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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 15-Feb-2025 02:10:49 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- xianc78
Months ago, The Primeagen was suspecious that Devin was a complete scam. I don't believe he's talked in detail about it recently, but I may be wrong about that.

I expect he will, if he hasn't already.

#ai #llm #Devin #scam #programming

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Monday, 03-Feb-2025 10:46:47 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- Brodie Robertson
I agree that it has been a slow descent into a weird state of affairs with Mozilla.

I used to be a huge Mozilla fan. I still use Firefox and Thunderbird, but the excitement for them are gone. I now also use the Brave web browser in addition to Firefox.

Mitchell Baker writing an official blog post calling for more censorship, "We need more de-platforming" just seemed so at odds with the "open web" message they had previously promoted.

Their doubling down on AI now just seems like they are intentionally running Mozilla into the ground.

#mozilla #brave #firefox #ai

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:10 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- meatgrinder
I'm guessing that KVM is available on Linux, but not Windows.

I was just curious to see if there's any new alternative to VirtualBox on Windows as I may be recommending people try Linux in a VM on Windows.

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:36:08 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- meatgrinder
I'm Linux on all my stuff, but support computers with Windows for customers.

A full computer is much better than virtualization, so I usually try to get people to try a separate computer with Linux instead of a VM, but I thought I'd ask and see if there have been any recent virtualization developments on Windows.

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 08:19:11 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

Hey, question for you.

I haven't paid much attention in years to virtualization within Windows, as I mainly use Linux.

I used to use VirtualBox on Windows to set up VMs of Windows XP for people who needed it for running older applications or VMs for trying out Linux.

Is VirtualBox still the 'go-to' software for that?

Is there anything else that is recommended?

#windows #virtualbox #virtualization #vm

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 04:00:29 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
- The Very Merry Mancow: Christ is King! ✝️
Sip. Sip.

... so now every black person who enjoys coffee and continues to buy it is a white supremacist.

Terrible logic. Too generalist in its pronouncement.

#coffee

RT: https://nicecrew.digital/objects/b4ef85f5-960c-48a3-a56b-a6ba7b6f5a12
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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Jan-2025 05:16:41 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
- Libre Solutions Network
#bigtech #facebook

post by @lsn

https://libresolutionsnetwork.substack.com/p/reminder-big-tech-sucks
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1. Reminder: Big Tech sucks no matter who is in charge
  
  from Gabriel
  
  All the more reason to double down on the open web.
matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jan-2025 10:37:54 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

It is a big deal.

But I am still not going to be using Facebook

#facebook

RT: https://social.quodverum.com/users/YoungBlood/statuses/113794541531920950
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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 07:55:43 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

Attempt at Reputation Repair is my take. My hope is that they are not successful. Facebook has proven itself to not operating in the interests of liberty and freedom.

#facebook #freespeech

RT: https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/875492121426010128/entities/urn:activity:1723428420186021888
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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Monday, 02-Dec-2024 12:32:45 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

I'm putting together a Windows XP retro gaming PC package to offer for sale.

What open source Windows 32bit games should I include pre-installed?

I ask because I am not much of a gamer and also spend most of my time with Linux, so not familiar with Windows XP games.

Was thinking of Battle for Wesnoth, but looks like the available Windows download is 64bit.

The hardware will be a Dell Optiplex 3010 with i5 3rd gen processor, so not period accurate but more than adequate for Windows XP gaming.

#opensource #gaming #retro

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 28-Nov-2024 11:33:47 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- xianc78
> there is a case to be made for server-side scripting, even on personal websites

I agree.

Have used static site generators, such as Hugo, and mostly been a good experience.

However, the concept of a website being a program instead of just a collection of documents is really interesting and I would like to eventually do more with that.

#webdev

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 05:15:07 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- EvilSandmich
- LibreOffice
That sometimes happens!

I fully let them know that there are some Microsoft specific features that LibreOffice doesn't have and that they can always buy Microsoft Office later if they need it.

I have so many frustrations with Microsoft products that I am actively promoting alternatives.

#Microsoft

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 04:59:35 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
- LibreOffice
I've recommended @libreoffice as an alternative to Microsoft Office to at least two people over the phone today.

#LibreOffice #Microsoft

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 03:07:09 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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I offer hosted apps like Nextcloud and Gitea. I have at least two clients using those that I host for them.

I agree about the tactic of "be the change you want to see".

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 02:38:36 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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Yes. No easy answers.

Especially with the vendor lock-in practices that companies like #Microsoft have.

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Nov-2024 02:20:15 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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If an authority has the ability to effectively ban technologies, we would be in a much worse situation when in comes to privacy.

#privacy #technology

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2024 03:58:35 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- djsumdog
Lots of signs in my area for candidates on both parties.

Slightly less "Harris" specific signs, but there's a lot of generic "Vote for Democrats... because they vote for us" type signs. That's a slightly more palatable way of saying "Vote Blue, no matter who".

A whole lot of Trump signs, both in cities and rural areas, paired with signs for Republicans in local races.

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 14:05:01 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

It was DNS

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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2024 01:58:18 JST matthew - retroedge.tech
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- frogzone
I like #peertube and we host our own:

https://video.retroedge.tech/

I'll be posting more #Linux related videos there soon.
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matthew - retroedge.tech (matthew@social.retroedge.tech)'s status on Thursday, 05-Sep-2024 11:24:39 JST matthew - retroedge.tech

I'm seeing a whole lot more videos and resources like this:

https://inv.dembased.xyz/watch?v=n8vmXvoVjZw

Guides to help people understand what's involved and how to switch to Linux

#Linux
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1. Switching to Linux: A Beginner’s Guide
  
  How to switch from Windows to Linux, including reasons to switch, applications, distros, testing, installation and broader migration. The other ExplainingComputers episodes I’ve referred to in this video are as follows: Running Windows Programs on Linux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqZDuKB949U Ventoy: Multi-boot USB Drive Tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7APoZzNPyU Linux Mint 22 (2024 review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qZI6i21jB4 Zorin OS 17 (2024 review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FryhC19wu8 Ubuntu 24.04 (2024 review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNK-tmMz618 Linux Mint: Tips & Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKCowLHiQ8o Linux Tips for MS Office Users: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3R58a0cg0Y Linux Survival Guide #3: GPU Drivers & Printing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lah9rMX1FnI And all of my Linux videos are listed and linked here: https://www.explainingcomputers.com/linux_videos.html DOWNLOAD LINKS Linux Mint: https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php Zorin OS: https://zorin.com/os/download/ Ubuntu: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop Balena Etcher (tool to write Linux ISO image to USB drive): https://etcher.balena.io/ BOOTING FROM A USB DRIVE Exactly how you boot from a USB drive does I’m afraid depend on your particular computer. Often a boot menu can be accessed by pressing a particular key when you power-on, which may be F12, F11, F10 or Esc. And if you can bring up such a menu, you can simply select the USB drive. Alternatively, you can enter the BIOS/UEFI, again by pressing an appropriate key, which is commonly F2, Delete or Esc. Once in the BIOS you can hopefully find a setting that will change the boot order to have USB first, so that your computer will always first try to boot from an inserted USB drive. However, to work, this may also require you to disable a feature called “Secure Boot”, which you may then have turn on again to allow Windows to boot on your PC (it depends on the version). However, once in the BIOS, there is often an “Exit” or similar menu (usually on the end on the right) that offers a “boot override” facility. And this allows you to select to boot from a USB drive without having to make any BIOS changes. So here you would select your inserted USB drive, and your computer would then happily boot from it. Sadly, UEFI/BIOS settings and USB boot configurations are just not standardized, so I cannot give you a definitive set of instructions here! But I do provide more guidance in my video on “PC BIOS Settings”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezubjTO7rRI More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers Chapters: 00:00 Titles & Intro 00:42 Why switch? 01:51 Applications 04:25 Distros 05:43 Testing 14:24 Installation 17:30 Migration 19:05 Linux Success #Linux #Switch #Tutorial #Windows #explainingcomputers

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