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  Desktop Linux needs better ways of managing environment variables. They are everywhere. Both Steam and KDE Plasma should have nicer UIs for them. Like Firefox's about:config, but for environment variables. #Linux #Steam #KDE #Plasma #Firefox

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  I somewhat agree with @torvalds@social.kernel.org on his recent AI statement. LLMs for programming tasks are useful - for the time being. Are they economically viable? Probably not. Are they sustainable? Hell no. Are they copyright infringement? Most likely. But this is not what Torvalds is talking about. This guy just wants to make his Kernel better. I fully expect LLM providers to enshittify the living hell out of these things to recoup their insane investments. They won't stay useful....

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  Which item of everyday life has generally improved compared to when you were younger? For example: I find scissors in general have gotten a lot better. ✂️ #AskFedi

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  I just went "early swimming" for a discount at the local pool. 🏊🏻‍♂️ I did 500 meters and a little extra and it felt really good. I think I finally found my preferred form of exercise. Getting out of bed at 6 AM for it will remain a challenge, though.

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  Imagine taking a nap, but after sunset for about eight hours. 😳

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  I finally went ahead and migrated my Mastodon to NixOS so I can finally update it again. Same for Synapse. This took a while. Writing NixOS configs is just as time consuming as writing configuration the first time, but now I hopefully have a long-lived solution. 🙏🏻

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  Self-hosting is awesome, but boy is it ever time consuming.

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  This is such a ridiculously random game. WTF. #GERPAR

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  @SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange ohhh... this one took a minute 😅

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  @element@mastodon.matrix.org I hope all this work with the public sector will make you guys enough money so you can keep improving the Matrix/Element experience for the general public. Don't forget us! 🙏 As much as I would love to message my local government from my own self-hosted Matrix homeserver, I don't think they would ever federate with me. 😅 Can you comment on that?

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  My neurologist advised that I should try EEG Neurofeedback. Unfortunately public health insurance doesn't cover it. Well, I'm just going to DIY it. I just ordered an open source Neurofeedback device with some electrodes. https://www.olimex.com/Products/EEG/OpenEEG/EEG-SMT/open-source-hardware Everything costed me just under 200 €, which is roughly the cost of a single session. I'm by no means a trained professional, but I think I can make up for it with unlimited free...

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  I made a little very specific program that you probably only need if you are me. I keep getting sidetracked during work. With nobody to judge me and nothing to interrupt my tangents I do a lot of interesting things throughout the day but none of them are the work I am supposed to do. This little message will pop up at regular time intervals and ask me if I'm doing work right now. I have to answer honestly. The time interval is shortened/lengthened based on my answer. #ADHD #Work #Focu...

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  RE: https://ma.fellr.net/@fell/116521490289046786 Meanwhile, I found the perfect solution: @planifyapp Planify supports reccurring tasks and is just overall pretty nice. I use it to work through a daily checklist and keep track of weekly and monthly tasks. It also works really well as a scratchpad for other little backlog todos. It's getting a ton of great updates recently. It really encourages you to think about *when* you plan to do something. That really helps me a lot. #CalDAV...

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  As a KDE Plasma user, I was always jealous of some of the nicer GNOME apps. Recently I realised that I don't need to be. I can run GNOME apps on KDE Plasma just fine! Sure, they look a little different, but they work just as they would on GNOME. 🗳️ Do you mix apps from different desktops? (If no option applies to you, please comment instead) #Linux #DesktopLinux #LinuxDesktop #GNOME #KDE #Plasma #LinuxApps #AskFedi #Poll

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  It's so sad. With CalDAV we have a really nice open protocol for syncing events, todos and notes. The protocol, which is technically more of a file format (iCalendar) even supports quite complex reccurence rules and even things like recurring tasks. Unfortunately, client (and server) applications usually only implement a subset of what's possible. Know some good ones? Let me know! #CalDAV #iCalendar #ics #Calendar #PIM #LinuxApps

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  To anyone trying to buy a Steam Controller right now: If you get an error message just keep clicking! I just got one after ~100 mouse clicks. #Steam #SteamController #Controller #Valve

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  Is anyone else just tired of messaging, in general? I avoid to open instant messenger apps lately because reading and replying to messages from friends and family just takes so much energy.

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  The annoying thing in Windows that re-enables unpopular settings is called "User Choice Protection Driver" (UCPD.sys) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQUYh4iKsB0 It's original intent was well-meaning: Prevent apps from messing with user defaults, like the browser or installing unwanted extensions or toolbars. Linux doesn't have any of this, AFAIK. Malicious software could change all sorts of user defaults. This could become a real problem with its growing popularity. 🤔 #Win...

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  How is it that my dinky little x86 HTPC boots up faster from fully off than the average streaming stick or smart TV needs to wake up from standby? 🤔

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  @TechConnectify My evening is secured. 🥤 📺

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  KDE Partition Manager just nuked my fucking work drive. I have a backup, but WTF.

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  @element@mastodon.matrix.org @bsky.app @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org But does it federate? 🧐

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  If Apple is making cheap laptops now, that means they are already planning to introduce other revenue sources, like subscriptions. Mark my words.

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  @Edmonds_Scanner@universeodon.com I'd like to commission an artist to interpret the owl of fading memory.

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  @sako@mastodon.gamedev.place That looks soo nice! Downloading right now. Would you like any feedback? If so, what kind?

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  The missing feature mentioned in this article is Windows Hello. Okay. I do agree that it would be nice to authenticate with a Linux desktop using the webcam. https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-replace-windows-with-linux #Linux #Windows

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  @DrewNaylor@mastodon.online There is an open feature request which also mentions a workaround if you haven't seen it: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=149142

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  @thejessiekirk@ohai.social You mean like Windows 7 then? The new one in Linux Mint 22.3 is pretty nice. Linux Mint is also Ubuntu-based.

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  @opensuse@fosstodon.org When I was little, my dad usually supplied me with hand-me-down computers from his programming business. At one point, he told me about how Windows was an operating system and there is this other completely free operating system called Linux. He gave me a CD with what must've been SUSE 9.0 or 10.0. I spent countless hours playing around with it, but ultimately switched back to Windows. I returned later for another attempt with Ubuntu 8.04 and finally made the switch t...

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  @demofox@mastodon.gamedev.place It's super cool, but appears to be Windows-only. If anyone knows an alternative that works on Linux let me know.