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by amatecha 1y ago
Use Fediverse/ActivityPub, XMPP (maybe matrix), IRC. Use protocols, not "apps"/"platforms". Stop using corporate-owned centralized services. Well, unless you like being the subject of exploitation and manipu
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by amatecha 1y ago
So, same old, basically. When I was a kid it was the same thing, kids spending all evening watching sitcoms and otherwise-trash TV. I was online on my computer learning programming, audio production, trying different operating systems, pl
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by amatecha 1y ago
Wow, I wonder if the same issue exists in the "Image Capture" app which I've used for years on my old MacBook to transfer photos off my iPhone. I would transfer everything off and occasionally find that some photos are inexp
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by amatecha 1y ago
No I know but I mean it has actual mp3 encoding errors because the files are getting corrupted over time lol, like it's an issue in the storage medium not the original analog-to-digital conversion :( Examples in the following file ht
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by amatecha 1y ago
Yeah, I took a quick listen to OP -- unfortunately their mp3s are of very poor quality. I heard numerous glitches while listening :(
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by amatecha 1y ago
Years ago I was blown away to learn about this "Gibson reads Neuromancer" audio book only when I heard it sampled in a song[0] by Haujobb (the band, not the demoscene group). I recognized the words as being from Neuromancer, one
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by amatecha 1y ago
Yeah? That's the nature of social circles. To take the example further, I definitely won't be able to work my way into a social circle of violent criminals who murder rival gang members and think murder is okay. I will not be o
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by amatecha 1y ago
wow haha, nice finds! that's awesome.
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by amatecha 1y ago
RE: finding what "1 can" or "1 bar" was, you may be able to scour archive.org for scans of old magazines and newspapers to see advertisements or product listings for the respective product? At least, that's one rou
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by amatecha 1y ago
Yup I had a Sony Trinitron CRT monitor with ~75-85hz refresh rate in like 1998.
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by amatecha 1y ago
I don't know about whoever you're referring to but I actually just want to chat with cool people (and hear about what they're up to) and don't want to see any bigoted, ignorant bullshit. It has worked out so well that I
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by amatecha 1y ago
I interpret this as "I expect my opinions to be heard by people who don't want to hear them". Show me the ill effects of having an opt-in, consent-based social space where it's not infiltrated by unwelcome participants?
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by amatecha 1y ago
"everyone publicly talking in the same room" social media really sucks. I've really enjoyed the smaller-scale, better-curated interaction on mastodon. It feels like a giant step forward in how people can connect and sociali
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by amatecha 1y ago
Seriously. It's infuriating how hard it is to get "non-essential" diagnostics.
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by amatecha 1y ago
Same thing at Science World, luckily they have a lot of tangible artifacts, but a ton of computers/displays. Last time I went (<6mo ago) a bunch of displays/stations in the most-hyped exhibit were non-functional due to hardwar
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by amatecha 1y ago
Once I saw Plex required an account even to self-host, it was a no-go for me. Stuff like this is why. (among other reasons, like "why should I go through a 3rd party for something I'm 100% hosting on my own hardware/network&
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by amatecha 1y ago
Will you guys ever ship an update that allows me to use my Signal iOS install that had a partially-broken migration from an older device? I was able to receive/read messages, but couldn't send. I tried to re-register but now my
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by amatecha 1y ago
Immigrants, by and large, aren't waging war or invading. Of course the indigenous people fought - their home was being totally taken over, by force. That's not what's happening today.
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by amatecha 1y ago
To the people who already lived in NA before we settlers took over, we were the "illegals". The irony of xenophobic fear of immigrants will never cease to amuse me. (signed, a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier)
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by amatecha 1y ago
So, win-win? I want a modal to get out of the way as fast as possible, any fade/transition animations are keeping me from what I want to look at. :)
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by amatecha 1y ago
Oh, some of the emulators allow you to create a "shared folder" between the emulated OS and your host OS. At least, that's what I do with SheepShaver. Very easy to share files between the two! Right, I thought I remembered
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by amatecha 1y ago
Nice, thanks, I was curious what kind of zigbee thermostats are out there. Great to hear a positive anecdote about one!
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by amatecha 1y ago
One way is to look for devices that have unofficial firmware available, so you can just overwrite the included software for something more under your control. For example, check out Tasmota, "an open source firmware for Espressif ESP8
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by amatecha 1y ago
Interesting, I think you could also get at the data using ResEdit, no? Since it's just PAT# resources? Now I'm curious to try...
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by amatecha 1y ago
You could also save yourself a lot of effort (and avoid being the constant subject of manipulation and exploitation) and not use centralized, capitalistic platforms like Instagram. Try Pixelfed ( https://pixelfed.org/ ) or
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by amatecha 1y ago
There's a correlation between psychologically-manipulative apps and car-centrism: the endless desire for profit -- hyper-domination by capitalism. If the primary motivating factor behind society's actions were "for the grea
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by amatecha 1y ago
Yeah, that was the most annoying cookie banner I've seen in a while. Better alternative posts that don't coerce you into agreeing to tracking/etc.: https://liliputing.com/starfive-visionfive-2-lite-is-a-cheap.
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by amatecha 1y ago
Seriously, AI meeting summaries are such shit. I see my name tasked with things I never committed to, or I see conclusions or action items grossly misrepresented, to a degree that any actual person who wrote those would lose their job. St
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by amatecha 1y ago
Yeah so I just noticed, that is indeed confusing, though partly confusing on the post author's part. The marketing does indeed only mention PCIe 4.0 for the expansion slots.
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by amatecha 1y ago
How does that work for the PC I just got a month ago that has this motherboard and was advertised as having PCIe 5.0 ? https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00129652 I just lose capability that was clearly marked

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