Father of three human children and one crazy cat child, life-long gamer, appreciator of art and architecture, appreciator of science and music, lover of movies and dice.
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Someone posted this, I'm sharing, and Tagging the Main Man Himself.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/680712/signal-how-to-call-chat-username-privacy
How To increase your privacy while using signal, and still reach more people.
Topics covered:
- Changing your profile names & username
- Hiding your phone number
- Massaging & calling other people
- Share a QR code with your Username
- Set up nicknames for users
- Autodelete messages
- Set a Screen Lock
- Transfer your account between Devices
They are bringing back "Worlds Largest Dungeon" !!!!
There's a free preview available on DTRPG now
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/524917/world-s-largest-dungeon-dtrpg-exclusive-preview-1
https://www.theverge.com/news/679328/reddit-update-hide-comments-posts-user-profiles
and
https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-curate-your-public-reddit-profile?
A new "Curate Your Profile" setting on Reddit will allow users to control which of their activities can be seen when someone views their public profile.
Curate my profile will allow users to selectively show or hide posting and commenting activity, as well as follower counts and NSFW content and communities.
https://linuxiac.com/karton-kdes-libvirt-powered-answer-to-gnome-boxes-and-virt-manager/
Karton is KDE's answer to Gnome Boxes
A quick, easy, GUI Virtual Machine Manager. Though in its early stages, it looks quite promising
The California State Senate unanimously passed S.B. 690.
The bill aims to amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by allowing the use of online tracking technologies for commercial business purposes.
The EFF, TechEquity, Consumer Federation of California, Tech Oversight California, and ACLU California Action issued a joint statement warning that the bill would put the safety and privacy of millions of Californians at serious risk.
In the wake of the California State Senate’s passage of S.B. 690, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), TechEquity, Consumer Federation of California, Tech Oversight California, and ACLU California Action issued a joint statement warning that the bill would put the safety and privacy of...
https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2025/06/04/debunking-5-myths-about-when-your-devices-get-wet/
Debunking Myths surrounding wet Electronics. The following Myths should not be (wholly) believed:
- My device turned back on! It’s fine
- My "waterproof" device can tolerate any kind of wetness
- My device has a great IP rating, so it’s been tested under real-world conditions
- I’ve got some rice in the kitchen. I can fix this myself!
- Well, this device is broken, but I’ve got a warranty to replace it
The article goes into a bunch more detail.
Consumer technologies get wet as a regular part of everyday life. Shuvro Mojumder/Unsplash , CC BY-SA Rachel Plotnick, Indiana University Nearly everyone has encountered the unthinkable: Your smartphone landed in the toilet. Or you forgot to take off your smartwatch before jumping into the pool. Or maybe you meant to take those earbuds out of […]
My Other Son wrote this, and I wanted to share it with the world.
https://www.howtogeek.com/games-that-will-actually-boost-your-productivity/
Games that can actually help your productivity:
- Ithya: Magic Studies
- Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
- Virtual Cottage
- Ropuka's Idle Island
- Chill Pulse
- Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi
https://www.howtogeek.com/i-turned-a-usb-drive-into-a-linux-app-swiss-army-knife/
How Jordan Gloor (Senior Editor at How-To-Geek and technology blogger) used AppImages to create A Portable, Linux based, Open Source, Swiss Army Knife.
It reminds me of the old "portableApps.com" approach, but Linux based.
