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adamsdesk

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A technology enthusiast and privacy, security and FOSS advocate that specialized in DevOps for companies and individuals across North America and Europe. Founder and operator of Adamsdesk.

#BSD #cycling #DOS #fitness #FOSS #GNU #infosec #Lego #linux #MOC #MSDOS #OpenSource #OpSec #OSINT #pinball #privacy #RightToRepair #security #StarTrek #Unix

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adamsdesk, to fediverse
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Let's Party Like It's 1999 in celebration & support of free & open source software with contributions, boosts and follows.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-fediverse-party-1999/

  • Deno @deno_land
    A modern runtime for JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Funkwhale @funkwhale
    Listen/share music and podcasts freely.
  • Lume @lume
    A fast & flexible static site generator for Deno.
  • dangerzone @dangerzone
    Convert potentially dangerous docs/images to safe PDFs.

#FollowFriday #fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #foss #WeblogPoMo2024

adamsdesk, (edited )
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Let's GO!!!!! 🎵 :partyparrot: :partyparrot: :partyparrot: :mastodance: :ferrisdance: 🎵

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-fediverse-party-1999/

📣 Boost For Community!
📣 Boost For Free Software!
📣 Boost For Open Source!
📣 Boost For Follow Friday!
📣 Boost For Freedom!

adamsdesk,
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Let's Party Like It's 1999 by Prince
:mastodance: :ferrisdance: :partyparrot:

https://youtu.be/rblt2EtFfC4

adamsdesk,
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Don't Stop Believin' (1981) by Journey

:mastodance: :ferrisdance: :partyparrot:

https://youtu.be/VcjzHMhBtf0

adamsdesk,
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@hyde I'm actually re-watching this series again. Currently on season 3. I'll have to see what you are referring to as I don't recall.

kev, to random
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I replaced the blades on the mower. I think its fair to say that the old ones were past their best. 😳

adamsdesk,
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@kev Ohh my, yes those needed replacing indeed. Your grass will thank you. You want a clean clear cut to avoid damaging grass.

jake4480, to internet
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End of an era- ICQ will stop working on June 26. 😢

https://icq.com/desktop

#ICQ #internet #history

adamsdesk,
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@jake4480 It is well overdue. A era that has long past.

kev, to random
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Having my 1:1 with my boss, both on camera and my cat throws up in the background.

Him: Did your cat just throw up.

Me: Yes. Yes, she did. I was hoping you didn't see that. 😂

Him: You wanna end early and go clean than up.

Me: Nah, it's good. Looks like one of the dogs is eating it anyway. 🤮

adamsdesk,
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@kev Oh man what an experience to have in a meeting. 😄

mingu, to random
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Microsoft decided that PDF files are called Microsoft Edge PDF Document.

adamsdesk,
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@mingu In Microsoft's world everything revolves around them. :blobcatshrug:

ikt, to random
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Anyone found a blog posts or news or explanation for the Bing API going off the air for like 12 hours?

adamsdesk,
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@ikt There has been lots of talk about it, but no real answer to the true cause that I know of. This is Microsoft, so we may never really know the truth.

adamsdesk, (edited ) to martialartsmemes
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Departed Humour: GLitcH! Printer Issues

Travel back in time to the year 2000 as I showcase a departed comic strip called GLitcH! about the frustrations of a computer printer.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/departed-humour-glitch-printer-issues/

#humour #humor #funny #WeblogPoMo2024 #tech #ThrowbackThursday

adamsdesk, to Blog
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My Past and Present Opposition to Microsoft

How my opposition to Microsoft was formed and how I released my frustrations at a young age through a poem that still holds strong today.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/microsoft-opposition/

#WeblogPoMo2024 #poem #blog

adamsdesk,
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@amin I'm curious to know what your thoughts are on this old poem of mine.

adamsdesk,
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@yakkoj Good for you, I wasn't so lucky. Oh man Trumpet Winsock, it's been ages since I dealt with that.

I wish I had started earlier. I didn't get into using Linux until around the 1998. I eventually used OpenBSD at my work as the web server. Though I've been only used Linux as a daily driver at home/work for about 12 years.

Yes, I do the same thing. It's only for testing, verifying for a post or tech support. I prefer to stay clear.

adamsdesk,
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@lns That's cool. I still want to own C64 as I never had the opportunity to play with them. I did play with DR-DOS, PC-DOS and monochrome monitors. Dang that is a sweet deal. BBSs were great.
Do you still have the C64 or C128?

Oh yes, DESQview was amazing back in the day. Don't forget about the fights with TSRs. That's a tragedy.

Oh no kidding. Though unfortunately that scattered way is present on Linux due to certain programs.

Indeed! 😄

kev, to random
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So over the last couple weeks I’ve been getting back into weight training and more intense cardio in my little home gym.

I nearly skipped tonight because I’m so tired from work, glad I didn't now those endorphins have kicked in.

adamsdesk,
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@kev It's the times when one doesn't feel like it when it is most important to just do it. Keep at it. 🏋️

kev, to DuckDuckGo
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So it seems that #DuckDuckGo was down for the last few hours because of a #Bing outage. That's very annoying; DDG should probably get out from under Microsoft's coat tails...

<https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/23/bing-is-down-bringing-duckduckgo-and-ecosia-down-too/>

adamsdesk,
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@kev Well this explains why I couldn't get DuckDuckGo to return results. They should start indexing to break free.

adamsdesk,
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@garritfra @kev I started to read this then stopped as my focus should be else where right now 😄. Happy to hear.

jenniferplusplus, to random
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Do you ever just look at big tech, and think wow, this trajectory looks exactly like big oil, big tobacco, big automotive, and so on?

adamsdesk,
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@jenniferplusplus They are one and the same, monopolies.

adamsdesk, (edited ) to martialartsmemes
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Departed Humour: Windows Kid

Gain awareness as I give tribute to the artists works that poke fun at the world of technology in this new post series called Departed Humour.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/departed-humour-windows-kid/

adamsdesk,
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Well isn't this funny, I honestly thought it was Thursday today. So this post has gone up a day early.

adamsdesk,
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Thanks again to @bbbhltz and @amin for your help.

molly0xfff, to ai
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back in my day we called this spyware

#AI #privacy #Microsoft

adamsdesk,
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@molly0xfff The one thing Microsoft has taught us by their own actions is to not trust them and that when they have a chance they will violate your freedom/privacy/security.

amin, to random
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I've been loving Manu's People and Blogs series, but one thing that has caught my eye is how much some people are paying to run their blogs. Sometimes, it's much more than I can afford and, I suspect, more than many beginning bloggers are willing or able to shell out.

So, for you wonderful, creative beginning bloggers, I’ve done some research and put together this guide to blogging on a budget.

https://benjaminhollon.com/musings/blogging-on-a-budget/

If you have recommendations I'd love to add them to this post, just let me know.

#100DaysToOffload 20/100

adamsdesk,
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@amin I Iove Porkbun's message in the footer.

"WARNING: This site has been known to cause a mind blowing experience. We recommend you prepare yourself mentally and if possible be sitting down. Side effects may include saving money, letting out a chuckle, and sporadic oinking. "

🐷 🐽

jahabof1794, to MountainBiking
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Bike ride today with the Kuyas! I'm satisfied with the ride since I got better stats compared from last ride. I've listened to the constructive inputs from the Kuyas regarding my errors last ride hence I was able to improve.

Best part of the ride? It's got to be the .

image/jpeg

adamsdesk,
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@jahabof1794 That's awesome, great work and nice to see OpenTracks being used.

adamsdesk,
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@jahabof1794 A great hobby to have. Cycling is quite freeing and helps to clear your mind.

That's great to hear. I use it for all my walking and cycling sessions.

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