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#876 Re: News & Announcements » Non GNU Linux Chimera » 2023-04-01 16:14:54
Oh zapper . . . please pay better attention. The exact content of the post that you quoted was:
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Edit: Inhale!
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Exhale!Last edited by fsmithred (2023-02-14 15:22:01)
Did you not notice the "..." and the text beneath those excellent words of advice? HoaS had posted an unnecessarily crude, knee-jerk rant/response to charliebrownau. It was deleted/edited by one of our mods. In response, HoaS has apparently moved on from this forum because he has not been seen here since. Or maybe you like talking to the "dead"? It's a little creepy. Maybe try a seance . . .
#877 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Unity desktop environment » 2023-04-01 15:53:47
@zapper . . . yes
#878 Re: Off-topic » Share your photography! » 2023-03-31 01:36:23
A few years back, this fungus popped up in the woods by the creek. Its life-cycle lasted over several months. It was identified as a Ganoderma Curtisii a type of Reishi which is a very special 'shroom. The camera used is a Canon Powershot that probably cost less than $100. I just point and click. 
#880 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 . . .
#881 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. 
#882 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?
#883 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 . . .
#884 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 . . .
#885 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 . . . 
#886 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."
#887 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 . . .
#888 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.
#889 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
#890 Re: Off-topic » Ken Thompson and Linux » 2023-03-17 17:05:08
Thanks for that, Altoid! Made my day!!
#891 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 . . .
#892 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"??
#893 Re: Off-topic » Freedombox is on the list of banned packages, what to do? » 2023-03-15 15:03:04
#894 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 . . .
#895 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 . . .
#896 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.
#897 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!
#898 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.
#899 Re: DIY » Regarding making cronie jobs, » 2023-03-04 02:16:38
Now there's an answer!
#900 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.
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