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I just cannot get over how big of a blight Cloudflare is. It sometimes takes me 1-2 minutes to get to the actual 'protected' site. It really slows down the web.
Got my ticket for the Jailbreak Brewing Company Security Summit. I mean, a security summit at a brewery, why would I miss this?

http://www.jailbreaksecuritysummit.com/
rm -rf Star\ Trek\ Lower\ Decks
It's nice being able to use paid apps from the Play Store, and some apps that didn't work on microG, but CalyxOS is definitely faster than Graphene OS. The phone just feels sluggish.

And I really miss all the extra features (tiles) that CalyxOS has.
Wild. You can use Coinstar + Coinme to convert spare change into cryptocurrency.
Yet another example of why we need to break free of traditional banking.

https://nitter.pussthecat.org/saletan/status/1574559740713107469
I switched from a Pixel 3a with CalyxOS to a Pixel 6 stock last week. Today I switched back to the 3a, this time with Graphene. The 6 is absurdly large. I hate massive flagship phones.

I'd love something 5G with a greater camera than this, but I hate Google's stock Android.
Submitted additional documents tonight regarding the asbestos abatement. Definitely hoping the ruling is in our favor and they reimburse me for the spending.
Now that deb-get 0.3.6 works on Linux Mint Debian Edition, I'll probably install LMDE on my test system and run it for a while.
Situations like this are why we need cryptocurrencies and self-hosted payment gateways. PayPal and Stripe have too much power over small business, and can ruin them at a moment's notice. BTCPayServer, Bitcoin, and Monero are the future.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32854528
I just can't understand a distro whose live image runs beautifully, but once installed, falls flat on its face. Like the GUI not starting, no networking, etc. What was the point of even test driving?
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JB Carroll
@Steven Brady Him, never heard of Budgie before! Seems like it's supposed to be another fairly lightweight desktop.
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Steven Brady
@JB Carroll I like it, even though it's not my primary DE.
@JB Carroll
Verizon Wireless' IVR says "We care about your privacy" and I call BS on that.
Baltimore City Police are looking to upgrade their cell site simulator. I had no idea these were used all over Maryland.

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-poised-to-ramp-up-cell-phone-tracking-with-purchase-of-new-920000-device-EQ2XSJ6DWJBMNFHP2HD3OYXAVA/
The Baltimore City Schools CONNECT newsletter is nothing but graphics. I cannot help but wonder if there's information in the newsletter that I should care about. But I'll always just wonder.
'i use session, btw' is the new 'i use arch, btw'
Last night I got to listen to the authors of Zero Trust Security: An Enterprise Guide at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, got a tour of the facility, then had the opportunity to chat with the authors a bit. Hell of a time.




It seems Wil Wheaton has switched to Mint. And so have I. So that's fun.

https://libreddit.pussthecat.org/r/linuxmint/comments/wlwfmh/wil_wheaton_on_mint/

"Get to the choppah!"
- The police officers circling my neighborhood, probably
I'm still not used to seeing a ring light reflection in people's eyes.
Ever see something for sale and say to yourself, "Should I start a collection?" I do. It's always vintage circus posters. I have no idea why.
Personally, I use as much open source software as possible, and self-host whenever I can.

Professionally, I often lean toward proprietary alternatives when comparing them to open source software, as often their support is better, and the product is nicer. User experience often wins out here.
It's an eerie feeling when you get your Linux desktop setup perfectly.

Every panel. Themes. Icons. Applications.

Nothing left to customize. Now just time to work.
It's Monday morning and my body still hurts from Saturday's metal show. Absolutely no regrets.
Reformatting and reinstalling has become so much easier since deb-get hit the scene. It takes minutes to add software that I use daily, both open source and proprietary, and helps to keep things up-to-date.

https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get
I absolutely love Gnome/GTK apps, but I'm not a fan of the Gnome shell. I prefer both Cinnamon and Budgie. Yesterday I moved both my work and home laptops from POP!_OS to Linux Mint to enjoy a better Cinnamon experience.
People that tell me they have an issue, or send me a screenshot, but don't even ask me to help really drive me insane. I'm a coworker, please treat me as such.
As a VMware user for the last 14 years, I am really impressed by Proxmox VE, and am currently transitioning my home lab over to it.
Been home alone with COVID for a week. The first few days were rough. Now I'm just taking it easy and relaxing. Spent an afternoon trying to find the best way to play some retro games to pass the time in the evenings. Gnome Games (now Highscore) was absolutely the easiest, and my X-Box One controller was perfectly supported out of the box for NES and SNES.
I've been rewatching the only season of Braindead. In 2016 this show was hilarious, but it's even funnier (and more cringe!) after the last few years of US politics.
Last night I got to use my favorite feature of @Pop!_OS ... Refresh OS! I tinker. A lot. It's just too convenient that when I break things, I can just refresh my install to get back up and running without losing any of my personal data. Especially when what's broken is my primary laptop, which I need for work.
@Pop!_OS
That new Plex Desktop app works great. Cringed while installing snap. I'll purge as soon as it's released as a flatpak.

CW: Uvalde, Texas
I really don't know how to wrap my mind around yet another mass shooting here in the US. Feeling heartbroken and overwhelmed.

All the pro-gun people say that if more people were armed we wouldn't have this type of violence, but isn't Texas heavily armed already?

Praying for every family and individual affected by this tragedy.
Tonite my teenager told me I have RBF.
"The FBI searched emails, texts and other electronic communications of as many as 3.4 million U.S. residents without a warrant over a year, the nation’s top spy chief said in a report."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-29/fbi-searched-the-data-of-millions-of-americans-without-warrants
 
#: I'm Steven, a married liberal Christian # loving # who loves living in #, MD, USA. I've been a Linux user since SuSE 6.2, and have been running POP!_OS for more than two years. I joined the # on my own install of #. I care very much about personal and consumer privacy, and love helping businesses and organizations set up privacy respecting software, websites, and # (#?)
#fediverse #introduction #friendica #craftbeer #NetworkAdministrator #Baltimore #martech #primartech
How did I not know Drop Down Terminals existed? Playing with Tilda and Guake currently.
This design makes me happy.

https://hamxdesign.com/products/become-ungovernable-maryland-crab-round-vinyl-stickers
Really loving this new Mastodon client for Android. Love even more that Mastodon apps work with Friendica. Thanks, Friendica.
Didn't find out about the Pop!_OS beta until it was late. Grabbed my laptop and jumped on it anyway. 😴
I'm not Catholic, but I'm real proud of what Our Lady Undoer of Knots is doing here in Baltimore.

https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/untangling-knots-and-building-bonds-our-lady-undoer-of-knots-church-welcomes-lgbtq-people-other-disaffected-catholics/
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