A technology enthusiast, privacy, security and FOSS advocate that specialized in DevOps for companies and individuals across North America and Europe. Founder and operator of Adamsdesk.
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Last Notes npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Convert Excel Spreadsheet File Format (XLS, XLSX) to CSV npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🚨 BOOK BUNDLE DEAL npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…upxj Very nice and quite true. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq Probably collecting data because they can. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x A very interesting post. I never heard of Tangerine Dream before. I must say they melodies are great. @nprofile…hpkh @nprofile…hy4k @nprofile…7t4r @nprofile…2zfv @nprofile…qnx8 @nprofile…clkd @nprofile…vd7p @nprofile…xd8n @nprofile…gfsf @nprofile…z289 @nprofile…lp8t @nprofile…vaq2 @nprofile…ze5h npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…wghn I've updated the post with mbin. Thanks again Ian. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Little Bits: Issue #38 For June 2026 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…rjw3 Write the documentation. Never avoid it. It's a form of communication that is vital to any project. Forge for independence and freedom, not reliance on a third party AI. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…up7k That sounds terrible. One should be able to delete the account. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…wghn Thank you Ian, I look into and update the post. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Add Operating System Installation Date to Fastfetch npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…7rep That's pure gold. An amazing series that I've watch more times then I can remember. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…atnr You described cycling perfectly. It is freeing and connecting to the surround area. Fenders are a must I say and I would suggest to bring along a grocery bag or large bread bag to cover over the seat to avoid having an uncomfortable wet behind. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vhj4 @nprofile…jmg2 I'm already at 56 links for the next issue. 😃 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vhj4 I'm working on it. 😅 @nprofile…jmg2 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 Thanks for the shout-out Andreas. ☺️ npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…vd7p Nice, I make have some links to update then if they old site is gone. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Customizing the Font in Firefox Reader View npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ayvj I tried to download Cyd by reading the Linux Instructions, but unfortunately it returned a 404 Not Found. Here's what the download page is linking to. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…syql It sounds like a great idea and read to me. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…mjz7 Yeah it would be great if someone replied to say it is possible. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam The Linux/Unix Default Home Directory Receives An Update npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Opt Out of AI Tracking by Disabling Google Gemini npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…mjz7 Thunderbird filter system is pretty powerful, but I don't believe this is currently possible. There is a way to add a tag, but I don't see a way to remove one. Not to mention how does one even refer to the originating message. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Okay, well I would say make a backup first. I'll have to locate some links again tomorrow (I didn't save 'em) and see if those will help you. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Ahh okay that might be way, which one exactly? See this page to find your Mac mini m1, https://support.apple.com/en-us/102852. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 what? That's crazy unless the drive doesn't have SMART support. What storage drive do you have? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…np4k This is cool. It seems to be like a starter kit? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 You're welcome. Well yes that will show you all SMART information about the device. Though one can run a short and long test with -t to ensure nothing has happened since the last self-test. It's good to rule this out, but honestly based on the error you showed it appears to be a file system level issue. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…4pah What desktop environment are you using that hasn't adopted Wayland? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Sorry to hear you're ill. I hope recovery is quick for you. As for the computer, does the diagnostic process include running a SMART test on the problematic drive? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…xlup I use to have the luxury of having two 5.25" drives. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: How to Check If Wayland or Xorg Is Being Used npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…9fdp No the blog post states the environment with specific versions. This is for GNOME Shell v3.38.3 and GDM v3.38.3. Even though this is old one could learn from it in order to fixed future versions. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Fix GNOME Display Manager to Auto Start at Boot npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Install Windows 11 Without An Internet Connection npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yfp8 Here is a clickable link for those interested, https://voterprivacy.ca. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…398a These are great points I entirely agree with. @nprofile…yfp8 @nprofile…4edl npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🇨🇦 Canada's Privacy Act is finally up for review. 40 years is long enough–don't let Ottawa rewrite the rules that govern all public sector agencies without YOU! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…w23l Yes that is a good option. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jg7p Please look again as I'm referring to Apache OpenOffice not OpenOffice. Apache OpenOffice latest release was on November 2025. Though it is not a popular option it is still an option. Software can be installed in numerous ways, it is up to the user to decide not us. However, there is package repositories for Apache OpenOffice on Arch Linux AUR and FreeBSD though of course it is Unix. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Must Have Essential Applications For Desktop Linux npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…5qc7 I have many feeds including my own self generated and cover many tech topics. https://www.adamsdesk.com/follow/ npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…3u7p Strange situation to have such a button so accessible. Why a new motherboard and CPU? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 That can help. 👍 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 I get it, sometimes you have to work with it. Just saying. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…6qjd Thank you for making a 3D print available under a libre license. So many are very restrictive. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…508v That is the feeling one may have, but often it is a choice that can be made. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Sounds interesting, too bad though that Zoom is being used. Hopefully BigBlueButton or similar could be used in the future. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…508v This is awful. Yet another reason to stop using such services. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x Yeah it's funny how commands came to be. Very nice. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…0st5 Fridge Deodorizer, pest repellent, meat rub, homemade candles, etc. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x I enjoy just .. or ../... as an example. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…l8me I wish I had a copy of this in my collection. I never knew it existed. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x An internal issue that I'm not sure we will ever understand. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 Good one 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x :blobcatshrug: npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…q0hx That would be very cool to see happen. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @[email protected] Well said. A website takes effort and intention. Finding the balance is the challenge. @nprofile…atnr npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…qwp5 You're welcome! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…0st5 I can understand that and this one was well done. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…0st5 That's great, thanks for making me laugh. 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 Well I didn't think of it that, thanks. 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 Congrats on hitting 100! I'm only work on issue 35 of Little Bits, I have quite a ways to go. 😏 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yhqn Here are few that I'm aware of. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…5uep That's wonderful to hear. Thank you for doing this! @nprofile…mvm4 @nprofile…a5y3 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…3u7p Dang, congrats. I've never come close to that with VSCodium. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…4pah At least there is only one season and you can watch two episodes per hour. Let the binge begin. 😄 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: List of Helpful Mastodon Resources npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Slice of Life Wallpaper: Part Ten npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Use Free Asset Resources To Transform Graphic Designs npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x I guess I'm blind as I don't see agents.md. @nprofile…sq2g npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…ng8x Unfortunate it doesn't have an open source license. @nprofile…sq2g npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…atnr It looks like Xteink-X4 comments are missing an ending. 😄 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…atnr Well said! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam ⚠️ Big Tech has free rein in Canada. Every democracy has acted, except us. AI-era online harms are no joke. Demand a platform Duty of Care now! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jvv8 How about Graphite https://graphite.rs/ ? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Thank you 🙂 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yhqn Well thank you for referencing my post. @nprofile…jmg2 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…zwua Great idea. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…zwua Thanks for making this post. I was not even aware of this. Looks like I need to migrate to Zensical maybe. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Well done! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…jmg2 I agree and I think of it like this. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Thank you Naty for the shout-out and the compliment. I'm having a tough day and seeing this reminds me why I do what I do. I appreciate it more than you think. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Updated: Little Bits Issues npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…yhqn Well done and thank you for including my recommendations. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq @nprofile…5ld3 Oh dang, that's sweet. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam 🚨 Bill C-22 would force every Canadian internet provider, messaging app, and cloud service to build surveillance backdoors & store a year of your private data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US — compromising up to a million people. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…q0hx Happy Birthday! 🎉 I hope you have a good one! npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z6pq Oh you're the winner of another one of those sweepstakes 😏 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…y9hu What the heck? I've been searching and I came up empty. States it's open source yet where is the code, docs, etc. ? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…y83d Well said and I agree, all good things take time. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z289 Thanks for the shout out. 😊 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…6v2q It's quite a good and lean distro. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…z289 Hey, that's great and wonderful to hear you are enjoying it. I too love that no software is required to use and configure. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…faca An interesting approach that leaves one with endless questions. Can the one review the source code? What does it access online? How does it install GNU/Linux? What GNU/Linux distro does it use? What desktop environment does it use? How does this effects ones security and privacy? npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…k7ew Dang man so sorry to hear this happened to you. Glad you are safe and well though. I love your description of "took off like the absolutely clappers". 😆 npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…s5s2 Ouch, sorry to hear that. npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam Review of GNOME Core App Image Viewer (Loupe) npub17nxkt8705lz7609j3clv6dregg8advm870066r26dva5m09umwcqjm3ncu Adam @nprofile…nzcs Happy Birthday @nprofile…6jyx! 🎉🎂🎁
