
https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=qyYHWkVWQ4o
Oh, because they made a game. Right. :blobcat3csmirk:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1597080/Killer_Bean/

2024-06-12 02:09:56

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As long as it's laser and not inkjet, you'll be fine :blobcatsanta:

2024-06-11 03:31:27

You know Gemini? Like the protocol, not the Google thing?
Yeah that.
What if that was fully peer to peer and worked over LoRa. Wouldn't that be neat?
https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet
https://reticulum.network/manual/index.html
Yes, I'm still working on that Reticulum video and write-up. It's coming Soon™

2024-06-11 03:10:07

According to a recent journal article entitled "ChatGPT is bullshit", creators of LLMs like OpenAI are bullshitters, "[ChatGPT] is nonetheless a bullshit machine. The bullshitter is the person using it, since they (i) don’t care about the truth of what it says, (ii) want the reader to believe what the application outputs" (Hicks 7).
Works Cited
Hicks, Michael Townsen, et al. “Chatgpt is bullshit.” Ethics and Information Technology, vol. 26, no. 2, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5.

2024-06-11 02:32:06

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Ah, I see now, you have to open the post so it's the focused one for some reason :blobcatthink:
This feels sub-optimal.

2024-06-11 02:31:04

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Wait now it's not for some of them???
Wut :blobcatwut:

2024-06-11 02:29:56

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Oh, I'm actually blind... It was to the right of the edit button?
:blobcatgooglyshrug:

2024-06-11 02:28:33

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Really? I couldn't find it in the menu, there was only an option to edit...

2024-06-10 23:41:27

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You can move icons wherever you want on the homescreen like Android now.
iPads get a calculator.
That’s about it.

2024-06-10 23:37:12

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Nevermind, it’s unusable.
Can’t delete posts.

2024-06-10 20:01:58

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(Also can't afford, but we don't talk about that part)

2024-06-10 20:00:04

I was about to watch wwdc but then realized I didn't want to watch an hour long infomercial about products I neither want, need, nor care about.

2024-06-10 19:37:00

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Correct, I didn't explain that because I was trying to make a quick summary (and typing on a phone is annoying).

2024-06-10 05:28:50

@npub1lce…6aaz Is pretty neat, I think I might use it for a while…
I do wish there was a desktop client so I could replace Tuba, but Electron kinda stinks so idk :ablobcatcoffee:

2024-06-09 04:27:18

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Will they be perfect enough to run a GUI?

2024-06-09 03:54:09

:blobcatthink: How long do you think it will take for somebody to get Linux working with a GUI on those new laptops with Qualcomm chips once they release?

2024-06-07 21:44:23

Everyone kept making jokes about Microsoft Recall coming to Linux, but then somebody actually did it. :blobcatgooglytrash:
https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/577/048/506/358/486/original/3b52e67c34b68c87.jpg

2024-06-07 21:25:13

All jokes about Microsoft Recall coming to Linux aside, https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall

2024-06-07 00:27:13

Gotta love monitors that sit on your desk, rarely move, and don't have to be thin or light but somehow still manage to come with a separate external power brick like I'm some sort of cable management genius :blobcat_thisisfine:

2024-06-06 02:24:14

You know something's gonna be good when you discover it through your RSS reader :ablobcatwave:

2024-06-05 00:10:51

https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/560/628/974/580/831/original/8bb2b40eae8babe6.png

2024-06-04 21:38:51

"I don't think that they're going to have [a Wayland-only release] done by Q3 or Q4 but that's a very ambitious goal."
- @npub1eur…upha
We're only half way through Q2 and he's already dog-fooding Wayland. :blobthinkingeyes:
https://joshuastrobl.social/@me/112554254307886244
I think it might actually happen... :ablobcatrave:

2024-06-04 20:25:09

Shocker.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170305/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-screenshots-security-privacy-issues

2024-06-04 12:29:02

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Cloudflare is like a credit card.
A tool thay can *really* screw you over if you don't use it right and only sortof helps you if you do.

2024-06-02 23:36:26

Why did @npub1wfe…w0av remove that "Other Apps by <developer>" thing?

2024-06-01 20:06:38

The one problem I've ever had with Flatpak is that GPU compute features are not handled well *at all*.
Is that a known issue?

2024-05-31 21:23:28

How to instantly kill any goodwill your customers had for you as a company:
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2027980

2024-05-30 06:51:51

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Come on now, they can't just make it like Android :blobcat3csmirk:

2024-05-29 22:51:40

Why are y'all protesting on foot?
Doing it in cars and gridlocking the ENTIRETY OF DC is MUCH more effective. :blobcatgiggle:
https://linuxrocks.online/system/media_attachments/files/112/526/345/465/890/626/original/15c158d981fd924e.jpg

2024-04-23 02:36:22

"Thank goodness Windows has security by obscurity, it could never fall victim to anything as bad as XZ!"
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/kremlin-backed-hackers-exploit-critical-windows-vulnerability-reported-by-the-nsa/