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Other me's:@Auster | @Auster1 | @Auster(I have other alts, but if a profile claims to be me, doubt it)

  • What if the Fediverse had its own full-scale News Network?

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  • If the proposal is to avoid MAGA, do note ActivityPub is an open protocol, so anyone can join the network.

    Also iirc BBC has a Mastodon instance, though I didn't check further. And there are a few journalism-oriented Peertube channels, though most I could find are related to technology.

    Also found out recently Gazeta do Povo (Brazilian news media) made a Bluesky account. Bluesky is kinda far when talking about "fediverse", but I guess it counts since AT Protocol is a form of content federation?

  • postmarketOS in 2026-02: generic kernels

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  • installs the generic kernel into a 1999 blackberry

    Jokes aside, fantastic news! Though quite likely missing some features on nicher hardware, still I can see it being used even as a starting point for making new device-specific kernels.

  • Signal Protocol for a Web-Based Messenger

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  • Disliking not because you use AI, but as a technician, seeing the statement "im not sure how to quantify it" concerns me immensely. You should know what you're working with, else consequences may be catastrophic, with how many people may be affected.

  • the void speaks to me

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  • the void wants tuna

  • Can Canada find digital sovereignty in the Fediverse? | BetaKit

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  • Trump's Truth Social is based on Mastodon (even if with federation and syndication disabled), and the POTUS Threads profile iirc has ActivityPub enabled. Also wasn't Germany that also adopted for some government profiles fediverse-compatible services? Or some other EU country. Still, if the neighbors and ideological allies of Canada already tapped into such projects, I'd say it's no longer uncharted territory, and so the possibility is there.

  • AI-Generated Passwords Are Apparently Quite Easy to Crack

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  • Yup. That's what inspired me. e.e

  • AI-Generated Passwords Are Apparently Quite Easy to Crack

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  • ESL strikes again =D

    I forget "random" doesn't have many inflections.

  • AI-Generated Passwords Are Apparently Quite Easy to Crack

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  • A suggestion about randomly generated passwords, pick the dictionary files from Firefox for random languages (that you can write without special keyboards/configs, if I may add), put the words included all in a LibreOffice/Excel sheet and set 4 formulas to pick words from the list at random.

    From my experience, they're far more randomic, as well as not uncommonly including special characters, solving part of the pestering for alleged password strength.

  • Dogs @lemmy.world
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    Silly husky

  • I think i am ready to switch from windows and need advice

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  • Also regarding Nvidia, I don't have great experience with it, but Mint Cinnamon and Mint Xfce work rather well with the RTX board my laptop has, just having to add a control tool to change from the default Intel one.

    And dunno how it is nowadays, but there's a third version of Mint, LMDE, that when I tested, was very problematic to get the Nvidia board to work. Though that was over a year ago so maybe they fixed it since.

  • I think i am ready to switch from windows and need advice

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  • Linux Mint is generally the best "it just works" case, focused on stability (to the detriment of speed of updates), ease of use and visually reminding of Windows.

    Also Mint comes with a few official visual* changes, but if I might suggest, go with Xfce, not the Cinnamon one. The Cinnamon version of Mint has too many animations that only add micro workflow delays, while Xfce doesn't have all the fancy effects making it faster to use.

    *avoiding technical jargons to not confuse the OP

  • Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune

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  • "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade

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  • Thanks. The instance was having issues with the media hosting platform so it's in the middle of changing it, but the images should be back in a few days according to the announcement.

  • Final Fantasy VII now also added to GOG's catalogue

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  • Played it iirc around 2019. Didn't find it to be all that much, but it has a consistent and full story, surely fun enough (and some times enough is more than enough 👌)

    Also I hope the New Threat mod works with this version. Been meaning to continue for a few years now but life happens

  • GOG @lemmy.world
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    Final Fantasy VII now also added to GOG's catalogue

    www.gog.com /forum/general/final_fantasy_vii_is_now_out_with_a_limitedtime_discount_alongside_classic_final_fantasy_deals_ca8e3

  • Amazon expected this co-op party game to draw in 100,000+ active players, but it hit an all-time peak of just 320 on Steam and now it's closing for good just 6 months after it launched

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  • "this co-op party game": King of Meat

  • "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade

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  • Haven't read the article, but the give a shit part is likely from here, a reference to a reference:

  • How likely do you guys think it is now that Reddit might copy Discord and introduce mandatory face/ID checks for accessing NSFW content globally?

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  • I have a very slight feeling Reddit's working for China, and not for the US. If I'm right, then chances only grow since the pushes for identity verification gained traction around last September.

  • Misskey instance?

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  • For Misskey-powered instances, there's also Nijimiss.moe from the bigger ones I know about. It appears to either house or federate a lot of Japanese users too, from what I could observe. And dunno your Mbin instance, but on mine, I can follow Misskey.io and Nijimiss.moe users just fine, just taking a little while to populate the /all page (but surely happening since Japanese folks seem to interact between one another a lot), and at worse on federation to Mbin with some formatting issues for posts since Misskey feels a bit like its own thing.

    But alas, on the flagship (?) instance, I know a guy that was able to create an account when he/she lived for a while in Japan, and when the person went to another country, access to the site remained.

  • Most user friendly peertube instance for beginners?

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  • Per-instance rules, communities, cultures, technical limits, etc., could make it less friendly, which I presume is what the OP is asking about.

  • DeGoogle for School

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  • About formatting concerns, since you're on Lemmy, before posting, there's a view button near the bottom of the post form. Main reason I return to my Lemmy alt. =)

    About your issue, not an US citizen myself so can't check details as easily, but considering what I can tell from the outside, I'd suggest first seeing if laws for your specific town, county or state, or even the federal ones, make Google adoption opt-in or opt-out. That also could require confirming with an attorney to be safe, which would likely cost money.

  • Game recommendation request: Offline "MMORPGs"

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  • Apparently FFXII and FFXIV 1.0 both are heavily inspired on the FFXI formula, so perhaps FFXII is the closest to what the OP is asking.

  • Blåhaj @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Is this blåhaj?

  • Dogs @lemmy.world
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    Play after training

  • GOG @lemmy.world
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    GOG's blog appears to use Wordpress, but no federation and/or comments available

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    After 3 decades, the MS-DOS game 'Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century' is back, updated and free!

    old.reddit.com /r/pcgaming/comments/1qq9a6c/after_3_decades_star_quest_1_in_the_27th_century/
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Danger kitty has a question

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    Deshittification

  • wholesomememes @lemmy.world
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    divergence

  • Books @lemmy.world
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    Starting later this month, Amazon will let ebooks be offered DRM-free through direct download, even for those published before the change

    kdp.amazon.com /en_US/help/topic/GDDXGH9VR22ACM8U
  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Skeletal gasp!

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    A man and his dog, USA, 1920s

  • ADHD @lemmy.world
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    Specific languages helping at focusing?

  • Comics @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Dinosaur Comics! - October 10, 2025

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Made a graph of the "wider" fediverse - is this correct?

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    "Defeat the Backlog!" community

  • Reaction Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Realization

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Looks like now Mbin, at least on mobile, mixes threads and microblog posts

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
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    Winsley's Guardian N64 port with additional contents funded on Kickstarter

    www.kickstarter.com /projects/tresibra/winsleys-guardian-a-life-fulfilled-new-n64-game