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MyNameIsFred

@ fred @beehaw.org

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  • Floatplane is now below 37000 subscribers.

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  • Is youtube cracking down on gun channels or something? Wouldnt shock me.

  • Floatplane is now below 37000 subscribers.

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  • Beehaw lacks community

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  • While this account is an alt, I still interact with beehaw daily, including posting etc.

    That said I, too, have tempered my activity. To put it bluntly, largely because of the news and politics posts. I have seen where even mods are calling anything right of european left "far right" and extremists.

    I am not particularly left leaning, but it entirely depends on the topic. On many social topics I lean left, on other things, im quite moderate. On fiscal stuff Im either moderate or right. But calling sources like thehill.com far right extremist trash (See the post about young men leaning right), or anything remotely libertarian (which in its own is a spectrum of people) far right doesnt jive with me. I find it antithetical to the principles here. Its done in a perjorative way and one thats clearly not meant to encourage conversation or discussion.

    So in a way, Beehaw is not as inclusive as they really want to profess or open to discussion or others opinions (if they are the wrong ones). And rather than getting cajoled or even have mods ban me I have simply pulled back.

    Finally I have also seen some communities (and here again Ill point out news@beehaw or politics@beehaw) suddenly having moderation tactics that are HYPER focused (ie: US politics only, but not something that is used as a political football, or US News only) And frankly theres not the scale or participation ot have UK NEws, Canada News, US News Europe News etc.

    Couple that with point 1 and again, I have just kind of pulled back a bit

    Heres the rub though. If thats what Beehaw wants, Im all for it. Its their call. I am one that doesnt mind having my views challenged if its done in good faith and in a respectful way. That is waht I came to beehaw hoping to get. But it does seem that the mob mentality is taking root and the "us vs them" stuff hasnt been shaken.

  • System76 or Framework laptop?

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  • That’s fair. It seems like pop_os is trying to be a DE, the rest of the parts (kernel, drivers, packaging system of choice etc) are just a means to that end.

    I wouldn’t consider pop for its kernel selection and immediately want to install AwesomeWM or something. For that I would just go straight Debian.

  • System76 or Framework laptop?

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  • I know this thread is a tad old but I’ve been considering a framework for the family laptop for a while. Problem is stocking and this recent 16 model run also had 13 orders run too. I won’t pay for a unit months in advance. It ruins certain protections from the merchant (like failure to deliver).

    Instead I got a thinkpad t480 for like 400 bucks. It will do fine as a laptop mostly used for chrome, paying bills or zoom calls etc.

  • System76 or Framework laptop?

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  • There are third parties (mostly people with 3d printers) selling enclosures to turn an old laptop mail board from framework into a mini desktop.

    I think most of their stuff is open source. So the main thing is the barrier to entry to design things like modules etc for the laptop.

  • System76 or Framework laptop?

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  • What don’t you like about popos?

    I quite like it. Having used gnome, kde and even things like awesomwm or other des or window managers, pops de is quite nice

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • He was. One of the better dogs I’ve ever owned. Was in effect a therapy dog for our other pup that struggles with people. And always more tolerant than he should have been with the kids.

    It was a long time coming. He had tumors in his throat and nose and eventually his quality of life suffered too much. Just sucks.

    He’s also the first death that hit my youngins hard. My 5 year old has struggled the most. Has some disturbing anecdotes since. Having to choke back your own thoughts/processing to explain it to kids is hard. Harder than I thought

  • Does anyone know when the Beeper apps will be ready?

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  • Agree. I just got my invite today. BUt now im....concerned.

  • This little propaganda piece from Business Insider really shows how the rich think.

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  • Also flipping houses often covers up major issues with "lipstick", eventually i think this will make them less desirable to buyers, because if they see a house only owned for 6mo-2 years it may indicate some VERY janky bones were ignored to stick granite and hardwood in etc.

    Prior to 2008, it was RARE to make any money on a house owned under less than 5 years. If you broke even you were REALLY lucky.

    Its a terrible article and a terrible hottake. If hes 31 now, he was likely 16 when the first bubble popped. This is a sign of youthful ignorance imho.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • This little propaganda piece from Business Insider really shows how the rich think.

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  • The housing market, especially in Florida and ESPECIALLY in south florida is a giant bubble right now.

    This has happened before. The early 2000's saw a similar bubble that finally popped ~2008. In the early 2000's I saw a ton of people ditching their careers to get their Real Estate license. Didnt pan out well for them and its not gonna pan out for this guy.

    This bubble is a bit different in that its not so much fueled by mortgage backed securities and pushes to get people on variable rate mortgages to they can be pumped and dumped into credit default swaps. This one is much more, at least in florida, tied to folks trying to escape regulations and lockdown from COVID up north and coming down to florida where properties are historically cheaper per sq ft and acre and buying up real estate in cash. But still, its going to pop. Many locals cant afford to buy now, or even rent in some cases as many arent even buying a primary residence here just vacation/airbnb homes. But its still a bubble that will see some major regressions. Especially if the urban sprawl problem gets taken head on (which I dont see happening anytime soon givent he current political climate).

  • Thunderbird releases 115 'Supernova', with an overhaul to their design and functionality

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  • Even then I do this with gmail in the web client. That said i dont really BYOD or work from personal stuff. So there is that.

  • Texans Die from Heat Exhaustion After Governor Bans Water Breaks

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  • What's your "old person" trait?

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  • My trait is I think cars are too digital and should be analogue. Giant touch panels are distracting and have generally bad UI design. You can control an A/C with 3 dials, 4 if you have zones and don’t need to look down at all. Pinnacle of engineering.

    I will never own a car that has features behind a paywall or that I can’t directly control. Computer cars are fine as long as I have root.

  • Technology @beehaw.org
    MyNameIsFred @beehaw.org

    Red Hat Tries To Address Criticism Over Their Source Repository Changes

    www.phoronix.com /news/Red-Hat-Open-Source-Commitment
  • Space @beehaw.org
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    Mars Lacks a Planet-Wide Magnetosphere, but it Does Have Pockets of Magnetism

    www.universetoday.com /162107/mars-lacks-a-planet-wide-magnetosphere-but-it-does-have-pockets-of-magnetism/
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    There Could Be Captured Planets in the Oort Cloud

    www.universetoday.com /162077/there-could-be-captured-planets-in-the-oort-cloud/
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    SpaceX changing Starship stage separation ahead of next launch

    spacenews.com /spacex-changing-starship-stage-separation-ahead-of-next-launch/

  • Titan sub: crew have died after catastrophic loss of pressure chamber, US Coast Guard confirms

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  • Oh yeah. There was a show years ago called Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan where EOD techs were on deployment detonating roadside bombs. The robot they used was controlled by an Xbox controller and the guy best at the job was their youngest team member because….video games

  • The Suspense is Killing Us. The Next Planet in the TRAPPIST System Gets the JWST Treatment

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  • Same for me. Its awe inspiring what they find, but I totally need "explain like im 5" levels of reduction for it to make sense as to how they go about it.

  • Space @beehaw.org
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    The Suspense is Killing Us. The Next Planet in the TRAPPIST System Gets the JWST Treatment

    www.universetoday.com /162014/the-suspense-is-killing-us-the-next-planet-in-the-trappist-system-gets-the-jwst-treatment/

  • Even though they're bigger, Generation 2 Starlinks are fainter than Gen1

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  • And even professional ones. Yvette Cendes has posted on Reddit how they interfere with ground based radio satellites.

    Starlink is increasing the amount of satellites around earth by a large factor.

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    Even though they're bigger, Generation 2 Starlinks are fainter than Gen1

    phys.org /news/2023-06-theyre-bigger-generation-starlinks-fainter.html

  • Scientists hope Euclid telescope will reveal mysteries of dark matter

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  • Space @beehaw.org
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    Scientists hope Euclid telescope will reveal mysteries of dark matter

    www.theguardian.com /science/2023/jun/18/scientists-hope-euclid-telescope-will-reveal-mysteries-of-dark-matter
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    Astronomers See the Same Supernova Four Times Thanks to a Gravitational Lens

    www.universetoday.com /161936/astronomers-see-the-same-supernova-four-times-thanks-to-a-gravitational-lens/
  • Space @beehaw.org
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    A Pulsar With Planets

    astroblog.cosmobc.com /a-pulsar-with-planets/
  • Space @beehaw.org
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    The motion of the solar system through our galaxy

    earthsky.org /space/the-motion-of-the-solar-system-through-milky-way-galaxy/
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    Astronomers explains the largest cosmic explosion ever recorded – Meson Stars

    www.mesonstars.com /space/astronomers-explains-the-largest-cosmic-explosion-ever-recorded/
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    Twitch Once Again Trips Over Its Own Tongue Messaging Ad Policy Change To Creators

    web.archive.org /web/20230610040106/https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/09/twitch-once-again-trips-over-its-own-tongue-messaging-ad-policy-change-to-creators/