Posts by topher@mastodon.online
(DIR) Post #AWeaqBOlwmlyPNVVZo by topher@mastodon.online
2023-06-13T16:11:10Z
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@lowqualityfacts Monumentally relieved that it isn't just me!
(DIR) Post #AXEGGg8kTZWWftpMjA by topher@mastodon.online
2023-06-30T20:51:08Z
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@fosserytech Can confirm LMDE is fantastic. I still prefer to start with a minimal Debian install and just add in the minimum packages needed, pinning only the few I use to LinuxMint repos, but have played around plenty with their official ISOs as well and have them in use on a few machines too.@nikomat
(DIR) Post #AXExZElelZZPJO7dJY by topher@mastodon.online
2023-07-01T05:14:08Z
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@grammargirl This might explain why the video I watched last week detailing the layout of all the decks on RMS Titanic was oddly in Spanish.I mean, I just watched it in Spanish, because why not? But it did seem odd because nothing from the title or description would have suggested it would be, and all the text on slides within the actual video was in English.Waaay more sense now.
(DIR) Post #AYexNNEwRYbUvXasgi by topher@mastodon.online
2023-08-11T00:42:38Z
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Funny how people always go with the classic,"If you're not doing anything wrong, you should have nothing to hide."over a far more sensible:"If I'm not doing anything wrong, you should have no reason to spy on me."#privacy #surveillance
(DIR) Post #AYzgsKyhzPcZ81SFFo by topher@mastodon.online
2023-08-19T22:05:46Z
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Newcomers to #Mastodon I promise if you are patient and give this place a chance you will find tons of value here. No, it's not the same as the X-crement you're accustomed to on TwitterThat's very much intentional.Be patient, give yourself a moment to adjust and learn the ropes, and while I can't promise what you will or won't like, I can at least say I'm reasonably confident that you will discover you far prefer it here.#TwitterMigration
(DIR) Post #AYzgsM2e2GMcQWIu1o by topher@mastodon.online
2023-08-19T22:23:50Z
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What to expect on #Mastodon Goofy nerds constantly sharing their ridiculously awesome projectsA continuous flow of amazing artwork and photographyBadass pictures of mushrooms and moss ( just follow #mushtodon and #mosstodon )Legendary experts you can admire and learn from Lots of jabs and schadenfreude when big tech does big stupids#TwitterMigration
(DIR) Post #AZAmJYM10FR2wQiD7Q by topher@mastodon.online
2023-08-28T00:03:07Z
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@jackivan88 In fairness, the number of spreadsheet documents MS Excel has spontaneously irrecoverably corrupted on me vs. the number LibreOffice has are far from equal.If I had something critically important I needed to do and couldn't afford to lose or go wrong, I would still trust Excel over LibreOffice without even a moment of hesitation.This from a FOSS and Linux desktop user of many years.Maybe if we spent more attention to productivity apps, not changing GNOME UI...@lightweight
(DIR) Post #AZAmJa9gJ4l2WkxOAi by topher@mastodon.online
2023-08-28T00:08:10Z
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@jackivan88 Take GNOME Evolution, for example.The groupware client that would be pretty much essential in any business setting using FOSS instead of Microsoft or other commercial platforms.I happen to know Redhat has a solitary person dedicated to maintaining it.One.And yet meanwhile, how many resources has GNOME spent disruptively overhauling their entire UI, stripping away all common, intuitive features an everyday person knows to sit down and interface with a computer?@lightweight
(DIR) Post #AZBd3KPiMOdUdxahJA by topher@mastodon.online
2023-08-28T02:13:27Z
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@dgar What? The eggs are already cracked! That's cheating!
(DIR) Post #AZV79CxJSgSnTQjz0q by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-06T20:02:11Z
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@BrodieOnLinux I like the security advantages Wayland offers. The sketchy free-for-all X11 socket is one of the primary reasons I don't feel thoroughly safe using Linux for desktop, and currently have over 20 separate physical computers going to compartmentalise sensitive things.What I don't like is that it effectively forces me to use either GNOME or KDE, both of which I really, really, really don't like. 🤷
(DIR) Post #AaEW7b8dJUZZrU56ps by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-28T17:20:09Z
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Mozilla released #Firefox 118.0.1 and ESR 115.3.1 to address CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in libvpxhttps://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-44/I suppose I'll follow the Linux distro packages again for this one so I guess follow this thread or whatever 😂#security #cve20235217 #libvpx
(DIR) Post #AaEW7c9NYClP05RDdY by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-28T17:28:08Z
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#Firefox on both #Flatpak and #Snap is already updated to 118.0.1 addressing CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in libvpxMake sure you are running 118.0.1 or update ASAP. Tracking of traditional distro packages will continue throughout this thread as they arrive in various repositories (both Firefox and libvpx, along with Chromium builds not linked dynamically to the system lib - e.g. #linuxmint)https://flathub.org/apps/org.mozilla.firefoxhttps://snapcraft.io/firefox#Linux #security #cve20235217 #libvpx
(DIR) Post #AaH7wnmi8gbqTN1hbM by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-29T23:57:25Z
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@lowqualityfacts Probably the best tasting part of it, anyways.
(DIR) Post #AaHLz04unkVOXQU3OK by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-30T02:13:19Z
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When you pull something out of a dumpster and repair it yourself, that's one fewer sale contributing towards the profits of some greedy corporation selling another deliberately short-lived product assembled by the hands of sweatshop labourers from materials acquired through environmentally destructive mining and extraction of even more rare earth metalsWant to be a rebel? Want to stick it to greedy enshittified waste #capitalism?Learn to repair things.#repair #enshittification #environment
(DIR) Post #AaOh1dzEqsUK2EeM9Q by topher@mastodon.online
2023-10-03T15:33:22Z
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@lowqualityfacts I do kind of really want to know what dogs understand about wind, because the times I've had to take Buddherton outside during storms he just kind of stands there with the wind blowing his beard back tightly against the sides of his face and stands there cluelessly staring into it - in the middle of a hurricane 🤷
(DIR) Post #AaVnPOV2bb5OqHoJsW by topher@mastodon.online
2023-10-07T01:48:00Z
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@lowqualityfacts At least, an AI wouldn't know how to wear a suit that well!
(DIR) Post #Aafrd5ZjtwvruEeuum by topher@mastodon.online
2023-10-11T20:23:11Z
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Which OS would you feel most comfortable and secure (assuming a pristine installation without any initial malicious tampering or funny business) using to sign into a sensitive financial account?(I wish there were a poll option to order items by preference, but absent that we'll go with this)#security #computers #internet #linux #macos #windows
(DIR) Post #AcJHl1N9ATTEO4rROi by topher@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T20:26:55Z
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@thelinuxfraud I'll be far more interested when applications can launch in a corner out of the way where I want and always use them - instead of directly on top of what I need and am currently looking at, every single time.I love it conceptually and for the many safety and security advantages, but for now things like this make it absolutely insufferable to actually use.
(DIR) Post #AlkWwRhwKKIH5M27KS by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-10T04:25:21Z
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@catsalad The cats have clearly established whose side they are on. This is useful information.
(DIR) Post #AlkWwT8uzVT5XJfB1E by topher@mastodon.online
2023-09-12T16:21:58Z
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@kc @catsalad We mustn't lose the cat vote, at any cost, or else we are doubly doomed.