A technology enthusiast, privacy, security and FOSS advocate that specialized in DevOps for companies and individuals across North America and Europe. Founder and operator of Adamsdesk.
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Last Notes npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…7nt7 Thank you Josh for all the years of hard work. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ucup Though I never used the instance I greatly thank you for the dedication and hard work you provided for the community. I hope over time you can heal. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🚨 BOOK BUNDLE DEAL npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq Probably collecting data because they can. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x A very interesting post. I never heard of Tangerine Dream before. I must say they melodies are great. @nprofile…hpkh @nprofile…hy4k @nprofile…7t4r @nprofile…2zfv @nprofile…qnx8 @nprofile…clkd @nprofile…vd7p @nprofile…xd8n @nprofile…gfsf @nprofile…z289 @nprofile…lp8t @nprofile…vaq2 @nprofile…ze5h npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Is It Time To Say Goodbye To Reddit? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…2dm4 I realize and it's plan outright disgusting. Corporate just walks in and destroys our communities and fair competition. @nprofile…yfp8 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🇨🇦 Canadians were promised the Rogers-Shaw deal would benefit all of us. 3 years in, Rogers is falling short on jobs, 5G, prices, and service. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vhj4 Yes I complete understand that frustration. This is one of many reasons why I write such blog posts that are more complete and understandable with an actual outcome. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vhj4 @nprofile…jmg2 I'm already at 56 links for the next issue. 😃 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vhj4 I'm working on it. 😅 @nprofile…jmg2 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…sn48 Congrats! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 Thanks for the shout-out Andreas. ☺️ npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vd7p Nice, I make have some links to update then if they old site is gone. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…rwsn I hope it goes well for you. I too will be moving soon. I'm going to miss this place. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…9zmq Ahh what? I didn't use that font (Fira Sans) and actually I don't think I've heard of it until now. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Discover The Fediverse: The World of Software npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…cgf6 That's is a good one though be aware that GNOME has replaced it with Document Viewer (Papers). I need to do a write up about that. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: The 18 Best Free Open Source PDF Readers of 2024 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Customizing the Font in Firefox Reader View npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ayvj I tried to download Cyd by reading the Linux Instructions, but unfortunately it returned a 404 Not Found. Here's what the download page is linking to. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…3u7p I'm over 400 draft posts. I choose to look at it as a positive that I'm flowing with ideas and I have this opportunity to pick one to publish or start a new one. Not all drafts become a published post. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ahed Is this the mini series you are referring to https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2048-the-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-the-galaxy ? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ahed Well now I would like to see/listen to the mini series and radio series. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ahed Oh okay, I had no idea. Though I would assume the books are better then the movie. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ahed Thank you for the suggestion.I didn't realize there was a dedicated day for this. I've seen the movie, but I've never read the book. I will indeed add the book to my going to read list. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam So dear reader, what might be your favourite Star Trek or science fiction book? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Science Fiction Books of Gratitude npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…wg4w Welcome. Is your profile name by chance referring to Super Dave the TV series, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Dave_(TV_series). npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam The Linux/Unix Default Home Directory Receives An Update npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Opt Out of AI Tracking by Disabling Google Gemini npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…mjz7 Thunderbird filter system is pretty powerful, but I don't believe this is currently possible. There is a way to add a tag, but I don't see a way to remove one. Not to mention how does one even refer to the originating message. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: List of Helpful Mastodon Resources npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq Yes it was annoying. Not to mention the metal in the cases then were bound to cut you up. @nprofile…xlup npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…4pah What desktop environment are you using that hasn't adopted Wayland? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Sorry to hear you're ill. I hope recovery is quick for you. As for the computer, does the diagnostic process include running a SMART test on the problematic drive? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…xlup I use to have the luxury of having two 5.25" drives. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…xlup I used these before they came colour coded. 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: How to Check If Wayland or Xorg Is Being Used npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…9fdp No the blog post states the environment with specific versions. This is for GNOME Shell v3.38.3 and GDM v3.38.3. Even though this is old one could learn from it in order to fixed future versions. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Fix GNOME Display Manager to Auto Start at Boot npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Install Windows 11 Without An Internet Connection npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yfp8 Here is a clickable link for those interested, https://voterprivacy.ca. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Play The Classic 3D Pinball Space Cadet Video Game npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…398a These are great points I entirely agree with. @nprofile…yfp8 @nprofile…4edl npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🇨🇦 Canada's Privacy Act is finally up for review. 40 years is long enough–don't let Ottawa rewrite the rules that govern all public sector agencies without YOU! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…zwnx It's well over due. Microsoft owning the platform is a conflict of interest and harm to FOSS. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jg7p Please look again as I'm referring to Apache OpenOffice not OpenOffice. Apache OpenOffice latest release was on November 2025. Though it is not a popular option it is still an option. Software can be installed in numerous ways, it is up to the user to decide not us. However, there is package repositories for Apache OpenOffice on Arch Linux AUR and FreeBSD though of course it is Unix. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…hpxv Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…3u7p Strange situation to have such a button so accessible. Why a new motherboard and CPU? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…508v This is awful. Yet another reason to stop using such services. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x An internal issue that I'm not sure we will ever understand. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x :blobcatshrug: npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…0st5 That's great, thanks for making me laugh. 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 Congrats on hitting 100! I'm only work on issue 35 of Little Bits, I have quite a ways to go. 😏 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Slice of Life Wallpaper: Part Ten npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x I guess I'm blind as I don't see agents.md. @nprofile…sq2g npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x Unfortunate it doesn't have an open source license. @nprofile…sq2g npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…atnr It looks like Xteink-X4 comments are missing an ending. 😄 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Thank you 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yhqn Well thank you for referencing my post. @nprofile…jmg2 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…zwua Great idea. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…zwua Thanks for making this post. I was not even aware of this. Looks like I need to migrate to Zensical maybe. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Well done! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 I agree and I think of it like this. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Thank you Naty for the shout-out and the compliment. I'm having a tough day and seeing this reminds me why I do what I do. I appreciate it more than you think. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Little Bits Issues npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yhqn Well done and thank you for including my recommendations. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq @nprofile…5ld3 Oh dang, that's sweet. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🚨 Bill C-22 would force every Canadian internet provider, messaging app, and cloud service to build surveillance backdoors & store a year of your private data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US — compromising up to a million people. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…q0hx Happy Birthday! 🎉 I hope you have a good one! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq Oh you're the winner of another one of those sweepstakes 😏 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…y9hu What the heck? I've been searching and I came up empty. States it's open source yet where is the code, docs, etc. ? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…y83d Well said and I agree, all good things take time. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z289 Thanks for the shout out. 😊 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…6v2q It's quite a good and lean distro. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z289 Hey, that's great and wonderful to hear you are enjoying it. I too love that no software is required to use and configure. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…faca An interesting approach that leaves one with endless questions. Can the one review the source code? What does it access online? How does it install GNU/Linux? What GNU/Linux distro does it use? What desktop environment does it use? How does this effects ones security and privacy? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…k7ew Dang man so sorry to hear this happened to you. Glad you are safe and well though. I love your description of "took off like the absolutely clappers". 😆 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Ouch, sorry to hear that. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Review of GNOME Core App Image Viewer (Loupe) npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…nzcs Happy Birthday @nprofile…6jyx! 🎉🎂🎁 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…3qy7 Sounds great. I wish I could attend. @nprofile…x044 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…per4 There is an issue on this but it was closed with no reason that I can find. https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/263 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: WeblogPoMo AMA: Part #2 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Find Your Most Frequently Used Terminal Commands npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: What Happened to the Android Applications of Simple Mobile Tools? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Little Bits Issues npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🇨🇦 Canada's political parties are using Bill C-4 to permanently exempt themselves from basic privacy law. We have days to force the House to accept the Senate’s sunset clause compromise. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…stmg Thank you so much for sharing so openly. This post maybe of help not just to yourself but others as well. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…7nt7 That is amazing and wonderful to see! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Adamsdesk Review of The Year 2025 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…4pah I hope it was relaxing for you. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…53as It was always towards the end you found a bad disk and had to start over. ☹️ npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…l8me UPS for me claimed they tried to delivery and it was refused. No one came all day. No letter was left to pickup either. They just sent the package back. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…a2se Best bet is KeePassXC on Linux and for Android KeePassDX. Then use Syncthing. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…q6rf This should be helpful, https://www.davidrevoy.com/article332/my-tablet-history-log-a-listing-of-all-the-tablet-i-tested-since-2002-update-2023. @nprofile…ujul has been using drawing tablets for years on Linux. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq ouch, sorry your relaxtion was interrupted. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…n7k2 Virt Manager is wonderful to me to do what you are saying. I use it frequently for testing and playing.
