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I am a Canadian, angry ball of misanthropy who wears many hats: Writer/Techie/Gamer/Pagan/Small Business Owner/Lunatic. (Formerly @esherravenfire of that dead bird place)

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If this is nVidia's attempt at customer support, my next card will be an AMD. Mind blowingly awful customer service. What a joke.

29.12.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Full moon with a halo.

Full moon with a halo.

Cool full moon tonight.

05.11.2025 07:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING🍁: 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty recommends a basic income floor to ensure everyone reaches at least the poverty line

This is pretty reasonable.

04.11.2025 00:56 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

the less they care about the consumers who put them where they are today.

Enshittification, the poison of public corporations, call it what you will. This is the last time I participate in their toxic, hostile, and antagonistic march.

Enough is enough.

So, one last year with you, old friend.

03.11.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But alas, Microsoft cannot help themselves.

It has become clear they aren't just uninterested in their users' opinions; they are openly and actively exploitative, disdainful of them. The more Azure the world gobbles up, the more of our personal data they sell, (3/*)

03.11.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Windows 7 was the last good version of Windows."

Sure, 10 still couldn't hold a candle to what Windows 7 truly was: peak operating system design; a callback to the way PCs should work. But it became stable. Usable. Comfortable. It looks clean, professional. Not built by Fisher-Price. (2/*)

03.11.2025 20:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, a one-year reprieve on my rebuild to Linux is fine, I suppose. A little more time to spend with an old friend.

Like XP and 7 before it, 10 matured late. But eventually, it became stable. Comfortable. We became friends. I eventually gave up the catchphrase I had been intoning for years: (1/*)

03.11.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy heck. Ok, so I FINALLY have access to my BlueSky accounts again. But what a pain in the butt. Pro tip: If you lose access to the email account associated with your BSky, it is a nightmare, and multiple weeks of waiting to get access again. @support.bsky.team y'all really gotta work on that.

03.11.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But let's be honest. Does CoD do anything but raise your blood pressure & make you a worse human being? Is the world really worse off without those hollow shells of their ancestral titles?

Look in your heart. You know the answer. It's time to let it go.

#CallOfDuty #CoD #HotTake #Gaming

03.11.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OK, real talk on Linux gaming.

Yes, almost your entire Steam library will run flawlessly, especially on a gaming-focused distro.

But... we have to talk about the elephant in the room. That big, kernel-level anti-cheat one.

Yeah, Call of Duty. It doesn't work. (1/2)

#LinuxGaming #Linux #PCGaming

03.11.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog The Document Foundation and LibreOffice support the international campaign @endof10 https://endof10.org/ The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This wi...

But don't just take my word for it. The folks behind LibreOffice (The Document Foundation) just published a fantastic breakdown of the real costs and problems with the Windows 11 "upgrade." It's a must-read.
blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/06...

16.06.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's be clear: my first Windows was 3.11 for Workgroups. At this point, I'm sure a copy is installed in my brain, though it seems to have downgraded itself to XP SP1. Most of my IT career has been spent supporting Windows, and I want to like Win11 but it's just bad.

#Windows11 #TechRant

16.06.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The biggest thing here is the commitment it takes to build an entire plugin ecosystem. This is the foundation of #OpenSource: Freedom & choice. Kudos to the @linuxfoundation.org; one of the few organizations out there I would trust to do this right.

16.06.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To me, the bigger story here is the deep rooted lack of critical thinking in society in modern era. A lack of will to truly listen and understand what these technologies are, rather than desperately anthropomorphize them into something they are not. And these AI companies love to hype the idea.

13.06.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure this is ecologically sound beyond the microbiology scale. I get the possible need, but still.. Seems super risky, even with a novel species.

13.06.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just absolute, pure Zuck slime. Goddamn Meta.. Cringy mofos. Why does anyone even use Facebook anymore? Oh right, Marketplace.... lol.

13.06.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Major Breach Alert: McLean Mortgage hit by BlackBasta ransomware. 30,453 people affected. Highly sensitive data stolen: SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account info. Incident occurred Oct '24, full scope revealed May '25, notifications June '25.
#CyberSecurity #DataBreach #PrivacyAlert #InfoSec

13.06.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's talk "Green IT." Feels like a contradiction, doesn't it? But what if the most eco-friendly choice for your business IT also gave you more control and lower long-term costs? It's more possible than you think. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

#GreenIT #SustainableTech #OnPremises #SmallBizIT #EWaste #YYC

28.05.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This post got you blocked.

27.05.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When you walk into work in the morning, dangerously low on caffeine, and the office Karen is already at 11.

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25.05.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man in a suit and tie making a face . ALT: a close up of a man in a suit and tie making a face .

I'm just saying, but maybe that's not a bad thing?

27.05.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aww man, it'd be so cool to see Wrath of Khan in a theatre again! I was a wee little one the last time. Looks like a fun night! Unfortunately Houston is a little far for this Trekkie to travel.

27.05.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah yes... Pope Felonious, the first of his name.

03.05.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 1
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Another spicy day already. Someone hit the Summer button prematurely. #yyc

03.05.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CalgaryComicExpo 2025

26.04.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Psst, mailchimp links don't work like this.

30.03.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you've ever been on a cave tour where the guide shines a black light, you've already had this explained to you by the tour guide, so this whole statement is irrelevant to you. :P

30.03.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A foggy, snow covered cityscape picture of Calgary, Alberta.

A foggy, snow covered cityscape picture of Calgary, Alberta.

Screw you too #Calgary.

29.03.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Digg Reboot Digg - The front page of the internet, now with superpowers

reboot.digg.com Oh heck yea. The Front Page is coming back.

11.03.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stephen Wolfram on AI:

youtu.be/Y3aNhVJDX…

For the full show visit twit.tv/im

27.02.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0