Aspiring Cypherpunk and Computer Code Writer
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Last Notes npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I have been super busy with my local business and work. This July was a good month for sales and service, the best I can remember having since working solo. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I do like ThinkPad. I've been refurbishing and selling them for probably about 15 years now (or longer). npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I sold two laptops with Linux last Friday. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I am really liking LXQt - lex-cute - desktop. The defaults are just below desirable, but with just a bit of customizing LXQt is really good. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Midori has been around forever, so built on a solid base. I haven't yet used the current version, but I plan to soon. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Years ago, I remember using the Midori web browser, usually on lower powered devices. Looks like it has continued to be developed with an interesting Open Source group: Astian. They also have a crypto wallet with Bitcoin Cash supported. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Very cool. Great that you have had that experience. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Very cool that you have tried Linux. Hope you can find an external USB drive for bootable live linux. Only needs to be 4GB (or larger). npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew A few more tweaks to the LXQt desktop. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Thank you for your good work in helping new nostr users! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I have installed the LXQT version of Vendefoul Wolf Linux on a ThinkCentre Tiny M700. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Most of the time, I recommend Linux. I am typing from a Linux laptop as I write this message. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Microsoft Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I think it could probably be found or purchased as an e-book. I listened to the audio book version, but would like to revisit and read the print version. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Yes. It covers that history and the split that created Bitcoin Cash. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I highly recommend this book. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Here's the website about it that explains more: npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Please do. Feel free to DM me if I miss seeing your posts about tech. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Glad you did. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Thank you for pointing it out... npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Ahhh.... but how do you know what to consistently do? npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Let us know what you find. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew There is no fee to subscribe. My newsletter is free. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Yes, you can subscribe at https://retroedgetech.substack.com/ npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I just announced the winner of my weekly giveaway. If you are a subscriber, check your email or see the announcement post, linked below, to see if you won. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew And yes, I still am repairing PC and laptop computers. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Good morning npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Thank you Faria. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Wow! A lot of things happened in my life this last week. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Proof of Work picture! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Busy day today! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew What is the video of? npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Good morning! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew And there's room for multiple crypto-currencies that have different use cases. Bitcoin Cash works great for tips and buying coffee, but sometimes you may want to ensure more privacy. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew If you haven't already, I do recommending reading or listening to the "Hijacking Bitcoin" book. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Pretty much, as long as it is either a crypto-currency or physical currency. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Physical cash also works well for this (though originally issued by central banks). npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew no problem. Hope you are able to get your important data stored in more than one place. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew If you can copy the important data off the damaged drive another way, that is perhaps better than CloneZilla. I needed to rescue the whole Windows system with installed software for a business client. I had to used the advanced mode with the '-rescue' option that would keep reading even when encountering bad sectors. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Toshiba is a Japanese brand name. But they had a lot of their hard disk storage drives made in the Philippines. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I appreciate that. Open source tools are great. The nostr protocol and Bitcoin Cash are also open source. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I was able to successfully copy a hard disk drive that was failing with bad sectors to another good storage drive using the tool CloneZilla. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew The 'OC' original content feature is probably looking at the meta-data of the photograph file. Screenshot and exports from your rendering software won't have that, even if they are your "original content". npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Do you have an idea of what kind of business you want to own ? npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew "Made in Philippines" npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Good morning and Welcome! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew No need to subscribe again. Once subscribed, you have a chance to win every week. You don't have to do anything more, except open the email announcements, read and check to see if you are the winner. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Every week, I do a drawing for a computer giveaway. I use the Linux core utility 'shuf' to randomly select a subscriber of my email newsletter. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Good morning Cherry. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Proof of work! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Be careful. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Trading can be very risky. Most traders do not win. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I am having a pretty good day. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew That's risky, if you get stuck with a token that plunges in value after you've traded for it. I understand the appeal, though. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Welcome. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Lower cost is one reason why I prefer older computers. Some older computers are also easier to upgrade than some new ones. It varies though. For my needs, I do not need anything brand now. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Yes. Most of the computers I have are inexpensive. I prefer using older computers. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew For traveling, I have a ThinkPad laptop. I have a front desk Tiny desktop computer and then another couple other desktop computers for other work. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I mostly use the same. From the ThinkPad T470s laptop I am typing on now, I have Intel integrated graphics. My front desk ThinkCentre M710q Tiny also have Intel integrated graphics. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew #nVidia #GraphicsCard npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Toyota has a good reputation. Hope it works well for you. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Eating less carbs and more beef has been good for me. Hope you continue to see positive results! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew > ASCII (pronounced “as-key”) is short for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This is a simple encoding scheme that was first used on Tele-type machines to map keyboard characters to numbers. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew No problem. I enjoy being outside too and green is a calming color. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Bad news is that most people won't be able to buy a vehicle with investing profits alone. Building some kind of business is a more reliable way to make money (BCH included). npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Toyota has a good reputation, for sure. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I'd love to own this vehicle! Maybe someday. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I like this quote. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I'll send you a private message to ask you for your email. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Welcome. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Congratulations on your new job! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I have lots of computer work today. Repair, communication with clients. Possibly some sales. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I buy almost all of my equipment used, too. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew What kind of cameras do you prefer? Have any tips for beginners to get used to their cameras? npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I've noticed some glitchy-ness with profiles, too. I've seen something similar when comparing profiles, it seems to 'remember' another profile you've looked at and then apply that view to the wrong profile. It's a bug that is likely to be worked out and fixed sometime later. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Feel free to click through the link to Substack and subscribe. Or you could Direct Message me your email address. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Every week, I do a drawing for a computer giveaway. I use the Linux core utility 'shuf' to randomly select a subscriber of my email newsletter. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew When using Linux on your own computer, or a server, a good skill to learn is scripting with the Bash Shell. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Regular people can use Linux, too. My whole family uses computers with Linux. I'm typing this from a laptop that has Linux on. It is a good alternative to know about, especially because it can run on older computers that would not run the current version of Windows. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Good morning. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew First time using nostr ? npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I have found Bitcoin Lightening to be very lacking. It was extremely confusing and I never was able to set it up to be able to receive Lightening Zaps on nostr. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Tipping you work now. Glad I could help you test that. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew A Chess game with each move of the game being a nostr note. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew More in alignment with the privacy stance of Monero. But the focus on actually using Bitcoin Cash as a currency is appealing. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew {"type":"move","gameId":"6067ebf8a4eb034ff8d57e0915e14b3a93501c683d890700d274480e9085a54d","uci":"e2e4","fen":"rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq e3 0 1","moveNum":1} npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew It certainly wouldn't be good (or fair) to change someone's password if they didn't want you to! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Here's one of my older blog posts: npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew That's a great book! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Welcome to nostr! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I wasn't aware of the 'bc' program before writing this script. It is not needed for the script to do its job, but used to calculate the amount of disk space freed in MegaBytes (MB). It wasn't installed on the server I used this one, so had to install 'bc' using the package manager. So 'bc' ends up being an optional dependency to this script. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I am trying to use my mind 😀 npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I've tried a lot of languages: python, javascript, c, ruby - as well as HTML and CSS. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Really! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Thank you. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I too love the idea, but unlikely that significant work will be posted anytime soon. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Welcome! npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew I got the cleanup script that I was writing working as I wanted it to. Implemented it on a server and scheduled it to run every day at a certain time. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Doing a bit more with this one to calculate the space freed and report that. Pushing myself to do more complicated things in scripts. npub1hrjtmuryqz82hxzpvv5ulrcxxgrw42afax8n7d9cnnz0zrrq44tqpv3ft3 Matthew Working on writing some bash scripts on Linux to regularly free up some disk space. Telling the computer what to do!
