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#1002 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Unity desktop environment » 2023-03-29 04:33:11
@zapper . . . I think you missed the point. Fisher-Price on steroids and fisher price steroids paint two entirely different mental images . . .
#1003 Re: Off-topic » How to exclude words in DDG etc. searches » 2023-03-27 22:59:19
You got me completely wrong! I'll try again.
The main point is: Would you pay for having more search options?
No, I would not. We are focusing on 2 different types of "paying" - currency and freedom.. You are focused on monetary cost. My comments are based on the cost to personal freedom by being so closely tied to google.
Beeing naked in front of google and hoping they will deliver better results then is not an option for me.
Me either which is exactly where my comments were coming from. So we actually understand each other quite well. 
#1004 Re: Off-topic » How to exclude words in DDG etc. searches » 2023-03-27 17:56:38
What if you use (buy) an API key for google custom search?
I don't see that anything good could come from letting google profile me in such a personal way.
Could be a way to have more search options.
But at what price . . .?
Or is it the same search, just the results are submitted differently?
Those algorithms are a black box . . . How do you begin to find an answer to that question?
#1005 Re: Off-topic » How to exclude words in DDG etc. searches » 2023-03-27 00:20:49
@delgado . . . I gathered that from the research I did before posting here. I was hoping someone at Devuan surely knows a way around this obstacle. Sigh . . .
The machine just wants to piss us off and waste our time. We are like cattle being herded into the abattoir and the chutes are narrowing. We will obey the machine! And it is suffocating . . .
#1006 Off-topic » How to exclude words in DDG etc. searches » 2023-03-26 21:29:58
- golinux
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I am frustrated . . . -wordtoexclude used to work but hasn't for a long time. It is still possible to exclude a site with -site:sitedomain but no way to exclude more than one site at a time. It is a bit like trying to find a pin stuck in a Jackson Pollack painting.
Please post your tips and/or vent your frustration here . . .
#1007 Re: Installation » Devuan doesn't have graphical user management » 2023-03-25 21:12:11
@ribcage . . . Thank you for sharing your solutions and reminding me that I should install gnome-system-tools. Haven't had a need but good to have it there if/when the need arises . . . 
#1008 Re: Off-topic » AI on mainstream media » 2023-03-24 15:17:06
Adding this on Amanpour & Co. yesterday to the discussion:
Fmr. Google CEO Eric Schmidt on the AI Revolution
"Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. How it is being applied—and, perhaps more importantly, regulated—are now the crucial questions to ask. Walter Isaacson speaks with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about A.I.’s impact on life, politics, and warfare, as well as what can be done to keep it under control."
#1009 Off-topic » AI on mainstream media » 2023-03-23 16:54:03
- golinux
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The genie is already out of the bottle but at least the MSM finally caught up with it . . .
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/vi … 6341189759
"Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, stoking concerns that the technology is being released too quickly and without enough testing. Lester Holt speaks with Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, co-founders of the Center for Humane Technology, about the dangers of developing AI without regulation."
It is a good time to be old . . . 
#1010 Re: Off-topic » Voce fala portugues? » 2023-03-20 18:05:21
"tuxd3v" is a forum user from Portugal but I haven't seen him for a while. If you could track him down or maybe send him an email from this forum, he might be able to help you sort your keyboard issues.
#1011 Re: Off-topic » Ken Thompson and Linux » 2023-03-17 19:16:43
Oh yes! I saw that and smiled. I am a seasoned apple basher. So is Eben Moglen. This gem from 2012:
https://transfer.sh/Vv3Uq1/moglen12snippet.mp3
Entire presentation is HERE
#1012 Re: Off-topic » Ken Thompson and Linux » 2023-03-17 17:05:08
Thanks for that, Altoid! Made my day!!
#1013 Re: Off-topic » Freedombox is on the list of banned packages, what to do? » 2023-03-15 23:33:22
@MrReplikant:
1. It is really not necessary to quote when the post being responded to is immediately previous to the response and visible on the screen.
2. "@whoever" works really well as an alternative.
3. Or just copy short passages to which you'd like to respond
Now, if we're done being petty . . . ?
Really?! You can go stand in a corner now . . .
#1014 Re: Off-topic » Freedombox is on the list of banned packages, what to do? » 2023-03-15 20:19:49
Anyhow, this is off topic.....
Not really . . . it is a sloppy habit that wastes Devuan bits. What has happened to "less is more"??
#1015 Re: Off-topic » Freedombox is on the list of banned packages, what to do? » 2023-03-15 15:03:04
#1016 Re: Off-topic » Got another troll prank! » 2023-03-06 22:52:54
https://github.com/google/recaptcha/issues/519
@andyprough
@head-on-a-stickThoughts?
You will both love it if it remains there long enough.
Haven't you noticed that the forum has been wonderfully "normal" lately? HoaS hasn't logged in since 2023-02-14 . . .
#1017 Re: Other Issues » Is there a good way to install Inkscape 1.2.2? » 2023-03-06 18:13:21
Flatpak doesn't really resonate much with Devuan users for any number of reasons . . .
#1018 Re: Forum Feedback » The view count is replenished every time I open my topic » 2023-03-06 16:00:05
golinux wrote:Yes, that's the way it works. That won't happen if you go to the page where all topics for that forum are listed. You can also subscribe to your post and it will send an email when there is a response.
So it's supposed to be like this? It looks like a bug.
It is what it is and has been since 2016 or so . . .
As I explained, there are ways to get the information you seek without incurring the extra count. Pick one and be happy.
#1019 Re: Documentation » serial console - full disk encryption » 2023-03-05 21:52:21
Welcome to Devuan . . . could you please not post line-formatted text to the forum? The forum messages are a fixed width and it causes ugly line breaks. You should be able to go in and edit your post to get rid of them . . . Thanks!
#1020 Re: Forum Feedback » The view count is replenished every time I open my topic » 2023-03-04 18:12:45
Yes, that's the way it works. That won't happen if you go to the page where all topics for that forum are listed. You can also subscribe to your post and it will send an email when there is a response.
#1021 Re: DIY » Regarding making cronie jobs, » 2023-03-04 02:16:38
Now there's an answer!
#1022 Re: DIY » Regarding making cronie jobs, » 2023-03-04 00:51:08
I ask because, isn't /etc/rc.local a sysvinit function?
IIRC, openrc uses the sysvinit scripts.
#1023 Re: DIY » A Survey of User-made Content » 2023-03-01 15:40:40
I have gkrellm installed from the Devuan repos so why does it need to be added to this repo?
#1024 Re: Devuan » Increasing need for RAM » 2023-02-21 16:50:42
jue-gen wrote:Unfortunately, nobody writes HTML in the editor these days.
I'm pretty sure that a few people in this very forum still do. And I'm one of those
Indeed . . . devuan.org was crafted from scratch by hellekin. It has gone through some changes but that code is mostly still in use and I always created my sites in a text editor too.
[edit] There was a time when exploring the creative possibilities of html and css was a "thing":
The only rule is:
"You may modify the style sheet in any way you wish, but not the HTML."
Do take a tour through their gallery . . . though it seems a bit broken atm . . .
[edit2] Another interesting option to add to a site created in a text editor is Flat Press which use to be an no-database version of wordpress. Have no idea where it's gone since I last used it.
Sorry for the OT, folks . . .
#1025 Re: Devuan » Increasing need for RAM » 2023-02-20 21:19:23
Do you know about Project Gemini? Produces sane web pages . . .
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