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  1. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    Yeah, can confirm, Linux Mint is perfect for newbies to the Linux world. I switched to Mint after having Ubuntu for like 2-4 years and updates completely destroyed the installation! It had like 2...

    Yeah, can confirm, Linux Mint is perfect for newbies to the Linux world.

    I switched to Mint after having Ubuntu for like 2-4 years and updates completely destroyed the installation! It had like 2 app stores installed (with updates) and had to update using workarounds in the terminal.

    tl;dr Ubuntu bad, Mint good

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  2. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    can't wait for skype to go back in the mainstream

    can't wait for skype to go back in the mainstream

  3. Comment on Have you ever compiled a custom Linux kernel? in ~comp

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    Sort of, while making a postmarketOS port to an old phone of mine (real linux for phones) i had to get a kernel for my device, so i speciefied the kernel (which is basically the android kernel)...

    Sort of, while making a postmarketOS port to an old phone of mine (real linux for phones) i had to get a kernel for my device, so i speciefied the kernel (which is basically the android kernel) and the program to make a port automatically took care of compiling it, i just had to put some patch files to make the kernel compile.

  4. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

  5. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    sorry for the late reply, but for your specific model i couldn't find anything, this is the closest thing i got, but it's for the P10 Lite:...

    sorry for the late reply, but for your specific model i couldn't find anything, this is the closest thing i got, but it's for the P10 Lite: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-10-lineageos-17-1-for-huawei-p10-lite.4064115/ . But if you want to unlock it you can try the PotatoNV method: https://github.com/mashed-potatoes/PotatoNV , i used it on my Huawei P9 Lite (VNS-L31) (the one running pmOS) and it worked. It involves opening up the phone (could be a bit of a pain) and shorting out a pin to ground while connecting it to usb (i reccomend having a friend help plugging in the usb while shorting the pins)

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  6. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Running Linux (postmarketOS) on an old Huawei phone, it's not perfect, in certain situations the screen doesn't initialize, and the interface sometimes crashes, but i got wifi working!

    Running Linux (postmarketOS) on an old Huawei phone, it's not perfect, in certain situations the screen doesn't initialize, and the interface sometimes crashes, but i got wifi working!

    1 vote

  7. Comment on YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking in ~tech

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    No alternatives?!?!?! What about PeerTube and Odysee?

    No alternatives?!?!?! What about PeerTube and Odysee?

    3 votes

  8. Comment on YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking in ~tech

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    Since YouTube is just becoming a complete disaster (to name a few issues: bad moderation/customer support, the new adblock thing, and more) i will switch to alternatives like Odysee and PeerTube...

    Since YouTube is just becoming a complete disaster (to name a few issues: bad moderation/customer support, the new adblock thing, and more) i will switch to alternatives like Odysee and PeerTube (i can't believe no one mentioned them! And yes they are already quite popular) but there just isn't much content yet.

    10 votes

  9. Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes

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    tech10 is a shortened version of "LeoTech10", i use tech10 in most places since it's shorter and it's way easier to pronounce

    tech10 is a shortened version of "LeoTech10", i use tech10 in most places since it's shorter and it's way easier to pronounce

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Why the floppy disk just won't die in ~tech

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    Sony released back in the day a Memory Stick to Floppy disk adapter, like a Micro SD card to regular SD card adapter. You had to put some batteries into the adapter and a special driver on the PC,...

    Sony released back in the day a Memory Stick to Floppy disk adapter, like a Micro SD card to regular SD card adapter. You had to put some batteries into the adapter and a special driver on the PC, and those adapters worked similarly to a cassette to AUX adapter. But that Sony adapter is the closest thing to a USB to Floppy Disk adapter, nowadays you can get some floppy drive replacements on eBay (i think they were called GoTek adapters or something along those lines) which let's you mount floppy disk image files from a USB to an old computer.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    No problem! Edit: I reccomend you check out this review on youtube: https://youtu.be/qAlLvsgpl9w

    No problem!

    Edit: I reccomend you check out this review on youtube: https://youtu.be/qAlLvsgpl9w

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    i still can't believe i typed all of that on my phone

    i still can't believe i typed all of that on my phone

  13. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I've been porting postmarketOS to an old Huawei phone i had laying around, pmOS for who doesn't know is linux for phones, completely replacing android. It's actually very fun and relatively easy,...

    I've been porting postmarketOS to an old Huawei phone i had laying around, pmOS for who doesn't know is linux for phones, completely replacing android. It's actually very fun and relatively easy, i got as far to get wifi working, i haven't yet "uploaded" my work to pmOS since i couldn't get git to work properly with gitlab

    1 vote

  14. Comment on The main problem with the Fediverse is that people mostly just use it to talk about the Fediverse in ~tech

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    it's like going on tildes and only talking about tildes

    it's like going on tildes and only talking about tildes

  15. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    Yeah, i reccomend it! It's not that expensive either, it's a nice little radio! I got it since it has SSB since i wanted to listen to amateur radio broadcasts. It can pick up a lot of stuff even...

    Yeah, i reccomend it! It's not that expensive either, it's a nice little radio! I got it since it has SSB since i wanted to listen to amateur radio broadcasts. It can pick up a lot of stuff even on the telescopic antenna. Also i reccomend looking at the propagation chart on https://hrdlog.net (the higher the arrow the better propagation is on that band (20m is popular and can be found on 14.000 and up, interesting stuff is 14.074 is FT8 that can be decoded with FT8CN app on android, idk about iphone apps, 14.100 to 14.200 is where i found the most people talking (no digital modes, just by voice)) Also that radio can pick up the AIR band, so you can listen to airplanes talking to the base station. Just look up on internet the frequency for your area. If propagation is good, you can pick up really distant stations! I'm in italy and the most distant station i heard was in russia. Also when you receive their callsign, you can look it up at https://qrz.com and it tells you their location.

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  16. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    Using actual hardware! Even at night (when there should be propagation in that band) i can't pick it up at all. I heard some people in my area managed to do so but probably with giant antennas and...

    Using actual hardware! Even at night (when there should be propagation in that band) i can't pick it up at all. I heard some people in my area managed to do so but probably with giant antennas and better radios with filters to remove noise and stuff like that (i use an xhdata d-808 with a matching xhdata an-80 antenna (picture of antenna and radio https://images.app.goo.gl/9vWGUzikGN39EKe4A) which are definetely not gonna be as good compared to a pricier radio and a giant antenna)

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  17. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    Yes, these are exactly the variables i was refering to

    Yes, these are exactly the variables i was refering to

  18. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    I actually tried to receive the famous Buzzer (or UVB-76) but no luck, i also check out that YouTube livestream every now and then

    I actually tried to receive the famous Buzzer (or UVB-76) but no luck, i also check out that YouTube livestream every now and then

  19. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    Decoding APRS is cool, but if i'm gonna do it i prefer using this website https://aprs.fi since it's easier and shows people all around the globe!

    Decoding APRS is cool, but if i'm gonna do it i prefer using this website https://aprs.fi since it's easier and shows people all around the globe!

  20. Comment on Any shortwave listeners here? What are some good frequencies to listen on? in ~hobbies

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    actually a couple of months ago i got a sdr receiver, i also got a decent antenna for handeld radios like baofengs and i can pick up a lot of stuff, being in italy i can get METEOMAR, a NOAA...

    actually a couple of months ago i got a sdr receiver, i also got a decent antenna for handeld radios like baofengs and i can pick up a lot of stuff, being in italy i can get METEOMAR, a NOAA weather radio-like transmission but focusing only on weather for the sea, very interesting transmission i like to hear once in a while, and i won't forget also listening to a couple of Echolink nodes! (PS: since my sdr stick is a generic whatever i will mod it eventually to receive the HF band since generic sticks just don't receive that band, but then again my xhdata d-808 is my go-to radio for listening to HF.)

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