Alex
@blackjam.net
I can't stand GNOME anymore; the multi-monitor support is a disaster. I'll try KDE for a while and then I'll probably go back crawling.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I can't stand GNOME anymore; the multi-monitor support is a disaster. I'll try KDE for a while and then I'll probably go back crawling.
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It's time we fight to keep Android open.
Join the fight: keepandroidopen.org
Join the fight: keepandroidopen.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's time we fight to keep Android open.
Join the fight: keepandroidopen.org
Join the fight: keepandroidopen.org
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Google creating a global centralized registration system for new Android apps is a bad idea for users, for developers, and competition. Google should nip it in the bud now. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet
Apple and Google use their app stores to shape what apps you can and cannot have on devices, but now more governments—including the U.S. government—are using legal and extralegal tools to lean on
www.eff.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Google creating a global centralized registration system for new Android apps is a bad idea for users, for developers, and competition. Google should nip it in the bud now. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Egg-like
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Egg-like
What worries me is that after they normalize this behavior they're going to go after people who circumvent it.
They're going to criminalize using other OSes like Linux that don't have surveillance.
The moment to push back at this is now.
They're going to criminalize using other OSes like Linux that don't have surveillance.
The moment to push back at this is now.
If you're using Windows 11, Microsoft is now surveilling you in a new way. This may already be turned on on your computer, and you would not be notified; it activates whenever they detect you are in a "game", which in my experience Microsoft often false-positives on
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
Gaming Copilot, rolling out now to Windows 11, adds a new attack surface to Windows.
doublepulsar.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What worries me is that after they normalize this behavior they're going to go after people who circumvent it.
They're going to criminalize using other OSes like Linux that don't have surveillance.
The moment to push back at this is now.
They're going to criminalize using other OSes like Linux that don't have surveillance.
The moment to push back at this is now.
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"Oh, a new tame impala album? And people are calling it bad? Let's check out what people think is a bad song."
I check it out and it's white man shopping mall reggaeton.
I check it out and it's white man shopping mall reggaeton.
October 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Oh, a new tame impala album? And people are calling it bad? Let's check out what people think is a bad song."
I check it out and it's white man shopping mall reggaeton.
I check it out and it's white man shopping mall reggaeton.
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I made a fanart of Cozy_Nero! 😊 @cozy-nero.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I made a fanart of Cozy_Nero! 😊 @cozy-nero.bsky.social
Are you looking for a way to output video & audio from your device with HDMI to your CRT with component inputs? (a.k.a ypbpr) This is the adapter you should buy.
The ones on AliExpress don't output 480i, only 480p and higher.
The ones on AliExpress don't output 480i, only 480p and higher.
I recently released a video showcasing cheap 480i HDMI #downscalers for CRT's and said I couldn't find one that outputted YPbPr. Well, I was wrong! Here's a short video showcasing a decent, low lag one!: youtu.be/BUgTIOqetYU
#hdmitocomponent #hdmitoypbpr #netflixoncrt
#hdmitocomponent #hdmitoypbpr #netflixoncrt
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Are you looking for a way to output video & audio from your device with HDMI to your CRT with component inputs? (a.k.a ypbpr) This is the adapter you should buy.
The ones on AliExpress don't output 480i, only 480p and higher.
The ones on AliExpress don't output 480i, only 480p and higher.
I updated my LG TV that runs on WebOS and Microsoft Copilot invited itself.
You can't uninstall it.
You can't uninstall it.
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I updated my LG TV that runs on WebOS and Microsoft Copilot invited itself.
You can't uninstall it.
You can't uninstall it.
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FDroid raises the case against the Google developer forced registration once again. For those who don't know: Google will begin to restrict the sideloading of apps from unverified developers on Android devices starting in 2026 f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...
F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
For the past 15 years1, F-Droid has provided a safe and securehaven for Android users around the world to find and install free and opensource apps. When con...
f-droid.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
FDroid raises the case against the Google developer forced registration once again. For those who don't know: Google will begin to restrict the sideloading of apps from unverified developers on Android devices starting in 2026 f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...
I always close the nagging banners when there's a Wikipedia fundraiser going.
But every time this idiot opens his mouth to trash it I feel compelled to donate instantly.
But every time this idiot opens his mouth to trash it I feel compelled to donate instantly.
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I always close the nagging banners when there's a Wikipedia fundraiser going.
But every time this idiot opens his mouth to trash it I feel compelled to donate instantly.
But every time this idiot opens his mouth to trash it I feel compelled to donate instantly.
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
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In Super Mario Odyssey, kicking things is Mario's highest priority, overriding all other actions. If a kickable object, such as a football, is thrown at Mario while he is asleep, he will momentarily wake up just to kick it before instantly going back to sleep.
September 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Super Mario Odyssey, kicking things is Mario's highest priority, overriding all other actions. If a kickable object, such as a football, is thrown at Mario while he is asleep, he will momentarily wake up just to kick it before instantly going back to sleep.
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I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
Inkjet printers, not even once.
July 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Inkjet printers, not even once.
Fix the GIFs uploads Bluesky, it's been forever.
July 3, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Fix the GIFs uploads Bluesky, it's been forever.
@theburpman.bsky.social Spoilers pero... Que chucha, es como la tercera cosa que comento y después sale
July 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
@theburpman.bsky.social Spoilers pero... Que chucha, es como la tercera cosa que comento y después sale
Don't ever buy a Samsung home appliance. They're made of the cheapest most brittle plastic.
I bought this washing machine last year and it spontaneously cracked on a corner. Also the plastic got scratched just by dragging the clothes out.
I bought this washing machine last year and it spontaneously cracked on a corner. Also the plastic got scratched just by dragging the clothes out.
June 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Don't ever buy a Samsung home appliance. They're made of the cheapest most brittle plastic.
I bought this washing machine last year and it spontaneously cracked on a corner. Also the plastic got scratched just by dragging the clothes out.
I bought this washing machine last year and it spontaneously cracked on a corner. Also the plastic got scratched just by dragging the clothes out.
1 hour of silence occasionally broken up by a very tired Mario saying "Hello door" and "Another door!"
For a long time, humorous clips of Mario saying "Hello door" and "Another door?!" in Super Mario Sunshine were known about, but presumed unused. It turns out they can actually be heard in the game by performing an unreasonably specific action in the debug testing room.
May 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
1 hour of silence occasionally broken up by a very tired Mario saying "Hello door" and "Another door!"
Quien le pondrá nombre a los productos de ferretería.
May 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Quien le pondrá nombre a los productos de ferretería.
I confess I've never got into vinyl records. Too expensive, CDs are enough for me.
I've been paid with checks but never paid with one.
I've been paid with checks but never paid with one.
May 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I confess I've never got into vinyl records. Too expensive, CDs are enough for me.
I've been paid with checks but never paid with one.
I've been paid with checks but never paid with one.