2026-05-12T23:44:46Z https://yabu.me Joe Brockmeier (@jzb) https://yabu.me/npub1tgdyuf5rftgukkeqwl32xasff6l8pjshz4xj5xmcnzzxhllhtc6qfksw7q https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/039/765/original/dac9c4261dee29eb.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/039/765/original/dac9c4261dee29eb.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszae67reeh9dnn3vaa52wlkmja6dtw445e54rhdhuqhxypfwgxgfszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgt62mn4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvm0vahwevyuwg9wwwfrdznqdde8lqv653jt8j79ayyv3rc245a7qtx7ucc'>nevent1q…7ucc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t. Is now a good time to watch it, or will it just amplify feelings of unease? 2025-09-25T18:05:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs24ujdpcw3mh3yvljjy4gtje7mrpk5mssflrpqqz53jksj8vphetgzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgn4lwjg From the &#34;don&#39;t threaten me with a good time&#34; department... Apple threatens to not ship to EU for some products if they don&#39;t repeal anti-monopoly laws.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/25/apple-calls-for-changes-to-anti-monopoly-laws-and-says-it-may-stop-shipping-to-the-eu">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/25/apple-calls-for-changes-to-anti-monopoly-laws-and-says-it-may-stop-shipping-to-the-eu</a> 2025-09-25T15:04:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqleda8vute9kgqmcyyx2pnynw5q80k9p44l3x4v0veh5s6t6rklczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg2acxwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswlv00ruuga2h0zc6wcjlpt9n7955q3q2kmspf4mdlk4h3l4cj5fsdjy29r'>nevent1q…y29r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>did... did you chop off part of a finger? 2025-09-23T14:33:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9lmu565yj7vl09nx3g605vkf6tuksc2k49wnhuda0ktvzt5tejmczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgdn3z5h Radar was in the cat bed again today and Sir Wobbles was not going to be deterred. “Move over, dog. This is my spot.” #caturday #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/234/433/535/856/683/original/aecb7a2c04252df8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/234/434/109/213/970/original/2e8ceee2d7c5afd4.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/234/434/449/371/856/original/ba6fc1da606941a3.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/234/434/834/027/465/original/afe5cc8ecc5f540a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T03:12:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkce7yc0x4asr9k6mdhcu8863tkvzzevmhaw3v9vcy87sf0y0t7qzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgl27c77 Sir Wobbles and Sam are not afraid to embrace cat stereotypes. Sir hopped into the Chewy box almost as soon as it touched the floor. Sam had to check it out after in case he was missing out. <br/><br/>Bonus Willow picture. She really loves her cat bed. #caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Tortitude<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/157/559/954/075/108/original/dcfca232e37eb969.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/157/560/256/691/075/original/e44cf5cd306dd936.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/157/560/598/043/499/original/ebbfff269ecc32cb.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-06T13:22:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84znv5c9mg49xeg9042tjet4w5c7wrgd48t3gd63vhttyaxg8glqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgewq573 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsm3hxm6quh0j2p4x9mn5m6qklegk4lzh9fu868vuzx3e77wqsccnjf7uk'>nevent1q…f7uk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Go ahead and petition Google, I guess. It might, temporarily, work. Or read the writing on the wall--the uneasy relationship between Google/Android and people who want general computing capabilities on their phone is not sustainable. If people want computing devices and operating systems they control, and that they can trust, and that are sustainable, it will have to be done by a non-profit entity that only exists to serve users and is funded by users. 2025-08-28T13:24:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsm3hxm6quh0j2p4x9mn5m6qklegk4lzh9fu868vuzx3e77wqscczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgukp5ar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qjg8qschumrwsj8f9rln54600arfh63x8sxecwvvnwudmhn7wyqe0s80j'>nevent1q…s80j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A bunch of hardware is now losing maintainers because Intel is laying people off because of its financial woes. Fewer people are being paid to package software as priorities change with other vendors. Half of Red Hat&#39;s QA team moved to other things, and there&#39;s at least a temporary gap in Fedora testing due to it. Etc.<br/><br/>The corollary to the random person in Nebraska is the person employed by $bigco that eventually retires, quits, or is laid off and another hole needs to be filled. 2025-08-28T13:20:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qjg8qschumrwsj8f9rln54600arfh63x8sxecwvvnwudmhn7wyqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg6pj076 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfmscntv683vmpa2vd8etwqphqpp05zef4defky29qyfgqt2qmakq3ammnn'>nevent1q…mmnn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is, of course, easy for me to say all this because saying it is the easy part. Doing it is another. But I&#39;ve seen example after example after example of the problems with hoping that big companies will &#34;do the right thing&#34; or lobbying them to do the right thing, or just hoping that things will stay status quo.<br/><br/>For example, Sun carried a lot of the a11y work for the Linux desktop, until it was devoured by Oracle. That was nice, but it was a failure waiting to happen. 2025-08-28T13:16:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmscntv683vmpa2vd8etwqphqpp05zef4defky29qyfgqt2qmakqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg8u4l7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswyx2f887r02slr7hxvsvh44d4zktr0mclzmunskhgwx97q828dgqww40n0'>nevent1q…40n0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We need financial entities that hire people to do the things volunteers don&#39;t want to do, to maintain software, to support hardware, to write documentation, etc. <br/><br/>We need to source hardware and sell hardware, and people need to deal with the fact that it won&#39;t be as convenient or full-featured as what big tech can provide -- at least not right away. And it will be more expensive because it&#39;s not subsidized by preying on the users. <br/><br/>Lobbying big tech to pretty please play nice doesn&#39;t work. 2025-08-28T13:12:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswyx2f887r02slr7hxvsvh44d4zktr0mclzmunskhgwx97q828dgqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg7cqree In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2c9r4dwawxrytlf9n0j9e5l0zm8jks068g7ypjjvylef0zt60agcqmryet'>nevent1q…ryet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know if that&#39;s possible, it&#39;s certainly a hard problem to solve. But reliance on big tech to remain non-hostile to the needs of the FOSS community -- or even just the needs of people who want control of their devices -- is foolish. <br/><br/>What that really means is that we need to solve the business problems ourselves, which is something that the FOSS community has generally avoided. By that I mean, we need to dig into our pockets and pay for goods and services. 2/? 2025-08-28T13:09:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2c9r4dwawxrytlf9n0j9e5l0zm8jks068g7ypjjvylef0zt60agczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg9y2ckd I see there&#39;s now a petition asking Google not to block sideloading apps on Android. I&#39;m not optimistic that&#39;s going to work, especially since Google is so close to its apparent end goal of preventing people from circumventing its Play store. (I wonder if the timing has something to do with the rumors I&#39;m seeing that Amazon is going to go stock Android.)<br/><br/>We need a mobile OS that is not controlled by a single entity. Not an Android fork, something 100% not controlled by big tech. 2025-08-28T13:04:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstgnd590hg282xhvnkvvs00p8xky49yfc4xuwgc3fu78fw8axdphqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgd0q6al Reminder: there&#39;s no such thing as &#34;shark-infested waters.&#34; That&#39;s where sharks live. It&#39;s their home. If anything, it&#39;s human-infested waters. <br/><br/>One of my remaining &#34;bucket list&#34; items is to do the shark cage thing and hopefully come face to face (with a healthy barrier) with some great whites. I&#39;ve been fascinated by them since my mom took me to see Jaws in 1975. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/great-white-sharks-are-swarming-maine-beaches/">https://www.vice.com/en/article/great-white-sharks-are-swarming-maine-beaches/</a> 2025-08-28T12:35:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcrxuyzxgynxthnyn2x0t426p5c7m2eu70s896fpxjnylj9q480gzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgwv2uyw Sigh. Another person complaining about &#34;Linux doesn&#39;t support laptops,&#34; which is completely, 1000%, backwards. This irks me to no end.<br/><br/>If your laptop doesn&#39;t work well with Linux, point the finger at the laptop vendor -- not &#34;Linux&#34;. I get that it&#39;s frustrating to want to use Linux and find that this or that piece of hardware doesn&#39;t work. <br/><br/>You know why it works w/Windows and not Linux? *Because the _vendor_ hasn&#39;t gone to the trouble of supporting Linux.* 2025-08-25T14:54:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5ht9u3jjfh8u4ucc2ssmsu3d6aneysxfaylpjr9c2s643jq5sxczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg8tcfd6 Curious if anyone with the #Framework 12” laptop has found a stylus that works with the machine on Linux? I tried a generic one with USI 2.0 support, but no response. Not sure if that’s a stylus issue, mismatch, missing driver… any recommendations? #Lazyweb #linux 2025-08-24T21:30:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqp79zh2dtyzetzphltzucvfmpn8acdgjf0yajjwtfnekpqvmr5aqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rge85n0k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydc00ryg799tycmym0h8pg3afr5xeejltf727dgzjyhxjwmv0x6c3s7jlh'>nevent1q…7jlh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s an amazing book. She’s got an incredible gift. I need to read it again, I’m sure there’s much more I’ll get out of it on the second read. 2025-08-16T00:17:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjpnlw7t33uav5254q073dxaau734ur69yjfz4cvtxdpq5ht9zwszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg8chmtl I don&#39;t know what my last words will be, but the last thing I type will probably be <br/><br/>&lt;Esc&gt; :wq<br/><br/>Granted, it will probably not actually be in Vim... but by force of habit/muscle memory, I tend to type that into almost any text window if I&#39;m not careful. 2025-07-29T13:37:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsth3u0zj9yguamfzcxvu78rcgttz40w63tdcf7exv57yjskclk4xgzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgl6fyth This is not a serious dog. #dogsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/927/572/437/787/223/original/be02a78f52d4f008.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-27T22:33:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfw09rmu5gezklr80jfz5k3eed0p35eujqc8snmzee92h4lzaaaxczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgtwjfuf We should stop calling them “ad blockers”. If a site serves up a few banner ads as images like the old days, that’s fine. I don’t object to a site paying the bills, or seeing a banner ad. <br/><br/>They’re malware blockers and privacy protections. I don’t want a site popping up bullshit and trying to track me across the net. If that’s what a site is serving, it’s more than an ad, and I absolutely want to block it. 2025-07-12T20:05:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfakpsl8n30nsezye650tsgkn5snpllqqqpn6enjcv033ntdrsmyczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgl6fy4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs96wea8nkajk0fej89uh972ghpr4d7fc58077eglxasf4feu7klrg0kcn7r'>nevent1q…cn7r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Babel” by R.F. Kuang would have my vote. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-07-03T00:31:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmzs635mtegs5v6c5t3v6s9kkvy6auzyjumpyun87qnhveya02nszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg6q2wwp One of our neighbors has a beautiful wildflower garden in front of their house, and they put these flowers from it out yesterday. What a really nice thing to do. I hope to run into them when walking Radar soon. #kindness<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/772/424/080/289/249/original/43b2500f8ac28521.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/772/424/546/807/084/original/2d2fa225b695378d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-30T12:57:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqanly05dnmx0vjfhe5w35lxfznqh78adxywqg6f5pjlxgq8zfn9czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgz3gnwl Stepping away from the computer a bit to go pick up our new family member. I got to visit him Saturday, for a bit, and he seems like a super-sweet doggo. <br/><br/>He was turned in to the shelter by a family who had lost their housing. I really hate that they were unable to keep him, but super-appreciative they did the right thing to help him get rehomed. We are going to try to give him the best home we can.<br/><br/>Current name &#34;Tater,&#34; but we&#39;re going to try &#34;Radar&#34; (as in Radar O&#39;Reilly).<br/><br/>#dogsofmastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/699/217/921/198/565/original/14686006687fdd18.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-17T14:42:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9stumqn60sevq80hth0pra79gtp0ynus2mxjj45vfw8exkr5h2czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg8f2xeg Neutrality is, and always has been, a trap. Journalism is inherently biased: done right, it&#39;s a public service that is performed to tell people what they need (not want!) to know. That almost always puts journos at odds with power structures, business interests, and anyone trying to bilk the public. <br/><br/>Journalists do not owe &#34;balance&#34; or neutrality to those they report on, they only owe them truthful and fair reporting. They don&#39;t even owe them a right to comment.<br/><br/><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y/post/3lravbbyemk2f">https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hss3j2uwxdxklj6f3bx7ch5y/post/3lravbbyemk2f</a> 2025-06-10T12:34:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5hzrefqg9adtr77xtexqle5p8mg76ztgt2xanc7qdr5getpdjsczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgd3p3qg Happy birthday to Bubby. According to his microchip, he&#39;s 20 years old today! IMO he doesn&#39;t look a day over ten. <br/><br/>We got him at 14 years old from a shelter. He was not considered adoptable due to his age and having diabetes. Since I already had one diabetic cat, how hard could it be to handle two? <br/><br/>He&#39;s a prince, one of the sweetest cats you&#39;d ever meet. Likes everybody. He just wants a soft place to sleep, regular meals, and some attention. #CatsOfMastodon #Blackcat #SeniorCat<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/495/324/259/578/774/original/9b13f35273ccede9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/495/326/213/627/046/original/00d5fdc45dfaade4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-12T14:28:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2jv3l0lnwthy3gp5xfjz39u7seceuhyshlum3grgkyrx7luektxczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rghyv0q9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tgrkaquj2jstfnuqu7t68qtll047hkeq0q56pf5p2nr03rh0m8qzzqu3n'>nevent1q…qu3n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want someone to do this for Vigor. <a href="https://vigor.sourceforge.net/screenshots/">https://vigor.sourceforge.net/screenshots/</a> 2025-05-09T16:00:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9004cukunjh24q7t7ak2rah43tqq5lw243vwla9pvnvx7lvxuwxszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgqkvmzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcam4dl8089c7l4mdd26u2llpgrmqmv056mrwas43gqrky5vcf9c9pcuht'>nevent1q…cuht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>100% agree that the minute a device is out of support the vendor should have to unlock it and - at the least - make it possible to run other software on the device. (Even better -- must provide an open-source SDK or something to help bootstrap community efforts.)<br/><br/>Can you imagine if all those old iPhones, Androids, Kindles, Rokus, etc., could be community supported and turned into low-power computing devices? 2025-04-23T13:22:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzchtnpu5r99hj5enzj2kczvaf942xu5lku6y76rhtdse9cyyj5czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgsg40d0 Enjoyed writing this one. Appreciate Owen&#39;s willingness to be interviewed, and it&#39;s always fun to comb through the archives and write about the history of how we got here. <br/><br/>Hope folks enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. <br/><br/><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@LWN/114376332607675068">https://fosstodon.org/@LWN/114376332607675068</a> 2025-04-21T14:42:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfx3kyj0nz0u5ddqxa2sp8ux349ztqj7er73s2v9t7m4k28mkcgfgzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgcylxfc Surely nothing will go wrong with this... nothing dystopian or privacy harming about this at all. <br/><br/>If your open source project is using Discord as its real-time chat, support, and/or development communication platform *please* reconsider: <br/><br/><a href="https://gizmodo.com/discord-begins-testing-facial-scans-for-age-verification-2000590188">https://gizmodo.com/discord-begins-testing-facial-scans-for-age-verification-2000590188</a> 2025-04-18T14:54:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0puxkyrl7v459p0em08a5edlnfketdr9l5l9rrwvryyjnr0zwkszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rga8vk8y I have a Synology NAS. I won’t be buying another. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@st1nger/114355791801889581">https://infosec.exchange/@st1nger/114355791801889581</a> 2025-04-17T23:52:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9phsgme3m4d8a3ud7xwudd27nt5eu8dv97m7fahweaavdrntawdczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgnhvcee Today&#39;s SMBC really speaks to me... #OpenSource <br/><br/><a href="https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/last-rights">https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/last-rights</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/314/950/807/869/440/original/f3adf4dee755b3f7.webp"> <br/> 2025-04-10T17:59:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdqf9csh77fahqzxkhrnjnmtrtp458vnt9rnr45exmvnglk5hd6czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgd9xexm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpwe5k8ypz85wkrk04dd5pz69m2242jcdqegarfszgntkjv6zues4t0duv'>nevent1q…0duv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, the tariffs aren&#39;t the point -- the destabilization is. Anybody watching Trump and thinking &#34;gee, he sure is bad at this&#34; is missing the point. He&#39;s great at what he&#39;s trying to do -- destabilize the U.S. and world economy for the benefit of Musk and those like him and doing Putin&#39;s dirty work. <br/><br/>Doing an about-face is perfect -- causes chaos without overly upsetting his base. They&#39;ll go back to sleep now until this bites them in the posterior. 2025-04-09T20:39:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ggl8aztsu3w4uvpdeqlhgck63x0pqwyyvem90dwmx4w63aqay2gzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg7hrssw Forgive me wallet, for I have sinned. Again. Bought a Framework mainboard and case for a desktop system. Because I don&#39;t have enough computers already... <br/><br/>Is there a 12-step program for people who buy too many computers? I feel like there should be. Hi, I&#39;m jzb, and it&#39;s been 0 days since I bought new hardware.... 2025-03-27T20:27:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0455g593kga47s2v0anman0s46wvx6hnj773wdcetw4q82sa65kgzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rguv0wrc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmem9n4t05na636rfa60u9vcsxsl8fft9rvtg3wfp8e9sezjtuhcc0spgg'>nevent1q…spgg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you&#39;re willing to use a Chromium-based browser (which AIUI Brave is) then why not Ungoogled Chromium? Cromite? There&#39;s also Iridium, but they don&#39;t supply binary packages which may be a blocker for many... 2025-03-27T17:06:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv5zhkwc6u9vf8z7hp3th5s905gnq95lngqemkfe9vk77nye7mjjqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgsn4pj3 &#34;We didn&#39;t like Firefox&#39;s recent privacy change so we chose Brave instead&#34; is a kind of mind-boggling choice. 2025-03-27T15:58:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstaj8k27mfwh7tszpn6lh87vhyregmp5kgq9gdqenv7nkq6ma6krqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgme9w34 This post from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xhwh40lc054jjcw69d3tl77a32gtj29katwyl5xvq4kxjv8ytxaqgx9evl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Seth Larson</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xhw…9evl</span>)</a></span> is well worth reading, &#34;don&#39;t bring slop to a slop fight&#34;. <br/><br/>&#34;Using AI to detect and filter AI content just means that there&#39;ll be even more generative AI in use, not less. This isn&#39;t the signal we want to send to the venture capitalists who are deciding whether to offer these companies more investment money. We want that &#34;monthly active user&#34; (MAU) graph to be flattening or decreasing.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://sethmlarson.dev/dont-bring-slop-to-a-slop-fight">https://sethmlarson.dev/dont-bring-slop-to-a-slop-fight</a> 2025-03-25T22:32:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmsh77ayejcqwxsr4x97ppw5w6pdl8rpk7yne5pp84327f0yk4fqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg6hxme0 I&#39;ve been thinking a *lot* about Musk&#39;s recent comment that empathy is a weakness in Western civilization. More time than I care to give Musk (which is &#34;any&#34;) but it is just so telling and terrifying at the same time.<br/><br/>Empathy is one of the defining characteristics, one of the saving graces, of humanity. Empathy is something we should be learning to double down on, and try to champion, not stamp out. <br/><br/>We need to be more like Mr. Rogers, not like Musk and the MAGA crowd.<br/><br/><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/114156756132327530">https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/114156756132327530</a> 2025-03-13T20:01:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswsje2mlrtmx6sw4artfyrxy0yypyanhhmkmwexulx7eatwqglt3czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgp5q5yn Went to a protest today in downtown Asheville, met some great people, and plan to go to a town hall next week to give the local rep a piece of my mind for going along with Trump&#39;s agenda. <br/><br/>Speak up now because we&#39;re rapidly approaching a time when you won&#39;t be able to. Whatever you can do - do it. It&#39;s time to throw as much sand in the gears of Trump&#39;s machine as we can lay hands on. The longer people wait, the harder it is to stop. It&#39;s already going to be hard.<br/><br/><a href="https://mas.to/@kityates/114104690403619700">https://mas.to/@kityates/114104690403619700</a> 2025-03-04T16:45:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgt6dt9f5jlpgvhpdpgpht9pjmrs0a4y83n8rlmp2yecuaqhl7pzczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rge0fjye In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgr7vwyexw5mekzfjwy6fnr2v2ncdnvy7gqff9raa593ye970g0ssvecha7'>nevent1q…cha7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hadn&#39;t quite gotten around to deleting my account on Twitter, so I figure I&#39;ll see if I can get them to ban me. I&#39;d encourage anybody else who hasn&#39;t deleted their account yet to do the same...<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/020/243/130/301/022/original/e2f70030334f7164.png"> <br/> 2025-02-17T16:48:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpdkqtjxg4jpkgzl7gyvltn8r3jlmt25vp8nkz7qfknakkcyx3wszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg79xnkz Slept like 3.5 hours and am fighting a cold (and losing). That, my friends, is just how good the FOSDEM videos were -- I didn&#39;t even need to attend to get sick, just watched some of the livestreams. 2025-02-03T13:17:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2y0r5w8vylyexhfsnnq4mp2qymjwr6gkhmc9qg75tlgpnfft88czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg5z5zxy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rne2qfjmcyumnwuxwmvuxyr27cv4gs8mylpa3tz99ddj26m0z0qzcfy7p'>nevent1q…fy7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What made me think of this -- I&#39;m currently packing and have three functional e-readers on my desk, and a few more gathering dust elsewhere. <br/><br/>My first e-ink device was the original Kindle. Bought that in early 2008, IIRC. I read tons on that thing, handed it down to my father&#39;s wife, and she used it until it gave up the ghost close to 10 years after I bought it. 2025-01-26T22:17:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rne2qfjmcyumnwuxwmvuxyr27cv4gs8mylpa3tz99ddj26m0z0qzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rggn87je Curious -- how many dedicated e-readers have folks owned since e-ink devices started being a thing? (Not full-blown tablets that have ebook apps, just dedicated e-readers.)<br/><br/>Please boost and feel free to reply with more like what was the first device you bought, what you have now, best one... whatever. 2025-01-26T22:15:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz67xjtruw0458gs8p354n88zjpeasl0y8rph7ss4almtvspdcejczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg0rp2gw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hhw979tkg7mdazcm6ya0y8qed2vetv7j89tfqfxd7hs8ukfsthqvnl3xn'>nevent1q…l3xn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem with DNF was always that it was a &#34;please don&#39;t do this&#34; and not a technical barrier to doing whatever tracking the user was trying to opt out of. <br/><br/>It was obvious from day one that it wouldn&#39;t be honored. Asking the same industry that has conducted a decades-long campaign to thwart every actual barrier to preventing pop-ups and trackers &#34;pretty please don&#39;t track&#34; is silly.<br/><br/>I wrote about it at the time they proposed it, but I can no longer find the article. 2024-12-13T17:16:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsruxvs24uapzlmflyc59knxyqvnkdtccwa4027x6t4y4pm3ht0p4szypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgwu60t7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxuj8anfc7dwrj4dtrehm6adq68lswak03khqalw67jxdktmmm0sakh468'>nevent1q…h468</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>DNT was a bad idea from the start. Surprised it took this long to throw in the towel. 2024-12-13T16:36:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxgjq9e6twyrmlehj670ndfekwsl6sxw7v562etpmz50lhg056agzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgav4sgs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguymne09xdhvyr093gdtju9e4kqc5dmys5ld4ujg3qtyhwwaa0xsr2z0k9'>nevent1q…z0k9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, has it been *that* long? It seems more recent than that. <br/><br/>I like what <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15f7r5azevg4qynsz9f9l5hgg8eqhntf2thc58kmf0jw8dref50rq3km7wr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Framework :fedora: :ubuntu:</span> (<span class="italic">npub15f7…m7wr</span>)</a></span> is doing these days with upgradeable and repairable laptops. They&#39;re not quite the tanks that ThinkPads used to be, nor are their keyboards as nice, but overall - happy with my Framework system I purchased earlier this year. <br/><br/>I like them enough to recommend to my younger brother, who would _definitely_ complain to me if he wasn&#39;t happy with it... 2024-12-09T14:01:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0y647t4pyy4ktm4qa6jlvah5y9dm20vptjsfh4hfj5vvt28mkxszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgjna6wk Pondering a move to a different instance or perhaps even self-hosting* — for folks who’ve migrated, how’s that gone for you, which host(s) would you recommend, and any tips? <br/><br/>*via Masto.host or similar. <br/><br/>#migration #lazyweb 2024-11-30T15:30:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyy978w0lmz9veqtnwt9rv2wcdeyp535mmj80pkpuxwdpyssjgmczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgptzczq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqhymyjz2mq0kd8jeqkdtclqgxfyhsl7g9sm4mw464pmjv7wzz7cehp5m9'>nevent1q…p5m9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the rooms vary from cold AF to boiling hot, try to wear layers you can shed or pile on as needed. <br/><br/>It gets extremely crowded in the halls between devrooms. Allow 2x as much time as you think you’ll need to get from A to B. More if you’re going from building to building. <br/><br/>FOSDEM Flu is no joke, even before COVID: consider masking for the event. <br/><br/>IIRC the food trucks don’t take credit, so have cash on hand. <br/><br/>It’s been a long time since I’ve gone. Hope it’s a great experience for you. 2024-11-10T12:50:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9lrw0qh7mfnes58lxr8r0zm68kp6hd8pukprameecd3nzsjj97cqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgdjlz5v Now playing #music #REM #90s <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gauuHIgME">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gauuHIgME</a> 2024-11-05T20:55:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrhl2f79wmmzyapv5f447q7y3xy8a8ldyjsr75k23n3q078lu46czypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgma0stv Continuing public service cat pictures. This is a twofer - two shots of the Wonder Twins, Sir Wobbles (orange cat) and his sister Cupcake. (black and white cat). #CatsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/431/567/516/987/095/original/d3d80ea1cb860e7b.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/431/567/526/901/030/original/a1ad61f8e64f0b32.png"> <br/> 2024-11-05T17:42:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgp884zlkpduzct3c8x0q7gu7tfw5pyyjcg9t55uc5x3l9rrjpe3gzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg0za6sp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqss7gegm9g62knp9j5767a2ff9lr202vn2h74je677fx6pf0s47s8twan0'>nevent1q…wan0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not too long ago! <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/984638/">https://lwn.net/Articles/984638/</a> 2024-10-26T14:11:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrzcxhvxaqesq7avezttl8luf20tt2fdlmwm92yt0crg7xn70rvyqzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgl9yl3c Well, this is handy... <a href="https://paper.wf/binarycat/bookmark-keywords">https://paper.wf/binarycat/bookmark-keywords</a> 2024-10-25T20:36:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspy4uwkjkrvsshydcfyepxv4q68hd76fnmu6k3a0v737hd7y27qzczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg4m0c24 Noticed a nifty little feature of Konsole I&#39;ve never bumped into before: if you hover the mouse pointer over a hex color (e.g., #a64b2a) it will pop up a little color preview with a small square of that color. <br/><br/>That&#39;s pretty spiffy. Not sure if others do that -- but it&#39;s a nice little feature. 2024-10-11T13:35:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnx7c4d20lx8u5x0lq5dqegs4rga80032a38envqnsy4snze8wgszypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rg40es72 If you&#39;re sick of the &#34;Log in with Google&#34; pop-up (I am) and use UBlock Origin on Firefox, you can nuke it by adding this to your filters:<br/><br/>accounts.google.com/gsi/*<br/><br/>At least, it&#39;s worked so far. <br/><br/>Some days I think every &#34;advance&#34; in web technologies after 1998 was a mistake... 2024-10-04T14:14:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddw3wayg72md285mn3adlrwu3va66pel8ftuwty82vgvntm4llqczypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgss9yn6 Authenticating to a website, 2010: Type in username and password<br/><br/>Authenticating to a website, 2024: <br/>- Type in username<br/>- Look up 20-character password in password keeper<br/>- wait<br/>- Prompt for 2FA token<br/>- Dig out phone <br/>- Unlock phone<br/>- Scroll through 50 services to find 2FA token for website<br/>- Type in 2FA token<br/>- Success<br/>- Receive email alerting you to the fact you&#39;ve logged in<br/>- Six weeks later: receive email telling you service had been compromised eight weeks ago and you must change password. 2024-09-23T17:31:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vnd03r7t4c2ekgu3ke2v28f95nra62z2jyxdzt8pk0660yrzl9qzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgru02h9 I *really* do not love how <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1shflyr3kdel32z4rc3ssv4a2rg3uhq9nvq2e9m632jgyg7h03ycq427zml" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Discourse</span> (<span class="italic">npub1shf…7zml</span>)</a></span> sites grab Ctrl-f for &#34;search this page&#34; and turn it into &#34;search this topic&#34; or whatever. <br/><br/>Your website does not need special behavior for universal functions. I will absolutely never want my browser shortcuts hijacked, I don&#39;t care how special or amazing you think your replacement feature is. It&#39;s not. It&#39;s an annoyance. It no longer does what I expected it to do. <br/><br/>(Yes, I spend a lot of time searching Discourse sites &amp; this always bites me.) 2024-09-11T03:28:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp8jvcys8fd7nmn64pkmw50dyf0w7dws2r4420q23aydadkf59q7qzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rghfywsh Palate cleanser for anybody watching the debate. Everybody needs disco kitty. <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/cw48TrP">https://imgur.com/gallery/cw48TrP</a> 2024-09-11T01:45:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdeqdtrpcremth2dfqy42nv3dvuwka5vn44e7fwjnangvnvskl9gzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rgze86kl Have been tinkering with aerc a bit this evening. Definitely like it - the combination of TUI with tabs for emails is great. <br/><br/>Probably going to need to tweak some of the keybindings, and need to fiddle with using multiple accounts, but definitely like it. #aerc #email #opensource #Linux 2024-08-25T17:51:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8nhvcgd8ytmhdvhpha5fc56wnzsnhuvkqjqgcupftlrvem87megzypdp5n3xsd9drj6mypm79gmkp98tuux2zu2562sm0zvgg6ll7a0rggwfcls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd36jetsmngfc449guxd5udq2dy8llqp33h7zcuupntgtv4yrsavguh4yam'>nevent1q…4yam</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like Pop!_OS and respect the work that&#39;s gone into it, but trying to get people to adhere to branding like that is an uphill battle. Perhaps Quixotic, even.<br/><br/>Something as simple as &#34;Red Hat&#34; gets turned into Redhat and RedHat even in publications that in theory should be doing better. To say nothing of social media...<br/><br/>I have spent more time than I care to think about on this issue as a writer, editor, contributor, etc. Projects could save a lot of grief with more standard naming. 2024-07-03T13:02:49Z