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James R Kirk

@ Kirk @startrek.website

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  • Spotify bought WhoSampled

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  • Importantly, the WhoSampled you know and love is here to stay as a standalone platform and brand. It will continue to operate much as it always has

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • Bazzite is good for noobs looking for a gaming option because it's "immutable" which means the OS filesystem can't be edited, which makes it nearly impossible to break.

    Mint is still very noob friendly, just not immutable. Both are solid options because neither one requires any command line to get it on-par with Windows.

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • I am trying out Kinoite now but it's very similar. I think the immutable distros are best for people who want a "Just works" experience to start with.

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • Every. Single. Time.

  • Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency

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  • It's purely marketing and I wish it would stop getting repeated. BlueSky is centralized and a for-profit company.

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • With Linux being better for gaming and Mac still the place for creative software, Windows really is only for business users.

  • Screw it, I’m installing Linux

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  • 🤞pleasejustpickbazzite pleasejustpickbazzite pleasejustpickbazzite🤞

    I’m going to install CachyOS, an Arch-based distro

    oh god dammit

  • Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sigh

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  • That Matthew Hodgson quote is good.

    "Unhappy users tend to be disproportionately loud given the issues at stake, and there's a huge risk of optimizing to appease those who shout loudest in the short-term rather than find medium-term solutions which solve for everyone."

  • Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sigh

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  • Y'all know damn well Corridor8031 didn't donate a dime.

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  • Google releases its 'Google Sans Flex' font to the public

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  • Cams, anyone?

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  • This is a good point, I actually made that mistake once! It required their app to setup.

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  • I’m all for making tons of accounts to use Google Drive/Mega/Dropbox/etc to distribute files, even if they have crappy privacy practices, you don’t need to share any real information with them anyway

    A valid phone number is needed for Google accounts

  • PSA syncthing-fork has changed owners

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  • Cams, anyone?

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  • Amcrest seems to be the cheapest and I have good experience with them and Frigate

  • Rant - it's always frustrating to see people considering 38k monthly active users as "no users"

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  • IMO someone looking to be fed a constant stream of content will always be happier with commercial platforms. Someone looking to participate in a community or have discussions can be convinced to come to the fediverse.

  • Introducing SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search

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  • Not sure how Kagi will help with my supermarket loyalty card but thanks anyway

  • I know you don’t want them to want AI, but…

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  • Good piece. I have been largely impressed with Firefox's "AI" features. They appear to be just normal useful features they are calling "AI" for marketing.

  • is Proton the only VPN providing a openvpn configuration? (preferably no U.S./Israeli products)

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