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Last Notes npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: bring back tooting npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: we are now entering into day 3 of near-continuous downtime (there was a short stretch of functionality yesterday) on my #contabo VPS. I have reached out, repeatedly, and have received no answer as to when we might begin to expect service to return npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1lgq…4j6z i'm just regretting that it's no longer the golden age of portable storage imagine the power of holding 128GB in your pocket in 1998! npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: when all of your bills are due on the first, but you don't get paid until the second https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/887/103/620/861/685/original/eb63b58ee983059b.png npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: maybe i like warframe so much because of my affinity for systems. warframe is basically just 35 systems in a trench coat trying to be a video game npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i'm weirdly enough having a general knowledge learning day. so far, i've learned about: top fuel drag racing engine regulations symbiotic arthropods all insects are six-legged arthropods, but not all six-legged arthropods are insects npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1zw2…2aln this is a powerful offering, and i'm hoping it succeeds, but drive is sorely lacking native linux support i'd love to migrate off of dropbox, but the support for live file sync is just not there npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: I can hate-watch cop shows, but I cannot hate-watch cop shows that paint landlords as anything but societal parasites npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: what's your favorite base builder? i'm lamenting the unplayability of arguability my favorite game of all time (ark) due to the weight of mods installed, and i need something that scratches that itch npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: ever notice how tech companies and contemporary churches kinda did the same thing? they both rented out massive warehouse-style buildings, filled them with coffee bars and beanbag chairs, and called them hip and trendy npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: does putting the entire job description into your rich text resume as white text to fool AI filters, count as steganography? asking for a friend npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i got an on-call with about 2 hours left in my rotation. i then went back to sleep, only get woken up about 10 minutes before my alarm by the neighbors' screaming grade schooler i swear the biggest argument against have children is other people's children npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub19j4…w643 i like your funny words magic man things that make me want to give up everything and live in a cabin in the woods npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1fw9…8pcv i personally just let it rip here, seeing as this is my primary instance. i've been called abrasive, rude, and extremist though, so you might be well-advised not doing that npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: are you able to put me in touch with an employer who would consider sponsorship for someone immigrating from the united states? it would be myself and my wife. we're open to live most anywhere, and she's got her master's degree in healthcare admin i've linked my resume here using widely adopted formats for ease of use. any help would be greatly appreciated https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n8f156zdypcgxje6ljrr4/Resume-Revised-for-Public.docx?rlkey=zjqt2n9f08jrkknt4u0q3ul2u&st=1i05yxh5&dl=0 npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i woke up at 3 this morning to go to the office, only to be stopped at the gate because my badge didn't work my company is extremely touchy about security, so it's possible that i'm just up for security review, but surely they wouldn't lock me out of the building in preparation for a shit-canning, and leave my systems access intact, right? npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i just slam my head against the keyboard, roll it back and forth, hit enter, and close the ticket at this rate npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: all i do now is just listen to the late night linux proper podcast and 2.5 admins npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub14fs…qegk no, you dunce, that's not how that works. we were, however, haploid zygotic organisms at one point npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: if life begins at conception, then all men are trans npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: I'm so glad I live in a country where I have the right to pay my fucking healthcare deductible (it's 14 cents less than the cost of care) npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: most of my job nowadays is just closing out tickets and telling people that they have to do them again because I will not fall victim to a security audit i get that it sucks, but thems the breaks npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: he also had a train horn on his truck to more adequately showcase his displeasure at the world around him the sad part was the staggering amount of diversity i got to experience in dallas. i got to interact with people from several different walks of life, and most of them were very nice. it was just the small-minded, ignorant people being loud about their intolerance that set the tone for the trip npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: when i went to visit family, i flew into dallas, texas. the rental car i got had california plates on it. within an hour of arriving in the state, i encountered a gentleman in a lifted ford diesel who has rolling coal and (evidently) very upset that i wasn't driving up the ass of the guy in front of me in the right lane of this residential street. he then proceeded to cut me off, brake check me, pull up next to me at the next red light, and tell me to go back to california texas is xenophobia npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1fem…fugx how does one even get into camera repair? looks super interesting, but the aperture mechanism seems intricate npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: you either die asking for favors without a ticket, or you live long enough to see yourself ask for a ticket number npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: people who use linkedin to find work: there is a trick that i heard about a few weeks back, and i tried it and it worked what you do is, if you have 'open to work' turned on, you turn it off and immediately turn it back on. this registers you as someone who is newly 'open to work' to recruiters and such. i did this, and got pinged by 3 recruiters that same day, which was yesterday 👀 npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: aspen dental is to dentistry as mcdonald's is to restaurants npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: scene: a conversation between myself (sysadmin) and a secops guy. this is concerning an environment of more than 100 linux servers, many of which are locally authenticated and access controlled secops guy: make me a new group! me: where? secops: idk me: what name? secops: idk me: any gid in mind? secops: me: do you need any particular ownership? secops: me: you've got some explaining to do npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: when someone messages you about a ticket that isn't yours 45 seconds before the vpn times out for the day https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/039/649/898/003/430/original/810e0adda4a8987f.png npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: location: Ft. Shantok, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/034/226/248/414/053/original/6ff07348ab162a24.jpeg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/034/229/610/105/773/original/1d6b8308162f25d7.jpeg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/034/240/933/294/517/original/87bc0ac790d04877.jpeg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/034/247/728/194/665/original/c27cf3419235388c.jpeg npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub10qk…v462 it is! but i really want to figure out what goes into a good photo so I can pursue the things I appreciate manually npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: what do you say to a user who submits a ticket with a 10-day SLA and reaches out to heckle you about it the same day they created it npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i finally got my librewolf config cleaned up, turns out that there's some legacy css config that has to happen to remove the top tab bar. it should not be that hard to disable a critical piece of desktop web browsing people! npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: as a millennial midwesterner, AMVs are a significant part of my culture npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: wanna be buds? npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: 1.) my company hasn't replaced the hardware/updated the software for their VPN environment in ages 2.) it's a snowstorm in my area. no one on-site 3.) everyone who usually works on-site is trying to use the VPN 4.) the company is DDoSing itself vacation_time.jpeg npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: anyone wanna be my node/react dad npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: when i eat a costco muffin for breakfast, i have to unhinge my jaw like a snake npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i bought an audi last week, and i think i love this car npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: the seniormost guy on my team of admins is a lot of fun because he genuinely enjoys the work. he's talking about firewall configs in a team meeting and giggling like a schoolgirl i hope we all get to a place where we enjoy our work like that npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: naps don't help when your soul is tired npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: blessed are the cringe, for they will be made based before the squad. and blessed are the beta pilled, for they will be chadmaxxed in the kingdom of the boys npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: Scrum, the agile catalyst for peak profits! Sprints, stand-ups, and client-centricity drive hyper-efficiency. A profit paradigm shift, fusing innovation, adaptability, and stakeholder alignment for unmatched success! now, tell me what scrum is npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i've started listening to audiobooks and reddit stories and as a result, i've forgotten how to read this is problematic, as my job requires proficiency in linux command line npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: my wife has returned to the office, and i'm so utterly lost that i couldn't think of anything to do but make this in kdenlive: https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/415/314/753/611/633/original/f5558a5942d83ce0.mp4 npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: it's the second day after triceps day, and i can't touch my nose maybe i overdid it just a tad npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: if you disapprove of the threat of genocide and perpetration of war crimes by israel against the Palestinian population of Gaza (don't know why you'd approve), maybe you're aware that there are several corporations that back the israeli war machine. maybe you'd like to demonstrate your disapproval to these corporations in the only language they understand: money behave ethically. wield your wallet responsibly https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1vcl…k6t3 I had to rebuild the app due to corrupted cache, but I'll check it when I get home from working out npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: google has decided not to move forward with web DRM yet npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: the good: they're making an avatar game (giant blue people, not firebenders vs world) the bad: ubisoft is publishing it. that'll be $29.99 for that golden loincloth npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i've lost my life to oxygen not included can't recommend it enough npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: time for one of my regular handy tool reposts! ventoy is a USB bootloader similar to rufus and balena etcher, with one key difference: it does not require you to re-flash the USB device every time you want to put a new operating system on it. simply install ventoy onto the device, drop the ISOs into the device, boot from the device, and you'll be presented with a grub-like OS selection screen. you can have all of your live environment tools on one frash drive npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: my work laptop rebooted last night without my consent, and threw out a few important plaintext notes in the process #justwindowsthings npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: day 2 of my new early morning gym routine is done, and tomorrow is a rest day! today was shoulders, biceps and upper back, and yesterday was core, so i'm a bit spent. good time for a rest day npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: when i started using linux based operating systems for desktop, i had to come to terms with the voice in the community shouting ad nauseam that common desktop environments are bloatware and no serious linux enthusiast uses these first of all, false. some of the most technically proficient linux users i know are avid plasma fans or staunch gnome disciples second, it isn't bloatware. if you've got the extra memory, why not use it by making your desktop into something you enjoy looking at? npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1wcu…rwud it was really difficult to convince myself that that's what i wanted to do. before that, i was waking up with just enough time to get to work, so i was already waking up into a situation that i didn't want to be in. putting a big window of time between waking up and going to work changed my morning mindset so completely in such a healthy way. i don't think i'd reasonably ever want to wake up specifically for work ever again npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: the wife and i signed up for a gym! this is part two of modifying my lifestyle to better accommodate being able to appreciate the things that I really enjoy (hiking, camping, scuba, etm.) part one was waking up at 05:30 every workday this past week. i filled that time with simple meditation and doing the things that i would do normally with my free time, but slowly and mindfully. i want to use some of that meditation time to mindfully maintain my body npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i started my book today, another high fantasy coming-of-age story don't roast me npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub12p2…damd i mean, they have team members who have the access they need and could do their work on their behalf, so i'd consider that pseudo access npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: me: wow i haven't seen any porn or anything on the federated timeline this morning, maybe they cleaned it up fediverse: colossal anime tiddies inbound me: that's enough fediverse for today npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub12p2…damd i mean i would assume, but i'm not sure they need to have it if they don't know how to spell it npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: they're asking for pseudo access npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: someone help me, the people at my work are asking for things they don't understand npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: thinking of coming out of retirement on facebook so i can post one-liners like 'fuck da police' and watch my midwest bible belt family explode npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: this was the best morning i've had in a long, long time i think i might be a morning person? weird, i've slept until noon whenever able for most of my life npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: outlast: I'm sorry Miss Jackson (ooh) my wife and I: *deep inhale* I AM FOUR EELS npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i'm watching blender guru tutorials to finally learn 3d design guy: so for your donut, when you have random verteces selected and then do a sharp proportional editing falloff, you get- me: A SHARP DONUT npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1xx4…szrh wait, you are getting this popup in firefox? npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1xx4…szrh it still works on firefox based npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: the drivers in night city are terrible who takes a right turn from the left lane? npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub15c0…hxke users: if you use ublock origin, have you ran into issues using youtube? my wife (fedora based os) was just trying to watch a youtube video and it denied her content because of her use of an ad blocker. it listed a few of them out by name, including ublock, which she was using npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: in an effort to make firefox the cleanest, i'm trying to figure out how to completely remove the tab bar in favor of sidebery for dedicated tab management. has anyone had any success with this? npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: bonjourr is an open source homepage replacement extension for firefox-based web browsers. It offers a privacy-oriented approach to an aesthetically pleasing interface that includes features like time, weather, quick links, notes, and a staggering amount of customization https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/180/163/374/320/695/original/e3a24b949409a993.png npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i've been witnessing employment workshops for people who are having trouble finding employment, and it's inundated with old people don't get me wrong, i love old people. however, these old people will refuse to learn anything that was invented in the last 20 years and then claim that their inability to find work is due to ageism. that's not ageism, that's an unwillingness to grow with your industry. its destructive, as demonstrated by the aforementioned old people npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i have officially started modding games that have no business running on linux in the first place. this has sent me down the rabbit hole for protontricks npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: my wife got out of bed this morning, turned on her linux desktop, opened the zoom link for meetings required for her program, and got into those meetings using the zoom app available to fedora distros with no trouble at all i've wanted this for a long time, and i'm getting to see her experience something new and more stable than windows npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: EVERYONE windows 11 is finally broken enough that my wife is going to let me put linux on her daily driver! right now, given how seamless the setup has been for me, and how confident i am in my ability to configure it in a way that is easy for her to use, i'm putting nobara on it npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1985…hcds that would make sense, there's gotta be a better way to do that though npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: a certain single-board computer manufacturer advertises on one of their models, gigabit (important) ethernet over usb 2.0 with a max throughput of 300Mbps (also important) make that make sense to my tiny walnut brain because i must be missing something npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: anyone know where i could find a list of compatible remotes for use with kde bigscreen? i'm having a hell of a time finding out what hardware i need if i'm gonna achieve my dream of a linux streambox npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: switching from rolling-release distros to point-release distros makes linux feel less like a fun pet project and more like a polished user-friendly product npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: the gaming community is inundated with content creators who cater to a right-wing, reactionary, xenophobic, homophobic, racist fanbase DO: create quality content for a quality community DON'T: put the word 'woke' in every video to drive up clickbait views npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: if you like baldur's gate but hate all the hand holding of [insert weird thing to dislike here], then try kenshi. it's got all of the multi-character micromanagement with none of the [thing] npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1sg8…uzj4 the two are not mutually exclusive. in order to fart through something, you must start by farting into it npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1uv0…48sj whatcha doin with the old stack? 👀 npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: on baldur's gate 3: i've come to the conclusion that the game has no idea how many camping supplies i've actually got npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: @npub1uv0…48sj i just wanted a pet bear! but then i realized that colossus slayer really makes you a damage carry npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: why do i never hear about the ranger builds in bg3? i swear the level 5 damage boost only gets bigger for rangers with hunter's mark npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: steam is now just a launcher for baldur's gate 3 npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: so, i'm in the middle of strenuous saving for a family vacation. i don't really have any discretionary money for games or hobbies to speak of and my BROTHER IN LAW JUST GIFTED ME BALDUR'S GATE 3 i don't really practice any religion, but i really just want to wish blessings and good fortune on him and his whole house i teared up npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i fucking hate the united states military npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: i haven't played #destiny2 in years, due mostly to the dev's hostile reaction to proton and steam-play compatibility fixes. seems like i'm only missing shameless cash grabs and microtransaction hell npub1u7ljkpnfvyyeq8cgwn9yt06vx8fd4srlksdp7a4528rduqdtyyyqvr46dn dan :linux: :kdenew: my company is making layoffs, and as the junior member of my team, my head is on the chopping block. if you or anyone you know needs a linux admin with proficiency in virtualization, license management, and network config, please point them in my direction or point me in theirs boosts greatly appreciated