Meta is promoting Threads posts on Facebook and there’s no way to opt out
Meta is starting to ramp up its growth-hacking tactics for Threads in a bid to boost engagement on the Twitter competitor. #meta #facebook #threads #fediverse #well
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Curious to hear more opinions. I think there are technical nuances that I don't quite understand based on reading this comment (& subsequent replies)
https://mastodon.social/@ocdtrekkie/111281971968074869
https://mastodon.social/@ocdtrekkie/111281971968074869
Google Chrome to soon get a new ‘IP protection’ feature: Here’s what it does
Google will soon start testing a new ‘IP protection’ feature for Chrome users, offering them greater control over their privacy. The tech giant the upcoming feature prevents websites from tracking users by hiding their IP address using proxy servers owned by Google.... #chrome #browser #google #ip #proxy #conflict
What are your thoughts on potential AI-integration into future Linux distros?
There has been a noticeable shift over the last few months on other operating systems like [Android](https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/tech/pixel-8-google-ai/index.html), [iOS](https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/09/02/how-apple-is-already-using-machine-learning-and-ai-in-ios) and... #ai #gpt #llm #linux
I used it as my primary browser on my laptop/desktop. I supported the cause and through my usage I planted +150 trees, but the trade-off is steepening so I'm going to have to jump ship.
I'll be pivoting to DuckDuckGo as my main search engine, and use Brave for more nuanced/specific results.
Ecosia.org updates its Privacy Policy
> From September 2023, we will be gradually rolling out our new unique search offer. This will happen over several months and won’t apply to everyone at the same time. This means that when you search through Ecosia, we work with either Microsoft Bing or, with your consent, Google to provide you with search results and ads. In... #search #ecosia
Some random ones I created over the last week or so:
alias clipboard='xclip -selection clipboard' # Allows me to pipe output directly to my keyboard. good for pwd for example.
#Cheat.sh - Allows me to get tldr and cheat responses to commands quickly
function cht() {
curl cheat.sh/$1
}
#Easy math calculator so that I can do math on #s quickly w/o launching a specific app
function calc() {
echo "scale=3; $@" | bc
}
BASH
App-Specific
alias webcord='nohup webcord &' # Open the less intrusive version of discord automatically
alias battery='upower -i $(upower -e | grep 'BAT') | grep -E "state|to\ full|percentage"' # Get the battery level of my laptop server when I ssh into it
alias audio="yt-dlp -f 'ba' -x --audio-format mp3" # Download the audio version of a youtube video
alias worst="yt-dlp -f worst" # Download the lowest quality video of a youtube video (for when audio isn't available)
alias wttr="curl wttr.in/Chicago" # Get the weather of my city in the terminal
Terminal Navigation
alias cba='batcat ~/.bash_aliases --theme=ansi' # print my bash aliases (w/ formatting)
alias ba2sy="cp ~/.bash_aliases ~/Sync/" # copy my current iteration of my aliases to my shared syncthing folder so that it's accessible across devices
alias sy2ba="cp ~/Sync/.bash_aliases ~/" # replace the current iteration of my aliases w/ the synced version from my syncthing folder
alias mba='micro .bash_aliases' # open my aliases file in the modernized version of 'nano'
alias sudo='sudo ' #Can't remember why I have this one lol
alias ug='nala list --upgradeable' # Shortcut to see what upgrades are available when I run nala update
alias reload="source ~/.bashrc" # Quickly refresh my system so that the latest alias file is loaded
alias gh='history|grep' # search history for <insert string>
alias l='exa --group-directories-first -hlras modified --no-user --icons' # exa is basically a prettier version of ls. Options toggled: Human-readable, long format, reverse output, show hidden files/folders, sort by modified date. Show icons in the output and remove the user column
alias lls='exa --group-directories-first -hlras size --no-user --icons' # Same as the first one except sort by file size
alias ll='exa --group-directories-first -hlrs modified --no-user --icons' # Same as above but ignored hidden files/folder
Replaced Commands
alias cat='batcat --theme=ansi ' # Replace the generic output of cat w/ a formatted version. This is bat (batcat in Debian). Use the theme called 'ansi'
alias catt='batcat ' # Same as the above, but using the default theme (can be hard to read w/ solarized background)
alias rm='trash ' # Instead of auto-deleting files, put them in the 'trash' bin for 30 days, then delete.
Server & Docker-related
alias lazy='/home/macallik/.local/bin/lazydocker' # Run Docker
alias pad='ssh MyPad20334' # shorthand to ssh into my server
SHARE WITH THE CLASS: What aliases are you using?
From bash to zsh and everywhere in between, show me yours and I'll show you mines. It's one of the many personalizable aspects of Linux. Why not share it to inspire others on what is possible or get feedback. You can simply copy & paste the output of 'alias' in your terminal or insert some comments to explain things for others. #sharewiththeclass #bash #zsh #aliases
SHARE WITH THE CLASS: What aliases are you using? - linux - kbin.social
From bash to zsh and everywhere in between, show me yours and I'll show you mines. It's one of the many personalizable aspects of Linux. Why not share it to inspire others on what is possible or get feedback. You can simply copy & paste the output of 'alias' in your terminal or insert some comments to explain things for others.
What are your plans for the (depending on your employer) Juneteenth holiday?
It's going to be 77 and sunny.... #holiday #juneteenth
