matthew - retroedge.tech

Most everything that Bill Gates promotes is bad news for regular people. #AI #LLM #Microsoft nostr:note1gj9nhf6luspznfda4mx2t7asn0xmhpzcdsldja0dqqf2zurs07ssa9dc5k

RSS is much more important than "AI" - my view on this issue. #rss #ai #firefox nostr:note1vxmmtpsy3w2k3cluv9q66xe5tfyu4duvzsm4fxhpr62wv83dvkhsut22rr

This week, two customers contacted me about the keyboards on their ThinkPad T580 laptops not working. Makes me think it is a software issue. One is Windows 11 Pro, for sure, as I have it now and am testing. I think the other T580 has Windows 10 Pro. There was a BIOS update available, but problem still happens after that. External USB keyboard works fine even when built in keyboard does not work. Anyone else seeing these issues with ThinkPad T580 or T480 laptops? #thinkpad

Currently exploring #nostr I think I found something that I had been missing.

nostr:npub16c2fsg7fp3yxte9ugd9yhcdpa68h924asv5d6pvm5nc37a3nkzmqd2xaj2 Good to see you again! Thanks for following.

Data Shedding: Understanding a severe real-time privacy risk https://peertube.libresolutions.network/w/9nMzvr94JsUJ9diYvynvZL This explains why using an AdBlocker is more than just keeping annoying advertisements from popping up. There's serious privacy concern. #privacy #surveillance #adblock #peertube

If you are coming from Windows, I do highly recommend the Cinnamon desktop. With Linux, you get more choices... which can bring confusion because you aren't used to that with Windows. The Cinnamon desktop environment is one of perhaps six major desktop environment options, with many more less used options available, too. Cinnamon is the desktop environment developed by Linux Mint, so is default with that, but you can install and use it easily on many Linux "distos" (distributions of software that are bundled together). Linux Mint Debian Edition is a good place to get started. #Linux #Cinnamon #choice #freedom #LinuxMint #Debian

I am very happy with my model year 2000 car that does not have any of these invasive tracking electronics. #privacy #tech nostr:note1nm8tw87929z6t9k4yjc67uvfh4gqzj85dc8683h9kwsdd5qendqs9jc7xw

It would be great if regular people cared and stopped using #Microsoft... but most don't seem to care or have any curiosity about alternatives. I do sell quite a few refurbished computers with #Linux, but it is tiny numbers compared to the Windows computers I sell and work on. nostr:note166xwkle2ds63kg58v3tuxpa4mj8uusldd7va59tzgp5ke4qxdlls7qzet5

I am torrenting LMDE 6 right now. #LinuxMint #Debian Edition