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2meirl4meirl (files.catbox.moe)
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[KDE] Oxygen desktop while my ThinkPad is out of action (0x0.st)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[T400] Not booting, lights flickering (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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We had some heavy rain yesterday and my bag (containing my T400) got soaked. I tried to turn it on just now, and it appeared to boot at first.

I entered my geli(8) password and FreeBSD began to load, then the screen and status LEDs began to flicker rapidly. I tried holding the power button, but for the first time it didn't do anything, so I removed the battery.

When I turned it back on again, it didn't even show the ThinkPad boot screen; it just sat there flickering.

I have opened the case up and looked inside. I hve checked the RAM, the CPU, the SSD: even the DVD drive; and everything seems fine, yet the problem still persists.

Does anyone have any idea what's wrong and how I can fix it? Or is my laptop now borked? Thanks!

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 48 points 8 months ago

It wasn't my dumb idea.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 136 points 8 months ago

Wasn't my choice. I was 10.

Sideloading won't be enabled where I live by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 73 points 8 months ago

Time to get an Android, I guess.

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Sideloading won't be enabled where I live (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hot take by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 56 points 8 months ago

Ha! Yeah, I remember that phase. I was planning to install LXDE as my first distro, simply because I thought the wallpaper looked cool.

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[Fresh] "Bobby Sox" by Green Day (yewtu.be)
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Securing Bluetooth Headphones (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/8117983

I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones, which I have been using since 2022. Today, I was sitting on the bus when some random person connected to them and started playing Free Bird.

It was a bit funny, but I don't want this to become a regular thing. Is there a way of locking the headphones to certain Bluetooth addresses? Or a way of making it not show up automatically on phones (similar to a hidden WiFi network)?

The headphones in question are the JBL Tune 510, which have a USB-C port. However, I don't know if this can be used to flash firmware.

If there's already a comment telling me to "just use wired" or something, please don't tell me again. It's the best solution, but my phone doesn't have a headphone jack (fuck you, Apple).

Thanks!

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Securing Bluetooth Headphones (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones, which I have been using since 2022. Today, I was sitting on the bus when some random person connected to them and started playing Free Bird.

It was a bit funny, but I don't want this to become a regular thing. Is there a way of locking the headphones to certain Bluetooth addresses? Or a way of making it not show up automatically on phones (similar to a hidden WiFi network)?

The headphones in question are the JBL Tune 510, which have a USB-C port. However, I don't know if this can be used to flash firmware.

If there's already a comment telling me to "just use wired" or something, please don't tell me again. It's the best solution, but my phone doesn't have a headphone jack (fuck you, Apple).

Thanks!

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Why Colombia sees legalising drugs as the way forward. Here's what's being proposed (theconversation.com)
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Teams apparently can't call when using Firefox by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 74 points 8 months ago

Try changing your user agent to a Chrome one (e.g. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36). Works a treat!

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University go brrrr (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Again and again and again (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Source: Reddit

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under_pressure (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Source: Reddit

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finally at peace (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Source: Reddit

Your PC will thank you... by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 43 points 8 months ago

Tech support has been my status since I was 12. Honestly, I enjoy being able to explain stuff like this.

What do you mean upgrade? by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago

I really hate these guys. The exam board is petty, the content is hard, and they do bullshit like this.

Firefox FTW! by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 122 points 1 year ago

Actually, I have. It gives me better tracking protection than vanilla Safari, it allows me to use SearXNG, and it means I can set a custom homepage. Also, for some reason, Safari has no private mode on my phone.

Not to mention that Mozilla is working on a Gecko-based version of the browser, as Apple is being forced by the EU to allow sideloading, third-party app stores, and third-party browser engines.

In Reversal Because of A.I., Office Jobs Are Now More at Risk by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago

In an ideal world, this would be a good thing. Machines doing the work so humans can relax; but I doubt this is even possible in the world we live in.

Google are so shit by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
This is the last stand. by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Services I Use:

  • LibreX (search engine)
  • CloudTube (YouTube proxy)
  • PeerTube (federated YouTube alternative)
  • Tutanota (mail & calendar)
  • Organic Maps (maps app based around OpenStreetMap)
  • Cryptee (encrypted notes)
  • Matrix (chat)
  • LibreOffice + Collabora Office (office suite)
  • Kiwix (offline Wikipedia & other wikis)
  • NetNewsWire (RSS reader, for news)

Arms of the Fediverse I Use Regularly:

  • Mastodon
  • Pixelfed
  • Lemmy
  • PeerTube
  • WordPress

Dormant Arms of the Fediverse:

  • Friendica
  • Kbin
  • Funkwhale
  • WriteFreely

I have installed Linux on all four of my laptops, and I'm hoping to migrate from my iPhone to a Pixel with DivestOS as soon as I move out of my parents' house (I'm currently 17), or sooner if possible.

I have also swapped many web apps for desktop apps, and my music collection has been based around CDs and DRM-free files since it started in 2016. In addition, I still use DVDs, VHS tapes, and (to a lesser extent) good old-fashioned Torrents for my films and TV shows.

If the internet becomes altogether too bad, there's always Gemini. Making web apps is trickier, but entirely feasible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)

https://gemini.circumlunar.space/

I think there was also a federated social media site on Gemini, which could interact with Mastodon, but I can't find it.

Google's Web DRM is Worse than I Thought... by hellfire103 in c/[email protected]
[-] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago

Here it is on PeerTube, since we're on the Fediverse and probably wanting to avoid Google.

https://spectra.video/w/2SRf76FVKRfLuaaSMvbJR7

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