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Yeah but it doesn't move automatically. Flipnotes do
Eh, I could probably figure out how to hack that in with enough time, seems simple enough... Or maybe make dedicated software for it? Hmmm
I know that it runs on an asssmbly-like language, so it's definitely gonna be harder than it looks, but I'm up for a challenge

2025-03-23 16:13:12 UTC

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WAIT
This pseudo-animation reminded me of something...
Make some uber-simple animation software with black, white, red and blue as the colors
and presto, a Flipnote Studio clone!

2025-03-15 15:29:08 UTC

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Unless you count the Uxn runtime as a library, of course, but it's more of a virtual platform.
(compare and contrast TIC-80, Vircon32, Pico8, etc)

2025-03-07 16:49:55 UTC

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Oh that's what's happening. I swear, it's almost like you're making people angry by providing a better service... oh wait.

2025-03-04 20:41:23 UTC

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Murena is *definitely not* a Google partner. I mean, that's why I like them, but...they *cannot* help with this particular issue.

2025-02-24 21:43:03 UTC

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Okay now I need to figure out how to build a 9front image that has all the uxn utils built in

2025-02-23 23:32:33 UTC

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>flatpak is the issue there since it does not update the dependencies in a timely manner.
You are again blaming the technology for something the maintainers are doing, unless you want to explain how Flatpak "inherently makes bug/security fixes more difficult."

2025-02-23 22:45:02 UTC

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Wonder why they tucked those options in the corners, where nobody would see them without explicitly looking for them :neobot_think:

2025-02-23 22:39:53 UTC

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The first thing I see is "Download from the Snap store"

2025-02-23 22:31:42 UTC

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>beginners shoudln't be concerned with it
Yes, finally! We've reached an-
>but neither should they be with flatpak.
...they're going to install Slack *somehow*, I hope you know.

2025-02-23 22:26:01 UTC

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You've just walked into another "Linux shouldn't be Windows" argument with this one.
But yeah, it's not as big a deal as it's made out to be. Like, I pointed at Nix earlier, right? Downloads multiple versions of the same library for compatibility reasons. It doesn't really matter, storage is cheap.

2025-02-23 22:18:15 UTC

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>if you run a distro known for packaging ancient versions of software and want recent versions, that's on you
So what, am I not allowed to want the OS-level stability of Debian paired up with recent versions of my favorite stuff?
>you won't muck up your os with using your native package manager in its intended way
It'd be lovely if that were always the case. But I'm pretty sure there's always orphaned dependencies on my system every time I use the native package manager to uninstall something. (admittedly, though, this can happen with Flatpak too--though I prefer it there than in my distro packages)

2025-02-23 22:08:39 UTC

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some ideas:
- They're on Debian and want up-to-date versions of those applications without mucking up their OS
- They're running an immutable distro, to avoid mucking up their OS
- They just prefer Flatpaks to dealing with the OS's native package manager and potentially mucking up their OS

2025-02-23 20:35:53 UTC

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I think the difference is that apt is responsible for "everything" on your system, while flatpak is (by design) only responsible for its own little bubble

2025-02-23 04:02:40 UTC

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None of those are elitist positions, I agree.
>x11 is okay to use
"okay" is exactly the word I would use ;)
>containerization adds extra complexity to your package management
Flatpak does its best to simplify it as much as it can, but yeah, things are still a bit rocky with them. I'm particularly bothered by the theming inconsistencies that always seem to come with those things, though it isn't *usually* too difficult to fix for anyone technically savvy enough to care. Doubt it's the only hiccup though.
>i did use whatever package managers were available years ago on my first distro which included containers
Ahh, so it's trauma.
Anyway now that I've addressed the post itself, those beliefs are not what bring "Linux elitist" to mind when I read this conversation. It's moreso your talk about the "Linux way" (read: OSS purism) and the near-complete denial of anything good coming from Flatpaks or Wayland existing. A few snippets from earlier posts of yours:
>sorry but this really isn't a windows clone. if you used windows and moved to a mac then you'd use it the mac way, so you should linux the linux way.
>if there's no binary in the repos, i go for the source. if there's no compilable source then goodbye, i can't use your software.
>you can have a secure machine without flatpak, many people have been doing it for ages.
>yes, you got it. the only way to protect yourself from malware is not to run malware. it's not "embarrassingly insecure", it's the reality since computers started being a thing.
(And clearly, being that way since the beginning makes everything acceptable. Why ever dream?)

2025-02-23 03:27:20 UTC

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yep, this is what I signed up for.
~~I should probably point out that you're the elitist here~~

2025-02-23 03:22:17 UTC

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>Should you and I be expected to know how to build houses, grow crops, prepare taxes, fix cars, and fight wars?
Well, *someone* should know

2025-02-23 03:20:22 UTC

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it looks like a linux elitist arguing with a linux pragmatist

2025-02-23 02:49:56 UTC

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this argument has been going on for hours

2025-02-22 19:38:41 UTC

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as a libertarian i can confirm
my reasoning: an evil corporation is *bound by* the law (or at least they're supposed to be) but an evil government *is* the law

2025-02-21 16:50:30 UTC

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I think we should be more angry at the UK government in this case
Actually we should just be angry at governments in general

2025-02-12 20:19:08 UTC

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The terrible thought just occurred to me that this incident might place Codeberg email in a few spam lists

2025-02-05 04:52:03 UTC

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[You *only* "suspect"?](https://flathub.org/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck) :neobot_wink:

2025-02-05 04:49:36 UTC

No, don't worry about it, game! You're *totally* running on your intended platform. I'm definitely not using one of the many emulators available on @npub1wfe…w0av!
Seriously, like half of the stuff in there is emulators. The other half is Minecraft launchers. It's great, go check it out if you use Linux.

2025-01-21 05:27:24 UTC

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It's incredibly baffling that capability-based addressing largely does not exist in consumer operating systems, if a program wants to read your saved browser passwords IT CAN JUST DO THAT

2025-01-18 19:13:12 UTC

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Wait, since when?

2025-01-18 04:36:23 UTC

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Since I'm downloading federated video apps on my phone I also decided to put PeerTube on there. Very ironic that an alternative to a Google service is only available on a Google service
Hey @npub17gp…7p4g, when's the F-Droid release?

2025-01-18 04:33:45 UTC

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Nothing interesting there... yet! It's still a rather new social, so it needs some time to get something real going

2025-01-18 04:32:12 UTC

Just downloaded Loops, hope it's good

2024-12-17 05:15:28 UTC

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Ugly.
MacOS users care WAY too much about how good Apple stuff looks. That's an easy insecurity to take advantage of

2024-12-16 20:50:22 UTC

NEW POLL: Will 2025 be the year of the Linux Desktop?
#Linux #technology #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #joke

2024-12-16 05:26:37 UTC

someone explain to me why the c64 version of Buggy Boy is smoother than the Amiga version :neobot_what:
#AskFedi #retrogaming #commodore64 #c64 #amiga #seriously_what_the_hell

2024-12-16 04:26:31 UTC

You can boost posts multiple times in Misskey?

2024-12-16 03:17:23 UTC

If you are familiar with the Polybius myth, this could be the game that inspired it.
Trippy visuals, Tempest-like gameplay, strangely advanced graphics...
The laserdisc technology needed to be repaired often, so it even has the men in black inspecting it!
Cube Quest: https://youtu.be/xsfq2PXTxSA
Oh, and uh...credit to TVTropes for bringing it up, too: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/Polybius

2024-12-16 00:38:51 UTC

I don't like tricking in Sonic Rush.
You are being asked to mash a button in order to build boost meter? And that button can also do other things, like jump off a pulley by mistake?
And tricking in the air is a different button from tricking on grind rails. Ew.
*Everything else about it is amazing though*. Especially the [music](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvNp0Boas721Cm9CWT9eaSq_JxA3f_NAr). If you never have any Hideki Naganuma music in your life, you haven't truly lived.
#sonicthehedgehog #sonic #retrogaming #nintendods #sonicrush

2024-12-15 05:07:46 UTC

Just discovered that @npub19yn…kudm has an account on the Fediverse. Instant follow.
Despite their name and theming, it's not all Sonic fangames! It probably was at first, but now it's mostly indie game demos and fangames of multiple properties. Good stuff. I hope I can participate sometime!
Go check [their website](https://www.sagexpo.org/) out if you wanna see how the indie gamedev and fangame scene is doing.
#gamedev #retrogaming #sonicthehedgehog #sonic

2024-12-14 18:35:12 UTC

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"yeah well I still think it works" <- clueless

2024-12-14 16:49:56 UTC

$[fg.color=8d0 >"8-bit fantasy console"]
$[fg.color=8d0 >look inside]
$[fg.color=8d0 >game framework with Lua interpreter]
#retrogaming #fantasyconsole #gaming #programming

2024-12-14 16:27:35 UTC

wow it's me
#note1enk…4yr8

2024-12-13 23:27:17 UTC

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Wait, was "Minim Me" a typo? (I would've made the same joke no matter who the eight people were.)

2024-12-13 23:24:38 UTC

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I am Minim Me.
https://cdn.kitty.social/_/1e2eae36-0af7-4c84-ae0c-0e4b57bdc15a.webp

2024-12-13 21:23:12 UTC

stolen from: https://www.tumblr.com/hbmmaster/769582209409613824?source=share
writing tip: searching "[place of origin]ish names" will get you a lot of stuff and nonsense made up by baby bloggers.
searching "[place] census [year]" will get you lists of real names of real people who lived in that place.

2024-12-13 17:29:35 UTC

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Wait, does KDE Connect allow you to share files with your iPhone now? Is it on the App Store?

2024-12-13 05:15:00 UTC

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The poll is just there to generate discussion. It explicitly asks you to make a choice in a way that a text post cannot.

2024-12-13 05:09:40 UTC

Welp, I've spent too much time discussing this, and I really need to get to studying.
But before I leave, I am gonna make the discussion wheels spin a little hotter by turning it into a poll. Because I'm mean like that.
Is it possible for news to be written in a completely neutral and unbiased manner? Poll lasts 7 days.
Good night, ladles and chicken soup.
#PleaseDisagree #uspol #news #askfedi
#note1fzh…mx68

2024-12-13 04:42:37 UTC

Once I'm done with college finals, I'll see if I can gather anything to say about BBC news, beyond this weak point:
>Trump says Syria 'not our fight'. Staying out may not be so easy
>(source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j1z5ylgjjo)
Speculation, right in the headline. Thankfully, the "may" leaves no debate about it--it'd be worse if it was disguised as fact--but where it comes from... Well, that's for another day.
#note1lkz…xzm2

2024-12-13 04:36:55 UTC

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Completely fair

2024-12-13 04:33:55 UTC

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Since we're talking explicitly about BBC News, I'd like to point out that AllSides.com consistently ranks them as [leaning slightly left of center](https://www.allsides.com/news-source/bbc-news-media-bias#MayJuly2024).
However, it *is* very slight, and (in the latest review) it was mostly admitted right-leaning reviewers that came to the conclusion.
> While the panel did not see much bias in BBC coverage, one reviewer with a bias on the right thought BBC was Lean Left.
>
>Bias was seen in the piece Biden considering major Supreme Court reform: report, as it used the spin word "Trump attacked" and showed by omission as it stated, “The high court also threw out Mr Biden's student loan forgiveness plan - which would have wiped off billions in debt for Americans.” Here, BBC was unbalanced by not noting how much the plan would cost taxpayers.
>
>A Lean Right reviewer also argued Clarence Thomas' wife showed "support for overturning the 2020 presidential election when Trump lost" was biased phrasing.
AllSides.com also does a better job at [talking about the center bias](https://www.allsides.com/blog/center-media-bias-rating-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-means) than I do. 😅

2024-12-13 04:21:53 UTC

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It's biased towards the normal

2024-12-13 04:04:47 UTC

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Hm... Okay, I'll concede the point a bit.
Here are parts of (using your example) a war that can be reported on without the presence of your own opinion:
- The death counts
- The places directly effected
- Leader opinions on opposing country
- Expert opinions on potential ramifications
- Citizen opinions on what is happening to them personally
The last three are tricky, though, because even though they belong to other people, they're still opinions. To be completely neutral, you have to be careful to include *every side*, because if you only shine the spotlight on a few, you are leading people to agree with them because you are not making them aware of the alternatives.
Gotta get the republicans and the democrats. And the leftists. And libertarians. Punks? Catholics? *Actually* including *every side* is a fool's task. The end result is usually that it's all the opinions of (somewhat?) normal people.
Normal people can be wrong.
That is why "centrist" is a bias.

2024-12-13 02:55:48 UTC

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Who decides what is news-worthy?
Leftists, rightists, and centrists will all consider different events to be worthy of an article. If you've ever seen a sponsorship segment from Ground News, one of their selling points was exposing [the results](https://ground.news/blindspot) of this simple fact.
Even if the articles themselves are written completely neutrally, the act of running a news station AT ALL is an act that will expose your bias.

2024-12-12 23:39:23 UTC

I'm going to use this small conversation as a jumping-off point to draw a distinction between two very different kinds of people:
**"Capitalist" vs. "Businessman"**
The **capitalist** wants an ideal capitalist society; *fair competition* between marketeers, with the consumers as the judges. People would know about alternatives. "Vote with your wallet" would work.
The **businessman** wants to be successful, and nothing else. Do as little work as possible for as much as possible, and that usually means *not* playing fair. They're the FAANGs sucking the wagie's blood.
When people complain about "capitalism", they're complaining about what businessmen have done to it.
I first thought about this because of a Unity runtime fee video that compared it to feudalism--you know, the lord-based economic system where Coconut Island is the default. I'd link to it if I remembered what video it was.
#note15u7…8vt9

2024-12-12 19:30:26 UTC

I want to make two things clear:
- I believe it is wrong to murder people. I also believe it is wrong to call for someone's death. No matter who it is.
- I do not feel bad for Brian Thompson.

2024-12-10 07:49:32 UTC

@npub1s4y…rcvy Is this you? ...wait, no, of course it isn't. You're a fox.
Figured your mannerisms would fit Ace Attorney's *Miles Edgeworth* well. So I decided to make a short AA parody out of your bio. A tiny bit was added at the end to include more of your preferred software--did I get it right?
I also plan on adapting some of your debates into the AA format, because why not.
To anyone curious, I'm using [objection.lol](https://objection.lol/).
https://cdn.kitty.social/_/98a983a0-924a-4af5-8fdc-227ee4e7c25a.mp4

2024-12-09 17:21:48 UTC

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Oh, but the fact that there's a premium version AT ALL means that it's probably not open source. And guess what, it's not.
I don't like that, personally.

2024-12-09 17:20:13 UTC

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If I download Hermit, it's just going to be for PWAs. Premium feels pointless in this context

2024-12-09 16:28:20 UTC

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She wants nu'n to do with this.

2024-12-09 01:23:24 UTC

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Even if the article itself is written in a completely neutral manner, the fact that the article exists means that the writer considered it important to report. I think it's impossible to make decisions like that without some emotion (therefore bias) coming into play.

2024-12-06 20:55:35 UTC

Shoutout to very opinionated and stubborn people who can argue forever about an oddly specific topic
Gotta be one of my favorite genders

2024-12-06 20:03:47 UTC

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brb gotta distrohop because of the lenovo logo
Android OSes have hardware-specific downloads because ARM-based systems have no consistency between each other. There is no standard for device enumeration on ARM, so kernels have to be rebuilt for use between devices.
It's a mess. But that doesn't make it a ROM.

2024-12-06 19:56:23 UTC

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I will stop calling [LINUX DISTRO] a ROM when the Lenovo logo stops showing when I reboot my Lenovo laptop.

2024-12-06 19:41:10 UTC

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"fixed system imagine"? You mean "image"?
But yeah, I mostly agree. Semantics, and arguments about them, suck. They are messy, the number one cause of [interjections for just a moment](https://devrant.com/rants/1051771/id-just-like-to-interject-for-a-moment-what-you-re-referring-to-as-linux-is-in-f), and the main reason I will [never use certain words](https://kitty.social/notes/a14f9vc7f8zb09g7).
Language is messy, and I get the temptation to argue about word choice. But I struggle to imagine what else "Android ROM" could mean.
...but there can also be misconceptions about what a "ROM" is, based on that term...
Is there a wiki we can link to that clears misconceptions like those up? Maybe someone could make that.

2024-12-06 17:51:03 UTC

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Being a moderator for ~~Facebook~~ Meta, you've surely seen *plenty* outside your bubble. We don't all have that.

2024-12-06 17:45:15 UTC

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Do you watch Shoe0nHead? I feel like you'd agree with some of her recent election takes. https://youtu.be/UkUkEvf7Ma4

2024-12-05 17:56:48 UTC

Reason 14-and-a-half why Misskey (CherryPick?) is better than Mastodon:
Bookmark folders. You can sort your saved posts so interesting ideas are not mixed with terrible takes that you'll respond to when you have the energy.

2024-12-04 06:34:29 UTC

Just gonna copy and paste an X post so that you don't have to go onto the site itself, don't mind me...
RT: https://x.com/tgm_series/status/1863824456705245491
テトリスカンパニー社のヘンクさんが来社され、
弊社三原と平嶋と今後のテトリスに関してディスカッションを行いました。
素晴らしい時間を過ごせたことをとても嬉しく思います。
ここで正式にタイトル名を
「TETRIS THE GRANDMASTER4 - ABSOLUTE EYE -」
と発表させていただきます。
TGMシリーズ最新作です。
2025年3月末までにSteamでリリース予定です。
※非オンライン
※画面は開発中の物です
Henk Rogers from The Tetris Company visited our office and discussed the future of Tetris with Mihara and Hirashima.
We are thrilled to have had such a wonderful time together!
ARIKA is excited to announce the title officially:
TETRIS THE GRANDMASTER 4 - ABSOLUTE EYE -
This is the latest in the TGM series.
The game is planned to be released on Steam by the end of March 2025.
Note: Offline-game only.
Note: Screenshots are from a work-in-progress build.
#Tetris #TGM #tgm_series #retrogaming #retrogames #HOLYCRAPHOLYCRAPHOLYCRAP

2024-12-04 06:31:13 UTC

**TETRIS THE GRAND MASTER 4!!!!!** ***WOOOOOOOOOOO***
THE FOURTH GAME IS FINALLY HAPPENING AND IT'S GONNA BE ON STEAM TOO
https://x.com/tgm_series/status/1863824456705245491
#Tetris #TGM #tgm_series #retrogames

2024-12-04 05:56:31 UTC

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**You are responding to a guy with the display name "Linux is Best"**

2024-12-04 05:39:43 UTC

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> Technically, that is true for anything you download from anywhere, from anyone.
Where'd the "technically" come from? That is *plainly true* for anything you download from anywhere, from anyone. Plain and simple. Because computers don't sandbox by default.
If it's an executable, it can do anything, as long as it's in userspace.
Less so for an image file, of course... But if the image file you download can exploit a vulnerability in your image viewing software, the infected image viewer can now do anything to your computer, as long as it's in userspace.
And you can do way too many things in userspace. https://xkcd.com/1200/

2024-12-03 02:53:11 UTC

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Virtual machine with GPU passthrough?

2024-12-02 22:16:02 UTC

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What is Pop_Is? I only know a Pop_OS.
My dad works for System 76. Pop_Is not going to be happy with this ripoff distro.
[...crickets]
Yeah that joke wasn't very good, was it?

2024-11-26 16:30:45 UTC

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***we can all tell***

2024-11-26 16:28:42 UTC

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Well, if it's to avoid attention, it's working a little better now that @npub1s4y…rcvy is outright avoiding the posts ;)

2024-11-24 22:30:03 UTC

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>DRM
Oh hey, thanks for reminding me how much the modern web standards suck. I forgot DRM was the responsibility of the browser for some idiot reason for a moment there.

2024-11-24 22:09:16 UTC

Well now that I'm thinking about browsers... is Pale Moon still relevant? At all?
Conceptually it's very nice; a fork of Firefox from before they started sucking, I guess. They're still going all in on XUL/UXP. I like the nostalgic look.
I heard that their browser rendering engine, Goanna, has to fork Gecko every so often just to stay up to date. But I have no idea how to check that.
Maintainers might still suck?
Anyone have thoughts?
#AskFedi #browsers #browser #PaleMoon #PaleMoonBrowser

2024-11-24 20:42:48 UTC

...there's a hold button in Misskey's #BubbleGame !?
Holy crap, it's Modern Tetris. Look at the top, if you don't want to drop a piece you can just save it for later by clicking "Hold".

2024-11-24 05:07:04 UTC

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Of course that became a lot harder with the M* series of Macs...now whatever OS you install has to be compatible with ARM and all the silly stuff that Apple's using.
Asahi Linux is currently the only non-Apple OS that runs on M2s as far as I'm aware

2024-11-24 04:34:30 UTC

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The corporations take up all the light

2024-11-23 22:46:56 UTC

So kitty.social has 6x the character limit of mastodon.social. How much of my unrealistic(?) dream OS can I describe?
- bytecode VM (for portability)
- can run on underpowered hardware (even a microcontroller?)
- can run atop another OS using bytecode VM
- everything is lightweight and runs alright (or, on modern hardware, REALLY FAST)
- privilege-based permissions system
- an app can run another app and give it access to functions (this is how the GUI will work - the desktop runs an app and gives it access to window-related functions) (wait, are all GUI programs technically plugins then?)
- custom permissions related to cross-app lib usage??
- Unicode compatibility
- font compatibility (Atkinson Hyperlegible my beloved)
- all apps use the same GUI lib (the native one), will accidentally respect theming
- looks like win98 by default
- screenreader
- AsciiDoc-based text format that most of the OS uses (like DolDoc, but not monospace)
- word processor that writes in the custom text format
- media player
- web browser (Gemini, Gopher, and a new third protocol using the custom text format. NO HTML, too complex)
- social media client (fediverse, bsky, and maybe others)
- chat client (matrix, irc, xmpp, and maybe others)
- TempleOS compatibility layer (yes I'm serious)
- comes with weirdcore desktop backgrounds
- scrolling WM (like Niri)
- floating windows are also possible
- package manager that handles dependencies like Nix does
- can be used as a game engine??
- Linux compatibility layer!?!?
- default accent color is orange/yellow
- default theme reduces blue light by being fairly warm
All those wishes and I'm nowhere close to the 3000 character limit. I actually underestimated how much that would be, wow... I'm gonna like it here, I think.

2024-11-23 20:05:40 UTC

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If you use WSL, there's still a Unix-like inside of Windows.
None can escape POSIX!!