Chad McCullough :debian:

Debian Linux, Privacy, Security Advocate. Socialist. Safe Streets Advocate, Bike Commuter. Vegan for the animals. Abolish the Death Penalty. Ban Cars in our cities. I dream of car-free cities. signal: cm1967.94

#socialism #carfree #vegan #bikes #bicycles #transit #publictransit #carfreecities #linux #opensource #privacy #security #debianlinux

Signal: cm1967.94
Find me on the web: https://chadmccullough.me
Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/cmccullough

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Last Notes

2025-03-03 17:38:52 UTC

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Thank you.

2025-03-03 17:20:40 UTC

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I've, thankfully, kept my Vivaldi instance going so that is most likely where I will move to because, honestly, I have no idea where else I would go where I would be allowed to post about multiple subjects. Follow me there if you want to or, you know, don't. If folks don't like what I post, they can simply skip over my post or just block me. It's really hard to offend me.
4/4

2025-03-03 17:20:13 UTC

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I'm a monthly financial supporter of fosstodon. I'm currently unemployed so I'm unable to support with a lot of money, but I support as much as I can because I appreciate the work that @npub1exv…3ch9 and @npub1080…cr2f do to keep this instance running so well. So, thank you to the two of you.
3/4

2025-03-03 17:19:02 UTC

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Recently, I've received a few messages (one rather rude) from fellow fosstodon users asking me to stop posting about anything not related to FOSS. Specifically, related to politics and bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure. That's fine. I will do just that.
2/4

2025-03-03 17:17:44 UTC

I'm leaving the @npub1j7t…kn6q instance. Here's why:
I post A LOT about FOSS, Linux, BSD, Open Source Software and policies, and privacy/security. With that said, I also post some, but not a lot, of political, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure information, and even sometimes about my veganism and animal rights work. In all honesty, with the current political issues here in the US, it's hard not to post about it. 1/4

2025-03-03 14:30:08 UTC

Musk and Trump are such dipshits. Two of the worst people at running a business and now their running our country.
https://mastodon.social/@eunews/114097888032910467

2025-03-01 14:51:38 UTC

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If I actually had the money to make the trip to SCaLE, I would be all over this. Hoping someone will grab this. 👍

2025-02-28 13:50:22 UTC

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💯

2025-02-27 23:53:37 UTC

With all the bad news about @npub13gc…hkve Firefox, lately, this would be a great time for @npub19rt…adh9 to fully Open Source its browser. This is a HUGE opportunity.

2025-02-27 02:07:39 UTC

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This, right here, is how you do it!

2025-02-25 12:56:35 UTC

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I know that you have Windows customers, too. What I meant to say was that I'm surprised there is a Windows OR Linux super key and not a super key with the Framework logo or something.

2025-02-21 21:13:46 UTC

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Again, thank you so much! It's been rough.

2025-02-21 21:00:20 UTC

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Thank you!!

2025-02-21 20:05:00 UTC

European leaders, please tell Trump and Vance to fuck off.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/jd-vance-champions-tech-imperialism

2025-02-12 21:40:36 UTC

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Thanks for the reply, Mike! I'll take a look at what could be causing this from my side. 👍

2025-02-12 21:37:49 UTC

The @npub1j7t…kn6q instance has crashed on me multiple times today. Any other Fosstodon instance users experiencing issues or is it just me and my old hardware?

2025-02-12 21:35:31 UTC

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You posting this made me realize that I wasn't following them. I'm a very longtime privacy advocate. How in the world was I NOT following them? 🤦‍♂️

2025-02-12 20:05:14 UTC

If you need yet another reason to use Codeberg... Well, here you go.
https://social.anoxinon.de/@Codeberg/113990446028343799

2025-02-12 13:32:21 UTC

Fuck off, Google.
Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM because its holiday list wasn’t ‘sustainable’
https://www.theverge.com/news/608858/google-calendar-missing-events-holidays

2025-02-05 03:01:52 UTC

We are absolutely the most shithole country on this planet.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/949/049/012/311/509/original/4c2ebc59cffe525b.png

2025-02-03 14:06:07 UTC

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Yep! I think this is exactly my problem.

2025-02-03 00:37:56 UTC

I've now been unemployed for 10 months with almost no interest from employers. I have 30 years of IT experience:
UNIX Hardware Engineer for DEC
Linux Support
UNIX Support for 100+ Statisticians
IT Security (InfoSec, back in the day)
WordPress Plugin Support
Building websites with WordPress
If you know of anyone or any companies hiring, I would love to know. Thanks!!!
Being unemployed really does suck.
#fedihired #getfedihired

2025-01-31 15:33:06 UTC

I Moved Abroad For A Better Life. Here’s What I Found Disturbing During My First Trip Back To America.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/moved-abroad-came-back-to-america-culture-shock_n_67995724e4b0535cbc5f7c13?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

2025-01-22 16:37:16 UTC

So, I applied for an open position at a Linux hardware company that I have a lot of respect for but, of course, with my job search record of the past 8 or 9 months, I completely expect the application to be thrown in the trash bin.

2025-01-13 22:19:52 UTC

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Excellent! Thank you for the info!

2025-01-13 21:39:41 UTC

Anyone know if @npub1lxt…4044 Testing is using Plasma 6.x yet?

2025-01-07 23:14:26 UTC

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Zero surprise look on my face.

2025-01-06 17:34:05 UTC

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Never! I would be terrible at that job.

2025-01-06 17:31:33 UTC

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I don't want to call them out just yet because I applied to three open positions. Would rather not hurt my chances. 😀

2025-01-06 17:27:33 UTC

I was just browsing the careers page of a rather large Linux company (they build a rather popular Linux distro and offer lots of engineering services) and there was a picture of 6 employees sitting around a table and all are using a Mac laptop. Um, what?

2025-01-05 14:14:49 UTC

Debian 13 “Trixie” Installer Alpha Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, RISCV64 Support
https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie-installer-alpha-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-riscv64-support

2024-12-21 01:43:40 UTC

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I'm actually kind of surprised that there is a Windows key on that keyboard.

2024-12-18 16:23:58 UTC

Today marks 31 years as a Linux user.
And for those who will probably ask, no, I've never owned a piece of hardware running Windows or MacOS and, yes, I've always been able to get work done running only Linux.
I don't think I would be quite the nerd/geek that I am now if I hadn't found Linux all those years ago.
Thank you to everyone that works/volunteers on Linux and Open Source projects allowing me to do what I absolutely love to do.
#Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

2024-12-15 16:09:07 UTC

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Yeah, agreed. 😂

2024-12-15 15:38:58 UTC

I've been a Debian user for quite a long time (Slackware way before that). With that said, I decided to install the latest @npub1hpw…cd0d Gnome release a few days ago on my laptop. Um, this is pretty nice, folks. We are so lucky to have so many great distribution options in the Linux world. I can't even imagine being stuck using Windows or Mac.

2024-12-13 15:22:51 UTC

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Thanks for all the hard work on this. I can only imagine how much work it takes to keep something like this going.

2024-12-10 13:26:18 UTC

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Yeah, the status update page shows that there are still issues but it's been 3 or 4 days now. Shame on me for not doing a separate backup.

2024-12-10 12:38:25 UTC

If you are running the @npub19rt…adh9 browser, are you still experiencing issues with the sync service? It's been down for me for three days. I had to do a Debian reinstall on a new hard drive three days ago and haven't been able to sync after a new Vivaldi install. This is starting to hurt a bit. 😬

2024-12-05 18:58:24 UTC

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I was thinking about giving a Sylpheed a try, but noticed that there hasn't been a release in a few years. Am I incorrect in this thinking?

2024-12-05 03:04:54 UTC

I've been experiencing some issues over the past month or so with Thunderbird so a few days ago, I decided to give the latest Claws Mail a try. It's been 5 or 6 years since I last used Claws Mail on a daily basis so I wasn't sure what to expect. Well, what happened isn't what I expected. I see why I loved it all those years ago. This might just be a permanent move.

2024-12-04 18:20:21 UTC

https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/595/935/613/781/396/original/50068c838b26d88c.png

2024-12-04 16:22:56 UTC

Merica!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/595/473/377/043/894/original/8d01fabe9a9f9bc9.png

2024-12-03 19:50:30 UTC

So, I have an application that I use on a daily basis. There is a .deb and .rpm of the application that was created by the company but they don't do a great job of updating the Linux versions of the app and it's always missing dependencies. I know some openSUSE users that can't even get it working on their distro. I've been thinking about creating a Snap of the application but I'm curious if there are any legal issues that I should look into before doing this? Honestly, I have no idea. #snap

2024-12-03 13:51:40 UTC

https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/589/216/736/528/382/original/14d8be9208461035.png

2024-12-02 01:45:32 UTC

I've been thinking about volunteering on the @npub1gds…fse5 project. Not sure how I can help but I might check to see if they can use me. Being unemployed sucks and I need to do something or I'm going to go crazy!

2024-12-01 21:41:07 UTC

This is a great post and idea, of course, but if you live in the US and have lost your health insurance, well, good luck with this.
https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/113579656174143110

2024-11-30 22:57:58 UTC

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For me, I've been in the IT field for 30+ years. I've had zero interest from companies to hire me. Honestly, I'm just going to give up.

2024-11-30 22:43:59 UTC

Sadly, I'm seeing people who are way more qualified than me being let go from their jobs and announcing that they are looking for work. I am never going to find anything.

2024-11-30 01:00:02 UTC

USA! USA! USA!
And in a month, it's going to get a lot worse. Honestly, I didn't think it was possible for it to get worse, but here we are.
The USA is the shithole country that Trump keeps talking about.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/569/193/730/973/308/original/6b504d0e6e384121.png

2024-11-26 20:11:53 UTC

I know that Twitter, which is run by a fucking mad man, and of which I left 3 years ago, is dying. A lot of people and companies are flocking to Bluesky and I get it, but be careful. It might end up like another Twitter. If you are a business, organization, or Open Source project and want to build true community, use something like @npub1shf…7zml and the Fediverse, Mastodon in particular.

2024-11-25 01:37:55 UTC

I've been thinking about moving back to 1Password from Bitwarden. For a few reasons that I won't really get into in this post, but I've had a few performance issues that even their support hasn't been able to help me resolve. And, honestly, the main reason I moved to them from 1Password was because I thought they were Open Source. Yes, I know that they've made a few changes but I'm not sure I can trust that they will remain Open Source (and I'm not sure they really are now, to be honest).

2024-11-17 14:36:04 UTC

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I'm loving the new dark wallpaper. Looks great with @npub1gds…fse5!

2024-11-14 17:12:52 UTC

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Just finished watching this. Thanks for sharing! 👍

2024-11-07 15:29:58 UTC

Something with @npub1hpw…cd0d 41 Workstation doesn't like my Dell OptiPlex hardware. It won't wake up after going to sleep. I have to power down the computer and start it back up again. Not sure if it's the latest kernel, latest version of Gnome, Wayland? I have no idea. Can't seem to figure this one out.

2024-11-06 20:21:23 UTC

https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/437/866/822/922/821/original/13bd9441e8ccd152.png

2024-11-06 14:22:51 UTC

What did Democrats expect when their party continued to support the genocide in Gaza and other countries, and the bullying of third-party voters? I mean, seriously, what did they expect? This loss is on you, Democrats. This loss is not the fault of Socialist or Green Party voters.

2024-11-06 14:18:43 UTC

99.9% of Trump voters are about to find out that they’re not rich enough for him to care about them.

2024-10-31 17:52:12 UTC

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I'm still running Xfce so not much would change, even if I moved to testing.

2024-10-31 16:36:30 UTC

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Yeah, it doesn't bother me at all to use apps that are a bit outdated. If I need something newer, I can always build it myself or just install a Flatpak.

2024-10-31 15:25:03 UTC

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Long live Debian! Of course, I'm a 30+ year Linux user so I'm used to old, outdated software. But, damn, is it stable. 😂

2024-10-28 22:20:38 UTC

I'm about to say something that is really, really, for some reason that I just don't understand, controversial in the Linux world: I really like Snaps. Now, excuse me while I go and hide from the flamethrowers.
But before you start using those flamethrowers, I want to tell you that I like Flatpaks, too. I know, weird, right? How can I possibly like and use them both?

2024-10-28 00:14:07 UTC

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Sadly, I lost my job so I won't be able to do anything like this for a while. Once I find something new, though, I'll be looking into this. Thanks!

2024-10-27 23:17:00 UTC

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I am SO jealous!! I hope to one day be able to attend this event. ❤️

2024-10-27 00:08:49 UTC

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Yeah, I purchased an iPhone 13 mini 3 years ago because it’s small and all of the Android phones available at the time were huge. iOS is just terrible.

2024-10-26 23:47:16 UTC

Okay, so my iPhone is telling me that it's not been backed up in 4 weeks because there is no space left to do so. I have zero items in my iCloud storage. I don't use it for anything. And I still have 86 GB of space left on my phone.
Just another issue of many that I've been having with my phone. I really can't wait to be back on Android.

2024-10-25 22:38:09 UTC

I'm getting a lot of questions from people on why I'm following them again. Sorry for any confusion but this should help explain:
https://social.vivaldi.net/@cmccullough/113370349399576793
Just had one person get mad at me and comment with, "Hey, fucker! Why are you following me again?" Folks, I'm not trying to piss anyone off. I'm consolidating two instances into one and had to export/import some people I'm following to this instance. If you don't want to follow me, that's fine. Just block me. 🤷‍♂️

2024-10-22 17:48:21 UTC

The only thing that made the "relaunch" of Winamp even slightly relevant was that the new owner promised to Open Source it. Welp! So much for that.
https://linuxiac.com/winamp-open-source-story-is-over/

2024-10-21 00:54:52 UTC

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Exactly what I have been thinking. Source available is definitely not FOSS. This is definitely disappointing. I have already installed Keepassxc on my Linux machines and it's ready to go. 😀 👍

2024-10-20 21:13:13 UTC

I'm not going to jump off of the @npub1ajf…rx6k ship just yet, but I will be keeping an eye on this. I think my account is up for renewal very soon so I hope something happens that will give me a bit of direction before this time comes.
https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/11611#issuecomment-2424865225

2024-10-20 15:43:43 UTC

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Very good question. I am going to look into this a bit more.

2024-10-20 15:41:31 UTC

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Bitwarden “used to be” Open Source but the recent news is they are moving away from Open Source. That is the disappointing part. Let me find the story.

2024-10-20 15:04:18 UTC

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If the news is true that Bitwarden is moving away from being Open Source, this will be very disappointing. I really like 1Password but moved away from it because it's not Open Source. I'm not sure what to do, If I'm honest. Like you, Keepassx isn't exactly what I'm looking for but it is Open Source and I may give it a proper try.

2024-10-20 15:01:19 UTC

There are a couple of really good password managers out there. The main reason I'm using @npub1ajf…rx6k is because it's "supposedly" Open Source (and very convenient to use). I moved away from 1Password to Bitwarden because it's Open Source. If this article is true, I'm going to move to @npub16s6…2ny3.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bitwarden-Open-Source-Concerns

2024-10-16 15:12:08 UTC

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😲

2024-10-16 15:01:33 UTC

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❤️

2024-10-15 16:51:34 UTC

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I'm an Xfce user but if Yast ever went away, I move my desktop away from openSUSE. Yast is THE main reason I used openSUSE.

2024-10-15 01:03:05 UTC

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As a Linux user of 30 years, I will shamefully admit that I sort of idolized Stallman back in the early days. It didn't take long to realize how scummy the guy is and I quickly no longer wanted anything to do with him. I agree that he should resign in disgrace. I can't believe that this man still has anything remotely to do with the FSF.

2024-10-11 14:44:51 UTC

Currently installing the latest @npub1r3f…t0h7 24.10 on the laptop. I'm rather excited to play around with the latest @npub1gds…fse5 release, 4.19.

2024-10-02 13:29:32 UTC

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These numbers should be alarming but so many choose to ignore them (for many different reasons, I'm sure).

2024-10-02 13:11:51 UTC

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USA: Hold my beer... 😔 I bet my country is off the charts.

2024-09-23 14:09:00 UTC

GNOME 47 Desktop Environment Released, Here’s What’s New
https://linuxiac.com/gnome-47-desktop-environment/

2024-09-19 18:44:18 UTC

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Excellent! Thanks for tagging me!

2024-09-18 02:02:28 UTC

Fuck...This.
Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/oracle_ai_mass_surveillance_cloud/

2024-09-15 03:32:12 UTC

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😂

2024-09-15 02:49:41 UTC

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Ha! Never! 😂

2024-09-15 02:27:37 UTC

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😀

2024-09-15 02:23:08 UTC

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Yeah, I’m in the same boat.

2024-09-15 01:03:17 UTC

This sounds great, especially since I'm unemployed, left the security field 15 odd years ago, and miss the work very much. Unfortunately, I've had IT Security folks tell me that they just aren't seeing the 500,000 open jobs. Are they wrong?
US Gov Removing Four-Year-Degree Requirements for Cyber Jobs
https://www.securityweek.com/us-gov-removing-four-year-degree-requirements-for-cyber-jobs/

2024-09-13 15:56:28 UTC

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I love the @npub16s6…2ny3 project!

2024-09-13 15:26:43 UTC

Why Use A Password Manager.
@npub1tk7…0m5c
https://tuta.com/blog/best-password-manager

2024-09-11 13:14:08 UTC

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😀

2024-09-11 13:10:58 UTC

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Yeah, it’s crazy. I’m ready for the cooler weather.

2024-09-11 12:35:17 UTC

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It's the same here in the St. Louis area. Just the other morning, it was 48° F in the morning around 5 AM. It warmed up to 93° by the afternoon. 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-26 22:23:06 UTC

COSMIC Desktop Landed in Manjaro Linux
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-landed-in-manjaro-linux/