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bananabob

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I have been involved in IT since the 1960s. A health crises brought that to an end in the 1990s. Now fully retired I produce and present radio shows which I provide free of charge for radio/web stations around the world. Main interest is the music of the 20th century. Also keen on old movies I find on You Tube. Love to read anything from cereal boxes to books.
I have been using #linux as a desktop since 1999. Started with #debian then #ubuntu now using #linuxmint and some #raspberrypi servers.

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billbennett, to random
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I call it the “Let them eat cake” budget.

bananabob,
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@billbennett I'll save up my $2 and buy some 🍰

ehrba, to linux German
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Hi #GISchat

Which #Linux Distribution would you recommend for working with #QGIS and #python / #jupyternotebook ?

bananabob,
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@OrionKidder @mdione @ehrba Why not just use

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@OrionKidder @mdione @ehrba I have use #LinuxMint and now use #LMDE and I have experienced no difference between the the two.

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@OrionKidder @mdione @ehrba I am not sure there are any Ubuntu only programs are there?

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@OrionKidder @mdione @ehrba Why not just try a live USB boot of you don't need to install it and check for yourself.

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@OrionKidder @mdione @ehrba No need to worry about being new. I think you will find thet #LMDE does exactly what you want. It is #LinuxMint without the Ubuntu base. Pure Debian and a (in my case) Cinnamon DE

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@OrionKidder @mdione @ehrba Not a fan of Gnome myself ---- If I were going to change I would opt for KDE using KDE Neon distro, but not sure about changing.

There are some distros that provide you with a Mac like DE

https://itsfoss.com/macos-like-linux-distros/

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@OrionKidder That is what is great about using Linux you can find exactly what you want rather than having something forced on you.

bananabob, to random
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Things I was told while on holiday that I wish I hadn't been. (part 2 of 2)

  1. By 2025 the World Bank will have introduced a global cashless society and it will track what we spend and not allow us to buy certain stuff. The only way to beat this is to use Bitcoin.

  2. Don't buy an EV. The batteries only last 7 years and you will have to junk the whole car because of the replacement cost.

bananabob,
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@electric_gumball I think you might be right 👍

bananabob, to random
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Things I was told while on holiday that I wish I hadn't been. (part 1 of 2)

  1. Climate change is not man-made. There has always been climate change hence the ice ages.

  2. You don't have to worry about Covid. Masks and vaccinations are unnecessary.

bananabob, to random
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How do I keep my fruit, veggies and herbs fresh longer? Are there any ‘hacks’?

https://theconversation.com/how-do-i-keep-my-fruit-veggies-and-herbs-fresh-longer-are-there-any-hacks-226763

paulhellyer, to hungary
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Biscke, 1903. This is, to me anyway, an unmistakably Hungarian photo. The dresses, the magnificent moustaches, the headwear, and not mention the way the instruments are being held, are all demonstrably Hungarian, even though the photo was taken over 120 years ago - probably after the wine harvest. If you went to a folk music festival today in Hungary dressed as these people are, you wouldn’t look that out of place.

Source: Fortepan [31394] / Székely Márton

#fortepan #Hungary #Biscke

bananabob,
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@paulhellyer What a magnificent photograph!!!! Thanks for posting it. 😀

bananabob, to linux
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Are there any #Linux people out there using #Linux-Dash with #Nginx ????

I am having problems getting the information to show up on the Dash webpage. I would like some help please.

https://github.com/tariqbuilds/linux-dash

bananabob, to nz
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Rethinking roads as public spaces – what NZ cities can learn from Barcelona’s ‘superblock’ urban design

Yeah - Like this is gonna happen 😭

https://theconversation.com/rethinking-roads-as-public-spaces-what-nz-cities-can-learn-from-barcelonas-superblock-urban-design-226601

#TheConversation #NZ #Cities #Cars

bananabob, to random
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‘Everybody has not won’: trickle-down economics was an idiotic idea. How do we fix the inequality it causes?

"Forty years of the neoliberal experiment have created a world of vast and increasing inequality rationalised by the false promises of a global free market. But this can change, and it should change."

https://theconversation.com/everybody-has-not-won-trickle-down-economics-was-an-idiotic-idea-how-do-we-fix-the-inequality-it-causes-223296

#TheConversation #Tax #Wealth #NeoLiberalism

bananabob, to nz
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Open banking: How to opt in - and out - of the new payment system

This doesn't sound safe and secure to me.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/517885/open-banking-how-to-opt-in-and-out-of-the-new-payment-system

#NZ #Banks #OpenBanking

bananabob,
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@nickbrooker Great idea! Why don't we have this?!!!! 💯

bananabob, to random
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Surprise Discovery Reveals Earliest Known Ancestor of Scorpions And Spiders

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-reveals-earliest-known-ancestor-of-scorpions-and-spiders

#ScienceAlert #Paleontology

CarolynStirling, to random
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Well that’s the rates paid. Why don’t we just call them Local Body Taxes?

bananabob,
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@CarolynStirling Because then they the GST would have to come off and the Government wouldn't like that

bananabob, to nz
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There may be money at the IRD waiting for you. 💰

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/516664/how-to-find-out-if-you-have-unclaimed-money-sitting-with-the-ird-and-how-to-get-your-hands-on-it

statisticsworld, to random
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Traces of cocaine can be found on about 80% of US dollar bills.

bananabob,
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@statisticsworld There must be a business based on reclaiming the cocaine from the notes/bills and selling it.

bananabob,
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@richardh @statisticsworld Maybe dry cleaning would work 🤔

BigD, to Podcast
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Watched Duncan's 1st podcast this morning. Editor in chief.
Interesting interview with an ex employee of a certain Green Party MP.
Duncan's wrap up of the interview hit the nail on the head.
The studio is basic and the technicals need practice "Which button do I push" lol
Maybe talking to the camera would feel more inclusive to a viewer?
But it's a promising start.
I'm usually a non- watcher/listener to morning invasive TV "news shows"
I'll probably watch again tomorrow.

bananabob,
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@leighelse @BigD link please

billbennett, to random
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For reasons that I don’t need to bore anyone with, Saturday got off to an extremely slow start. By the time I made it to the local, fancy artisan baker, most of the usual choices were sold out. So I went off piste and got a fruit loaf. Which turns out to be fabulous

bananabob,
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@billbennett who'd a thought 🤔

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