Just installed Pi-hole and I am in love.
While I've always used browser based ad-blockers (uBlock origin with 3rdparty scripts blocked by default), and that's effective, it does nothing for your (a) mobile phone (but use Firefox Mobile) (b) "smart" devices like my LG TV or Kindle etc.
Seriously, check it out. This project is fantastic, and easy to use.
software would be easier if the authors of C hadn’t decided not to specify any sizes for basic objects
“will this C code from 2008 work as intended on a 64-bit computer?” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
is there a clang-format flag for “assume the author was running 32-bit windows, now fix this junk”
Up at 5am, can't sleep well lately thinking about the healthcare bill set to pass. My family will be 100% fucked and even though I live in a bright blue state, I still might be in trouble.
The hardest problem in computer science is actually switching from one emoji pack to another
So I've decided to dump Namecheap as my domain registrar. Technical problems aside (of which there have been a few), the final line they crossed was loading scripts from Facebook, DoubleClick, and Google on their home page.
My domain registrar should share _absolutely nothing_ with Facebook. Namecheap is no longer to be trusted as they don't seem to understand basic expectations of privacy.
@starbreaker After a lot of reviewing, I think the battery life of the Galaga Pro does it in for me. Still looking around, apparently the Dell XPS 15 works pretty well with Linux.
What's your opinion on the System76 Galaga Pro laptops? I need to replace my MacBook, and want a freer machine. StationX has great laptops... but they don't ship to the US yet.
I'm planning to attend SeaGL again this year, October 6th and 7th. If you're in the Seattle area, you should too (assuming you like GNU and Linux).
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@pnathan I'm envying your pixel art icon. Where can I find one like that?
@luluberlu @tom @masklayer Firefox™ we’re the only browser that’s not WebKit so you’d better use us if you want to keep a free-ish web
@nolan Hm, nevermind. Follow seems to have worked anyway.
@nolan I'm having trouble remote following you from octodon.social. I just followed someone else remotely, and it worked fine, but after I click 'proceed to follow' there is no success message.
The W3C is dead without the EFF. Long live the free internet.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/open-letter-w3c-director-ceo-team-and-membership
But seriously, fuck DRM.
EFF is resigning from the w3c over DRM and the Encrypted Media Extensions standardization process. This was probably inevitable once w3c leadership abandoned consensus in this arena, but it's still such a bummer to see https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/open-letter-w3c-director-ceo-team-and-membership
So what's the easiest way to flash a Pi when I don't have an SD card reader? I was thinking boot from USB on the Pi and install to SD there.
Microsoft will stop caring if you pirate the decade old Microsoft Office starting next month https://twitter.com/IanWVI/status/909621250875674625
GPL (GNU Public Limerick)
This code can be changed on your end,
So long as you do not amend
This licensing verse,
For better or worse,
If it to the 'Net you should send.
Reminder: no matter how advanced artificial intelligence gets, it's still no substitute for sexual harassment by REAL humans
At least for me, it's not that Mastodon isn't taking off (it is), it's that social media in general is past its peak. I moved primarily back to P2P communication (Signal and encrypted email) to talk with my friends. Mastodon / Twitter / Facebook are losing my attention. What about you?
