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πŸŒ©οΈπŸ‘€ yA1F7sBx3uT1 Science and Nature lover. Avid reader. Linux enthusiast. Rubik's cube solver. Happily married (to @qitty1.bsky.social ) father of two great kids. U.S. Army veteran. πŸŒŠπŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸˆ Please no DMs. Yes, this includes you.

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I have been using Slackware for a long time. It is my favorite distro.

12.02.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wasn't searching, but I am subscribed to a linux-feed.

12.02.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Slackware is definitely not defunct. It is still very much alive.

www.slackware.com/changelog/cu...

12.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why would you need a VM to play a game in linux? Most steam games play fine in linux these days.

12.02.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably, but at the same time you might still want a computer that isn't on the bleeding edge of technology, as it often takes a few kernel releases to get the drivers for the newest hardware fully usable.

12.02.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So, Bad Bunny did a performance celebrating Puerto Rico's music and heritage

Puerto Rico is part of the USA

The performance literally said, "God bless the USA" several times

And, Trump predictably calls it un-American

Dude is a total racist jackass

09.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Merge the two Dakotas, they likely have fewer people combined than Puerto Rico too.

09.02.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Football with writing in gold.

Football with writing in gold.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show was in Spanish.
But the football he held up as the performance ended was inscribed in English: TOGETHER, WE ARE AMERICA.
Amen.

09.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 866 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2

Solid blow-by-blow recap of Bad Bunny's halftime show. Including some English translation and explanations of cultural references.

09.02.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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i wanna live in a country where 15 minutes of spanish during a #Superbowl halftime show doesn't cause more outrage than men raplng children for decades & getting away with it

#BadBunny

09.02.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6
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Bad Bunny is more American than Melania.
God Bless America.
#BadBunny
#BenitoBowl

09.02.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Liam: not so much

Wedding: 100%!

09.02.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 929 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2

Seattle wins.

Puerto Rico (and the β€œreal” America) won.

Happiness and joy dominated the night.

Also, FUCK DA PATRIOTS πŸ˜‰

09.02.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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I LOVED Bad Bunny's half time show! His lyrics tell stories about his memories & Latin identity.

So the producers littered the stage with mini sets telling stories about ordinary Puerto Ricans.

Unapologetically Latin. Unapologetically Boricua.

Unapologetically human. πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·

Everything. 🀍

09.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 1135 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 7

My whole family thought it was great.

09.02.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who cares what that demented, old fool thinks?

09.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.

This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.

20.01.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 23688 πŸ” 8806 πŸ’¬ 1181 πŸ“Œ 500

Libreoffice is pretty similar to Microsoft office. It has a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, a presentation tool, and a drawing tool. You might give it a try.

24.12.2025 04:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump couldn't find Congo or Rwanda on a map. His administration didn't do squat.

19.12.2025 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle
64 books for $45.00
(you save ~$179!!!) 
December 1-15th Itch.io

A Crimson Covenant by Aimee Donnellan
A Demon to Save Me by H.S. Kallinger
A Memory of Blood and Magic by K.N. Brindle
After Halastaesia by Janina Franck
Atop the Trees, Beneath the Mountains by SM Reine
Books and Bone by Veo Corva
Born of Scourge by S. Jean
By the Pact by Joanna Maciejewska
Calliope by Kaylynx
Children by BjΓΈrn Larssen
Crystal Gunslinger - The Obsidian Outlaws by O.Z Laws
Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll
Elven by D.C. Hart
Everything Is Wonderful Now by Shane Blackheart
Forest of the Morning by Emmylou KotzΓ©
Fortitude Waters by Fox N. Locke
Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy
Heir to The Sun by Karen Lykkebo
Higanbana by Jake Vanguard
Imbued by Helyna L. Clove
Impostor by J. M. Rose
Into the Deep by Amara Lynn
Iron Spirit by Linn Foster
Journey Home by May Barros
Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst
Klone's Stronghold: Reeni by Joyce Reynolds-Ward
Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson
Metanoia, by Juniper Lake Fitzgerald
Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn
No Land for Heroes by Cal Black
Only the Dead Are Safe, and Other Stories by Rob MacWolf
Path of the Warrior by Melissa Stone
Prince Ewald the Brave by Dylan Madeley
Rescue from the Orc Fortress by Simon Wolfe
Reset by L. B. Shimaira
Return the Rose by Joachim Heijndermans
Shades of Spring by Niranjan
Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson
Sidetracked Part 1 by SK Kelley
Smoke and Rain by V. S. Holmes
Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith
Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver
The Assassins Raven by Anna Verner
The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell
The Circle in the Sphere by Alex S. Garcia
The Commune by Liz Roderick
The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce
The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
The Hand That Feeds by Sass Everett
The Knowing Doll by Holliday Vermont
The Lost Magic by SP Shade
The Monster and The Itch by Jean M. Hodges
The Rarkyn's Familiar by Nikky Lee
and many more...

End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle 64 books for $45.00 (you save ~$179!!!) December 1-15th Itch.io A Crimson Covenant by Aimee Donnellan A Demon to Save Me by H.S. Kallinger A Memory of Blood and Magic by K.N. Brindle After Halastaesia by Janina Franck Atop the Trees, Beneath the Mountains by SM Reine Books and Bone by Veo Corva Born of Scourge by S. Jean By the Pact by Joanna Maciejewska Calliope by Kaylynx Children by BjΓΈrn Larssen Crystal Gunslinger - The Obsidian Outlaws by O.Z Laws Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll Elven by D.C. Hart Everything Is Wonderful Now by Shane Blackheart Forest of the Morning by Emmylou KotzΓ© Fortitude Waters by Fox N. Locke Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy Heir to The Sun by Karen Lykkebo Higanbana by Jake Vanguard Imbued by Helyna L. Clove Impostor by J. M. Rose Into the Deep by Amara Lynn Iron Spirit by Linn Foster Journey Home by May Barros Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst Klone's Stronghold: Reeni by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson Metanoia, by Juniper Lake Fitzgerald Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn No Land for Heroes by Cal Black Only the Dead Are Safe, and Other Stories by Rob MacWolf Path of the Warrior by Melissa Stone Prince Ewald the Brave by Dylan Madeley Rescue from the Orc Fortress by Simon Wolfe Reset by L. B. Shimaira Return the Rose by Joachim Heijndermans Shades of Spring by Niranjan Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson Sidetracked Part 1 by SK Kelley Smoke and Rain by V. S. Holmes Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver The Assassins Raven by Anna Verner The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell The Circle in the Sphere by Alex S. Garcia The Commune by Liz Roderick The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode The Hand That Feeds by Sass Everett The Knowing Doll by Holliday Vermont The Lost Magic by SP Shade The Monster and The Itch by Jean M. Hodges The Rarkyn's Familiar by Nikky Lee and many more...

πŸ’™πŸ“š Less than 24 hours left to grab this collection of 64 stories for only $45. Load up your ereader and dive into all sorts of fantasy to end the year on a high (fantasy πŸ˜‰) note. πŸ“’πŸ“š

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14.12.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

When I go in to Barnes and Nobles, they seem to only stock the 3rd book of a new series, or old classics 50+ years old. It is so much easier to find the books I want as ebooks.

15.12.2025 03:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, I love Slackware. But it is kinda old-fashioned in many ways. My daughter loves Mint. She installed it by herself in high school.

07.12.2025 21:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really don't think there is that much of a difference between the various distros as far as capabilities go. Any modern distro should be able to run Steam and like 90% of the games available there.

Most distros differ on frequency of updates, package formats, default packages installed, etc.

07.12.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Those folks just want to spread confusion or promote some agenda of their own. Most normal linux-users just call it linux, or the name of their distro.

07.12.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I see Slackware, I like it!

07.12.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always a good feeling when you manually update to a new kernel, rebuild NVIDIA drivers, and all works first try.

I just moved to kernel 6.18.0 and nvidia 580.105.08.

07.12.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos Trojanized npm packages spread new variant that executes in pre-install phase, hitting thousands within days A self-propagating malware targeting node package managers (npm) is back for a second round, according to Wiz researchers who say that more than 25,000 developers had their secrets compromised within three days.…

Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos

24.11.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae music pioneer, dies at 81 The singer recorded more than 30 albums and won two Grammys during his six-decade career.

The singer recorded more than 30 albums and won two Grammys during his six-decade career.

24.11.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump Is Undoing DOJ Prosecutions From His First Term We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...

We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term.

No president since Clinton has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on such a scale.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

20.11.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 934 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 22
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To Weaken Minority Voting Power, Republicans Push For Unprecedented Mid-Decade Census Read more here.

NEW: House Republicans on a judiciary subcommittee are laying the groundwork for a law-defying mid-decade census, claiming counting noncitizens and statistical errors in the 2020 Census justifies a recount to give the GOP more congressional seats.

19.11.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 156 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 27