NathanALV

@NathanALV@social.linux.pizza
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18 Following
143 Posts

Hello! I am Nathan, born and raised in south Texas Rio grand valley, I like #FOSS, learning about technology, and think #privacy is a human right
#computer #texas #RGV #Linux #tech #linuxdesktop
I post #articles , from time to time, you can follow my blog or here to have them in your timeline 

https://nathanalvaradosite.wordpress.com/

note: anyone can contact me for any reason, all more private topic or conversations can be discussed in #simplexchat my contacts available below

My websitehttps://nathanalvaradosite.wordpress.com/
BearBloghttps://nathanalv.bearblog.dev/
OShttps://bazzite.gg
simplexchat contacthttps://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FPtsqghzQKU83kYTlQ1VKg996dW4Cw4x_bvpKmiv8uns%3D%40smp18.simplex.im%2FAm5-LmZzez__xoF4H9sWjluF838EUEB0%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-3%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEA923Re5pFRh4H5z49uiLU7hmdk7TRu5Y1tS58f_KRazI%253D%26srv%3Dlyqpn
NathanALVJun 6
is your neighbor a kidnapper?
NathanALVJun 6
spafJun 5
Found in my archive:
NathanALVJun 4
happy #pridemonth everyone
NathanALVMay 28
The Tor ProjectMay 28
NathanALVMay 27
Magic 9 BallMay 27
No, you should not.
NathanALVMay 26
Large Heydon ColliderMay 26

The reason it's considered (by many) acceptable to churn/sling/vibe code using AI is largely due to how we frame development in respect to design. We consider design thinking as both innately human and a non-technical code-free occupation. We think of developers as machines who only encode design.

If developers get replaced by AI, it's only because we dehumanised them already. And the development itself *will* get worse. Because the best developers actually think deeply about their work.

NathanALVMay 26

On topic with my last post about #Linux and the work #valve has done to the #linuxdesktop #linuxgaming , this video by #SomeOrdinaryGamers talks about advantages of linux over windows when it comes to gaming and battery life. I do really hope linux becomes a bigger competitor, its already getting a push thanks to #steamOS and #gaminghandheld maybe some other company could push it on the desktop to main stream storefront and advertise it there. There needs to be a strategy and some OS to be friendly and mainstream friendly enough for the masses to be able to push this ecosystem more. Defaults are important, not everyone even knows what an #operatingsystem is, and thus not care about it. If its an accessible default, rather than a option you would have to go out of your way to install, could really increase its marketshare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUbb5s4jpP8

Valve Is Seriously Hurting Microsoft...

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NathanALVMay 26

If you need or want #steamos today, i don't reccomend getting the recovery image and hoping it works, rather just use #bazzite , it's a community maintained operating system that is very batteries included for whatever you want or need today. SteamOS itself I don't know why you would need it specifically,
if it's for #arch then install arch or #endeavouros ,
if you need an immutable and stable system, #universalblue and #VanillaOS have you covered.
If you need a preconfigured OS that has everything you need out of the box, bazzite is a great option.
If you only trust valve, and valve is the only thing you would trust if you are ever gonna use linux, valve sponsers #archlinux , helping with infrastructure as chosen by the project itself.
#Linux is a vast ecosystem that span across different projects for different reasons and methods, and #valve is a great force that helped pushed it to where it is now in terms of how mainstream it is. Linux is already here as a desktop and even to be used as a console OS. If its not working or perfect for you, thats fine, just know that to figure it out, just try it out, even in a usb boot, its not perfect, but it does suite some people better than others.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=299799

https://chaos.social/@Foxboron/113226409305222252

Arch Linux and Valve Collaboration / Arch Discussion / Arch Linux Forums

NathanALVMay 23
The Tor ProjectMay 12
In uncertain times, the Tor community has been a source of hope and resilience. Let's come together and show the world that #PrivacyIsPossible. Join the movement and help keep the Tor network strong. 💜
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-md-sc2025
Donate to the Tor Project

If you value privacy, support Tor

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The Tor ProjectMay 19
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spafJun 5
Found in my archive:
Show threadEm & future cats 🇺🇦🐈🏳️‍🌈Jun 5
@spaf
This is my aunt in a nutshell 🤣
What little I know bothers me
But when I ask her about it she basically says “you don’t wanna know” 🤣
So… I’m just gonna try to be careful and simple with my technology as best as I can 😹
Show threadgrob 🇺🇦Jun 5
@spaf basically the plot of the weird Indiana Jones (Crystal Skull ofc) 
Show thread🐦‍⬛Jun 5
@grob @spaf aka Indiana Jones and the millions of monkeys, aka Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Ants, aka Indiana Jones and the Tacky Cultural Insensitivity etc etc
Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 5

@spaf And people wonder why I won't get into a car that has any of the controls "By-Wire"

I've worked with computers for 30+ years, I know better than to get into anything controlled by one.

Show threadDavidJun 5
@ShredderFeeder
A friend working in energy trading and with some knowledge about the grid and physics once said to me that there's no good reason to expect the lights turning on when you press the switch. (Yet they always do turn on in the area where we live.)
Show threadvxoJun 8

@ShredderFeeder @spaf one of my criteria for my next car will be that it has a manual transmission because I continue to have no trust in throttle by wire

if that shit goes stupid on a vehicle with a manual, quick left foot stomp, and safely exit the road. it's a non-issue

Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 8
@vxo my next car will be a pre computer controlled manual transmission mustang GT.. so pre 2015. @spaf
Show threadvxoJun 8
@ShredderFeeder @spaf when you say computer controlled manual, does it still have a manual clutch? as long as you have that, you can still quell uncommanded acceleration immediately. I know there are transmissions that are a dual-shaft automatic that works mechanically more like a true manual with automated wet plate clutch, but I don't think those have a clutch pedal, just a bunch of Mystery Software
Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 8

@vxo i wont drive anything with bybwire throttle, steering, braking.

Not specifically referring to the manual transmission, i just drive thouse because their fun. ;-) @spaf

Show threadvxoJun 8
@ShredderFeeder @spaf so I REALLY don't trust brake by wire because I've driven two different crappy GM products that had electric power brake boosters, and an electrical fault somewhere caused either sudden loss of braking or simultaneous engine stalling and sudden loss of braking, just as an added bonus. at least in both cases, a VERY HARD stomp still gave me enough brake action to get out of trouble because I had a lot of space ahead of me
Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 8

@vxo Yeah, I drive a 2010 Mustang right now. Throttle is by wire, but brakes and steering are not. I still don't like it, the responsiveness of the throttle sucks compared to a good old-fashioned throttle-cable..

That being said, even my car is too computer controlled for me. I had to replace the ECU last summer, and it was a GIANT pain in the ass to get done.

(computer-free) cars are easy to work on, and a car has a life-span of about 20-25 years... A computer has a lifespan of about 5. When the computer fails, the car becomes a fucking brick.

@spaf

Show threadvxoJun 8
@ShredderFeeder @spaf gaaahhh!!! it used to be the ECUs lasted at least a decade and a half before exhibiting any drama
Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 9

@vxo Well, the morons at Ford put this one right next to the hot water return to the radiator..

And to be fair, it failed at 14 years... But it failed so spectacularly and was a giant pain to diagnose because it presented as a dozen different symptoms... AC malfunctions, misfires, random check-engines that were completely unrelated to each other...

And of course nobody makes this ECU anymore, so I had to find a refurb (for $1300) and pray the same thing wasn't wrong with it...

Wouldn't have happened if the car had a carburetor. :)

@spaf

Show threadDragon-sided DJun 8

@ShredderFeeder @spaf You remind me of a guy I used to work with. He was previously a software manager at Boeing.

He didn't fly. Especially not when the autopilot might need to be used. *Especially* when trying to land in fog.

Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 9

@dragonsidedd I've never worked for Boeing, but I don't fly either....When a buddy of mine told me about "Auto Landing" I noped out immediately. Fuck that noise.

@spaf

Show threadDragon-sided DJun 9

@ShredderFeeder @spaf LOL I met the guy while making a bug tracking system for a company that makes electronic control modules for engines.

Two things I learned:

1. When you press the accelerator you are just *asking the computer* to send more gas, not actually opening a valve

2. The computer that controls your engine has a shit-ton of bugs (or at least it did back in the early oughts)

Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassJun 9

@dragonsidedd ECUs are universally shit. But when the ECU is connected to a system that is also connected to the internet, thats way worse.

In 2016 a couple of researchers remotely took over a jeep on the highway. They did things like blast the radio and AC, then shut the engine down on the freeway...

https://youtu.be/MK0SrxBC1xs?si=pFQIyrUEjrZOJdGQ

In my car I ripped out the microsoft sync and stock entertainment center when I found out it had a two way signaling line to the ODB system. Replaced it with an aftermarket pioneer and severed that connection.

ECUQ@spaf@mstdn.social

Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on a Highway | WIRED

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Show threadDragon-sided DJun 10

@ShredderFeeder oh god

Internet connected control unit

Yeah no thanks

Show threadbdf2121cc3334b35b6ecda66e471Jun 5
@spaf banks