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#274 Fancy Statistics
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/11/twig-274/
Playing around sending signed Knit messages over GMRS radio with the BTECH GMRS Pro 😀
@getknit This is cool to see. Over the past few days, I've been thinking about this.
People have different off-grid messaging systems that don't talk to each other, so letting Knit be a bridge would be cool.
The kids have all moved out and so we sleep much better. We retain the master bedroom for sex and wardrobes. We've each taken one of the kids' rooms for actually sleeping in because he likes the window open while it's snowing and I'm not a bear.
@fesshole nailed it
We need a fourth option somewhere between software, firmware and hardware. Flimsware?
@TheBreadmonkey frothware
RE: https://chaos.social/@grote/117365691331830046
Today, F-Droid 2.0 is finally rolling out to existing users as a recommended upgrade as well. While I considered it ready a long time ago, everyone else in the @fdroidorg team had to be convinced of that as well. #fdroid
@grote Very nice work that brings things to the 21st century, congratulations!
(Almost) ready to turn my beloved MacBook Air 2013 - which is gathering dust on a shelf - into a #Linux laptop.
Only problem: multiple people might have swayed me to pick Arch Linux as the distro. #ArchLinux!!! I know NOTHING but from all the Linux memes I've seen over the years, I've always been intimidated by it.
Debating whether to go with it or #Mint or #Ubuntu. Thoughts?
Edit / update: it's now a toss-up between Mint and Fedora. I may try Arch on my Raspi4
@_elena mint. It has some foibles but it works and it easier to fix than the non deterministic mess that is Arch.
Background : ran Arch, decided my time was more valuable and infinitely better with a working machine. Switched to Mint.
@Edent got it! I'm not going to create a dual boot, but just wipe the drive and have Linux on it...
@_elena @Edent Several of the Linux distros like MX, & probably Fedora or Ubuntu will handle drivers for Mac if you install with ethernet connection during install process. Some installs you have to be sure and use correct checkboxes, some you need to copy drivers from Mac OS before upgrade or get them elsewhere. Usually it is just drivers for Wifi, bluetooth, and sometimes audio because they are proprietary w Mac & some distros strict about default being no proprietary software just FOSS
Humble Bundle vibe-code update breaks all user security
Remove your payment details RIGHT NOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABMRacL_4Bw&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20261113-humble-bundle-vibe-code-update-breaks-all-user-security - podcast
time: 4 min 37 sec
https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/11/13/humble-bundle-vibe-code-update-breaks-all-user-security/ - blog post
@davidgerard How do I remove payment details? I can't find any relevant options in the account settings.
So I looked and indeed found a vibecoded plugin for Mattermost that should do what I want: https://github.com/bed42/mattermost-reply-in-channel-plugin
Ofc I/someone who knows go should actually look at it before installing (like with human written code, amirite) buy now it's there...
(Not vibecoding but using hivecode feels a bit like dumpster diving.)
Maciej Makuła
boosted
Holy shit. Made the mistake is listening to this official news conference. This does NOT instill confidence. Most of this sounds like Stalin-like ass kissing. Then they turn it into a $50bil ask. They open up saying they don't know the causes, but it is not related to Outlook or cyberattacks, but when pressed, they can't actually confirm it was not cyberattacks. They blame legacy infrastructure that is not Trump's fault. They thank Trump more for his leadership. Lol, wtf is this shit?
Sometimes I have a student who has to work much harder than their peers just to keep up with the mathematics. It could be that they have less experience with math, it could be that math is difficult for them, but it can be discouraging to work as hard or harder than everyone else and just get a C-
It can make you feel really small and not very smart. Even if objectively you know that isn't really true.
For those who have been that student what helped you to keep going?
@futurebird
I like to remind people that it's more important to compare your current self against you in the past - how far have you come? Rather than comparing yourself to others, who are on different journeys than you are.
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I've created a 'private' folder on my computer containing a video of 'Never Gonna Give You Up' - just so that, if my laptop ever needs repairing, I can tell the computer repair shop not to look in that folder.
@fesshole ask someone to show you how to create a temp new user for the shop
@trans_lykanthropie What's wrong with tech wafers?
@flesh@gts.fleshcraft.tech @trans_lykanthropie@meow.social
Waf! Right now
@_elena @veronica most important thing is just to give it a go! All Linux distributions have pros and cons and the joy is exploring them. (I'm guilty of distro hopping on an old laptop I have just to see what they're like)
If you're interested in what each distro looks and feels like https://distrosea.com/ is worth checking out before you commit to installing something.
@ddiluted1 @veronica oooooog great link, thank you!
I'm super familiar with Ubuntu because I have it on my Raspberry Pi (which I use as a desktop system). But will explore all the distros now!
@sun if you prepared your loved ones to figuring out incidental details of the latest update of whatever software you need to use, you never really loved programming and you're a meat proxy.
