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Whatever Happened to Unix Workstations?
  • I didn't mention Windows because I don't remember any serious workstations using it. PCs did become good enough but it still wasn't the professional workstation level. Though if we're talking about computing in general, Windows has been the king ever since 95 or even 3.0.

  • Whatever Happened to Unix Workstations?
  • Unix was paid (at least for source code), Linux was free and Mac was easy to use. Any questions?

  • LibreOffice 24.8.4, optimised for the privacy-conscious user, is available for download - The Document Foundation Blog
  • Yes but why now exactly? The only reason I see is GitHub but it's not their competitor at all.

  • LibreOffice 24.8.4, optimised for the privacy-conscious user, is available for download - The Document Foundation Blog
  • Why are they focusing on privacy now though? It's always been private.

  • Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill
  • Way to go, Smith!

    The "right to preserve fertility" is kind of a weird and wrong reason here but the intention and the implementation are great so still good enough. Letting minors make decisions like that is crazy and stupid. I'd say the legal age of adulthood (18 in most countries) is not big enough nowadays for this particular kind of decisions but it's a completely different story.

  • Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill
  • Nothing can be considered a lie without proof which you guys most likely don't have.

  • Why do open-source social platforms have much more biased moderation than proprietary commercial alternatives?
  • I suppose it has to do with the widespread belief that admins of an instance can be prosecuted for illegal text and imagery posted by their users.

    I highly disagree with that. Admins of commercial platforms technically have higher risks due to higher attention from the government and sometimes more legal restrictions (e. g. gatekeepers). Also the FOSS community is not necessarily known for compliance but rather the opposite. I believe it's more about the personalities of the admins and the nature of the community itself, especially since many of the social platforms in question are less serious of projects than enormous businesses which leads to the increased feel of freedom and confidence amongst the developers and admins (makes them feel like they can be themselves and do whatever they want).

    Everything else seems like points I completely agree with.

  • Here's How Linux Mint is Silently Redefining User Experience
  • I think it's because more cutting-edge options are not anywhere near as easy to set up and use.

    Also visit flatpak.org for more information about how stable distros get around the old packages issue.

  • Linux, openSUSE ready for Everyday Users
  • I think Windows 10 going EOL is a good opportunity for Linux. People know how objectively bad Windows 11 is and how intrusive Microsoft ads can be.

  • Stackabrix, a simple terminal game
  • I'm all in for terminal games. GUI games are bloat.

    unpauses Minecraft

  • GNU Shepherd 1.0 Service Manager Released As "Solid Tool" Alternative To systemd
  • Ok so it's basically a yet another point of fragmentation. Nice.

  • Why does my cursor change in size over certain windows? (solved in comments)
  • It's not really complicated. It's called "pushing not ready software to production".

  • Why do open-source social platforms have much more biased moderation than proprietary commercial alternatives?
  • Well I'm glad you haven't experienced it on the platforms you use. I personally did (and it's not just about Lemmy and Mastodon) and saw others reporting it so that's why my opinion is different. Though I agree it's not always the case and some instances/platforms can be better than others.

  • Why do open-source social platforms have much more biased moderation than proprietary commercial alternatives?

    No like seriously, I get that the admins work for free but FOSS is supposed to be about freedom and making products that everyone can benefit from yet still the bias is simply hilarious sometimes and concerning usually.

    For the record, I'm talking about conflicts of different opinions here, not justifying hate speech or extremism. I know there is a major difference between FOSS and Big Data in terms of treatment of troll behavior (with the latter supporting it because it generates engagement), but it is clearly being misunderstood and abused now.

    I even think I'd rather recommend proprietary options to others at this point because of mental health risks. Yes, I know that some major platforms are quite heavily biased politically (with X even being accused in supporting fascism) but it's not as bad as being biased in everything imo.

    Can't we finally understand that the modern trends in most cultures praise exclusiveness (often cleverly disguised as distorted inclusiveness which sounds impossible but is actually a case and it hurts people's understanding of the latter) and work against it? Or at least we could do it for the FOSS reputation.

    On the positive note though, Mastodon that is probably the biggest FOSS social platform seems to be pretty good (though probably a bit too close to the Big Data in terms of troll treatment). Could it be because of the size?

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    Collision: a simple checksum utility for GNOME with Nautilus extension support
    github.com GitHub - GeopJr/Collision: Check hashes for your files - A GUI tool to generate, compare and verify MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, Blake3, CRC32 & Adler32 hashes.

    Check hashes for your files - A GUI tool to generate, compare and verify MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, Blake3, CRC32 & Adler32 hashes. - GeopJr/Collision

    GitHub - GeopJr/Collision: Check hashes for your files - A GUI tool to generate, compare and verify MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, Blake3, CRC32 & Adler32 hashes.

    I think it's just nice to be able to verify a file with a right click instead of opening the terminal and typing the *sum command. Yes, it is technically bloat, but also good for time saving.

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    OBS Studio 31.0.0 released
  • What's the point of removing NVENC support for Kepler? Is there a CVE in old drivers or something?

  • Intel or AMD CPUs for new Laptops?
  • Hmm it could've been that. But also I saw a research paper and Intel won in almost every category there too.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • I installed Debian at least 3 times and don't remember ever seeing that message.

  • Q: New to linux, is steam os an ok pseudo casual distro?
  • How can a new user know that? Same with the domain name that Debian installer asks you to enter.

  • OrgNote: a notes and "second brain" app for Android that is similar to emacs/Org I guess
    github.com GitHub - Artawower/orgnote-client: Frontend side for second brain service

    Frontend side for second brain service . Contribute to Artawower/orgnote-client development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - Artawower/orgnote-client: Frontend side for second brain service

    Idk much about emacs but some people love it and probably will find it useful. Also the app seems to require a self-hosted backend so don't check it out if you're poor.

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    Image Toolbox: a feature-rich image manipulation app for Android
    github.com GitHub - T8RIN/ImageToolbox: 🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options

    🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options -...

    GitHub - T8RIN/ImageToolbox: 🖼️ Image Toolbox is a powerful app for advanced image manipulation. It offers dozens of features, from basic tools like crop and draw to filters, OCR, and a wide range of image processing options

    Many features are still incomplete and barebones but I think it's good to have it installed, especially for those who share and post photos all the time.

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    GolfNovemberUniform GolfNovemberUniform @infosec.pub

    I use Arch based distros btw.

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