Patrick

https://ppb.social/@ppb1701

Software Engineer originally from Tennessee now living in Virginia. Been #Coding for well over a decade, primarily in the .Net world, but also some Flutter and Ruby. I enjoy #gaming, #SteamDeck, #Disney, #StarWars, #StarTrek, and #SciFi (not in a particular order).

#videogames
#playstation
#nintendo
#xbox
#programming
#technology
#apple
#microsoft
#linux
#privacy
#infosec
#nixos
#homeserver
#blog

Backup Mastadon Account: Patrick (npub1y49…vpvx)

Website: https://ppb1701.com
Projects: https://codeberg.org/ppb1701/
Capy UI Releases: https://blog.ppb1701.com/capy-ui-releases
Blog: https://blog.ppb1701.com

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2026-10-24T23:39:35Z

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2026-09-01 14:36:25 UTC

Good News, Everyone: DLSS 5 Only Needs One GPU Now. Bad News: That GPU Costs What a Laptop Used To. In other news the also learned not to spotlight cranking the tech up to insane levels for the news release...
https://blog.ppb1701.com/good-news-everyone-dlss-5-only-needs-one-gpu-now-bad-news-that-gpu-costs-what-a-laptop-used-to
#ai #blog #dlss #gaming #gpu #nvidia #user-hostile #insertcoin #bigtech #blog

2026-05-11 02:48:36 UTC

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unknown...hopefully. but if not I guess the router thing will be a moot point 🤷‍♂️

2026-05-11 02:22:34 UTC

So on Friday, the FCC quietly extended the foreign router firmware deadline to 2029. Why you may ask? Well the said that enforcing it would create cybersecurity risks.
I mean imagine that, unpatched hardware might be an issue....who knew? 🤷‍♂️
The new deadline lands 20 days before the next inauguration. Oh and I believe TikTok says hi.
https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-firmware-cliff-just-got-quietly-pushed-to-2029
#fcc #routers #policy #security #geopolitics #netgear #eero #tplink #tiktok #userhostile #blog

2026-04-10 13:41:55 UTC

Proton built their entire brand on one promise: Swiss law means government agencies can't touch your data.
Their own Terms of Service, their own infrastructure contracts, and a federal court case from March say otherwise.
https://blog.ppb1701.com/not-even-government-agencies
#bigtech #blog #infosec #privacy #proton #protonmeet #security #surveillance #userhostile