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2025-11-06 18:31:44 UTC

The thing I miss most about regular old Mastodon, is filters. I can't seem to figure out how to do that on GoToSocial

2025-11-05 01:09:44 UTC

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@nprofile…t0hh What do you use to upload to it, or does it just appear as a usb device?

2025-11-02 01:51:21 UTC

The biggest problem I have with the #Linux community at large is that when someone comes out and says "hey look at what I did, I accomplished something good!", there are those who have to say "yeah, but you still did it wrong".

2025-10-28 14:17:54 UTC

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@nprofile…f5ux why aardvark has two A's at the beginning and what purpose it has.

2025-10-26 23:55:20 UTC

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@nprofile…dvnl what extension do you use? The extension that I use doesn't have a notes field. Maybe I just need to enable it

2025-10-26 01:51:04 UTC

Why Did I Save That? https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/productivity/why-did-i-save-that/
#blogging #blogpost #productivity #organization

2025-10-22 05:52:36 UTC

Blog Stats https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/blog-stats/ #blogging #blogpost #nerdblogging

2025-10-22 01:45:17 UTC

We'll be podcasting soon! https://youtube.com/live/spOqkDsg9qo?feature=share

2025-10-21 05:05:19 UTC

Micro Blogging Vs Regular Blogging https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/micro-blogging-vs-regular-blogging/ #blogging #blogpost #tumblr #microblogging

2025-10-19 01:22:03 UTC

Dumb Phones Are A Fad https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/tech/dumb-phones-are-a-fad/ #technology #blogpost #minimalism

2025-10-18 00:33:32 UTC

Editing Your Blog Posts Is The Worst Part https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/editing-your-blog-posts-is-the-worst-part/ #blogging #blogpost

2025-10-16 16:22:58 UTC

The Steamdeck Wasn’t A Good Purchase - https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/the-steamdeck-wassnt-a-good-purchase/ #gaming #blogpost #steamdeck #steam

2025-10-12 00:32:48 UTC

I've begun the hunt for a new PC. Mine hasn't been working great, and I've narrowed it down to some crappy memory or the CPU. It's 5 years old, and I'm not sure I want to put any money into it.
I had always planned on going to System76 when I needed a new rig, but goodness are they pricey.

2025-10-09 17:49:30 UTC

It was a great LUG! If you missed it, you can check out the vod here: https://www.youtube.com/live/tJgP_ohuc0I?si=qmvNDmAofHpFZIZT

2025-10-07 07:35:09 UTC

Reason No 11356 to switch to Linux
Microsoft is cracking down on people creating local accounts on Windows https://share.google/gqry3W190scwCXxdA

2025-06-17 00:59:49 UTC

AntennaPod is Amazing https://thelinuxcast.org/posts/2025/antennapodisawesome/ #podcast #podcasting #apps #tech #foss #linux #podcastdelivery #antennapod #thelinuxcast

2025-06-13 00:42:12 UTC

So, I read that Spaceballs 2 is going to be coming out. Then had to look up how old Mel Brooks is.
98
He's 98 years old.
I love that guy, but the streaming services should let the poor guy rest.

2025-06-09 17:13:48 UTC

Apple introduced dark icons last year. There are still major apps (cough kindle) that don't have them

2025-06-07 07:06:57 UTC

#2yearlinuxchallenge - 30 days left.
#openSUSE #Linux
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2025-06-05 05:59:59 UTC

So if someone asked me what's going to happen on July 8th when my #2yearlinuxchallenge is over, here's where I stand:
50% at sticking on #openSUSE - I love this distro, I really do. It has flaws, but everything does. With zypper getting better, this is a real option
20% at switching to #Gentoo - The most difficult challenge.
15% at switching to #Debian - This would just be me saying eff it, I'm going to use Debian the rest of my life.
10% at switching to #Bluefin - Really liked this when I used it.
5% at switching to NixOS. Despite my severe dislike of the community (and theirs of me), the damn thing still intrigues me.
This changes damn near daily based on what's pissing me off about openSUSE, so who knows really where I'll land when the challenge is over.

2025-06-03 19:05:18 UTC

documentation is the downfall of many good FOSS projects. 

2025-05-29 04:05:15 UTC

You know if Mozilla had open sourced Pocket like they said they would, pocket would live forever.

2025-05-28 23:45:33 UTC

YouTube has changed the "join" button to "Subscribe+". I hate this. I keep thinking I need to subscribe to channels I know I've already subscribed to.
Shady shit that makes the creators look like the bad guys.

2025-05-24 01:09:22 UTC

The future of Flatpak https://lwn.net/Articles/1020571/

2025-05-18 07:06:37 UTC

Why is it so hard to find a commenting platform for your blog that isn't disqus? The ones I've seen are either way too complicated for my simple brain, or are abandoned.

2025-04-30 23:26:41 UTC

The Pain of the Reread https://mtwb.blog/the-pain-of-the-reread/ #reading #amreading #blogpost #blog #blogging #writing #amwriting

2025-04-30 12:55:20 UTC

There's a good chance that the #fosstodon drama ends up being a net good thing for the instance. It's sad that Mike and Kev had to suffer for it and step away but I think in the long run it will work out for the best.
Fosstodon needed to get smaller. It obviously got too big. Now lots of people have left for other instances. If the new admins slow growth it'll be better.
It's also good for more people to use smaller instances. It makes the federation stronger.
So while it sucks that it did happen, I think we can find a silver lining. I wish the new admins good luck. I loved my time on Fosstodon. I did end up leaving (when I thought it would shut down) but that worked out well for me too. A smaller instance has kind of rejuvenated my interest in the #fedi.