Dekks Herton

[ Thinkpad Collector / Emacs User / 60s Car Fan / UK ]

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2026-05-13 08:18:49 GMT

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off gnome back to i3 tiling window manager

2026-05-13 07:13:28 GMT

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T1200 ~ 4/5 years old
But the big thing is i'll be back on #i3

2026-05-12 19:35:25 GMT

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Ahh maybe i installed it as legacy bios on the yoga 380
as existing hw prices are unreal a m8 bought a very well looked after work Thinkpad P15 Gen 2 on the cheap for me so wondering what to install on it & how to get fwupd & nivdia drivers on it. Debian would be an option its not cutting edge so trixie should cover all the hw by now

2026-05-12 19:21:48 GMT

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yeah i get the security is less than perfect but fwupd desn't seem to work on non sb installs

2026-05-12 18:59:46 GMT

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its either that or lotsa refs to academic papers if i search
My google-fu is broken
what os you running the bunker on these days? Do most distros boot these days on secure boot?

2026-05-12 18:47:13 GMT

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is the wkipedia page on language based security kosher?

2026-05-12 18:39:26 GMT

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how did they meet your criteria?

2026-05-12 18:34:07 GMT

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managed language systems is new

2026-05-12 18:26:19 GMT

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interesting, a localised LLM on a laptop curated for a language ie ruby on opensourced training data could be a boon for programming if used appropriately. why we need these data centers is beyond me
re decompling sounds like IBMs mocro kernels ideas in 80s & 90s

2026-05-12 18:15:01 GMT

@npub1326…gzqx
so what stunning plans have you cooking up in the lispi bunker of late?

2026-05-12 18:12:55 GMT

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it'll always be the the way if the ppl at the bottom of the wealth tree are the ones who HAVE to take the hit & orange idiots drill baby drill

2026-05-12 18:04:22 GMT

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the ban on sending tyres to africa & asia to be dumped rather than recycled (expensive) caused a few matches to drop where they shouldn't

2026-05-12 18:01:22 GMT

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we've had a spate of landfill fires in the UK. usually illegal dumping of tyres involved.

2025-12-04 18:54:34 GMT

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wonder if #ada fits into #emacs

2025-12-04 12:54:13 GMT

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SPARK maybe but isnt ada ecosystem fractured & suffers like cobol
a friend has a nice gig teaching new cobol to programmers updating legacy cobol

2025-12-04 12:46:11 GMT

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Even COBOL-2023

2025-12-04 12:41:48 GMT

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books or parents ?

2025-12-04 12:39:13 GMT

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Buried under VBasic manuals 🤨