He #fediverse . What's your favorite FOOS organizer for ebooks? I have PDFs, EPUBs, etc. All locally on my machine and want them organized.

#askFedi #OpenBSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #Linux

On the advice of my new sleep medicine doctor, I purchased a 10K lux light box to attempt to adjust my circadian rhythm a bit.

The complication is that, as part of my AuDHD, I have light sensitivity, so this may prove problematic.

Any success or warning strategies of such a device, especially for people with circadian rhythm disorders like me?

#AskFedi #SleepMedicine #LightBox #LightSensitivity #ActuallyAutistic @autistics

I need to replace a wall outlet that has ceased to function. I've done this before successfully when only one of the two plug-ins was dead, but I don't know how to check which breaker switch to turn off without being able to see a thing plugged into it turn off with the breaker, and whoever wired this house definitely didn't follow any obvious logical pattern in what switch connects to what. I'm guessing a multimeter might be useful here but I am not well-experienced in them and want to be sure I am doing this safely. What's the best way to check this? #AskFedi #repair #home #diy

Can someone recommend me a space in fedi where you can post images, video, and longer texts, is safe for LGBTQAI+, has good moderators, and doesn't allow GenAI?

Like pixelfed, but not shit? (:

(I need to move my pixelfed to somewhere else and manually pull all of my images out of there, and write all nee ALT texts because the app sucks now even more...)

#askFedi #FediHelp #Mastodon

Billionaires of Mastodon - would you support a wealth tax in your offshore haven?

#askfedi

Now that Etsy got taken over by private equity and will inevitably get enshittified all the way to hell, where are people taking their stores?

#askFediverse #askfedi #etsy #enshittification

Cheap-ass vanity website hosting that's not in the USA, anyone have any good suggestions?
Priorities:
1: Cheap
2: …
3: uh, that's it. My website has very low traffic, an out-of-date blog that I need to get around to updating, and most of the traffic to the server is just me using it for webmail.
#AskFedi #LazyWeb #hosting

Are there any (ideally, local) password managers that don't accept slop? I know some folks forked KeePassXC, but I can't get it to build on my old-ass Intel Mac, and I don't have the time to try. I'll just gpg encrypt a text file, if I have to, but if something like KeePassXC exists that I don't have to build and that doesn't guzzle slop, I'd love to know. Thanks. #askfedi #askfediverse #lazyweb

@rasterweb well, I'm on czech instance given my focus (but bike videos are pretty universal).
We can try #AskFedi if there are some cycling/urbanist #PeerTube instances open for creators worth giving a try 🙂

When watching videos on mobile or desktop do you use Picture-in-Pitcure mode at least occasionally?

#askfedi

Looking for advice re:privacy. My sibling just got a new coworker that uses meta glasses, and it's making them uncomfortable & concerned about the privacy of it all. They're worried that their manager/current coworkers will have a "it's not a big deal" attitude about it if they bring it up. What might be a good argument or way to approach their manager about privacy concerns?

Best I got right now is that we live in a two party consent state.

We've found a new place to rent! It is a very nice townhouse that is being rented out for the first time.

We usually move for ourselves using our good old #SubaruForester, except when we were changing cities. This time, I decided to rent a trailer to minimize trips. The only issue is I newer towed a trailer before. Any tips and tricks, except the obvious "avoid reversing"?

#AskFedi #moving #renting

if anyone still has copies of ANY of the audio from G7 Welcoming Committee Records' podcast from circa 2007

you would make my day

I think it was called #G7Radio

it was so funny. were they hamming it up or did they really hate each other that much

boost OK especially to media hoarder friends, who are punks, and probably from an anglo-Canadian background, and maybe usefully from #Winnipeg

#AskFedi #ObscureMedia #LostMedia #G7WelcomingCommittee #G7WelcomingCommitteeRecords #MediaHoarder #EarlyPodcasts #HelpMeThinkOfOtherGoodHashtags

#AskFedi for any appliance repair folks in the #fediverse. A friend has a #Kenmore 795.7160 series #refrigerator that is accumulating water at the bottom of the #freezer compartment, which then builds up into ice and eventually impacts the ability of the drawer to shut properly.

There is a trail of ice coming down from one of the cold air vents in the freezer. I thought it might be the ice maker and turned off it, and the feed line at the wall. Water is still collecting.

My working theory is now there's an obstruction somewhere with the defrost water drain. I would like some validation with this diagnosis and advice on how to proceed before digging in the back panel of the refrigerator or the panel inside the freezer to see if I can clean out whatever may be causing the leak.

I'm inclined to tell my friend it's beyond my ability to fix. But if it is something I can just clean out, I'd rather do that.

Alt...

Two thin frozen water streams coming out of a vent at the back of a freezer. Other moisture is visible from repeatedly open and closing the freezer drawer to take photos and clear ice from the bottom of the freezer.

#AskFedi Est-ce que quelqu’un.e peut me recommander une coiffeureuse à Paris pour faire des mèches violettes ? Ou alors je vais n’importe où et ce sera très bien ? Merci 💜

@Anarcat

It might be helpful if you gave everyone some idea of what "app" you're using on what hardware

There are several to choose from, you know

#Mastodon #AskFedi

i just created a new #mastodon account on some other server and everytime there's a notification, the thing makes a *sound*. what a horrible default! anyone knows how to turn this off? (and yes, i know how to mute a tab) #askfedi

After having 'rescued' a frog from inside a rain pipe twice over Summer, we've started to believe that they climb in it on purpose, or at least stay there on purpose, because it amplifies their sound. Especially since we hear another frog from inside a pipe from the neighbours' garden as well. Is this known behaviour? Are the frogs okay?? 🐸
#amphibian #frog #AskFedi

How do you pronounce zine in English? #askFedi #poll

#AskFedi:

Aside from Gentoo, what other #OpenSource projects have policies about how to handle #AI-assisted contributions?

#PleaseBoost

#AskFedi This is a good problem but I would still love your advice and brainstorms:

I have eliminated so many kinds of plastic from my life that I no longer have a reliable supply of plastic bags (from groceries, bread, etc) for storing fruits and veggies in the fridge. Please tell me your happy eco produce storage strategies.

It helps me a lot if I can see the veggies, but I am willing to figure out labels as a workaround if necessary

#food #solarpunk #HomeEc

Anyone know of any Linux desktops/distros that have said that they won't use AI?

I know Elementary/Pantheon have said they won't.

EDIT 1: the problem is made more complex by the fact that my laptop has an Nvidia card, and if I understand correctly, NetBSD (the anti-AI BSD) doesn't support Nvidia. I'm honestly keeping an eye on Redox OS.

EDIT 2: Thanks to everyone who responded! I'm switching back to Arch as I mentioned here: https://lgbtqia.space/@thesupertechie/117385315032439566

#linux #askfedi #noai #nollm #antiai #antillm

which #mastodon server would one use for a #mesh project interested in ham radio, #meshcore and #reticulum? #askfedi #boostswelcome

So, based on this, would you say boosts are more common than favorites on Mastodon? ❤️😊

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Fedi #MastodonPolls #Poll #FediversePolls #AskFedi #FediTalk #SocialMedia

*boost for reach*

Do you pirate media?

#askfedi #question #piracy #netflix #streaming #movies #enshittification #sysadmin #programming

What's your monthly wifi data usage?

#askfedi #question #linux #sysadmin #cybersecurity #infosec #programming #privacy #windows #macos #apple #android #reading #art

Can you survive 4 years without social media in 2026 ?

#mastodon #askfedi #askfediverse

So, I have a question for the ed(1) crowd:

Is there a way to do the following:

w !somecommand >tempfile
r tempfile

#AskFedi #ed #ed1 #unix

The two places I buy coffee - Wicked Joe and Grounds For Change - use Shopify, and Shopify is right-wing bad news.

Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?
https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/shopify-ceo-voting-rights-stripping-americans-19th-century/

Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/twsu-080824/

What alternatives are there? I want something to offer to merchants as an alternative and I'm not sure an alternative exists.

Please boost, as if we put some good answers together we can shift the world a little.

#askfedi

Has anyone had success improving microphone sound quality, background noise reduction in particular, on #Linux?

I've tried Easy Effects (input) profiles, Noise Torch, HushMic, using my mobile phone with AndroidMic… every time, my colleagues just end up telling me the sound is terrible.

It feels stupid that a laptop with 32GB of RAM and a powerful processor wouldn't be able to apply the same sort of DSP on mic input than a headset with a relatively low-powered chipset in it.

#askfedi

to all docker nerds, how do i go around running some services on a system with apache do i:

1. leave apache uncontainerized and use the linked ports from each docker container

2. containerize apache(idfk how to do this)

3. fuck docker i'm all with kubernetes

#docker #linux #sysadmin #askfedi #duckduckfedi

RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@Gardenia/117313819484195218

S'il vous plait, les geeks. Merci.

#OpenSource #Linux #FediAid #MastoGeeks #FediGeeks #MastoAid #AskFedi

⁉️ #AskFedi

I want to look up specific people I followed with this #Mastodon account over the years. Since my following list has over 1,200 entries, it is undoable to open the fedi profile of each person one by one.

Is there a tool that allows me to load all these profiles into a single file or webpage, so I can quickscroll or do a search on keywords in the profile Bio texts?

Heye, Fedi, I am looking for an (open source) Android app that would allow me to write & draw on my phone.

For now, I found (without trying yet):
- An Xournal++ port, a bit dated (5 y): https://
f-droid.org/packages/online.xournal.mobile/
- A Krita port, 2023: https://
f-droid.org/packages/org.krita/, is it possible to run it on a phone, or is it rather dedicated for table usage (perfo, screen size) ?

I rememebered a Deluxe Paint inspired recreation: https://www.
stef.be/dpaint/

#AskFedi

I've asked this before but let's try again haha

anyone have an old gopro or dji action cam they aren't using anymore? I'd love to get it off your hands.

and any old thrasher magazine's you dont want? would apprentice some of those too.

#skateboarding #askfedi

I love a good tech rant, and from this I learned that #XMPP / #Jabber is still a thing, and in fact it’s evolved into a potentially pretty good thing (decentralized chat protocol with E2EE support).

Any of my fedi friends using XMPP? Do you have recommended clients (iOS, Mac) and servers?

#privacy #AskFedi

https://gultsch.de/posts/how-do-we-gain-traction/ by @daniel

Which is your favourite Linux phone,
and why do you like it?

#Linux #Phone #AskFedi

OK, to the real question.
What are you doing with canned drinks?

#AskFedi

Hey #AskFedi what happens if I join another server with the same handle? Do my old posts just disappear instantly? Is it different than if I were just just leave them here?

So more than half of people who voted on my poll last week don't have optical drives on their everyday rig. I mean, reasonable since it's 2026.

Now, since the LG TV news broke out, that got me thinking while eating frozen spaghetti & watching the Gamers Nexus vid

How many VGA monitors do you actively use on your main everyday rig ?

I have 2 that I use on this archlinux rig. I'm not gonna count the 1 for my proxmox rig since I don't interact with it everyday and I only turn on the monitor when I solve a problem on it

#electronics #mastodon #askfedi #askfediverse #archlinux #linux #debian #proxmox #selfhosted #display #vga #hdmi #dvi #LG

One track I am mastering needs the vocals bringing out a little and having tried all the old tricks in the book and not being really happy with the results for one reason or another I decided to try an open source app called Ultimate Vocal Remover to get myself a vocal stem and mix a tad back into my mastering project montage in Wavelab. Very impressed. All on my machine offline.

I would like to be sure that the data model is an ethical one though. Couldn't find on site. Anyone? UVR 5 #askfedi

Do you know how to code?

#AskFedi #Poll

@futurebird let's #AskFedi where we stand on grasping this

> Do you understand every move the AI companies make is purely in the interest of the AI companies, and they are happy to openly and brazenly lie to achieve that?

please scroll up for the context
please boost for a representative sample

RE: https://social.nah.re/@voxographe/117249060425886654

Idem ici, on veut pas de services dirigés ou copains avec les fachos (donc ProtonVPN c'est tout aussi mort que Mullvad).
Vous êtes passé à quel #VPN , pour celleux qui ont déjà migré ?
Et pour quelles fonctionnalités similaires de celles de Mullvad ?

#AskFedi #MastoHelp #libristes ?

Luc boosted

Voxographe » 🌐 2026-09-10
@voxographe@social.nah.re

Dis Mastodon, vu que Mullvad c'est poubelle grâce au fachisme (encore une fois) et que j'ai épuisé mes crédits avant de pouvoir tenter de les envoyer paître, t'aurais des reco de #VPN éthique, fiable et performant ?

(Je tire à vue si je vois une vanne citant les classiques qui ont trop investi en marketing)

Is there a good website or software that generates decent flowcharts?

I don't want to drag arrows around and resize rectangles, I want to say "A leads to B, C also leads to B, A and B depend on each other like X" and have the damn thing layouted automatically.

No slop, nothing I need to pay for.

#AskFedi

If I wanted to read one romance novel by Georgette Heyer, which one should it be? I've not read anything by her and have no prior exposure, except the novels keep getting mentioned in Corinna Chapman novels.

#AskFedi

Comment on fait pour forcer le #GPS du tel à utiliser les satellites #galileo
j'ai bien GPSTest qui me montre les satellites mais je ne sais pas comment faire pour exclure les satellites chinois, russes et US dans mon utilisation au quotidien
une idée ?

d'avance merci pour vos réponses et éventuels partages

#askfedi

#AskFedi electric powerlines real risk

Does anyone have any expert evidence or studies against magnetic field non-ionizing radiation - e.g., large powerlines? My queries indicate no harm to living things has ever been found. This stuff seems to have got written into national & civic codes out of an abundance of caution 30 years ago (also following WHO guidelines which are still in place) but may be outdated and misplaced & utilities warnings for overhead lines may within reason be ignored.

Folks, I need help. A friend of mine handed me a nearly dead HDD with tons of photos and documents. It's a WD My Passport 500 GB, very old, making funny noises but not too much. Windows sees it, diskpart says file system: raw.
What is the best way of attempting to recover the data? We don't care about the HDD itself, just the files on it.
After some investigation I found GNU DdRescue (needs to load into Ubuntu which is a bit daunting, I have no experience working with Linux Desktop and screen readers really); R-Studio and a couple more pieces of software for Windows.
Any ideas, comments, suggestions are hugely appreciated.
#HDD #Windows #AskFedi #FediHelp #RecoverData

Um, uh oh my #mastodon account migration doesn't seem to have worked right. I am still only following the 6 people I already had on this account and not the like 1000 I had on the account I migrated from? It has been a few days since I started the migration.

Edit: Also, I'd like to delete some posts from the old account and it doesn't look like I can? Is un-linking and re-linking a good idea? Sounds scary.

#fediverse #techsupport #askfedi

Which elf character has the longest ear to head length?

#AskFedi

Would an elf catgirl have two or four pointy ears?

#AskFedi

It looks like the #RSSFeed from https://reactormag.com/latest/ now has a 'prove you aren't a bot' page that's keeping it from letting me know articles have posted - is there a workaround for someone with zero computer programming knowledge? I miss reading their Star Trek reviews and finding new science fiction publications

The error code is 403 Forbidden

#AskFedi

Hello DNS experts!

What happens if domain names become too unreliable due to political interference from Trump and future US administrations?

Can we use IP numbers instead?

Do countries have to set up totally separate DNSes to have online sovereignty?

Do individuals have to dust off the BBS model?

#AskFedi

A video I tried to archive after the freedom of form foundation tried to erase some of the work from Atha (who was a compliance officer and was essentially given a unreasonable situation and was essentially kicked out) years ago got copyright striked by the fff recently

Any peer tube instances I can reupload this to
There's been more and more members leaving the fff recently as well as the fff leaves it's original purpose and enshitifies and becomes more corporate

Also boosting is appreciated

#fediverse #censorship #peertube #askfedi #vulpinelabs #freedomofform #transrights #science #preservation

Hi fiber people! My mom saw a cool idea on a fiber arts newsletter and would like to pursue it with a friend, but the only place the newsletter linked to was Instagram, and my mom won't use Instagram.

So I'm asking here on her behalf: does anyone have any links where she could see examples/stories of people making Little Free Fiber Libraries? (Like Little Free Libraries, but for fiber arts.)

Links/personal experience/boosts appreciated!

#AskFedi #knitting #FiberArts #Library

#AskFedi

Qui aurait une appli ou un site bien fichu à recommander pour apprendre à taper sur un clavier sans regarder ses doigts ? C'est pour un enfant de 12 ans.
(Gratuit de préférence)

Le repouet est bienvenu :)

Question: In the age of vibe-coding and AI slop, is it time to start creating AI-free/handcrafted forks of open source software projects?

There was a time when the free & open source software movement stood in opposition to big tech.

It's become a cliché now, but when Microsoft found a new way to enshittify Windows, the natural response was "install Linux", because open source stood in opposition to bug tech.

Yet with the emergence of LLMs, there's a significant number of open source projects that gladly accept Claude-generated code. Some maintainers are open advocates.

So is it time for a fork, when an explicitly open and AI-free software movement separates from FOSS projects that openly embrace AI?

#Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Claude #tech #askFedi #askingfedi #KDE #gnome

Sending up the #AskFedi bat signal.

For those of you out there who meet all three of these criteria:

* left handed, and
* have handwriting that's more eccentric than usual (by your judgment), and
* have a Remarkable (any model)

What are your experiences with the device? Like? Hate? Collecting dust? Invaluable?

Enquiring minds want to know, ideally before the end of the week.

Boosts welcome! Advice beyond what's requested is not! Many thanks! Exclamation point!

What are your favourite map websites and apps beyond Google Maps that include public transit information?

#AskFedi

Any gotchas I should look out for migrating from #Linux to #NetBSD? Or suggestions for helpful guides?

#AskFedi

I'd like to buy an ant farm for an adult beginner. I'm not afraid to go deluxe as interest is already proven & sustained but from what I can tell all starter kits are small because that's how ants like it & it takes up to a year to get population. This will be a long-term commitment. Is antcube.shop a good shop? 18 videos have been watched. I'd like to order in the coming week. Thanks for any advice.

These?
Messor barbarus
Lasius niger
Crematogaster scutellaris
Camponotus

#AskFedi #Ants

You know search engines are crappy and mostly show you ads that it pretends are search results?

Well, why doesn't anyone just do an effective search engine like they used to where you can search for words and the result would all include the words you searched?

#SearchEngine #AskFedi

Dis-moi , pour des gamins qui doivent entrer au Lycée à leur retour de l'étranger mais qui n'ont pas d'inscription, y'aurait quoi comme structure qui peut les aider ou au moins les conseiller sur les démarches à faire pour résoudre la situation ?
Sachant que leur famille est pas très douée pour comprendre la logique administrative...

#ÉducationNationale #AskFédi #France #Lycée

hey masto, since i deleted my twitch account recently over the whole AI bs, I'm looking for alternatives!
Do any of you know some okay streaming platforms?

Pls dont say youtube they aint any better either
#AskFedi #Streaming

I got invited to talk about #meshcore (and possible #meshtastic ) to the local Radio Amateur Club.
Sure, I will bring some devices and talk about how the network looks like here in Sweden today and also usecases.

But what more can or should I cover here?

#askfedi

That webpage shows this text : "This isn’t a conference. It’s a convening of the obsessed — the ones 👉who rice Linux for fun👈, who have opinions about init systems, who believe the developer experience is about more than just making it work."

I remember that people on the Fediverse were telling other people to not use the words "rice" or "ricing" when showing their Linux desktop screenshots but I forgot why.

I guess this is it ?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rice

#askfedi

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc/117163207244038203

What's your favorite:

IP address?
MAC address?
Physical address?
Serial number?
Host name?
Domain name?
Personal name?
Pet name?
Genders?

#AskFedi

Ryan Castellucci (they/them) 🎃 [they/them] » 🌐 2026-08-26 / 2026-08-26
@ryanc@infosec.exchange

For clarity, I redact the following in my posts by replacing it with plausible but fake information:

IP addresses
MAC addresses
Physical addresses
Serial numbers
Host names
Domain names
Personal names
Pet names
Genders

I read about similar attempts Wasn't this related to a scam? @pere

https://codeberg.org/ForgeFed/ForgeFed/issues/339

#AskFedi

Once we fix all open bug reports, and federation, would you like to see us add support for AtProto (what Bluesky uses)?

#pixelfed #socialWeb #atproto #activitypub #fediverse #askFedi

#AskFedi #cars, what new hotness exists in the world of windscreen washer fluid since the last time I bought a bottle like a decade ago (which has just run out)? Any special formula to get? Anything with rain repellent or anything added in? Anything specific to avoid? Any and all suggestions and boosts welcome.

Does anyone know what the song is at the beginning of the #tcrno12 podcast?

#askFedi

OK so I'm calling my Chromecast officially unusable 😭 (because Google's app won't support connecting it to WiFi, even though the device itself seems perfectly fine) and looking for a replacement. I know about Roku as an option; anything else I should consider?

#HomeTheater #AskFedi

Edit: I've discovered what the issue was. It was two widgets on my desktop, one a calendar, the other the weather. I never really looked at them much anyway but whenever the tabs ran in front of those widgets, it would somehow interfere with the mouse pointer and stop it working.

The widgets also interfered with the top bar of the window that allows you to move the window when you click on it. I could only click outside of the widget area to move the window.

Anyway, widgets are gone now.

**************************

I'm having a bit of a problem with the tabs on my browsers.

When I hover the mouse pointer over some tabs, the tab doesn't become bold - which would indicate that it can be selected - and when I click on those tabs, nothing happens. I can't select those tabs.

I've worked out that the problem isn't the tabs but the location on my screen. If I move the whole browser window, there are places where I can select those tabs, but other tabs now become unselectable.

So I think maybe this is a #Linux #Mint problem, rather than a #LibreWolf or #Waterfox problem.

It's a bit weird and annoying.

#AskFedi

If you download a #zine, especially a #miniZine to print it yourself, do you need lines that show you how to fold it and where to cut? Or do you make that yourself without any lines?
I uploaded my last one with helping lines, but you can see them after folding.

#askfedi #zinester

What's the right way to read ext4 partitions on Windows¹, now that the standard (ext2FSC) has become abandonware ?

¹not my choice, please don't hit me

#ext4 #sysadmin #AskFedi #Windows

Bon, #reddit qui balance le popup de connexion quand tu essayes d'y accéder ><
Quelqu'un a le filtre #ublockorigin pour virer cette merde et ne pas passer par le zappeur à chaque fois ? ^^"
#askfedi

Okay this might be a really weird question but I have one question regarding command-line-only workflows.

I am already used to and very comfortable working in the command line as is.

And as any heavy user of the terminal will know, at some point you'll probably start writing scripts and functions and aliases to create your own little shortcuts for common tasks or preferred program call-up options and such. So do I.

Now my weird little 'problem' is that I don't always remember all of the scripts,  aliases, functions and even programs I built for my workflow over the years off the top of my head.

For example, I might have an "update" alias set up, but nine out of ten times will still enter the command manually out of sheer habit.

Or I will have a calendar or to-do application for the CLI/TUI, but sometimes forget that I have it installed when I need it. Or I'll forget where the files are I set up to organise my journal or my time tracking.

Or going even further, I don't always remember all the neat features of my shell I could use, or the computing/typing habits I wanted to build, or the projects I have going on, and so on!

In a graphical desktop environment or on a mobile UI, you have tools like desktop shortcuts, quickstart icons or application launcher menus for an overview of all of your environment's user-facing programs. Seeing an icon out of the corner of my eye sometimes reminds me of things that a purely reactive user interface like a shell doesn't.

Now there's obviously ways to solve this that come to mind:

• writing a script that prints comprehensive documentation on everything, so I only need to remember that one script name.
• keeping a physical cheat sheet next to my computer.
• using a terminal multiplexer to have a permanent digital 'cheat sheet' or 'launcher' open at the side of the screen.
• trying to just automate these things by using cronjobs/services and shell init scripts to, for example, show me the weather and my to-do list automatically on boot so i don't have to remember these commands at all
• trying to keep a super organised self-documenting file system and harmonious custom dotfile configs so every config is in the same place, every program uses the same keybinds, all scripts are in ~/.bin/ or something etc.
• writing my own "home page" type greeter.

… but with all of these solutions, while they may work perfectly fine, something doesn't feel "right"!

I mean it's nice and good to print these things upon shell start, but later on in the day that won't be there to look at anymore. The multiplexer one is cumbersome. The self documenting file system organisation sounds like a pain to maintain.

I feel like this is an issue that corporate folks probably should have solved by now, as documenting workflows for employee handovers and stuff is critical there too. Do they use wikis for that? What about all those newfangled workflows like #scrum and #agile and all, do they have anything to say about documentation?

Can anyone relate? How do you handle this?

#linux #unix #commandLine #terminal #cli #tui #tech #askfedi #technology #fish #zsh #bash #shell

My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. I hate it.

To artists: how much would you charge to make a simple non-vomit induced logo?

Please DM me. I want to know the real worth of your time and talent. Not throw a bid with a race to the bottom.

Boost please!

#AskFedi #FediHelp #artists #graphics #GraphicDesign #noai #HumanMade

In bash, how do I check if the user doesn't have a DM and started their WM/DE from a TTY or equivalent?

CC: @rl_dane

#fedihelp #askfedi #bash #terminal #scripting

What is a nostalgic food that you didn't like as a kid, but now love as an adult?

#askFedi

Anyone have any experience starting up a 501C3 in their community? #AskFedi #help

I'm looking for a term or phrase that describes the always advancing encroachment of for-profit 'data-analytics' (aka surveillance) companies on the scientific community.
I'm thinking about "surveillance publishing", but also things like QSR International buying Citavi and forming Lumivero...

I feel like there is a term or phrase for that, but I can't remember...

#AskFedi #OpenScience

Dear Fedi, advice and suggestions please! My father is losing his eyesight due to age-related macular degeneration; he has some peripheral and distance vision left, but almost no near vision, and is for example unable to read either screens or print. Might anyone have any ideas for making his life easier, either with assistive technologies (which is the best screen reader?) or general tips for navigating daily life?
Boosts for reach welcome!
❤️
#AskFedi

Question for the Fediverse: are there any texts on how neurodivergence, especially autism and ADHD, is perceived and/or dealt with in cultures other than western European/North American culture? Scholarly sources, fiction, whatever (preferably in English).
#actuallyAutistic #askFedi #actuallyADHD

Hi Portland and Beaverton computer touchers, I need an IT person to come to someone’s house and help set up multiple monitors and other bits in a home office for someone who is not tech savvy at all. Windows, sadly. Is there a house-call IT service you know of besides crappy Geek Squad?
#PDX #Portland #Oregon #AskFedi

Anyone used JLCCNC or similar for making silicone moulds, or have any relation opinions or advice or specific things I should read in order to learn more about doing so? I've never done mouldmaking before, but have a lot of 3D modeling, #3DPrinting and epoxy pouring under my belt, so it's a not-too-distantly related field of interest. #maker #AskFedi

What are some of your favourite people on #PeerTube?
Content of any kind (that isn't queerphobic, racist, fascist or AI-generated) welcome!
Please add a warning if you're linking creators who also upload nsfw.

I'm looking to broaden my pool of videos to watch that are not on YouTube. It doesn't matter (to me) if the people also upload their content to other platforms, the important thing is them being on PeerTube.

#AskFedi

Was ist die schlankste und am einfachsten zu handhabende Lösung um unter Fedora Linux eine VM zu betreiben?
Habe hier einen etwas schwachbrüstigen Rechner, auf dem das laufen soll. Ich will meine Windowspartition durch eine Windows VM ersetzen.
Ideen? Vorschläge?

#linux #fedora #vm #followerpower #askfedi

This #ffmpeg command string adds a watermark to the input mp4, but it's clobbering the audio of the input mp4 and I can't figure out why:

ffmpeg -i ./"$vfil" -i ./Watermarks/"$wtr".png -filter_complex "[0:v][1:v]overlay=800:800[outv]" -map [outv] -c:a aac -c:v libx264 -crf 22 ./"$vfil"_marked.mp4

The input mp4 is already encoed with both aac and libx264 formats, but just using -c:a copy and -c:v copy still results in the output file having no audio.

This string preserves the audio, but isn't embedding the png watermark:

ffmpeg -i "$vfil" -i ./Watermarks/"$wtr".png -map 1 -map 0 -c:a copy -c:v copy -disposition:0 attached_pic "$vfil"_marked.mp4

#AskFedi

Is there any good way to find relay servers on the Fediverse? Specifically so I can subscribe to remote posts about a specific hashtag or group of hashtags to federate on my server?

I know I tried finding some a while ago but the way they were handled with sign-ups and requests were a bit strange to me so I gave up.

#askFedi @FediTips @feditips #goToSocial #relay #relays #fediRelay #fediRelays

Does anyone have any interesting Fedi mobile client recommendations?

I'm currently on Moshidon, but I am curious what is out there these days.

I have not kept up with recent developments; last I checked, Tusky was still a thing, so I'm feeling old.

My preferences:

• Android.
• Free and open source.
• Will work with my GoToSocial instance without making me feel like a second class citizen to Mastodon users.
• No LLM-generated nonsense.

Unique recommendations welcome! I wonder if there's some truly novel UX out there that I'm unaware of.

#fedi #fediverse #askFedi #moshidon #fediClients #fediClient #tusky #goToSocial #fediDev #activityPub

Does anyone have advice for putting huge amounts of texts into QR codes?

There's roughly 1500 chars in the QR code I generated, which is well within tolerance in theory, but when I scan it with a phone, it says "there is no app installed to handle this data" or something to this effect.

Ironically, it might be easier to encode an image in the code, but I'd prefer text that can be copied, for reasons.

#AskFedi #QR

Salut, peuple de gauche ! 😝

Qu'est-ce que vous connaissez comme journaux pour enfants, genre Mon Quotidien / Mon Petit Quotidien ?
En papier et/ou numérique.

Si vous avez des suggestions de magazines divers, je prends aussi. J'avais entendu parlé de Tchika mais il ne semble plus être sorti de numéro depuis un certain temps.

#jeCherche #fediQuestion #askFedi #question #enfant #enfants #jeunesse #presseJeunesse #journaux #monQuotidien #Tchika

Can you recommend Linux tools for extracting the text of scanned, OCRed PDFs?

#pdf #linux #tools #AskFedi

#askfedi #getfedihired

Hi everyone.

I have a friend in need of a website!

They need an updated professional website with a contact form. They already have a basic static site in 3 languages. The person is involved in the training and education of higher #education professionals (teachers and profs).

The only rule: absolutely no AI.

If you are interested, DM me your rates/portfolio/example sites and I will forward them along!

Boosts welcome!

I was looking into the environmental impact of AI, more specifically free software AI models, yet I can't seem to find much when it comes to the kind of energy they use (fossil, renewables?). Which is very sad.

I'd like to use these tools for sporadic audits of code (3-4 per year, manually addressed) but I don't want to worsen the current climate crisis from my chair. Can you point me to any source and, do you have any recommendation? Thank you, Fedi!

#askfedi #AI #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

qemu-system-x86_64 \
    -machine q35 -enable-kvm \
    -m 2g -cpu host \
     -vga std \
    -drive "media=disk,if=virtio,file=$HOME/Downloads/9front-11952.amd64.qcow2"  \
    -netdev user,id=vioif0,hostfwd=tcp::5699-:22 \
    -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=vioif0 \
    -no-reboot \
    -daemonize

hjfs: fs is /dev/sd00/fs
init: starting /bin/rc
bind: #i: no frame buffer
rio: cannot open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: file does not exist: '/dev/draw'
init: rc exit status: rc 217: rio 326: display open
init: starting /bin/rc

#Duolingo used to be so good for #LanguageLearning. Is there an alternative I can use to play games and learn languages?

Boosts appreciated!

#AskFedi #Learning #Education

I've asked this question before and, with the midterm elections coming up in three months, I'm interested to see if opinions have changed:

Is the USA (as of now) a dictatorship?

#USA #AskFedi

Hey, fedi. What smaller non-profits do you recommend for donations?

Some beautiful people have been tipping me for my articles and my accessibility app. That gives me the warm fuzzies.

But I’m going to donate those tips, because other folks need them more. And I’m going to replace my tips links with non-profit donation links.

My current list:

1. Sogorea Te’ Land Trust
2. Audre Lorde Project
3. Equal Justice Initiative
4. STEM Like a Girl

Who are your faves?

#AskFedi #Donations #NonProfits #LGBTQ #STEM #GenderEquality #BlackMastodon #Equity #NativeAmerican

#Askfedi my spouse and I are holidaying with our daughter in a remote cottage in the peak district. We're none of us in a good mental state. We're off to #Leeds tomorrow for the day. Where's good for us to go? Must be LGBTQI+ welcoming, diverse, interesting and not too expensive. We like #coffee, #coffeshops #books #bookshops #oldthings and #art please could we have some suggestions for nice places to go. We intend to park near the #Brudenhall and walk into the centre... Thank you fedi hive in advance. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hello, vous connaissez des bons livres sur l'histoire des refuges en montagne ? Ou même sur les refuges en montagne en général.
En français ou en anglais.

#askfedi #mountain

Edit: j'ai trouvé ceci à Ombres Blanches : https://www.glenat.com/glenat-livres/une-histoire-des-refuges-de-montagne-9782344060148/
On verra si ça répond à ma curiosité

Is there a tool/trick/app in Linux that can magically create an index.html for a folder full of html files?

#askfedi #linux

Sometimes when I'm taking a long train ride, I'm actually consisting listening to music. I probably won't do that anyway, because I'm already carrying too much stuff and headphones would be a bother, but if I did, I should…

#music #AskFedi

@MastodonEngineering #askfedi where would I report a Mastodon bug? It happens when I try to upload a profile banner using @librewolf it looks like it fails to convert the image.

I have run out of hot sauce, disastrously. The last couple of times I have just bought sriracha, and previous to that a sauce from Mr Vikki.

Fedi! What hot sauce should I buy?

Bonus points for being actually available in the UK and not something I have to fly to Portland, Oregon and ask a three-eyed hipster in an alley for, using a magic word. #AskFedi

Can anyone recommend a nice Linux app to make hand-drawn slides with pen input? I'm giving a low effort presentation soon and I think hand-drawn is best.

#Linux #AskFedi

Since I have very few spoons today I might try and get IRC up and running again. Where do the random nerds hang out nowadays?

#AskFedi

Smart people of fedi, can you help me figure out one weird problem?

I have a paid VPN subscription and noticed that it doesn't work in one of the wifi networks I use from time to time. They offer #OpenVPN as a protocol, and this is the one I always use.

The interesting thing is that the OpenVPN client in my computer does log in and authenticates correctly. Watching the logs, I'm able to confirm that the client exchanges keys and authenticates correctly until the "Initialization sequence complete" message. But beyond this point, no HTTP traffic seem to go through.

Ping works flawlessly, and so does DNS as I'm able to resolve names without problem. SSH, however, doesn't. Could it perhaps be something about the TCP being blocked? I'm ruling out the blocking specific ports here because, as the VPN connection is indeed completed, I assume that all traffic "seen" by the network provider is already encapsulated at that stage. Right?

I'd love to leverage #askfedi for a bit here, because this is thing is really frustrating. Thank you, beautiful Fedi!

Do you know a good hosting service that hasn't gone all AI-bananas, offers hosting packages for multiple websites, and has server locations based in Europe?

#AskFedi #NoAI #Hosting

Pour sortir un peu de la salade : on m'a laissé du manioc fumé en me disant qu'il faut le cuire (à la vapeur) sans trop attendre pour qu'il ne s'abîme pas.
Mais avec quoi ça peut se manger ce truc ?
Sur internet je trouve que des recettes de poisson fumé aux feuilles de manioc, donc pas du tout ce dont j'ai besoin...
(et en plus j'aime pas le poisson fumé)

#AskFedi #Cuisine #CuisinePourNoob

Self-hosting people!

Do you have suggestions for directories of self-hostable free open source software?

So far I've got the Awesome list at https://awesome-selfhosted.net but wondered if there are any others you would recommend?

#SelfHosting #FOSS #AskFedi

Do you have recommendations for good reliable domain name providers? (Bonus points if they are user-friendly for non-technical people)

Post in the replies if you do 🙂

#DomainNames #SelfHosting #AskFedi

I'm planning a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico with my mom for our 75th/45th birthdays. (We were supposed to do 70/40 but traveling 5 years ago was a hard no.)

Anybody have any "don't miss this" suggestions for Oaxaca (city + coastal), or "skip it, it ain't great" thoughts?

We're both mobile and fairly active. My mom can't really do boats anymore. We both love normal stuff: art/culture, mole (omg yum) and other Mexican cuisine, beautiful natural stuff, etc.

#AskFedi #recommendations #travel #mexico

Computer security people,

Is there any point erasing a brand new HDD when formatting it for first use? (I used to always do this just in case, but the HDD I now want to format seems really slow to erase and it would take days to do.)

#AskFedi #ComputerSecurity

is there a name for these kinda green jackets? i wanna buy myself one but don't know what they're called. i also don't want them to be made out of synthetics because it's a pain in the ass to add patches on synthetic fabric

#askfedi

Alt...

an olive green jacket with a fluffy hood. lots of pockets. long sleeve, on a zipper

if someone (or me) built whole web browser with help of ai.
one which would be NOT: chrome, safari or firefox clone.
would be public on github despite being raw slop.
would you ever use it?

#askFedi #webDev #ai #browser

Question for the community. How's y'all's experience with various Instant Messaging services? I don't use discord except with some of my friends, and I'm trying to get away, as it seems to be going the way of enshittification.

I've used Matrix before, and I'm aware of some of the technical annoyances as a user. Does it tend to have good community (like, among gay nerdy Mastodon folks at least?). What about the other options, like XMPP clients, or like Delta Chat or something?

I believe I've even heard (i might be wrong) that IRC 3 allows for asynchronous texting, so you don't have to be online in order to keep receiving messages that you can read later? Is this a thing? Everytime I look this up, I can't find any good info one way or the other.

Even if there's no community, I'm curious what y'all think has the potential to become a somewhat ubiquitous technology among folks on Fedi? I wanna see more Instant Messaging online in these spaces.

#askFedi #texting #discord #xmpp #irc #matrix #element #instantMessaging #software

Salut les #cyclistes de #Paris. J'ai acheté une #cadenas en U #Abus pour mon #vélo qui annonçait fièrement qu'avec le système #OneKey je pourrais commander une #chaîne qui s'ouvre avec la même clé, du moment que j'ai le numéro fourni sur une carte avec. Sauf que sur le site d'Abus, ils disent qu'il faut passer par un revendeur, et chez les revendeurs où j'ai demandé, ils n'en ont jamais entendu parlé.
#askFedi Est-ce que vous savez où on peut commander une chaîne pour accrocher son vélo avec la même clé d'un cadenas #OneKeyAbus ?

Looking to put together a kit so I can start doing live-sound for a local dance (normally two or three musicians and one vocalist, occasional larger bands that it would be good to be equipped to do, but isn't strictly necessary up front), they pay $100 for each 2 hour session so I can do partial grocery money if I start doing it once a month or so after I pay off equipment investment.

Who has recommendations for off-brand DI boxes or inline pre's that are actually good (personal experience only please, I've already looked to see what the rest of the internet says)? The obvious choices are the Radial Engineering ProDI or the FetHead/Cloudlifter/McBoost but those are way outside my price range new or used, so I'm hoping I can find something that's 90% as good for half the price (or a really good deal used maybe?). I'll be trying to find used stuff, but I'm using new pricing to compare.

Alternative suggestions for other gear welcome too: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/wishlist.jsp/#/24599035/

#AskFedi #LiveAudio

Hi fedi. I started a new game of Stardew Valley and I wanna come home with a list of names for my animals. I always go with a theme, so I went with a Pride theme, so I want all the names to be pride-related. For example, I might name my animals Bi, Pan, Demi, Omni, Gay, Queer, Ace, etc...

#StardewValley #Pride #AskFedi

#askfedi I am looking for account suggestions for advocates and activists in several areas: #lgbtq - #diversity - #ecology - #antiai / #noai - #antinazi

Seeking advice: at a meeting, a person who uses hearing aids tried to attend but was unable to because 4 of us were wearing opaque masks and she relies on reading lips. I tried to brainstorm possible solutions, including offering to transcribe by hand and asking if she used a signed language (no). We thought of getting clear masks in the future. She ended up just leaving and we sent her notes. :/ Wondering what y’all do to include d/Deaf/HoH folks in masked environments. #askFedi #accessibility

The idea for this poll came from a recent conversation with my spouse.

In the past, they’ve generally been able to tell when someone has a crush on them, but as a friendly person myself I have a history of thinking others are just being friendly and sociable, too.

Sometimes I realized what was actually happening years later. 😂

Can you tell when someone has a crush on you?

Boosts are warmly welcomed.

#Crush #Poll #AskFedi

Ma sœur me charge de garder son chat, et en particulier de lui donner son comprimé tous les jours.
Elle m'a montré sa technique (comprimé au fond de la gorge en le caressant quand il mange), mais quand j'essaie il refuse, et à la deuxième tentative se braque, griffant et mordant.
Je crains qu'une troisième le traumatise encore plus, rendant l'opération impossible.
Il y a des solutions ?
Le médicament est assez vital, si je comprends bien.

#Chat #Vétérinaire #AskFedi #Catsitting #SoinVétérinaire

I’m thinking about turning my #VPS in a #Proxmox node and adding it to my #homelab cluster. All other nodes are at my home. They will communicate through #WireGaurd. How bad is this idea? Anyone tried this?

#AskFedi #SelfHosted #selfhost #selfhosting #proxmoxve #ProxmoxCluster

Does anyone know how well the XP Pen Artist 16 3rd works on Linux?

#AskFedi #Linux #GraphicsTablet

What's a skill that you still haven't learnt but is a rabbit hole you need to go down sooner rather than later?

I'm not thinking of skills that would be useful but you look at and think "yeah nah, life's too short, I'm not getting into that".

I mean something that you genuinely want to learn but have been putting off.

#askfedi #ask_fedi #askmastodon

I'm looking around for a UPS with good runtime as backup power for my modem in power outages; i.e., not 23 minutes, but several hours.

It's frustrating trying to read through fake reviews and AI slop.

#DuckDuckFedi, I would love recomendations **from people who know what they're talking about** for A) brands & models or B) reliable info sources/reviews for a UPS suitable for a modem with 7+ hours runtime (my current standard to beat). Thank you.

#AskFedi #UPS #BackupPower #DisasterPrep

#fedi #askfedi
Is the #ActivityPub protocol any closer to having data portability?
And how about single ID usable in different apps?
And how about E2EE?

Thank you!

Has anyone already developed something like a '15 day plan' to try the Fediverse, specifically targeted at helping communities/interest groups give it a go via a series of quick and easy steps?

I'm thinking something like this to help facilitate the beginnings of a migration:

Day 1: Browse the home feeds of these three servers suited to our shared interest(s).

Day 2: Choose one of those servers and register an account.

Day 3: Follow at least ten other accounts; here are 25 suggestions.

Day 4: Browse your new home feed.

Day 5: Browse your live feed (own server).

Day 6: Like a post.

Day 7: Boost a post.

Day 8: Reply to a post.

Day 9: Write an #Introduction post.

Etc etc.

cc @FediTips @_elena

#AskFedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Community

@stux Any advice to get this running on Linux Mint for a noob? Missed out on playing this back in the day and sounds like something fun to try out while I wait for some medical stuff.

#linux #wow #worldofwarcraft #askfedi

Hey #tooters, is there a simple, easy-to-compile grammar checker that can run from the command line, sort of like aspell? :D #AskFedi — #microblogging #MicroToot: 133 characters

Possibly controversial food question time: what do you dip your french fries in?

(You can assume they are already salted).

#Food #AskFedi

Update below -

I'm looking for a #Linux replacement for #Clipy on #MacOS. It's a clipboard extension and the particular feature I'm after is the ability to save snippets of text that you can recall via keyboard shortcut and navigating your categories to find the snippet you want. Selecting the snippet inserts it where the cursor has focus.

I may be using the wrong search terms, but everything I find is just a clipboard history manager, or just does text expansion - and I can't remember a bunch of text strings to trigger my snippets.

Update: I've had better luck searching and have found three that might work:

• CopyQ
• Snyp
• Clipboard Indicator (Gnome-extension)

On to testing!

#AskFedi

Can anyone recommend training providers for CI/CD, automated testing and Linux for beginners? I'm looking to get this sorted for my team but it's ages since I did any training.

1. Can be different providers for each topic.

2. Must be remote.

3. Must have UK timezone overlap.

4. Preference for small businesses.

5. Bonus for industry-recognised certificates.

I'm specifically looking for *recommendations* - either people you've used or are prepared to vouch for.

#training #AskFedi

Question for people who went to big music events in the 1970's:

My mum did this. But she can't remember how she got the tickets. Was there a phone number? How did you pay? Was it a cheque in the post and hope they still had tickets left?

Her memory has completely gone about it but I'm hoping the people of the Fediverse might have some experience and memories that might help.
#AskFedi

Do you use a game controller on Linux, and if so, which controller and what distribution are you on?

#AskFedi #Gaming #Linux

ADVICE NEEDED: I own a 4 bedroom, 2 storey house. It is a 1920's UK build with brick internal walls, with a more modern extension. My router sits downstairs in the living room, and the signal is blocked beyond that room. I have 3x TP-Link AV600 powerline WiFi extenders, but the signal isn't enough to cover the whole house. An outdoor office is being built 10m outside the house. I want to buy a mesh network. What do I need, and can you point to something suitable off the shelf? #askFedi #network

Who is good for selling laptops that run Linux in the UK nowadays? I like my x220 but it's getting a bit long in the tooth, plus it's quite heavy. I used to use Tier 1 but I've no idea if they're still good.

Basically I want something like a MacBook Neo form factor but running Linux. I don't want to faff around with something that's difficult to get running - whilst I'm capable of tinkering, on this occasion I want something that Just Works.

#Linux #Laptop #AskFedi

#AskFedi

Tailwind is becoming an ever more heavy framework. I once bumped into a drop-in replacement for #Tailwind that offered just the #CSS classes with the same name in a single stylesheet file. But I can't for the life of me remember the name of this #FOSS project. Does anyone have a clue?

Note, I am not looking at just a great CSS framework.. there are gazillions of those. It should be #TailwindCSS, but lightweight.

Quelqu’un sait comment je peux accéder aux petites vis sous le cache rond ?
#AskFedi #Mastohelp

Alt...

Poignée de porte qui a du jeu.

Alt...

Cache rond dissimulant deux petites vis à revisser.

One thing I've noticed by people who use apps to crosspost to a bunch of services; most of them don't seem to actively participate *here*, they're just like/boost-farming.

Do you *enjoy* having that type of user in your feed?

#AskFedi #Poll #ThingsIWonderAbout

Salut le Fédiverse.

Si vous connaissez des EHPAD corrects à Créteil ou aux alentours, je veux bien que vous m'en parliez.

Boost OK.

#cestPasPourUneAmie #mastoHelp #askfedi

So, uhm... #askfedi
Suppose I wanted to get into photography and I wanted to get a decent digital camera, what would you suggest?

Hey everyone! I'm helping a friend get started on the fediverse. They are two-spirit, queer, and wiccan. What tags and people are your best recs for getting started to build out their feed?

For now maybe sticking to English language please.

#AskFedi #Wiccan #TwoSpirit #Queer #LGBTQIA2S

A team I'm part of is in need of software that helps farmers track complex processes on their farm. This software is being built with EU grants.

It's a shared desire to make it open source, but which license is best is still unclear. I'm asked to make suggestions, which I can reasonably expect to be followed. My earlier experience here is poisoned by venture capitalists, so I need to reset my baseline.

I'm hoping to read expert opinions on which license is most fitting and why in this particular context.

If you could pick a license for a public good tool made available for farmers, what would it be?

Boosts welcome!

#askFedi #FOSS #RegenAg

hello fedi! looking for an actually decent search engine! any recommendations?

by actually decent i mean:
- no "ai". zero. whatsoever. zilch. nada. none. did i mention zero.
- not just repackaging results from other search engines
- not run by complete and utter fuckwads

thanks! :) /gen

@asklemmy @askfedi #AskFedi #DuckDuckFedi

Is there a way to recover a Delta Chat account if someone uninstalls and reinstalls the app on the same phone within a few days without making a backup or adding a second device?

#askFedi #DeltaChat #messaging

Does anyone have a printer which does short print runs in the US that (isn't fully evil and) they don't despise working with?

I need a small stack of what amounts to photo greeting cards printed relatively quickly.

#AskFedi

Why do they build so many castles at the top of steep hills? It's not great for visitors who arrive on foot after a long walk. #AskFedi

What are some masc coded accessories?

#askFedi

Figured it out: sed -E 's/:([0-9]\>)/:0\1/g'

#sed experts, what am I doing wrong?

rld@Intrepid:~$ echo "6:19:18" |sed -E 's/:([0-9](:|$))/:0\1/g'
6:19:18
rld@Intrepid:~$ echo "6:9:18" |sed -E 's/:([0-9](:|$))/:0\1/g'
6:09:18
rld@Intrepid:~$ echo "6:19:8" |sed -E 's/:([0-9](:|$))/:0\1/g'
6:19:08
rld@Intrepid:~$ echo "6:9:8" |sed -E 's/:([0-9](:|$))/:0\1/g'
6:09:8
rld@Intrepid:~$ echo "6:9:8" |sed -E 's/:([0-9](:|$))/:0\1/g; s/:([0-9](:|$))/:0\1/g'
6:09:08
rld@Intrepid:~$ 

#AskFedi #HiveMind

#AskFedi #AskFediverse Because of poor videoconference performance throughout the day at home, I'm looking to replace my Wi-Fi router. The last time I bought one was in 2012 and I went for an Apple Airport Extreme as I had no reason to doubt the Apple ecosystem at the time.

Right now the AirPort Extreme has been discontinued and there are a dizzying array of new Wi-Fi features I have to take in quickly. 6GHz, Mesh, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7? I just want to ensure a strong signal throughout a Brooklyn apartment and maybe have a PiHole somewhere in between the Internet and my home network. Do you have any pointers?

PCMag tells me the TP-Link Archer AXE75 could cheaply fit the bill, anything I should be on the lookout for regarding budget models?

Hey, everyone. I want to spend the next few weeks learning @guix and installing it as a replacement for Debian. The learning curve looks daunting. Where do I start?

I want to do it on real hardware and I have a spare laptop. Sadly @daviwil's nice tutorials appear outdated...?

What I have: an ambition for software freedom and a love of Lisp. What I need: an understanding of the packaging model and (sadly) support for non-free hardware.

Point me to a recent .iso? Point me to a good explainer for noobs? Thanks!

#askfedi #Guix

Dear fellow musicians, I have a question There is this old Reaktor ensemble called "Ahrendees" that runs well with my sequencer but doesn't start and stop on a midi note.
How do I get it to do that? Thanks a lot.

#nativeinstruments #Reaktor #midi #question #askfedi #musicians

I’ve seen a few videos online about pets, generally cats or dogs, who will insist on their humans going to bed at the same time every night and / or following specific rituals before bedtime like giving them a treat or tucking them in.

I’m fascinated by this behaviour and wonder how common it is.

Do your pets or does your pet have bedtime rules or rituals they want you to follow? Feel free to share what they are as well if you wish to.

#Pets #CatsOfMastodon #DogsOfMastodon #AskFedi

How do you pronounce the 'a' in "data?"

#AskFedi #Poll

Can you recommend an image viewer (not editor) for Linux that can handle very large images? By very large I mean something like 44Kx16K pixels with files of over 150-160 MB. The native Linut Mint viewer Eog, Pix, and Qimgv can't handle such images.

Update: found a good tool, Geeqie.

https://www.geeqie.org

#AskFedi #linux #tools

Dis Mastodon, sais-tu ce qu’est cette créature ?
Observée ce matin dans mon jardin d’IDF, petite chenille de 1cm avec des petites pattes visibles à l’avant, et une sorte de crochet à l’arrière. Se déplace en rapprochant son derrière de sa tête. Se suspend parfois par le derrière.

Désolée pour la qualité de la photo, et merci à la petite bête de m’avoir fait rire pendant un moment.

Boosts bienvenus !

#AskFedi #Insectes #Entomologie

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Sur du bois, une petite chenille marron rosé forme un arc en avançant

Who are the contemporary documentary filmmakers around the world making social impact films you are excited about? What are they making films about?

We're asking about filmmakers in general, not necessarily filmmakers on Fedi.

We're always looking to expand our filmmaker circles. We'd love your recommendations. ❤️

#AskFedi #Movies #Documentaries

I know I follow a few people here who seem to know or be learning Mandarin as a second language. Does anyone have some recommended textbooks to get started? I wouldn't mind something decently rigorous but not at the level of someone who can study fulltime. Thank you! #askfedi #askfediverse #learnchinese #learnmandarin #chinese #mandarin

If there was a Fedi-Dating platform...

1. what features would you find most valuable?

2. what features do you like from existing dating sites?

3. and what features do you dislike from existing dating sites?

4. what safety features would you need in order to feel safe on the platform?

#AskFedi #Dating #LGBTQ+

Linux folks, question:

I setup a common directory under `/home` (`/home/common`) with `root:common` ownership and 775 permissions. I'd like the group to be set automatically to `common` whether I write the file or someone else does, so I think using `chmod -R 2775` would achieve that. Is there a way I can similarly automatically set the ownership to `root`? Or do I manually have to do that each time I add new files/directories?

#AskFedi #Linux #Debian #Permissions

My workplace's IT just sent me an email telling me to disable SSH in a VM I have because "according to best practices, SSH access should not be left open" .

SSH is currently in a non-standard port (as they mandate).

How actually true is that?

#sysadmin #infosec #askfedi

Pour une chanteuse des rues qui a franchement une jolie voix et quasiment aucun succès, ce serait quoi le minimum (matériel et logiciel) pour enregistrer une démo/vidéo à mettre sur Peertube ou Funkwhale ?
Sachant que j'y connais rien et pas l'intention d'investir une fortune...

#peertube #askFedi #audio #Funkwhale #Paris #PasDoué

Any good recs for a software that can annotate PDFs? I need a couple colours of highlighter and the ability to attach notes to those.

Currently using Firefox for that but it's a wee bit messy (and the notes don't seem to carry over into other software) and I'd like a dedicated solution for that.

Must run on Linux (Windows optional).

#AskFedi #PDF

#AskFedi Does anyone out there do real, serious reviews of DC-to-AC #inverters ?

I don't need NASA's rating, but I'd like to know I'm not getting screwed paying for #Victron or #Renogy

My real question is: does price reflect value?

I have a question for people who have been through really hard times. Not a bad day or a bad week, but extended periods of grinding, crushing hardship. (If you know, you know.)

My question is: what did other people do to support you that helped? Especially long distance friends (cf pandemic).

So many people I care about are struggling and deeply suffering. I want to find ways to be a better friend.

#AskFedi #Polycrisis

Progéniture #1 souhaite installer sur son ordiphone un jeu qui ne semble pas disponible sur Google Play en Belgique

On essaye via Aurora : pas de succès

Internet me suggère aptoide. Vous connaissez ? C'est fiable ?

Où alors, je dois télécharger directement un fichier apk d'une source fiable. APKMirror ou APKPure, c'est fiable selon vous ?

#AskFedi #Aide #DemandeDaide

Coucou #askFedi, est-ce que tu connais (ou es) un·e #maquettiste ? Pour faire 1ere 2ème 3ème et 4ème de couverture pour un court livret pour un mariage ?

Travail rémunéré évidemment.

Le boost réduit le taux de cortisol.

#graphisme

What are people using nowadays for self-hosted Git + pull requests + pipelines (running unit tests etc.)? GitLab seems to be going all-in on AI.

Is anyone using ForgeJo commercially for an internal proprietary product?

#AskFedi #Git #SelfHost

As of today at 1:11pm EDT, I'm on the market for a 50" Mini-LED/OLED dumb TV in the US. I remember a while back that people were talking about commercial displays or hospitality displays to avoid the built-in spyware of "Smart" TVs, but in 2026, both of these also seem to have built-in spyware (although business-oriented). I just need 3 HDMI + RCA inputs, and an Optical Audio output, don't need any software on the TV itself.

Do you have any pointer? Or should I just take the L and get any smart TV, never set up network and hope for the best?

#AskFedi #AskFediverse

I have genuine questions about mechanical keyboards

Would anyone be okay to answer them patiently?

🔁 boosts appreciated

#mechanicalKeyboard #mechanicalKeyboards #AskFedi

Friends. I’m looking for a new 2FA app. (I’m on iOS/macOS.)

I’m using Ente, but I’m not sure their integrity is where it should be. I’m not saying it isn’t — I’m saying I’m uncomfortable with some things. And when it comes to 2FA, that’s not a great place to be.

So…what do y’all use?

#AskFedi #Privacy #InfoSec #2FA

please excuse the blurry photo (they wouldn't stay still!), but does anyone know what this is? they're destroying my mizuna and there are a tonne of them. (not a straight-up shield bug i don't think as it's got a long ... sucker ... on the front ...)

thank you!

(please boost if you don't mind)

edited to add: we're in sw france
edited again: the most likely suspect is currently a cabbage weevil

#AskFedi #insects #gardening

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a small, mottled grey big with a sort of teardrop-shaped body, some legs, and a long sucker thing on its face is standing on some dark grey-brown plastic. at the edge of the image are some soil and part of a very sad-looking mizuna plant.

Anyone from #Maharashtra want to be an official member of the prav cooperative ?

Join at https://prav.app/become-a-member/

We had reached required 50 numbers once, but some people dropped out later.

So we only have 46 members now and need 50 to register as multi state cooperative.

Other states are welcome too, but you will have to wait longer till your state reaches 50.

#Kerala has the required minimum of 50 already, but more members makes us stronger.

#prav #cooperative #mastIndia #askFedi

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member written on a white board

We're updating Collections and want your feedback!

What should you be able to add to a Collection?

#Pixelfed #AskFedi #Collections

What is your favourite good news you heard of this month? 📰👀

#AskFedi #Hope

bon j'ai une question pour les fedinautes de #grenoble :
je serais debut juin (la semaine du 1er exactement) sur #grenoble, est ce qu'il y a des restaurant sympa ou des bars interessant à [v|b]oire dans le coin?
je suis sur que oui !

Sinon pour etre plus spécifique est-ce qu'il y a un restaurant, recommandable, accessible à pied de la gare, qui accepte les groupes + de 10 personnes et qui est ouvert le lundi soir ?

je serais pas tous seul à grenoble, j'aurai surement quelques collègues (que je ne taggue pas pour préserver leur identité secrête) qui seront avec moi...
de la à dire qu'on pourrait faire un #mastoApero c'est peut etre s'avancer un peu (mais mardi soir j'ai encore rien de prévu)
#askFedi

Personnellement je n'ai pas cherché d'usage (j'ai essayé de lui faire écrire une PSSI un soir de désespoir... ca n'a pas été concluant)

#askfedi