Carl Draper
@explodingzebras.bsky.social
Open source enthusiast, Linux, musician, photographer, atheist and creator of silly mashups in GIMP.
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Carl Draper
@explodingzebras.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Tiger On The Lawn
My influences include 60s/70s TV/film soundtracks, psych, classic rock, funk, Beatles, the Faces etc. I mainly use Hammond and electric piano emulators, bass and slide guitar.
tigeronthelawn.bandcamp.com
My music lives here tigeronthelawn.bandcamp.com/music but also on YouTube and Audius
Typical Microsoft
www.tweaktown.com/news/109138/...
www.tweaktown.com/news/109138/...
Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow
Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and that's it.
www.tweaktown.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Typical Microsoft
www.tweaktown.com/news/109138/...
www.tweaktown.com/news/109138/...
It's not the look of Windows that bothers me, it's mainly the built-in spyware and useless bloat, and the inconvenience of updates needing a reboot and long waits. -
Not a fan of Windows 11? Here's how I made my system look more like Linux or MacOS share.google/TBYrd5ucC0D4...
Not a fan of Windows 11? Here's how I made my system look more like Linux or MacOS share.google/TBYrd5ucC0D4...
Not a fan of Windows 11? Here's how I made my system look more like Linux or MacOS
This free and fully customizable desktop environment enhances Windows every which way.
share.google
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's not the look of Windows that bothers me, it's mainly the built-in spyware and useless bloat, and the inconvenience of updates needing a reboot and long waits. -
Not a fan of Windows 11? Here's how I made my system look more like Linux or MacOS share.google/TBYrd5ucC0D4...
Not a fan of Windows 11? Here's how I made my system look more like Linux or MacOS share.google/TBYrd5ucC0D4...
RIP Tom Lehrer, probably most well known for the song "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97
A child prodigy in mathematics who graduated Harvard at just 19, his darkly prophetic and cynical show tunes won him a cult following in the 50s and 60s
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer, probably most well known for the song "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Back in black: Microsoft Blue Screen of Death is going dark
Back in black: Microsoft Blue Screen of Death is going dark
At least the BSOD acronym will still work
The infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will be replaced later this summer by a new black screen as part of Microsoft's Windows Resiliency Initiative (WRI).…
dlvr.it
June 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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As it always has been
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds
Lenovo Legion Go S gets better frame rates running Valve’s free operating system.
arstechnica.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
As it always has been
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...
Absolutely fed up today. Wasted 5 CDRs trying to make an audio CD because KDE Neon is flakey AF. Then tried to download and put Kubuntu on a USB stick and the stick promptly died. Fuck this whole day
June 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Absolutely fed up today. Wasted 5 CDRs trying to make an audio CD because KDE Neon is flakey AF. Then tried to download and put Kubuntu on a USB stick and the stick promptly died. Fuck this whole day
Microsoft’s big lie: Your computer is fine (and you don’t need to buy a new one)
technical.ly/civic-news/w...
technical.ly/civic-news/w...
Microsoft's big lie: Your computer is fine (and you don’t need to buy a new one)
Windows 10 support ends in October, and the company is telling millions of users their machines can’t support Windows 11. That’s simply not true.
technical.ly
June 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Microsoft’s big lie: Your computer is fine (and you don’t need to buy a new one)
technical.ly/civic-news/w...
technical.ly/civic-news/w...
As a KDE user I don't see the point in using this flatpak app when KDE has KDE Connect built in
www.zdnet.com/article/i-fo...
www.zdnet.com/article/i-fo...
I found a file-transferring app that works between Android and Linux - and it's free to use
I'm always on the lookout for apps to make it easier to work between Linux and Android, and this one by Packet fits the bill.
www.zdnet.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As a KDE user I don't see the point in using this flatpak app when KDE has KDE Connect built in
www.zdnet.com/article/i-fo...
www.zdnet.com/article/i-fo...
I'm sorry @jlwallen.bsky.social have you gone stark raving bonkers? You're switching to Opera because you trust them? The Opera owned by some dodgy Chinese consortium? Seriously? 🤣 www.zdnet.com/article/why-...
Why I'm done with Firefox for good - and which browser I'm using instead
I've used practically every browser out there and keep coming back to Firefox-based browsers. But not anymore. Here's why I've had it with Mozilla.
www.zdnet.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm sorry @jlwallen.bsky.social have you gone stark raving bonkers? You're switching to Opera because you trust them? The Opera owned by some dodgy Chinese consortium? Seriously? 🤣 www.zdnet.com/article/why-...
Nope sorry @jlwallen.bsky.social there's no way I'd recommend an Arch based distro with Gnome for a newbie 🤣 www.zdnet.com/article/read...
Ready to ditch Windows for good? This is the Linux distro I recommend for beginners
SDesk is a lightweight Linux distribution designed with a familiar interface, making it an ideal choice for users transitioning from Windows.
www.zdnet.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Nope sorry @jlwallen.bsky.social there's no way I'd recommend an Arch based distro with Gnome for a newbie 🤣 www.zdnet.com/article/read...
April 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
missed opportunity to show a clip of Delboy's fancy musical doorbells :D #secretgenius #ofah www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvQ...
Only Fools And Horses - Musical Doorbell
YouTube video by riffovlje
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
missed opportunity to show a clip of Delboy's fancy musical doorbells :D #secretgenius #ofah www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvQ...
Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – “I copied Ace Frehley’s solo from Kiss’ She, which was copied from Robby Krieger’s solo in the Doors’ Five to One.” www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...
“I said, ‘Mike, I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s a note-for-note guitar solo from...” Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – but Ace Frehley had already stolen it from another leg...
The revelation comes from Gene Simmons, who sees no problem in bands taking inspiration – and lifting ideas – from others
www.guitarworld.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – “I copied Ace Frehley’s solo from Kiss’ She, which was copied from Robby Krieger’s solo in the Doors’ Five to One.” www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...
Well damn. RIP
www.reuters.com/world/us/act...
www.reuters.com/world/us/act...
Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever', dies at 65, NYT reports
Actor Val Kilmer, best-known for his roles in "Batman Forever" and "The Doors," died in Los Angeles at the age of 65, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Well damn. RIP
www.reuters.com/world/us/act...
www.reuters.com/world/us/act...
Meth. A boatload of meth and religion, thinking she could get closer to God.
igvofficial.com/viral/real-l...
igvofficial.com/viral/real-l...
Woman Who Ripped Her Own Eyes Out Reveals Why She Did It
Kaylee Muthart, from Anderson, South Carolina, has revealed why she ripped out her eyes. Find out more information here...
igvofficial.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Meth. A boatload of meth and religion, thinking she could get closer to God.
igvofficial.com/viral/real-l...
igvofficial.com/viral/real-l...
Why apologise? He's a bloke. He's in full possession of a cock and balls, and the chromosomes of a bloke. www.gbnews.com/celebrity/bb...
BBC presenter issues apology after calling comedian Eddie Izzard, 63, 'the man' during broadcast
The presenter apologised during a Friday broadcast on Radio 4
www.gbnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Why apologise? He's a bloke. He's in full possession of a cock and balls, and the chromosomes of a bloke. www.gbnews.com/celebrity/bb...
March 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Literally flogging a dead horse on #makeitatmarket today
March 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Literally flogging a dead horse on #makeitatmarket today
I only know this film from a line in Porridge 🤣
Remembering the late Actress and Entertainer, Googie Withers (12 March 1917 – 15 July 2011)
March 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I only know this film from a line in Porridge 🤣
I can cast to mine individually using Mkchromecast but when i try to cast to the Home group, it only casts to the main Chromecast.
www.androidpolice.com/unable-to-ca...
www.androidpolice.com/unable-to-ca...
Unable to cast to Chromecast? You're not alone
Google Chromecast is hit with a major outage
www.androidpolice.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I can cast to mine individually using Mkchromecast but when i try to cast to the Home group, it only casts to the main Chromecast.
www.androidpolice.com/unable-to-ca...
www.androidpolice.com/unable-to-ca...
March 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Snape is described in the books as a thin man with sallow skin, a large, hooked nose, and yellow, uneven teeth. So of course in the reboot he's black 🙄🤣🤣 deadline.com/2025/03/harr...
‘Harry Potter’: Janet McTeer In Negotiations To Play McGonagall; Paapa Essiedu Near Deal To Play Snape In HBO Series
The Harry Potter HBO series is in negotiations with Janet McTeer to play Minerva McGonagall and Paap Essiedu is near a deal to play Severus Snape.
deadline.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Snape is described in the books as a thin man with sallow skin, a large, hooked nose, and yellow, uneven teeth. So of course in the reboot he's black 🙄🤣🤣 deadline.com/2025/03/harr...
“It’s not a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Madonna is in there. It’s not rock ‘n’ roll. So I don’t lose any sleep." www.cleveland.com/entertainmen...
Burton Cummings loses no sleep over Guess Who’s Rock Hall exclusion
Former Guess who frontman Burton Cummings has fond memories about Cleveland from the earliest days of his career, particularly performing on the old "Upbeat" TV show. But he's not at all bothered that...
www.cleveland.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“It’s not a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Madonna is in there. It’s not rock ‘n’ roll. So I don’t lose any sleep." www.cleveland.com/entertainmen...