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  Well this is a new one to me. A Thinkpad Edge with the old style big barrel connector. #thinkpad #linux

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  I know AI is shit. But I had someone AI search my non profit to see if I was legit and this is what came up. I kinda like it :) #nixos #nixbook #linux #upcycle

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  I have a friend asking me a #linux question. Anyone know of something off the shelf for this? "Is there a reasonable way to have something 'watch' the mount, and if it fails then (1) periodically reconnect, (2) watch for any files erroneously stored "under" the mount folder, (3) if so move them to a temp folder, (4) upon reconnecting move the files to the mounted NAS? And also send me a notification over ntfy or something when this happens"

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  LOL.. i've never seen this message before. Why do I hear gollum? #linux #devOps

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  If anyone is going to #seagl2026 #seagl , on Saturday, Im giving away a whole bin of Mac minis and small form factor PCs perfect for little home #linux servers

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  Anyone at #seagl2026 #seagl come check out my talk at 11:30am in room 250 about how I'm trying to save the world with #linux and #nixos

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  Whoever fixed the #nixos calamares installer upstream to actually show progress (instead of just hanging out at 46% forever), THANK YOU! The #nixbook installer has inherited this as well, and makes me gleefully happy! #linux and #foss is THE BEST

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  @dima@dol.social I hate it so much. I'm running a non profit fixing these and giving them to people in need. Every single computer I give away improves the life of someone.. sometimes in a big way. And shit like this is like Apple giving the middle finger to anyone who can't drop $$$ to buy their new stuff. All while claiming to care about the environment and equity.. gimmie a break!

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  @hund to be fair. I think regular people are using Spotify. But noted. I think it's time to build up my music collection

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  Okay. So question for #linux or #security folks. I want to set up a #nixbook (#nixos) computer set up as a public access computer. I know how to harden the OS to avoid tampering. But how can I filter content? I'm already getting questions like, how can we prevent people from looking up inappropriate things? How would you do it?

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  I love when old people email you and say "how can I contact you?" Like bro.. you just did

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  Heads up for local Olympia folks. Tomorrow at 2pm at the Lacey Library, I'll be giving a talk and workshop about computer upcycling, and giving away AT LEAST 10 laptops, and will have some hands on demos. If you're in the area and curious, please check it out. And please feel free to re-share! https://timberland.bibliocommons.com/events/69b09e6f6724c63d00f800e3 #olywa #nixbook #linux #upcycle

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  This is only about half the computers I'm giving away at #lfnw tomorrow and Sunday!

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  Super excited for #lfnw #lfnw2026 tomorrow! I'll be there around lunch tomorrow and will be setting up the booth for the Computer Upcycle Project giving away a TON of stuff. (Literally over 100 laptops and lots of other stuff) Also for fundraising, we also have a silent auction for a @system76 Thelio!! If you're at the fest, please stop by, check out our demos, get some free hardware, donate an old laptop if you have one. And maybe grab a Thelio!

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  What a typical haul of donation computers looks like lol. And this is why we always need HP blue tip chargers. Whatever HP did marketing wise seems to work for regular people!

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  I previously posted a rant about how #apple has "accidentally" killed the on-boarding of a freshly installed Catalina on a 2019 MacBook Air. The Apple fans rushed to say "well its a 7 year old OS, what do you expect?" Someone even claimed "I bet a #linux distro from 2018 will have install issues" So I tested it. #ubuntu 18.04 and even 14.04 have perfectly working installers, even pull down the latest updates and prompts to upgrade and ju...

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  Hey #lenovo , can you stop this crap? I have a #thinkpad x13s that apparently needs a SPECIAL version of #windows11 that only YOU have. And when I go to get it, not only do i have to register, provide a serial number and deal with captca.. but then you give me an EXE to create the media??!?! I have a machine that can't boot windows so you give me a windows executable? Why not just a damn ISO? I wish #linux would boot on this thing

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  I'm laughing that the inside of an M3 MacBook Pro looks like a redacted document.. Kinda fitting seeing how much #apple hates #rightToRepair Nothing serviceable, worst ribbon cable connectors ever made, custom size and pattern screws. This is not the future I want.

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  Omg... got to actually TOUCH the new @frameworkcomputer 13 pro.. and y'all.. they NAILED THIS! I quit #apple back in 2020 and don't miss it ONE bit..... except the trackpad. I MISS the Apple trackpads. Well no more.. Framework made the perfect trackpad here. Bloody well done! #linux #righttoRepair #lfnw

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  Got a text: "Hey, do you want some iMacs?" — obviously I said YES. 🙌 These 2017 iMac 18,1s are fast, gorgeous, and built to last. Apple dropped support, so now they're "useless" to most people — but in ~10 minutes with #Linux and #NixOS, they become reliable, up-to-date computers for people who truly need them. People assume I hate #apple , but really I just want the computers their building today to have this type of future in 10 years. #righttoRep...

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  Ok #webDev peeps. I'm so curious your advice here. What do you use these days to build and manage a simple marketing website that someone non technical could log in and update? I have a site built in #tailwind and #php and its great, but there is no CMS behind it. #wordpress seems like crazy overkill. Is there a new open source minimalist CMS out there that people use? What's the new hottness?

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  @kbm0 @anatudor @vwestlife I've showed 70 year olds nixbook (which is basically Linux mint cinnamon) and they just get it. Zero training needed

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  Another reason to hate #Apple We're seeing more 2018+ MacBook Pro/Air donations — but Apple's T2 chip means even after iCloud sign-out and reset, the firmware stays locked to the original account. Without donor contact, these machines are useless. :( I've upcycled ~1,000 older Macs, but T2 era machines will end that. It's controlling, creates e-waste, and will only get worse. #righttorepair matters — Apple couldn't care less.

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  Coming to #lfnw at the end of this month? If so, you'll have a chance to snag one of these for free. T2 era (2018-2020) #apple #macbookPro and #macbookAir both running #fedora #linux both being given away for FREE by the Computer Upcycle Project! I'll also be giving away over 100 jailbroken Linux friendly Chromebooks, ram, iMacs and other random hardware. Def stop by the Computer Upcycle Project booth on Saturday / Sunday

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  Got this sweet M3 Chromebook for free! I dunno what these #apple people are so excited about.. it's not that fast. Lol

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  These men have misread Stoicism then haha. I really hate the Bro-Style of Stoicism. In reality it has much more in common with things like Buddhism than anything else.

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  Man if this isn't peak 2008! "Media center PC with a DVD drive and Beats Speakers". Ohhh and of course Norton and some gimmicky cooling trick. It will, however, run #nixbook perfectly fine. Thanks to #linux, legends like this can live on!

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  While I'm leaning #elixir , i'm also taking the opportunity to learn and try the #zed editor as well. I'm usually a #helixEditor guy.. but in learning a new framework, I really want to see the file tree. I've been zed-curious for a while and I have to say, I like it. It's super clean, fast and simple, while seemingly having everything I need! Also runs great in #nixos #linux

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  WOW. Just a huge shout out to A+ Computers Olympia who donated a MASSIVE amount of "older" Chromebooks to the Computer Upcycle Project. I'll be going through these, cleaning and upgrading what can be done and then working on getting them into the hands of people who need them. This might look like a crazy amount of laptops, but honestly, its the tip of the iceburg of machines that get thrown away... ever... single... day...