PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:
@purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
40-something girl from Michigan in the US. Quiet, unobtrusive, purple-flavored. Recreational computer toucher. Disabled and neurodivergent but trying to make […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://kind.social/@PurpleJillybeans, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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Quick: You’re a small #nonprofit #volunteer-run organization. What #tool(s) do you use for project management (planning and execution) to make sure all those volunteers are keeping things moving forward?
(Basically I am looking for HerdingCats.app that ideally is low-cost or free and with a […]
(Basically I am looking for HerdingCats.app that ideally is low-cost or free and with a […]
Original post on sfba.social
sfba.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Quick: You’re a small #nonprofit #volunteer-run organization. What #tool(s) do you use for project management (planning and execution) to make sure all those volunteers are keeping things moving forward?
(Basically I am looking for HerdingCats.app that ideally is low-cost or free and with a […]
(Basically I am looking for HerdingCats.app that ideally is low-cost or free and with a […]
Reposted by PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:
Hey, artists of the Fediverse - random question that popped into my head this evening.
I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.
How do you make the prints?
Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? […]
I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.
How do you make the prints?
Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Hey, artists of the Fediverse - random question that popped into my head this evening.
I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.
How do you make the prints?
Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? […]
I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.
How do you make the prints?
Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? […]
#fotovorschlag: Saitenweise (strings)
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
#fotovorschlag: Saitenweise (strings)
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Crowdsource recommendations please!
I had a lovely science education website hosted on Squarespace, which was very nice to work with, especially as someone who doesn't know a lot about how websites work.
But I'd really like to have this website hosted instead on a server located in Canada […]
I had a lovely science education website hosted on Squarespace, which was very nice to work with, especially as someone who doesn't know a lot about how websites work.
But I'd really like to have this website hosted instead on a server located in Canada […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Crowdsource recommendations please!
I had a lovely science education website hosted on Squarespace, which was very nice to work with, especially as someone who doesn't know a lot about how websites work.
But I'd really like to have this website hosted instead on a server located in Canada […]
I had a lovely science education website hosted on Squarespace, which was very nice to work with, especially as someone who doesn't know a lot about how websites work.
But I'd really like to have this website hosted instead on a server located in Canada […]
#dosember isn't JUST about gaming, so I want to celebrate the season by doing something new to me: giving #freedos a try! I've known about it for ages but I've never actually used it before. I'm going to give it a try in 86Box, and once I've got a feel for it there I'll set it up on my Win98 […]
Original post on kind.social
kind.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reposted by PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:
Well my OTHER #sun ultra 10 just died. I now have two machines that will power on, but the power LED stays off, and no display ever comes.
Before that started to happen it complained about the IDPROM contents being wrong, so I followed a guide to re-create the contents and allow my ultra 10 to […]
Before that started to happen it complained about the IDPROM contents being wrong, so I followed a guide to re-create the contents and allow my ultra 10 to […]
Original post on mastodon.tmm.cx
mastodon.tmm.cx
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Well my OTHER #sun ultra 10 just died. I now have two machines that will power on, but the power LED stays off, and no display ever comes.
Before that started to happen it complained about the IDPROM contents being wrong, so I followed a guide to re-create the contents and allow my ultra 10 to […]
Before that started to happen it complained about the IDPROM contents being wrong, so I followed a guide to re-create the contents and allow my ultra 10 to […]
Reposted by PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:
Question for anyone out there on the #fediverse .
Is there any kind of #fediversebusinessassociation ? A group of folks pulling to run businesses either on the fediverse or supporting the fediverse or anything?
Right now we're all separated and attempting to figure out how to fund the […]
Is there any kind of #fediversebusinessassociation ? A group of folks pulling to run businesses either on the fediverse or supporting the fediverse or anything?
Right now we're all separated and attempting to figure out how to fund the […]
Original post on social.btfree.org
social.btfree.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Question for anyone out there on the #fediverse .
Is there any kind of #fediversebusinessassociation ? A group of folks pulling to run businesses either on the fediverse or supporting the fediverse or anything?
Right now we're all separated and attempting to figure out how to fund the […]
Is there any kind of #fediversebusinessassociation ? A group of folks pulling to run businesses either on the fediverse or supporting the fediverse or anything?
Right now we're all separated and attempting to figure out how to fund the […]
Reposted by PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:
Anyone on here sell thank you cards or blank cards that are handmade or feature original artwork? US makers only, please. #stationary #papermaking
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Anyone on here sell thank you cards or blank cards that are handmade or feature original artwork? US makers only, please. #stationary #papermaking
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Ok, fedi ... what do we like for an epub reader that works for iPhone? Happy to pay for it, don't want yucky ads or tracking. Would love if there was an easy way to connect it to Calibre.
Lovely if it syncs across devices, and also totally okay if it doesn't.
#askfedi
Lovely if it syncs across devices, and also totally okay if it doesn't.
#askfedi
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ok, fedi ... what do we like for an epub reader that works for iPhone? Happy to pay for it, don't want yucky ads or tracking. Would love if there was an easy way to connect it to Calibre.
Lovely if it syncs across devices, and also totally okay if it doesn't.
#askfedi
Lovely if it syncs across devices, and also totally okay if it doesn't.
#askfedi
RE: https://kind.social/@Wearwolf/115686665567570961
#mathjokes are a special kind of humor. :JustRight:
#mathjokes are a special kind of humor. :JustRight:
kind.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
RE: https://kind.social/@Wearwolf/115686665567570961
#mathjokes are a special kind of humor. :JustRight:
#mathjokes are a special kind of humor. :JustRight:
Here's a little something for this #dosember #midimonday: the mellow, downtempo #opl3 mix of the level 18 music from #descent! Recorded over an analog line from my early-model Sound Blaster 16.
#retrogaming #dosgaming
#retrogaming #dosgaming
[Video] Original post on kind.social
kind.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Here's a little something for this #dosember #midimonday: the mellow, downtempo #opl3 mix of the level 18 music from #descent! Recorded over an analog line from my early-model Sound Blaster 16.
#retrogaming #dosgaming
#retrogaming #dosgaming
Well, we're already a week into #dosember but better late than never, eh?
In a little over half an hour, if everything works (and with vintage hardware that's never a given!), I'm planning on #GoingLive to play some #shadowcaster! I picked up a copy earlier this […]
[Original post on kind.social]
In a little over half an hour, if everything works (and with vintage hardware that's never a given!), I'm planning on #GoingLive to play some #shadowcaster! I picked up a copy earlier this […]
[Original post on kind.social]
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Well, we're already a week into #dosember but better late than never, eh?
In a little over half an hour, if everything works (and with vintage hardware that's never a given!), I'm planning on #GoingLive to play some #shadowcaster! I picked up a copy earlier this […]
[Original post on kind.social]
In a little over half an hour, if everything works (and with vintage hardware that's never a given!), I'm planning on #GoingLive to play some #shadowcaster! I picked up a copy earlier this […]
[Original post on kind.social]
#fotovorschlag: Qualität (quality)
This printer is just shy of 30 years old but still runs like the day it was made.
HP didn't always suck!
#retrocomputing
This printer is just shy of 30 years old but still runs like the day it was made.
HP didn't always suck!
#retrocomputing
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#fotovorschlag: Qualität (quality)
This printer is just shy of 30 years old but still runs like the day it was made.
HP didn't always suck!
#retrocomputing
This printer is just shy of 30 years old but still runs like the day it was made.
HP didn't always suck!
#retrocomputing
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Dear #askfedi, I-might-have-just-burned-my-equipment edition,
Is it a regular occurrence that rack hardware fans put +12VDC on pin 3 of a 3-pin connector, instead of pin 2?
As I might have burned tree new Noctuas (hopefully just tachos, but I'm not looking forward for muting fan alarms).
Is it a regular occurrence that rack hardware fans put +12VDC on pin 3 of a 3-pin connector, instead of pin 2?
As I might have burned tree new Noctuas (hopefully just tachos, but I'm not looking forward for muting fan alarms).
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Dear #askfedi, I-might-have-just-burned-my-equipment edition,
Is it a regular occurrence that rack hardware fans put +12VDC on pin 3 of a 3-pin connector, instead of pin 2?
As I might have burned tree new Noctuas (hopefully just tachos, but I'm not looking forward for muting fan alarms).
Is it a regular occurrence that rack hardware fans put +12VDC on pin 3 of a 3-pin connector, instead of pin 2?
As I might have burned tree new Noctuas (hopefully just tachos, but I'm not looking forward for muting fan alarms).
Anyway, enough screwing around with Hydroneer and old Linux stuff. We're a week into DOSember and I've yet to boot DOS even once. That's gotta change!
Gonna try to get on stream tomorrow (body permitting). I picked up a copy of Shadowcaster awhile back and I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
Gonna try to get on stream tomorrow (body permitting). I picked up a copy of Shadowcaster awhile back and I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Anyway, enough screwing around with Hydroneer and old Linux stuff. We're a week into DOSember and I've yet to boot DOS even once. That's gotta change!
Gonna try to get on stream tomorrow (body permitting). I picked up a copy of Shadowcaster awhile back and I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
Gonna try to get on stream tomorrow (body permitting). I picked up a copy of Shadowcaster awhile back and I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Without going down the rabbit hole myself yet, is there prior art out there about transforming one QR code into another via a minimum edit distance?
Thinking along the lines of: imagine there's a QR code out there you want to "enhance" and you're equipped with a sharpie and white-out pen […]
Thinking along the lines of: imagine there's a QR code out there you want to "enhance" and you're equipped with a sharpie and white-out pen […]
Original post on metasocial.com
metasocial.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Without going down the rabbit hole myself yet, is there prior art out there about transforming one QR code into another via a minimum edit distance?
Thinking along the lines of: imagine there's a QR code out there you want to "enhance" and you're equipped with a sharpie and white-out pen […]
Thinking along the lines of: imagine there's a QR code out there you want to "enhance" and you're equipped with a sharpie and white-out pen […]
#fotovorschlag: Dinge die mit "N" beginnen oder so aussehen (things that begin with "N" or look like it)
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#fotovorschlag: Dinge die mit "N" beginnen oder so aussehen (things that begin with "N" or look like it)
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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**New GPG Key**
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512
My GPG key is about to expire, so I've created a new one.
Old ID: 0x88549ea028ce6510
New ID: 0x03ce33d7b1370446
Public key available from https://n8fq.org/jill_2027.asc or keyservers.
-----BEGIN PGP […]
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512
My GPG key is about to expire, so I've created a new one.
Old ID: 0x88549ea028ce6510
New ID: 0x03ce33d7b1370446
Public key available from https://n8fq.org/jill_2027.asc or keyservers.
-----BEGIN PGP […]
Original post on blog.n8fq.org
blog.n8fq.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
**New GPG Key**
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512
My GPG key is about to expire, so I've created a new one.
Old ID: 0x88549ea028ce6510
New ID: 0x03ce33d7b1370446
Public key available from https://n8fq.org/jill_2027.asc or keyservers.
-----BEGIN PGP […]
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA512
My GPG key is about to expire, so I've created a new one.
Old ID: 0x88549ea028ce6510
New ID: 0x03ce33d7b1370446
Public key available from https://n8fq.org/jill_2027.asc or keyservers.
-----BEGIN PGP […]
Reposted by PurpleJillybeans :PrideDisk:
[obscure tech problem]
Just today, my external monitor hooked to my laptop has started showing a smattering of flickering red pixels inside any large areas of black in any images. What is up with that?! Is this a sign of imminent failure? Or something I could fix by changing settings or […]
Just today, my external monitor hooked to my laptop has started showing a smattering of flickering red pixels inside any large areas of black in any images. What is up with that?! Is this a sign of imminent failure? Or something I could fix by changing settings or […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
[obscure tech problem]
Just today, my external monitor hooked to my laptop has started showing a smattering of flickering red pixels inside any large areas of black in any images. What is up with that?! Is this a sign of imminent failure? Or something I could fix by changing settings or […]
Just today, my external monitor hooked to my laptop has started showing a smattering of flickering red pixels inside any large areas of black in any images. What is up with that?! Is this a sign of imminent failure? Or something I could fix by changing settings or […]
I may currently be obsessed with a modern game, but it IS still #dosember and I do have some things in mind.
For one thing, this came the other day: a new video card for my Win98 rig. It's an S3 ViRGE/GX2 AGP like the old one, made in early 1998. Untested but looks pristine so I'm feeling hopeful.
For one thing, this came the other day: a new video card for my Win98 rig. It's an S3 ViRGE/GX2 AGP like the old one, made in early 1998. Untested but looks pristine so I'm feeling hopeful.
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I may currently be obsessed with a modern game, but it IS still #dosember and I do have some things in mind.
For one thing, this came the other day: a new video card for my Win98 rig. It's an S3 ViRGE/GX2 AGP like the old one, made in early 1998. Untested but looks pristine so I'm feeling hopeful.
For one thing, this came the other day: a new video card for my Win98 rig. It's an S3 ViRGE/GX2 AGP like the old one, made in early 1998. Untested but looks pristine so I'm feeling hopeful.