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Husband, Father, InfraOps Engineer. The 'K' in KDL. If the Operating System had ‘OS’ in the name, I rode that dead horse. Randomly contributes to open source projects. 
Has used core RAM and acoustic couplers.
Licensed HAM. 
Personally never ran Windows. 
Has never run Arch, BTW.
I'm also an award winning motorcycle builder.

Never, ever, cut a deal with a dragon, for you are crunchy and good ketchup.

Header Image: My desk setup when I had placed three Samsung 34" curved monitors side by side for over 8' of display at a resolution of 10320x1440. This was also the day I lost my cursor. RIP🖱️

Distros I use:debian: :elementaryos: :fedora:
Sums up my experience growing up
GrapheneOS refuses to comply with age verification laws.
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https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws

#Infosec #GrapheneOS #AgeVerification #Linux #Mastodon
GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information

Doesn’t care if its devices can’t be sold in regions that require ID verification.

Tom's Hardware

I post so infrequently these days. Back in my Twitter days (15+ years ago), I'd tweet four or five times a day. Now weeks pass.

Just me? Or are we all just starting to disengage from social media?

Anyway, I'm still coding away. I have an #atarist production in the works, which will be presented in a similar way to #FrankenSTOS, but around a very personal subject. As before I'll be using my #STOS extension, which I keep adding to (and seemingly, never releasing).

I'd like it finished for #BuxtonBytes, but I suspect it won't be. I seem to go through creative peaks and troughs.

It's very much a proof of concept production at present and I hope to get another awesome artist involved as I near completion.

Anyway, I'll go back to lurking now.

#demoscene #retrocomputing

Some tips on giving digital privacy/security advice: if you tell people they absolutely need to do a long list of difficult and expensive things before they travel, people will nod and smile and then not do it at all. This is why my advice focuses on harm reduction and understanding trade-offs.
DIY Reflow Plate Runs On USB Power Delivery

If you’re working with surface mount components, you’re likely going to want a reflow plate at some point. [Vitaly] was in need of just such a tool, and thus whipped up a compact reflow…

Hackaday

Always remember, Trump raised tariffs on Switzerland because he didn’t like the Swiss president, then lowered them after a Swiss business delegation brought him presents, including a gold bar and a Rolex watch.

#TrumpMustGo #TrumpKillsAmerica #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

In this promotional photo from Apple, the headphones are more expensive than the computer.

French cities’ steady march toward free public transport.

Ahead of the municipal elections, candidates across the country have promised fare-free transport.

Almost 50 cities have already done away with paid tickets, compared to just six before the 2000s.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260312-french-cities-steady-march-toward-free-public-transport?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#PublicTransport #France #Politics #Cities

French cities’ steady march toward free public transport.

Ahead of the municipal elections, candidates across the country have promised fare-free transport. Almost 50 cities have already done away with paid tickets, compared to just six before the 2000s.

Le Monde
“A key indicator that Trump’s ICE camps fit the definition(of concentration camps) is the lawless way the administration is filling them. “You have masked secret police that don’t identify themselves on the streets, kidnapping people,” she described, “and taking them quickly from a local detention to a transit camp — so attorneys can’t find them to give them legal rights.”
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/is-trump-building-concentration-camps?utm_medium=email
Is Trump Building ‘Concentration Camps’? These Experts Have No Doubts

Trump’s detainee warehouses fit the definition of concentration camps, experts say

The Contrarian

#HigherEd #Indigenous #Maine #artifacts #reparations

'The University of Maine has identified the remains of at least 26 Indigenous people and 532 burial objects held in its collection that are now slated to be returned to the Wabanaki Nations.'

https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/03/10/umaine-to-return-human-remains-burial-objects-to-wabanaki-nations/