overview for erici

Do you consider that a security risk that's worth worrying about? E.g. you could get a dodgy maintainer putting malware in it, as least theoretically.

What is/was your distrohopping journey? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] erici 3 points 10 months ago

Vic20 😆 -> C64 -> AmigaOS -> MacOS -> Slackware (much frustration!) -> MacOS -> Ubuntu -> EndeavourOS

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH UBUNTU 24.04 😡 in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] erici 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t use Ubuntu myself but I put Zorin on my dad’s computer. He 82 and he doesn’t know what an operating system is. He seems to be able to use it though 🤷

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH UBUNTU 24.04 😡 in c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Great episode of “This Week in Virology” podcast discussing RFK Jr’s claims about vaccines. (www.microbe.tv)

submitted 2 years ago by erici to c/microbiology@mander.xyz

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An extremely overdue book has been returned to a Massachusetts library 119 years later (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by erici to c/library@lemmy.world

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vapes in c/environment@aussie.zone

[–] erici 4 points 2 years ago

Australia seems especially shitty recycling e-waste. We’re probably supposed to do the same thing with electric toothbrushes but I bet no one bothers.

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Obsolete books (self.library)

submitted 2 years ago by erici to c/library@lemmy.world

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My local library has two books on how to use google+. Should I mention to them that they’re obsolete? I suppose they’ll get chucked out eventually anyway…

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vapes (self.environment)

submitted 2 years ago by erici to c/environment@aussie.zone

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I went for a walk and found a vape on the ground. It had a symbol of a cross through a bin so I thought I should be a good citizen and dispose of this thing properly. I searched the internet and found an article that said to disassemble it, carefully cut the wires to the battery, put the liquid receptacle in the bin and drop the battery off at the local Officeworks for recycling. 🙄 The thing was solid, it had no screws and seemed to be impossible to open. At least you can put cigarette butts in the bin..

Folder in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] erici 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Amiga Workbench called them drawers. I'm sticking with drawers.

SDF Mastodon in c/sdfpubnix

[–] erici 2 points 2 years ago

outdated info!

I think the average person just simply doesn't care about their privacy. in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] erici 46 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I stopped using Facebook 10 years ago, but I'm loathed to actually delete my account because every once in a while, a long lost friend or relative contacts me there. It would be a shame to lose touch with people. Ultimately I care about that more than privacy. It's the same with Whatsapp. I've made a concerted effort to convince my immediate family to try XMPP, Delta Chat and Signal, but they just won't install another app unless everyone they know is using it. I find it a bit frustrating, but that's reality. So I have to keep using Whatsapp.

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1980s Bubblegum, by The Particles (theparticles.bandcamp.com)

submitted 2 years ago by erici to c/music

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Catchy 80s indie pop band from Sydney. The trumpet player Stephen went on to play in the Cannanes.

Online dating in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] erici 3 points 2 years ago

It can work. I used a dating website (pre smartphone) and I just put in a photo of myself sitting at my computer and a list of bands and movies I liked. My wife approved and asked me out on a date.

Favorite IRC client? in c/irc

[–] erici 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

irssi on computer. LimeChat on iPhone.

Questions about sdfpubnix in c/sdfpubnix

[–] erici 3 points 2 years ago

I would assume that it's open for anyone to use, just like mastodon.sdf.org