dear fedi folk,

does anyone here have experience with csf leaks (ideally as a result of hEDS but not necessarily)? i'm on day 12 (13?) of a devil migraine that's affected my balance and vision, worsened my POTS and tinnitus, is causing sporadic pulsatile tinnitus as well plus mega-weird pulsing pressure in my head, and is seriously messing with my brain/anxiety. plus ofc the nausea and flashes. and pain in my head and neck, which is sometimes quite severe. so i'm wondering if it's actually a migraine or not.

these symptoms aren't new-new (and i haven't had a headache-free day in literally years, migraine or "just" a headache), but they are getting worse / more frequent, and i'm getting worried.

i also don't have a doctor here bc multiple drs in this country have told me that ehlers-danlos and sjögren's and autonomic dysfunction, etc., don't exist. at all.

(i will go to urgent care if things get worse, but it's far and they'll likely just send me home, so.)

so if anyone's dealt with this and wouldn't mind comparing notes, i'd love to.

thank you!

#askFedi #hEDS #POTS

FOSDEM 2026 Social Web Speakers

I have been trying to create a list for #fosdem26 and realized that (ironically) most of the people in the socialweb track ... does not have a fediverse account listed there.

I am also at fault, btw, so shame to me.

If you know someone who is presenting at #fosdem26 please send them my way. I will update this thread with the list of confirmed speakers.

The Fosdem 26 social web track List:

@pfefferle
@andypiper@macaw.social
@andypiper@flipboard.com
@evan @evanprodromou
@haubles
@mapache
@darius
@bjoernsta
@django
@resieguen
@openforfuture
@iusondemand
@cwebber
@tsyesika
@zzepposs
@melaniebartos
@Pepijn
@Floppy
@tobias
@mayel
@ivan
@hongminhee@hackers.pub
@samvie
@benpate
@neiman
@hongminhee@hollo.social

Social Web Track

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/

Boosts are also appreciated!

P.S. Special thanks to @liaizon for the suggestions.

#askfedi #activitypub #fosdem

so i'm thinking of buying a controller but not sure if it will be compatible with linux, is there some website to check for that stuff?

i'll probably get a wired one, possibly this https://www.trust.com/en/product/24789-gxt-541-muta-pc-gaming-controller (i never use bluetooth on my laptop anyways) so i assume that's more likely to work but would still wanna check before buying if there is a way

#askfedi #linuxmint #gaming

Time to #askfedi... My private #notebook is now 14 years old and I would like to find a replacement. Ideally, the next one will be a #convertible simply because I like viewing stuff in portrait mode from time to time.

Do I see correctly that my options for a convertible ("2-in-1" device) with #linux support are essentially: several Thinkpad models, Framework 12 and Tuxedo InfinityFlex (whenever the new generation arrives)?

Hej folks!
I need your advice. My family loves to record TV shows, but as I just recently learned their TV DRMs all the records which makes switching super hard.

I was playing around with Linux and DVR last time 25 years ago, so I wonder:

What is the current state of the art setup for TV recording for cool kids? You know, DRM-free, recordable on an external USB drive, etc.

Ideally looking for a set top box that I can just plug in, but willing to glue stuff together.

#fedihelp #askfedi

Does anyone know of a DNA/ancestry company that is any good in terms of privacy; a company like 23AndMe (or however they stylize it; I forget), but also which doesn't suck in that regard, like they do?

#AskFedi #Privacy #PrivacyMatters

Boost pwease

#AskFedi #DuckDuckFedi

What's the difference between #DeltaChat and #SimpleX?

I want to pick one to invest my time in fully setting up. I've tried SimpleX and it's okay but I see DeltaChat is active on Fedi and maybe has more momentum?

All constructive thoughts are welcome!

Ok, #ActivityPub & #Mastodon geeks:

So, I use a combination a Firefox plugin & server settings to make sure all replies of threads I'm reading get downloaded for me to my local instance. Works great *except* it's really hard to keep track of what I read already & what I didn't. I just end up reading the whole thing over & over.

What I'd love is a way to “subscribe” (i.e., “follow a thread”) & have any reply on the thread put into my timeline.

Is there such a thing?

#AskFedi #AskFediverse

Chinese food has arrived, with enough for tonight and tomorrow.

Now for the obligatory movie-watching. Since I don't go to theaters any more and I have no streaming services, I'll be renting something from Apple. I've got a nice big display to watch it on.

Last year I watched My Neighbor Totoro and loved it. Maybe Princess Mononoke or Howl’s Moving Castle this year? If so, which one?

Or does anyone want to recommend a favorite? I watch very few movies, so there's a good chance I haven't seen yours. The only recent movie I've seen was Barbie, which I enjoyed. Before that, Don't Look Up, which I also liked.

No Christmas movies, please. And no horror. Recent movies or older ones (even much older) both welcome.

#AskFedi #movies

Eine Frage an die „Linux-Super-User“:

Wie macht ihr das mit all den Terminal-Befehlen, die ihr immer wieder mal braucht? Schreibt ihr euch die Finger wund oder habt ihr eine Art „Befehls-Datenbank/-Ablage“ für alles was mehr zu schreiben gibt?
Oder seid ihr die ganze Zeit am copy-pasten?

Danke für eure Antworten.

#Linux #Terminal #Commands #fedihelp #AskFedi

Someone please xplain to me why Conversations and Monocles costs money in Google Play and not in F-Droid.

Is it because of the Google fee to keep an account? Wasn't that a one-off thing?

I'm genuinely curious since I paid that fee a decade ago to put a shitty (yet useful) app there that I made with MIT App Inventor back in 2016.

#askfedi

Hey #Tabletop #RPG folx! I have an #AskFedi for ya!

GMs: What is your top tip for running good games (that *hasn't* been mentioned yet)?

Players: What's something your GM has done to make the game awesome that you wish more GMs would do (that *hasn't* been mentioned yet)?

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I'll start (with one of each).

As a GM, I use the 3-act play / 5-room dungeon style as often as possible. It keeps things tight, makes for satisfying progression, and can be scaled to work for almost anything.

As a player, I was shocked the first time a GM of mine rolled some dice and said "you hit, and it takes Blorp out of the fight, what does that look like?". Every GM I'd had previously would've just said "you kill Blorp". That one question has made playing characters *feel* so much more epic.

Hat jemand da draussen eine „Wunder-Lösung“ (ohne mühsame Bastelei) für Backups eines Debian 13 auf ein Synology NAS?

rsync und Timeshift konnten mich bisher nicht wirklich überzeugen.

#Timeshift #rsync #Synology #Debian13 #Debian #SSH #Backup #followerpower #pleaseboost #fedihelp #AskFedi

Among 1st world / developed countries, how does the long term political stability of your current country compare to the United States?"

#Poll #Survey #AskFedi #USPol

A question for #OpenStreetMap mappers. There is a mall in my city, which I'm using a lot and it was not mapped properly, since 2019 I think — there are a lot of non-existent amenities, a lot of new amenities don't exist on the map, and a lot of POI placed semi-randomly.

I tried to fix it "on foot" adding new amenities and removing the old, but it is not very easy for me with Every Door application and without JOSM (and without the big screen with a big keyboard) .

So, I think about to take the official website of the mall, which has the actual information about all the stores inside and about their position inside the building — and fix the #OSM map for this mall.

But I unable to find — is it legal (in terms of OSM) to use this external source of information (floor plans for mall visitors) in OSM mapping?

#AskFedi

C'est quoi votre référence d'imprimante scanner la moins pourrie ?
#askfedi

Does anyone have some sort of bookmarking or pinning system (beyond browser bookmarks) that you use to save stuff on the web that you actually, like, go back and read?

No data-sucking, no big tech. Self-hosted possible, paid is also possible if it's great. I use Firefox forks, in case that's useful info.

#AskFedi #privacy

question to other xmpp operators: is slidge any good? #askfedi #xmpp

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Ok, embroiderers of the Fedi... I'm based in the UK, and I am looking for somewhere that sells wool for #HandEmbroidery. Not tapestry wool - crewel wool. Something like the Renaissance Dyeing Company used to produce.. Any suggestions?

#AskFedi #embroidery

#askfedi #askmastodon #server

Hey open source folks that have large repositories and contributors on their projects, is GitHub still a safe and viable option?
What alternatives are worth considering?
And are the pipelines available well tuned and compatible to build flatpacks and snaps?
#askfedi #openspurce #github

Do you still use Google Search? Choose all that applies to you.

#AskFedi #Poll #Polls #GoogleSearch #Google_Search #Search #SearchEngine #Search_Engine #SearchEngines

#askmastodon #askfedi

The federated feed is great, but I want to follow more experts who are deep in the weeds.

Tag a Mastodon account that posts high-quality content about:

• Reverse Engineering
• Vintage Computing
• Network Security
• Accessibility / UX
• Privacy
• Enshittification
• Art
• Photography

Who is your favorite "must-follow" account that deserves more eyes?

#weekend #followfriday #feditips #askfedi #linux #sysadmin #mastodon #vintage #infosec #enshittification #art #photography #writing #design #ux

Something funky has been going on with my @moshidon notifications lately (on @GrapheneOS).

Anyone else seeing lots of duplicated notifications from Mastodon in the past week or two?

#AskFedi #Bugs

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Notification dropdown page for Alice's phone. It shows 9 notifications from Moshidon (though one has been cleared) from three different people, two have been tripled, and one has been doubled. They're all within a minute of each other.

What are some of the small, functional things in your life that give you joy?

I'm asking because I've been noting lately that many of the things in my life that give me joy are small and functional. 1/n

#AskFedi

Fediverse friends and acquaintances:
when self-hosting a service, what do you prefer?

I need your help to improve the developer experience (DevX) of #badgefed. #fediverse #askfedi #mastodon #activitypub

Help! #Gamepads confuse me!

Root permissions:

$ ll /dev/input/event17
crw-rw----+ 1 root input /dev/input/event17

I'm not root:

$ groups
dcz dialout video wireshark

but I can read it!

$ head /dev/input/event17
#7-i�▒.#7-i�▒#7-i�C/#7-i�C#

SSH connection? Permission denied!

What's the access mechanism here?

#linux #askfedi

Which #fediverse #activitypub server is the easiest to run in #docker?

I'd like to test my own AP software without littering the live network

#askfedi

Speaking of the end goal of this project; I'm planning to work with some folx to design and build a decorative structure that I can attach one thousand love locks to. Then find a gallery to exhibit the interactive installation.

I want folx to be able to come admire, pick, and rearrange the love locks, and I plan to have ten integrated lockboxes with slots for depositing love letters (if you can open them, then you can read the notes inside).

Now comes the #AskFedi part: what kind of design should I do for the installation?

1. Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life covered in locks with lockboxes dangling down like fruit.

2. Broken Hearts Club, where there are two pieces for hanging locks: a whole heart and a broken one. All the locks would start on one side, with five lockboxes on each side. Hopefully people would pick locks and move them to the other side over time.

3. Wedding Cake, a multi-tiered cake, frosted in love locks. There would be two "bride" and two "groom" figures that folx could unlock to swap out the ones at the top of the cake.

4. Red Team / Blue Team design that would be like the broken hearts club, but more of a nod to security (and I'd put 500 locks on each side to start).

5. Something else (see comments).

#Locksport #ArtInstallation #LoveLocks #Poll

Real question for anyone who knows (like a researcher): are people actually worse at handling their feelings and impulses now, or does it just seem that way?

#research #socialScience #psychology #AskFedi

Hey Fedi!

We at #thisOldClownHouse have been working on getting baseboards cut for the library. But looking into installing them, it's probably time to invest in a new tool.

I'm trying to get a clearer idea whether what we need is a brad nailer, or a finish nailer.

Opinions?
#askfedi #diy

I'm looking at the architecture of things like Fedora Silverblue, NixOS, and the Steam Deck.

The concept of an immutable root filesystem with atomic updates seems like the technically correct way to do an OS. No more dependency hell, no more breaking the system with a bad sudo command. But the muscle memory of apt-get install / dnf install is hard to break. Containerizing everything (flatpak/distrobox) feels like a friction point for quick tasks.
For those who daily drive an immutable distro: Was the learning curve worth the stability? Or is it still too much friction for a machine? 🤔

#askfedi #linux #fedora #steam #steamdeck #NixOS #foss #opensource #programming #sysadmin

NextDNS, Mullvad, Adguard or Quad9 DNS? Same latency, intended as malware filter with dnssec. Help me choose :3 #duckduckfedi #askfedi #dns
DNS4EU sounds nice but I often use off-EU VPN services (I'm forced to by region locks)

Thought experiment:

Should Mastodon hide the number of followers you have, as shown to other people?
#poll #askfedi #mastodon

Saved my sister's old #chromebook by installing #xubuntu - Followed an online guide to the letter with no probs.

She reminded me today of this message that pops up on boot for a brief while at the start.

'OS verification is off'
'Press Space Bar to Enable'

I told her to ignore it and in fact definitely *not* press the space bar.
She's fine with that and delighted with the rejuvenated machine.

But I am only guessing that's the correct advice tbh. Anyone know anything?

#GoogleOS #askfedi

[ Solved, likely a #Coreboot bug, see downtread. ]

So, I'm now desperate: the only blocker for my @novacustom laptop to meet my computing requirements.

Hibernation (suspend-to-disk/deep sleep) to an encrypted partition *is* tricky,but the tricky part isn't the problem b/c (given logs) hibernate image is found during startup. Key error message is:
> “Hibernate inconsistent memory map detected!…PM: hibernation: Image mismatch: architecture specific data”

Details: https://novacustom.com/forum/d/619-resume-after-hibernation-initially-worked-but-now-fails-every-time

#Linux

When it comes to cooking, my spouse is a bit of a germophobe and tends to prefer a plastic cutting board that can be cleaned in the dishwasher. I am more of a microplasticphobe and thus prefer wooden cutting boards that I clean with hot water, soap, and a brush.

Whose phobia is more in line with the current state of science?

(This is a genuine question, not a rhetorical one. Replies from subject matter experts would be excellent. Boosts appreciated!)

#AskFedi #AskScience

Haven't made a poll for some time.

Android users, on your Android phone, do you mainly use official Firefox or fork of Firefox?
#AskFedi #Poll #Polls #Browser #Browsers #Firefox #FirefoxFork #FirefoxForks #FirefoxBrowser

Hey fedi, what do y'all think about the L-series #Thinkpad s? They are not listed in that famous used thinkpad buying guide, and I've found mixed opinions as to their quality vs price values.

I've found some good (but not spectacular) deals on used ones, so just wondering whether to consider them next.

Comments appreciated!

#askfedi

#GameDev #AskFedi
How do you bootstrap a MUD from zero players? Is it possible in 2026 when there are so many good graphical games?

hey can i ask for advice? i am dualbooting mint and windows and unfortunately i need to clean wipe reinstall windows in its partition again due to technical issues. how do i do that so it doesn't nuke mint when being reinstalled?

"just use linux only lol" will be ignored.

UPD: question is moot. i forgor i had two drives 💀

sorry!!!!!

#tech #linux #windows #help #askfedi

If you could do one thing, what would it be?

#AskFedi

Well, thanks to #askfedi and @eaterofsnacks in particular I have found and now purchased for #BandcampFriday this beautiful song! Originally heard on #RadioFreeFedi who were also kind enough to play my tunes too 😊
https://meshe.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-key-of-e-2

"It has to be in E"

There was a lovely song I used to hear on the wonderful #RadioFreeFedi all about writing a song that... see above! 😁

I never bookmarked it, doh!

So I must #askfedi if anyone can illuminate me with a name or link please, if they remember/know it?

As a guitarist it especially delighted me, plus it's a really good song regardless.

Question for the white-collar workers on here: Are you a member of a union? If so, which one and what has your experience been?

I want to test a theory that blue-collar workers tend to be more organised than their professional sisters and brothers.

#capitalism #socialism #work #AskFedi #unions #auspol

For those who don't know, my (current) job is social media manager and my main client is @time_for_kindness who posts stories of kindness every single day to show that it's happening all the time in the world.

I need your examples of kindness please!
No kindness too small. I just need enough stories so that I can get all of December scheduled & thus take time off!

You can be anonymous just please let me know acts of kindness that you've seen, done or received!

#Kindness #AskFedi

Trans musicians of fedi, I come to you with a plea for help!

Do you have any footage of yourself playing gigs that you 1) have the rights to and 2) would permit the use of?

Can be as short as ten seconds. Big stage, small pub, camera phone or professional cam, doesn't matter, just as long as it it's from a gig and looks the part. Audio not required.

I'm working on a trans-themed music video for a cover song and I'd love to cut a little montage of performances in the last chorus.

If that call speaks to you, I'd be delighted if you replied or DM'd me!

#AskFedi #TransMusicians

Okay nerds (affectionate). I spent not a little time DuckDuckGoing earlier for advice on this front, but wasn't able to get sufficient information that satisfied me, so I'm #AskingFedi for advice from #DIYers and other creative people.

As of late, I've been finding myself out at night in areas with less street lighting and whatnot (think local parks that don't close at sunset, but at a set time year round). I picked up a pair of small LED headlamps on sale today to help with that. Set to the low setting, they're fine, and I'm usually using my phone while out doing these things... but it occurs to me that since I have two of these, it might not hurt to modify one to a more night vision friendly red color instead.

Most information I've found for projects of this sort are designed for small 2x AA or AAA wand style flashlights, and usually are just like "buy some red wrapping cellophane and rubber band a couple to few layers over the end of the flashlight" which given the form factor of my light isn't ideal. I did also eye tape designed for temporarily fixing car tail light housings, but wasn't sure how well something like that would work on a flashlight.

How would you go about making a red lens cover/filter for a small headlamp? I attached a picture of the units I bought, if that's a help for what sort of advice you might give.

Edit: More information that's come up in the replies I've gotten so far: I don't have a soldering iron and don't think I know anyone local with one I can borrow, so replacing the LED with a red one is probably not within the budget constraints I had in mind here. It does look like the front plate of the light will come off with a hex or star bit if I do find a soldering iron to borrow, so that idea isn't completely out. Someone has suggested I look for a broken bike tail light and rig up an attachment with magnets, so I might poke my nose in at a local bike shop and see if they have anything broken they could spare or sell on the cheap. Magnets are easily picked up from the place I bought the headlamps originally. I'm still open to other ideas if anyone has anything else for me to consider.

Thank you to everyone who's replied so far! ​​

#AskFedi #AskFediverse #DIYHelp #DIYAdvice #RedLightFlashlight #DIYRedLight ​​

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A pair of silver/grey oblong light units with orange rings around the light emitting area in the center. They're on little hinged stands that are designed to slip onto the bill of a baseball style cap.

Stickers on laptops?

#tech #poll #AskFedi #laptop

#askfedi

as a user, is it not possible to follow the local timeline of a specific instance ?

What do you use more often in TypeScrypt?

(Yes, I have copied the question but I'm looking forward to today's opinion of the WebDev's.)

#typescript #javascript #webdev #ts #js #coding #string #vote #plsshare #dev #share #retoot #plsretoot #askfedi #array

#askFedi

where the hell did i put that thing???

Hey lovelies

We'd like to ask you all for your thoughts, suggestions, and ideas to help us resolve an ongoing issue.

The issue

At a high-level, we are a neurodivergent (AuDHD) spoonie with a mixture of health issues that are preventing us from being able to get or do a "typical" job and earn an income.

By "typical" job, we mean one where the company and role just aren't well-suited to many folks who are disabled (including being neurodivergent), have support needs, and/or have other health issues.

Most "typical" jobs broadly:

• Have fixed hours (start/finish times and total working hours required).
• Require a minimum fixed amount of time in a physical office.
• Require a lot of interaction with other people (including colleagues).

... and so on, so you can probably understand how difficult it is for us to find any suitable paid employment that we can do 😅

This is made harder by the fact that:

• We only know how to search for "typical" jobs.
• There is zero support within the UK for finding suitable employment outside of "typical" jobs.
• The welfare system within the UK is fundamentally (and intentionally) broken

The request

We have zero idea where to even start, so we are genuinely asking for your input and recommendations here.

We have decent reading comprehension, writing ability, and neurospicy pattern recognition, but we also have an inconsistent level of executive function and energy (physical and mental), so we can't do a job where we have to clock in and out at set times, even on a part-time basis.

Even whilst writing this post, we're already out of spoons and on to knives today, meaning that we're pushing through to ask for help.

Any suggestions will be appreciated, and we'll add additional details to the post based on any questions or thoughts from others 🥺🫶

Thank you in advance for your thoughts, as well as your empathy, understanding, and kindness

#AskFedi #GenuinelyAsking #GetFediHired #neurodivergent #neurospicy #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #spoonie #disability #disabled #LateStageCapitalismSucks

Dear #AskFedi, #France #jobhunt edition,

what are some good portals to look for a job in IT?
I would like to avoid #LinkedIn, unless it's the 5 sites, with 1 site is filled posts from the other four.

Question: Have there been any attempts to rigidly define the composition of a "Software Stack" (i.e. with less information content than the whole #SBOM)? Maybe with a machine-readable format? Even with a scanner??
#SoftwareArchitecture #Infosec #SCA #AskFedi

I installed #xubuntu on my sister's laptop and she's had an issue with a disappearing icon on the launch panel? There's a space where it was and hovering the mouse pointer over it causes the popup pictured. Clicking on the space does still launch the application. Anyone familiar with this in either #linux Xubuntu, #ubuntu or any other #distros ?
#askfedi

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Image showing what's described in main toot. The popup shows the icon with a sort of bluish no entry icon to the left.

Whats the easiest and cheapest way to transcribe a 2 hour audio file of two people talking? I tried with ChatGPT but it says it can't do it. I don't have a GPU either to just run whisper locally. #askfedi #ai #llm

OK, it finally happened - I'm stuck with only being able to host services over IPv6 at home, while my mobile service provider only provides IPv4. So, most of the reasons why I self-host -> trashed.

(I know, I know, I should've signed up with another mobile provider. But their pricing and offers are reeeeeally hard to ignore at this point for me)

So, what are the options that I have to be able to reach IPv6 addresses from an IPv4-only network on an Android device?

Thanks already Fedi! #boostsapreciated

#askFedi

Out of these, who do you trust your data more with? [poll continued below]

#askfedi #google #microsoft #apple #capitalism #facebook #instagram #whatsapp #writing #art #photography #privacy #enshittification

Does anyone have any suggestions for creating and using encrypted removable (USB) drives on Linux? Hardware or software encryption.

I assume things like Kingston's DataLocker drives won't work without the Windows/macOS software.

#AskFedi #Hivemind

Next question: how the fuck do I play this sexy thing?

Any video channels for (effectively) absolute beginner electric guitar players? I'm looking to play punk/grunge/classic rock/metal (probably in about that order).

I'm planning on searching around YouTube, but if anyone has specific links or channels they highly recommend, I'd love to hear them!

https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/115583748592178947

#AskFedi #DIY #Guitar #Lessons

Heeeyyy Fedi!!! I have a question that I *know* a bunch of you are going to be able to answer.

For the past couple decades I've wanted an electric guitar, but my ex always shot it down. So, now that I've escaped that abusive relationship, and with it nearing the holidays again, I've decided I'm going to finally get one.

Last time I played guitar was in middleschool (and some bass in highschool), so I'm starting from scratch.

My constraints:
- 6 string electric guitar
- under $200
- used/hand me down is great
- pink would be awesome
- probably right-handed (because that's what I learned on)

Does anyone have a recommendation (or better yet, an old guitar near Seattle that could use the sweet, sweet love of a new owner?)

I looked at Amazon (🤢) and found something that seems like it fits my needs, but I hate supporting them, *and* I have no idea if it's garbage or not.

https://a.co/d/1Daaxxw

#AskFedi #ElectricGuitar #Music #Recommendations #RepairReuseRecycle

Which is the one true way to indent code?

#askfedi #programming #softwareengineering #java #python #csharp #javascript #kotlin #ide #linux #windows #macos

I have a question for people with deep familiarity (or at least extensive experience) with #Windows:

First of all, thank you for your service, and are you ok? Are you being held against your will?

Ok, right. So, anyway, I have a question:

My uncle bought a Dell laptop in 2017 (Inspiron, 8th-gen intel core CPU), which (for reasons utterly beyond my ability to comprehend) came with a 2TB HDD. That's right. A spinny disk. In 2017. Someone please go give Michael Dell a wedgie for me.

Anyway, I helped him order a 1TB SSD, swapped the HDD for it, and I installed Fedora onto it.
My idea is to set it up so he can run the Windows HDD from a vm, but it would be nicer to have it as a disk image on the SSD.

I don't know how much actual data is on the HDD, but I doubt it's much more than a few hundred gigs.

Is there any way to non-destructively reduce the size of the disk so that it can be an image file of several hundred gigs (which would fit on the SSD), rather than a 2TiB image file?

I can image the HDD onto a 4TiB SSD I use for backups, and then hopefully manipulate that image to make it smaller, but I don't know if there is any way to do that within Linux.

Any ideas, #HiveMind? ( #AskFedi )

I am looking for an online storage to backup my photos and videos. Any advice? #AskFedi
I've heard about Swissbackup or Internxt. Any feedback from users?
What's important for me is that the data are stored in Europe. It's better if the company has values and works with open source solution.
Thanks!

How many hours do you usually sleep?
#AskFedi #Questions #Poll #Polls #Sleep #Sleeping

#AskFedi does any of you have an idea of what this chip is? It's a 16-pin 4-port usb hub. It's not a SL2.1A from CoreChips nor an HS8836A. I would like to replace it (because, as you can see, it released the magic smoke), but I have no clue what to replace it with. It doesn't have an external oscillator and it should be powered by only the same 5V that powers the USB devices.

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A picture of a PCB with an unlabelled 16-pin chip

Gecko-engine browser users, which browser do you use?
#geckobrowserengine #GeckoEngine #firefox #iceraven #ironfox #firefoxfork #firefoxforks #weblibre #weblibrebrowser #mull #mullvadbrowser #mullvad_browser #mullvadfirefox #librewolf #librewolfbrowser #mozilla #mozillafirefox #mozilla_foundation #fennec #firefoxfocus #askfedi #poll #polls

Can anyone help me identify a video game?

A family member remembers playing a game, some time ca. 2005–2010. They remember there being a scene in a submarine and a scene at a market where melons or something could be bought, and water was somehow important.

Somewhat sure it wasn't first person, but it might have been some isometric pseudo 3D thing; they say it might have been one of those "you can only walk left or right" things.

Long shot, I know, but if anyone has an inkling, I'd love to hear it.

Would have been running on Windows XP at the time.

#AskFedi #Retrogames

Do you like that AI is being integrated into search engines? And if you wish, do share your reasons for why you feel that way about it.
#ai #artificialintelligence #artificial_intelligence #search #searchengine #searchengines #poll #polls #askfedi

Two different issues yesterday with websites not working correctly (in once case, completely broken) in Librewolf. And it's not a Librewolf issue, it's a Firefox issue as I tested both sites in that browser as well. Changing user agents didn't help either, it's obviously a deeper issue than that. I had to install Chromium (yuck) to get both sites to work. This, combined with the increasingly broken Firefox/Mozilla Sync, is making me begrudgingly look into switching to a Chromium based browser.

I'm NOT going to use Google's account sync for so many obvious reasons, so there's no need to have Google's API available. That opens me up to a bunch of truly FOSS Chromium based options so I'm going to spend some time looking into them. I have to have *BSD compatibility as I spend most of my time in FreeBSD and OpenBSD these days (I'm posting this from a FreeBSD workstation).

With all of that said, any suggestions or advice? And no, I will never use Brave; even if it wasn't a crypto and AI scam disguised as a browser, its founder is a gross misogynist and Christian nationalist. No thank you.

#foss #librewolf #firefox #chromium #askfedi #freebsd #openbsd

What is the best thing you've ever spent money on?

#askfedi

Je viens de passer prêt de 1h à faire du lait épeautre noisettes dans le presse fruit, même pas un litre, et c'est pas fini. Pas du tout la bonne technique.
Mais ça me saoule toutes ces bouteilles en carton... (j'en consomme 1/2 litre par jour).

Vous avez testé ces nouvelles machines dédiées aux laits végétaux ? Ça vaut le coup ? Des conseils ?

Le repouete sent bon la noisette 🐿️

#askFedi

can i ask people who immigrated in czechia if healthcare and other stuff is easily available? i just have a lot of problems to deal with and i feel afraid that as someone who is a foreigner i will have less opportunities

also i wanna know how much people are xenophobic/racist towards east europeans or central asians there lol. i suspect there's islamophobia and while not muslim myself the fact i am from kazakhstan might raise questions

#czechia #askFedi #cz

Newbie question: can you import your YouTube favourites in NewPipe?
#AskFedi

Where do you guys get MiniPCs that is not Amazon?

I've got a fixed IP address and I don't feel like having my big tower on the whole time for a ocuple of services but I'm tired of running stuff on clouds that should be running here at home.

I'm looking for ethical, European and cheap if possible to put FreeBSD on it and slowly transition from Nixos.

#askfedi #minpc

Wanna tell me what makes you choose mastodon over other social media?

[ #askfedi #mastodon #question #linux #art #music #writing #photography #privacy #drawing ]

Hey dear #FrontEnd friends, is there a way to deal with fonts with different heights? I want to use a fancy handwritten font alongside a serif one, but the former is so tiny compared to the later.

Or are there font libraries that help finding fonts which heights match?

#WebDev #AskFedi #Fonts

Edit: sorted, it's https://mastoreader.io/

Dear fedi, is there a "threader" type thing for fedi theads?

As in: give it a multi-post Fediverse thread, receive a single HTML page with it written out kinda sorta like an article?

Thanks!

#AskFedi #Fediverse

does anybody know a way to configure file explorer inside linux mint so i can preview images without opening them? i am sorting stuff in my external ssd and i would love to speed up the process without having to check every single image

#askfedi #linux

Question:

I need a self-hosted webhook solution, where I can create customized webhooks that triggers bash-scripts,

#askfedi #askfediverse #linux #bash

I am looking for a product I think should exist but which I can't find.

I have things that need regular replacement (like filters). I want a cheap small battery powered device that will display a count down in days. it should reset to a preset amount of days with the push of a button. bonus points for a magnet in the back for easy mounting.

I know I can keep track with my phone or build some esp based thing. but really this is not much different from a kitchen timer. it should cost a few bucks and run for years on a coin cell...

#askfedi #rtwelcome

What is something that is completely inconsequential that you have very strong opinions about (and would like to share)?

#askfedi

I've got a new handlebar grip which leaves a bigger gap compared to the ring of the shocks lock switch. What would you use to pad it securely?
#askfedi #BikeTooter #bikes

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shocks lock switch with the ring larger than the handlebar grip inside it.

#askFedi quelqu'une a déjà fait jouer l'assurance de son prêt immobilier pour un temps partiel thérapeutique ? Apparemment j'aurais droit à une demi prise en charge pendant 6 mois mais je veux pas faire de connerie...

Le retoot fait ronronner les chats

In your experience do consumer hard drives (or SSDs for that matter) wear out?

Not after being damaged, manufacturer defects, bad luck, demanding workloads (servers and whatnot), or theoretical limits.

Do they wear out (like a car with too much milage) within the service life of a normal consumer system?
#askfedi

Just rescued an Acer #chromebook circa 2014 from being binned.

Wiped chromos and installed #xubuntu 20.04

Went for an older version of Xubuntu out of caution. Gambling that a 2020 OS would be new enough to easily handle the hardware/driver setup but not be too 'big' for the Celeron 1.4GHz and 2GB of RAM to cope.

Result! It absolutely flies along!
And everything works 100%

So my question dear peeps is do I bring the Xubuntu bang up to date or "not fix what ain't broken"?
#askfedi #linux

How can I reset mssql express permissions when I can't even login to a single user mode? ("Account is disabled")
#askfedi #mssql

#askFedi Does anybody know if there is an #ActivityPub software that *produces* multilingual objects leveraging the contentMap feature?

#askFedi would you like to have the possibility to make multilingual (ML) posts, i.e. a *single* post with the text available in multiple languages *at once*? Currently, you have to either do separate posts, or squeeze multiple languages within your server's character limit, and only mark it for one of the languages (see e.g. https://sociale.network/@oblomov/110872023337803783 + https://sociale.network/@oblomov/114983566130691059).

(Select appropriate option based on whether you're a native English speaker.)

#poll #internationalization #languages

Are there any #ornithologists ? I have a dumb question about sparrows (both house sparrow and eurasian tree sparrow).

Near 3 days ago, I saw a lot of sparrows on the streets. Also a lot of them flew to my window to eat some seeds. Despite the air temperature was near 0°C.

But suddenly, after one night all sparrows are disappeared from the streets — I see no one, only another species: crows, wagtails and tits.

First, I thought that all sparrows are migrated somewhere. But from Wikipedia I learned that they may migrate only to nearby rural areas to eat some insects, if there are no food in the city. But (again) in my district are enough bird feeders with food.

So I really have a question — where (and why) are all the sparrows flew? I live at the outskirts of city with a big count of trees and a small forest nearby, so looks like here should be good conditions for birds

#ornithology #sparrow #migration #AskFedi

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The sparrow sitting on the asphalt, with one paw on the border stone. The bird is looking far away from the left of the camera.

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The sparrow lit by Sun, sitting on the metal fence. The sparrow turned the head back to look to the camera.

#sweat #debian #askfedi

Good morning Fedi friends!

I'm writing a guide about how to install the #YunoHost self-hosting system... from the POV of a newbie.

I did so last December and it was the most empowering thing. I'm now the admin of my own GoToSocial, Pixelfed, PeerTube and NextCloud instances.

I'd love your input: which app should I feature / install in my guide?

#SelfHosting #DigitalSovereignty #AskFedi

hey. can i ask a question for people in prague, especially those who have studied in there as foreign students

how's the job situation for students? i just wonder how i am going to get money there and i am afraid of solely relying on mutual aid in case something happens. is it realistic to be able to make 500 euro a month without compromising the university?

please share

#askFedi #prague #czechia #eu

What does a good job look like to you? Not necessarily your dream job, but a good one.

#askfedi

#AskFedi: Are there (commonly used) codecs (audio, video, image) that can handle outputting multiple “scales” (resolution, quality, …) simultaneously well?
Like can they, without great additional effort, encode at a high and a low “scale” at the same time? Think maybe the “packets” they use come in the base scale, and the higher scale stuff is in an optional block of bytes or something.
Stuff like that should be possible and I have… ideas, but I wonder if there is stuff out there already…

Okay, US Americans, I have to ask you something.

Do you really leave the lights in your apartments on when you're not at home?

Because there are _so_ many US shows and movies where someone comes home at night and their lights are already on. (Maybe not the ceiling lights, but at least a couple of nightstand lamps or something like that.) Or someone is breaking into a house with a flashlight and a couple of lights are on anyway.

Is that normal for you?

#askFedi #USA

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Still image from a Jessica Jones episode. She's in a dark house, looking around with a flashlight, but there's also warm light from a wall-mounted lamp.

Should I pick up learning German?

#askFedi #language #learning

are there any good queer managed hosting providers based in europa tha offer hosting for different services?

#AskFedi

Every time I try to access my Sharkey instance/server via Vivaldi I get "ERROR CODE: SOMETHING_HAPPENED_IN_PROMISE". I've tried clearing the cache, removing all blockers etc and restarting the browser. Other browsers work ok. Can anyone help? #Sharkey #Vivaldi #YunoHost #AskFedi

Android is just pocket Linux, right?

#AskFedi

There is no way in #PeerTube to essentially 'boost' (retweet) a video from another instance, is there?

I want people to be able to go to my PeerTube instance and watch a video that I recommended without leaving my instance but all likes and comments should obviously go to the original source. (And the video itself should obviously be streamed from the original source as well.)

#askfedi #ActivityPub

Do we have easy open-source solutions for multi-room audio these days? _And_ hardware for that use case?

What I'm looking for is basically a way to mirror the audio output of the computer at my desk over the network to other computers in my apartment. They should play whatever _it_ plays, regardless of whether it's web radio, Netflix, or game audio.

And the secondary players should be decent speakers with integrated computers and Wi-Fi, akin to a Sonos speaker.

#askFedi #MultiRoomAudio #Linux

Question #linux

Edit: merci j'ai la réponse!!

je fais mon back up et je nettoie les fichiers/programmes qui servent plus a rien.
Est ce que je fais une mise a jour des drivers avant ou apres l'installation d'ubuntu?

#AskFedi

C’est quoi le alt neg ?

#AskFedi

Is there a music streaming service with great open source integration?

What I'm looking for:

1️⃣ An API to access my play history and, if possible, currently playing song.

and/or

2️⃣ The ability to use MPD, or at least any other open-source tool, to stream music.

🚫 Please don't suggest Spotify, they're not an option for me for moral reasons.

I'd prefer services providing this _officially_, but at this point I'm also okay with reverse-engineered internal APIs.

#askFedi #MusicStreaming #MPD

#AskFedi do you have recommendations for an external hard drive that would be good to stock #Jellyfin media on?

Something fast and not too expensive? (say, less than 200 Euros). 1 Terabyte of storage is more than enough (my current library is about 250 GB)...

I cannot use any of my current drives because they are all encrypted and #Jellyfin needs something with read access (sans password) for every folder in the path. So I'm going for a dedicated external drive.

I would really appreciate your advice! (and heads-up: I'm leaving home soon to pick up my little one from pre-school so I may take a while to reply) 😅​

#selfhosting

Hardware liberators and other #oldcomputers folks, can you give me some advice here?

I received a cheap Chinese-made laptop whose owner said is "not fast enough anymore." And there's another problem: the keyboard developed a problem where random keys on the built-in keyboard get "pressed" all the time, leading to an unusable system. If you open a terminal on it from a live Linux distro, soon it's littered with "^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J^J" sequences and you can't run any commands on it. Or use GUI apps, since other keys like F-keys, Control, Alt and even arrow keys are pressed as well. If you've bound anything to Ctrl+Alt and a letter, guess what's going to be activated en-masse?

Still, to its credit, the machine has 6GB RAM, a fully working screen, WiFi NIC, hard drive and basically everything else *other* than the keyboard that can still be used well with Linux, so it's not quite yet a basket case. So what I'm planning to do? Nuke that keyboard - in a software way. I'm thinking that there's got to be a kernel module that does the talking to the built-in keyboard and touchpad. If I remove it without removing USB support, then listo - the whole thing might just become usable again.

Now the question: what is the (Linux) kernel module that is responsible for this communication? Am I right to assume that if I un'modprobe it, it will stop receiving built-in keyboard input completely?

Thanks, and boosts appreciated!

#askfedi #question

Do you follow the boosting convention around polls?

#poll #askfedi

TL;DR: Does anyone know where I can get 8-pin SDL cables or a crimping tool for a sensible price?

A couple of weeks back I was watching a Cathode Ray Dude video, where Gravis was talking about EPOS units (cash registers, or "tills" in the UK). He was talking about connectors for cash drawers, and at around the 48 minute mark he pointed out an 8-pin socket that "looks like an RJ45 at first glance, but it's actually a weird thing called SDL."

I sat up when I saw this.

I'd seen that connector before, on the side of a #Psion #MC400, for its "fast serial" port. Up until this point I had no idea what the connector was.

I went to eBay and took a punt on a shielded 8-pin plug. It arrived earlier this week. Other than that fact that it's un-crimped and therefore the pins are sticking out, it's a perfect fit.

So... Can anyone help? I either need a few 8-pin SDL cables that are either unterminated at one end or that I can butcher, or a crimping tool. Through my initial research, prices for these are ridiculous.

#RetroComputing #AskFedi

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Screenshot from a Cathode Ray Dude video showing the back of an EPOS machine with an 8-pin SDL socket.

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A shielded 8-pin SDL plug.

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Side of a Psion MC400 showing the Fast Serial port - an 8-pin SDL socket.

#HIVEMIND: Passkeys - worth using?

#AskFedi

Have you ever met up with an internet friend? Not online dating, but people you've known for a while online, and you'd consider them a friend.

#poll #askfedi

Ok Fediverse - The Big Guy and I are having a dispute over our #LittleFreeLibrary today. Someone left the fawning biography of Elon Musk. I pulled it out. I like a curated selection of books that represent our values. He's accusing me of censorship. I put the book in our donate pile. What do you think?
Is removing this book from my LFL censorship?
#AskFedi

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The cover of a Musk biography with his smug face on the cover. Text is: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A tremendous look into arguably the world's most important entrepreneur." - Washington Post ELON MUSK Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future ASHLEE VANCE WITH NEW AND UPDATED MATERIAL

Just had a really nice Polish beer, very tasty indeed.

ZYWIEC (premium) a 5.5% brew with 1856 printed at the bottom of the can.

Really nice flavour, especially for a canned beer. Tastes like it's been made in a proper brewery rather than a chemical works!

Being a standard model English person I can't even attempt to pronounce the name, so maybe this is an #askfedi moment!?

#poland #beer

Over next 1-2 weeks,I'd appreciate an extended thread re: #FrameworkLaptop, #mntreform, & #FOSS.

TL;DR on my idiosyncratic needs:
* minimize binary firmware blobs¹
* Having 2 disks in RAID-1²
* Runs stock Official #Debian stable³
* Understanding best current replacement keyboard options⁴
* Form factor that works for my travel needs.

Is @frameworkcomputer or @mntmn better for me?

I'd be glad if ∃ active engagement on this!

#AskFedi #AskFediverse #Framework #OpenSource

Heyoooo does anyone have any handy resources to understand moving a characterbody2d with some random variation in the path towards the player?

the player will just be sitting in one place for the most part. Imagine a top down game except your enemies approach you and you can only sit still

Plz help :')

#Godot #Askfedi #GameDev

Good morning Fedi friends!

Next week I will have the honor of being featured on the podcast « Libre à vous ! » by @aprilorg on the radio station @CauseCommune .

There will be 3 musical breaks and I've been asked to provide 3 songs that have Creative Commons CC BY or CC BY SA licenses.

Do you have any Fedi musicians to recommend that fit this profile? Ideally in the style of Cat Power / First Aid Kit (melancholic indie folk)?

Update: I found the songs, all good! ✅

#MusicWomenWednesday

The Fedi is a cult. What does the cult worship?

#askfedi

What's a good resource to search for and read old newspaper articles?

#AskFedi

can a native english speaker explain what the exact difference between rant and vent is? cuz they seem the same to me xD

#askfedi

#DNSSEC #key #askFedi #bind

Question: I am preparing to change from Windows to Linux. Just one problem to solve: my Adobe Lightroom edits.

I can live without the software, but what's the best way to “export” my edits? I have 60,000 photos in my Lightroom Classic library. Around 6,000 of these have at least one edit. Need to export those (in simple and reliable bulk if possible). Haven’t checked file format, file size and duration. But perhaps someone has some pro-tips fo me?

#AskFedi #FediHelp
#Photography

It's Monday but I don't want it to be. What should I do?

#AskFedi

#askFedi Hello, je cherche une solution (à priori payante, sinon je suis le produit) de gestion de comptes bancaires, qui permette la synchronisation des comptes (comme Linxo ou Bankin) mais aussi me permet d’importer mon historique des derrières années histoire d’avoir un suivi complet.

Je ne crois pas que les deux solutions ci-dessus permettent l’import.

Vous avez des idées ?

Le repouette vous fait des jolies couettes

#banque #compte #gestion

I'm a thunderbird user on Linux, but I'm looking for some lighter alternatives. I'm focused on:

- Multi accounts support.
- Background execution with a widget in the taskbar.
- GTK preferred.

Often thurderbird uses too much resources in my opinion.

Any suggestions ?
#askfedi

#AskFedi #FollowFriday

If you know one off the top of your head, please tell me your favorite fediverse account that has less than 500 followers.

(Yes, I love George Takei and Robert Reich but they are celebrities and already have enough followers)

Even better if you can tell me your favorite account that has less than 100 followers.

Absolute best if they are real people and not automated/bots.

I'm looking for some interesting webring on topics like programming or self-hosting.

Any suggestions ?

#askfedi

hey everyone

i kinda wanna transition to being vegan later in life, but i don't know where to start, and it doesn't help that in kazakhstan vegetarianism and veganism is less popular than in western countries. like...there are barely if any vegan grocery stores or cafes that have vegan options other than salads. and i also can't find seitan. (why??? i am closer to china than us is, what the hell??)

also im poor lol

anyway...does anyone have any advice or resources? pls help

#vegan #askFedi

Does anyone know of a vacuum robot that

✅ does map out the room instead of randomly turning when it bumps into something
✅ does have a way to delete that accumulated data
❌ does not require an app
❌ does not upload anything to the internet
❌ does not involve "AI"

#AskFedi

I need a new router. Ours is well over 10 years old and not really keeping up anymore. I lose signal on the far side of the house and is just underperforming.

I don't game and we don't have high network needs. Is there a brand/model that works well for you? Open to recommendations.

#askfedi