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mousey

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Linux nerd, game nerd, dad jokes, memes, opinions. (OMG, so many opinions.)

#YearOfTheLinuxDesktop since 1998

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kde , to KDE
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Phone Link is Microsoft's late and closed source alternative to KDE Connect. It requires you sign in to a Microsoft Account for it to work.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/phone-link-requirements-and-setup-cd2a1ee7-75a7-66a6-9d4e-bf22e735f9e3

This means all the transactions between your phone and your PC are monitored and sucked up by Microsoft.

@kde

mousey ,
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@kde @kde

On one hand, lame!! Die in a fire, copycats

on the other hand, cool! it's not my imagination that kdeconnect is the best phone app ever. thank you to all involved!! ❤️

arstechnica , to Random
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Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11

But most Microsoft account sign-in workarounds for Windows 11 continue to work.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/microsoft-removes-documentation-for-switching-to-a-local-account-in-windows-11/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica
/me pats his Debian/KDE desktop.. Sorry to hear about those problems other people have.

rbreich , to Random
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With a heat wave shattering temperature records across the country, let me just say that history will not look fondly on those who put fossil fuel profits above saving the planet.

mousey ,
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@rbreich you think it's hot this year?? hah, just wait til you see next year!! 😄 😅 😩

arstechnica , to Random
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Can a technology called RAG keep AI models from making stuff up?

The framework pulls in external sources to enhance accuracy. Does it live up to the hype?

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/can-a-technology-called-rag-keep-ai-models-from-making-stuff-up/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica No. Dunning-Krueger automation continues to be deployed across multiple industries.

rbreich , to Random
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Where are the editorials calling for Trump to drop out of the race and allow Republicans to choose a non-felon as their nominee?

mousey ,
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@rbreich America's 6 media companies would never! clutches pearls

rbreich , to Random
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Don't tell me we “can’t afford” to fight the climate crisis.

A new study found the economic costs of the crisis are 6x larger than previously thought. It's estimated we'll lose 12% of world GDP per degree of warming.

Saving the climate is both morally & financially right.

mousey ,
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@rbreich you think it's a crisis now? just wait til next year!

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By refusing to recuse himself from Jan 6 cases, Alito is violating the court's code of ethics, which call for recusal when “the Justice’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned…”

If flying 2 pro-insurrection flags doesn't call his impartiality into question, what does?

mousey ,
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@rbreich Has anybody maybe told him it's his impartiality may be reasonably questioned?? If i was a lawyer going in front of the Supreme Court, I would challenge that my case was being fairly tried.

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McDonald’s CEO Salary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxGDLjnDP0&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

mousey ,
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@rbreich probably saves a ton of money eating McDonalds food really often.

arstechnica , to Random
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AI in space: Karpathy suggests AI chatbots as interstellar messengers to alien civilizations

Andrej Karpathy muses about sending a LLM binary that could "wake up" and answer questions.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/ai-in-space-karpathy-suggests-ai-chatbots-as-interstellar-messengers-to-alien-civilizations/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica why is this bullshit considered news?

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All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week

Disappointing streaming changes are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/all-the-ways-streaming-services-are-aggravating-their-subscribers-this-week/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica /me laughs in mp3.

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US government auctions 5.34-petaflop Cheyenne supercomputer

145,152-core supercomputer was 20th most powerful in the world in 2016.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/us-government-auctions-5-34-petaflop-cheyenne-supercomputer/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica does it run linux?

oh wait, yes it does.

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Binance’s billionaire founder gets 4 months for violating money laundering law

US prosecutors sought 3-year sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/binances-billionaire-founder-gets-4-months-for-violating-money-laundering-law/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica woah, 4 whole months? That'll teach 'em!!

rbreich , to Random
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:

  1. Break up corporate monopolies

  2. Continue building union power

  3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics

Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

mousey ,
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@rbreich Yeah I wish people would recognize as the Labor of Operating Systems.

If we would collectively act, to help each other out by switching to Linux, and stop being beholden to (Ads in your Start Menu) Big Tech, and do the work to take back the means of computation, we'd have a chance against stupid corporate dystopia.

Many companies similarily beholden to big tech need to be broken up, but change starts at your home directory.

I know. I know. I'm the crazy one. right? smh

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I'm not saying we shouldn't worry about how China might be using TikTok to steal our data and manipulate us...

But why aren't we at least as worried about the U.S. billionaires who own the other apps stealing our data and trying to manipulate us?

mousey ,
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@rbreich Meta, Xitter, MSLinkedIn are just mad they're not the favorite data vacuum, so they're "competing" by making their government, which they bought and paid for, go after the foreign competition, in typical Surveillance capitalist style.

This isn't the media narrative though because, you know.. only 6 companies run the media for America.

And somehow we're not protesting in the streets about this.

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Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens

Most devs would need to pay out of pocket to host Alexa apps after June.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/amazon-virtually-kills-efforts-to-develop-alexa-skills-disappointing-dozens/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mousey ,
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@arstechnica Dozens!

rbreich , to Random
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Keep your eyes on this story. Shadowy “online” Axos Bank and its biggest billionaire shareholder, Don Hankey, have together extended more than $500 million in financing for Trump’s benefit. They helped him out on loans and now a huge civil judgment. What will they get in return?

mousey ,
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@rbreich bought and paid for? that's how authoritarians circumvent democracy and the rule of law. just make sure your dude owes you billions.

kde , to KDE
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Fedora on Apple Silicon, with Plasma and Wayland?

That's an impressive feat! Congrats to all the team!!! 🎉 😍

https://social.treehouse.systems/@AsahiLinux/111607682159825520

@kde

mousey ,
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@kde @kde

Now if only window shading worked, I could ditch for good.

mousey ,
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@alper_celik

I use it reflexively, all the time.

Window Shading is a great way to:

  • get my windows out of my way when I need to context switch (without switching desktops),
  • reply to someone in another window on the same desktop (especially little windows like KDEConnect's SMS, or or Element)
  • show or access something on my desktop (icons? widgets?)
  • quickly hide the contents of an app from shoulder surfers

It's far more convenient and flexible than minimizing, or switching desktops.

mousey ,
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@alper_celik

Additionally,

Window Shading is a great way to make sticky windows unobtrusive, while still keeping them top of mind..

Especially true for things like mixers (like pavucontrol) and chat programs.

when i need to reference something in a browser behind my ide, doubleclick on the title-bar is ALWAYS set on ALL my desktops to window shade..

It's invaluable for everyday GUI tasks.

Sure, this might not be everyone's experience, but for those that know and use it, it's a huge miss.

mousey ,
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@PureTryOut The irony here is, the first time i ever saw window shading was on a Mac. It was an addon app that eventually wasn't available anymore either. When i found it again in Linux (in the late 1900's), i was thrilled.

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