rudyharrelson
@rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
- Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing? 6 days ago:
It’s interesting to see some of the back-and-forth on this topic between different proponents of free software.
I listened to this talk by Linus Torvalds a while back and it relates to the GPL license used by the Linux kernel and why the kernel hasn’t changed to GPLv3. Apparently Linus doesn’t find this practice by Tivo and other hardware manufacturers to be an issue.
- Comment on (complete) lemmy.radio upgrading from 0.19.3 to 0.19.6 1 week ago:
Ahh, gotcha. Thanks for looking into it
- Comment on (complete) lemmy.radio upgrading from 0.19.3 to 0.19.6 1 week ago:
It seems like uploading animated .gif files may be currently broken. The server returns a 400 error with the message “Too wide”.
Dunno if this was an issue before the update, as I’m not sure I ever tried to upload a .gif file before; I usually upload .png files. Just wanted to give you a heads up either way.
- Comment on Jewel Beetles 1 week ago:
- Comment on (complete) lemmy.radio upgrading from 0.19.3 to 0.19.6 1 week ago:
Hells yeah. Looks like the update fixed the issue with existing session cookies not always getting handled correctly in Firefox. A very nice quality of life improvement IMO
- Comment on Clever, clever 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on PS5's 'Resume Activity' Feature Apparently Gone for Good - PlayStation LifeStyle 4 weeks ago:
You may be entitled to compensation!
- Comment on The Beginning of the End 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
I loved the storms in BOTW. The rainy atmosphere and the mechanical effects were really well done.
In a similar vein, Majora’s Mask has a fantastic thunderstorm on day 2 of the cycle.
- Comment on Is Lemmy an effective alternative to Reddit? 5 weeks ago:
In terms of design, I find Lemmy to be basically a 1:1 replacement for Reddit. It’s a link aggregator with communities, comments, and voting.
I like it a lot, even though the communities are smaller and there’s less content. It’s just a nicer communal experience for me compared to Reddit. I feel more pressure to actually comment since the communities are smaller and every little bit helps, lol.
- Comment on Could Linux save my laptop? 1 month ago:
Gotcha. You mentioned you put the PC into Recovery Mode and tried to reinstall Windows, but it didn’t work. What happened that prevented the re-installation of Windows? Did the PC just shutdown during installation, or were you wholly unable to get the Windows installer to run?
If you’re still able to boot into Recovery Mode/Safe Mode, try opening up a Command Prompt and running an the SFC Scan and DISM commands outlined here: howtogeek.com/…/how-to-repair-corrupted-windows-s…
- Comment on Could Linux save my laptop? 1 month ago:
Could Linux save my laptop?
Depends on the root cause of the BSoD. If it’s a hardware issue, then no, installing Linux won’t fix an underlying hardware issue. What does the BSoD screen actually say? Any specific error code?
My understanding is that Linux is a kind of system that you download the components to a USB or what not and then install it on your machine. Is that something I could do in this case?
Yep, you could do that, but you’ll need a functioning PC to create a USB installer for the Linux OS of your choice. You’ll need a blank USB drive and some software to “flash” the Linux OS installer to the USB drive. e.g.: …readthedocs.io/…/burn.html
- Comment on The ARRL elections this year are a sham 1 month ago:
my account seems to be randomly logged out.
Glad it’s not just me, lol. I’ve been wondering for weeks why I seem to almost always get logged out if I close the tab in Firefox. Not a big issue; I just log back in. But have been curious as to why that happens.
- Comment on Threw a wrestling watch party, made special food, and was very disappointed in the outcome. 2 months ago:
That sucks man. You went the extra mile to be a good host, so you should be proud of that, regardless!
- Comment on What happened with active users on Lemmy? 2 months ago:
Well, that was fast, lol.
Thanks!
- Comment on What happened with active users on Lemmy? 2 months ago:
We need @SorteKanin@feddit.dk to dive in and tell us how these numbers work!
- Comment on How the fuck do you meet new people? 2 months ago:
I don’t think Reddit-for-nerds (Lemmy) is that great of a place to ask this.
Ouch
- Comment on ARRL paid $1M ransom to hackers 2 months ago:
That sucks to hear.
Their ransom demands were dramatically weakened by the fact that they did not have access to any compromising data. It was also clear that they believed ARRL had extensive insurance coverage that would cover a multi-million-dollar ransom payment. After days of tense negotiation and brinkmanship, ARRL agreed to pay a $1 million ransom. That payment, along with the cost of restoration, has been largely covered by our insurance policy.
Glad the threat actors didn’t get the payout they were hoping for.
- Comment on Those books are different from how I remembered… 3 months ago:
- Comment on Kids and their computers these days. 3 months ago:
I’m no expert on automobiles, but that truck would need to be 40+ years old to have no computers onboard. It doesn’t look that old to me, though maybe he just kept it in good shape.
- Comment on Kids and their computers these days. 3 months ago:
(They’re created with computer too.) I’ve got bad news for him regarding how modern pickup trucks work.
- Comment on *doing my best google impression* Did you mean: turn in up? 4 months ago:
Does anyone else hate Nickelback, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and Maroon 5? Upvotes to the left
- Comment on (CW: misogyny, mention of murder) I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the culture of this hobby 4 months ago:
Sorry to hear about all the negative experiences. It’s so cool you’ve contacted the ISS, though. I wanna do it at some point as well!
I’m also in rural, southern USA (North Carolina. Only gotta drive about 2 minutes up the road to see a house with a confederate flag flying!) and similar experiences to yours have driven me away from most local nets. Some of the wild stuff I’ve heard these boomers (and older) say has made it unpalatable to say the least. I recall when studying for the Technician’s exam, the study guide I was reading said “There’s really no specific list of things you can’t say on the radio, but basically don’t say it if you wouldn’t say it in front of your mother.” Unfortunately a lot of these guys would clearly say a whole lot of casually racist, homophobic, xenophobic, misogynistic, etc stuff in front of their mothers without a second thought.
One local net I was frequenting about 2 years ago had a woman show up and all the guys were just super weird about it. Like a video game lobby voice chat, but older and creepier. 🤦♂️
I agree we gotta start handing out cheap handsets and licenses to zoomers ASAP, lol. I’m a millennial (33) and would very much like for HAM radio to be more inclusive.
