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2024-08-29 08:59:34

ai-generated slop illustrations are 2020s wordart

2024-08-19 21:20:40

Two years after leaving Twitter, this account has finally overtaken the amount of people who followed us there 🎉
The #Fediverse still feels like a place to discuss with talented people, and it replaced the feeling of doomscrolling with that of being in a real, vibrant community. Thank you all.

2024-07-04 21:32:56

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@npub1a3h…m44m i was literally designing something similar last month - basically, connect your fedi account, scan barcode, rate (as a post with metadata), find/aggregate through hashtags

2024-04-24 13:06:18

I just received my new work laptop (#Apple #Macbook Pro M3, ~€2000) just to discover that it does not support dual-monitor output despite having multiple video ports.
For a feature that even the cheapest laptops (and older MacBooks) have had for years, Apple now asks you to buy the MacBook Pro M3 Pro (€2500) or M3 Max (€4000).
This is essentially €2000 #ewaste. Not so "pro" after all.

2024-03-27 15:29:58

Serious question: Which do you consider to be the *least* unethical among very-big-tech companies (let's say top 10 only), and why?
No judgement, just for statistical purposes! :ablobcatattention:

2024-03-21 00:01:31

#GNOME must be on some ancient curse. I bought my laptop in 2018 when 3.28 was out and it was quite laggy at the time. Then it became progressively faster with every new release, so as the laptop gets older, it feels newer and gets more features.
I thought computers were meant to feel like bricks within years, and that UIs had to grow inexplicably heavier in spite of no changes in their technologies? /s

2024-03-20 11:38:11

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Maybe the only job it can replace is making fluffy reports and slides dipped in trendy buzzwords, which is basically all these businesses do

2024-03-20 11:35:57

Startups love to claim that art and creativity is obsolete thanks to AI, in comment sections as well as in real life.
But they are nothing more than aggressive microwave salesmen walking into restaurants to bother clients and convince them that chefs have been replaced by their magic tool

2024-03-07 17:15:44

The #cutiepi is for sure a loyal companion...
#linux #raspberrypi #linuxtablets
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2024-02-14 18:32:50

European Court of Human Rights (#ECHR) bans weakening of secure end-to-end #encryption - the end of EU‘s chat control #CSAR mass surveillance plans?
https://www.eureporter.co/world/human-rights-category/european-court-of-human-rights-echr/2024/02/14/european-court-of-human-rights-bans-weakening-of-secure-end-to-endencryption-the-end-of-eus-chat-control-csar-mass-surveillance-plans/
#e2ee #europe #privacy #csar

2024-02-12 01:00:11

Some proprietary streaming apps such as Prime Video seem to work well on #Waydroid over #postmarketOS. There are still bugs with media playback clocks sometimes, but the streaming itself is flawless.
#linux #mobilelinux #android
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2024-02-11 09:05:16

The new #Fractal 6 release feels much more reliable than the native Elementary client, or most other Matrix clients I've tried on Linux.
This is a huge improvement over the previous versions, and it's finally not only a polished mobile-ready client, but also a rather stable and fast one.

2024-02-06 15:41:26

The fleet is growing! I received a Poco F1 as a present from @npub16ur…mx4u at #FOSDEM, and as other Snapdragon 845 devices, the difference in usability from its predecessors is insane and it is the first device I felt comfortable bringing around as a daily driver today.
I took a long break from articles (almost exactly one year) due to many reasons, but I will be back to writing soon, and I was happy to hear your feedback this weekend!
#linux #postmarketos #librem5 #poco #linuxphones
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2024-02-03 22:48:06

The first day of #fosdem2024 is over!
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2024-02-01 16:57:05

Hopping on a Flixbus to Brussels now, a long night awaits :ablobcatbongo:
See you at #FOSDEM! :)

2024-01-23 09:37:52

Platform Tilt by @npub100c…gkwp
https://mozilla.github.io/platform-tilt/

2023-12-19 17:24:36

We rebooted @npub1762…59n0 🎉

2023-11-22 12:59:37

Time to let the cat out of the bag.
I've been working on a new app to use your #Linux phones and tablets as secondary wireless "side displays" (not mirrors). This is based on #GStreamer, x264, #Mutter APIs, and low-latency UDP streaming, and will be designed to work on both ARM and Intel, regardless of hardware acceleration support. (Testing on a #librem5)
This is still at an early stage, and will take some time to become usable. Thoughts and feedback?
#gnome #linuxphones #apps #mobilelinux
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2023-10-30 13:07:43

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@npub1a3h…m44m is there a chance this could be fixed at kernel level? seems like a pretty common issue

2023-10-25 07:09:38

We're getting there!
https://liliputing.com/lichee-console-4a-is-a-mini-laptop-with-a-risc-v-processor-and-7-inch-display/ #riscv #laptop #linux #hardware

2023-10-17 12:48:44

📣 Encrypt. Now.
"We have come to a point where end-to-end encrypting all your private data and private communications is no longer an ethical option, but an ethical duty.
Imagine a new law was being discussed in your country to make it mandatory that all buildings have glass walls. All houses would be transparent. The (stated) goal of the law is to make it harder for criminals to hide their wrongdoings. [...]"
https://blog.tripu.info/encrypt/
#chatcontrol #eu #encryption #privacy

2023-08-30 10:33:41

Now *that* was fast!
#fairphone #postmarketos
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2023-08-02 12:26:59

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@npub16ur…mx4u so Munich has an almost-monopoly on Linux phone news? :) Good news though! I'm around the city centre most days

2023-08-01 17:25:31

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@npub16ur…mx4u are you? 👀

2023-08-01 15:43:37

Nothing like walking into your local #library and seeing no blue birds, but only a bold #Mastodon logo.
The Bavarian State Library is probably the most well-known, and beautiful in Munich. You can follow them here! @npub156c…rezf
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