Bitlevel
@bitlevel.at
Cat wrangler, Husband, running the rapids of life. #80s #Retro alumni. #COYS
📻: #ME9IZT
📻: #ME9IZT
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Changing Linux - a thread
I've been a Linux user/administrator for more than 25 years now, and always prefer Debian server to the others, but wibbled around the desktop side of things for my personal machine.
Having tried - and dismissed - Debian (Gnome/KDE), Mint, Ubuntu (Gnome/KDE/Budgie)
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I've been a Linux user/administrator for more than 25 years now, and always prefer Debian server to the others, but wibbled around the desktop side of things for my personal machine.
Having tried - and dismissed - Debian (Gnome/KDE), Mint, Ubuntu (Gnome/KDE/Budgie)
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November 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Changing Linux - a thread
I've been a Linux user/administrator for more than 25 years now, and always prefer Debian server to the others, but wibbled around the desktop side of things for my personal machine.
Having tried - and dismissed - Debian (Gnome/KDE), Mint, Ubuntu (Gnome/KDE/Budgie)
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I've been a Linux user/administrator for more than 25 years now, and always prefer Debian server to the others, but wibbled around the desktop side of things for my personal machine.
Having tried - and dismissed - Debian (Gnome/KDE), Mint, Ubuntu (Gnome/KDE/Budgie)
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There have been just two occasions in the Premier League of a team starting the day in the relegation zone winning by 3+ goals away against the reigning champions, with Nottingham Forest responsible for both victories (4-1 v Leeds in December 1992, 3-0 at Liverpool yesterday). (Opta)
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
There have been just two occasions in the Premier League of a team starting the day in the relegation zone winning by 3+ goals away against the reigning champions, with Nottingham Forest responsible for both victories (4-1 v Leeds in December 1992, 3-0 at Liverpool yesterday). (Opta)
A T. rex on a ZX81. Embellished my love of computing.
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A T. rex on a ZX81. Embellished my love of computing.
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I've been excited by the apps that are sharing Lexicons and building experiences that haven't really been possible on the social web
Interoperable Atmosphere apps with Lexicons
Lexicons create a shared language for apps on the Atmosphere
jimray-bsky.leaflet.pub
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I've been excited by the apps that are sharing Lexicons and building experiences that haven't really been possible on the social web
So - went and did one of those DNA tests (so did wifey). Results were interesting - quite pleased with the high percentage of Welsh/Scottish in me. 😀
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So - went and did one of those DNA tests (so did wifey). Results were interesting - quite pleased with the high percentage of Welsh/Scottish in me. 😀
Shitty by Qualcomm but not unexpected sadly.
Makers slam Qualcomm for tightening the clamps on Arduino
Makers slam Qualcomm for tightening the clamps on Arduino
But the Wiring folks were disenchanted even before Qualcomm swallowed Arduino
Qualcomm quietly rewrote the terms of service for its newest acquisition, programmable microcontroller and SBC maker Arduino, drawing intense fire from the maker community for grabbing additional rights to user-generated content on its platform and prohibiting reverse-engineering of what was once very open software.…
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Shitty by Qualcomm but not unexpected sadly.
Whatever happened to the small thing about Man City - has any judgement and/or punishment being meted out yet?
Premier League introduces new financial rules to replace PSR. Clubs “on-field” spending will be limited to 85 percent of their “football revenue”. They can exceed this by 30 percent in exchange for a levy for a period of time and then face sporting sanctions. The clubs rejected anchoring proposal.
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Whatever happened to the small thing about Man City - has any judgement and/or punishment being meted out yet?
Ever wondered why grep is called grep?
Here's Professor Brian Kernighan (yes, that one) to explain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfO...
Here's Professor Brian Kernighan (yes, that one) to explain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfO...
Where GREP Came From - Computerphile
YouTube video by Computerphile
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ever wondered why grep is called grep?
Here's Professor Brian Kernighan (yes, that one) to explain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfO...
Here's Professor Brian Kernighan (yes, that one) to explain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfO...
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Oh god, “cockwomble” might have some linguistic provenance. That’s upsetting.
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Oh god, “cockwomble” might have some linguistic provenance. That’s upsetting.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
This is great - now I can play BG3 on Linux. 💪
Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version
#BaldursGate3 #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Linux
#BaldursGate3 #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Linux
Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version
Larian have updated Baldur's Gate 3 with Hotfix #35, which includes more improvements to their Native Linux build supported on the Steam Deck with SteamOS.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is great - now I can play BG3 on Linux. 💪
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ok this is funny: writing prompts in poetry as a weapon against llms
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
ok this is funny: writing prompts in poetry as a weapon against llms
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Immune cell killing a cancer cell
This is really fascinating to watch thanks to technology 😍🔥
This is really fascinating to watch thanks to technology 😍🔥
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Immune cell killing a cancer cell
This is really fascinating to watch thanks to technology 😍🔥
This is really fascinating to watch thanks to technology 😍🔥
I think we should let CamelCamelCamel be the judge of that...
This is the UK link. uk.camelcamelcamel.com
This is the UK link. uk.camelcamelcamel.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I think we should let CamelCamelCamel be the judge of that...
This is the UK link. uk.camelcamelcamel.com
This is the UK link. uk.camelcamelcamel.com
@commodoreblog.uk I see that "Keep it Commodore" is being hijacked by the brand...
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@commodoreblog.uk I see that "Keep it Commodore" is being hijacked by the brand...
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
@noscoredraws.com They're hitting the EFL with sticker books.
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@noscoredraws.com They're hitting the EFL with sticker books.
@jenbren.bsky.social Happy Cake Day Jen. Crap that you're ill, but hope it's a 'nice' day for you all the same.
🥳🎉🎈🥂🎁🎂
🥳🎉🎈🥂🎁🎂
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
@jenbren.bsky.social Happy Cake Day Jen. Crap that you're ill, but hope it's a 'nice' day for you all the same.
🥳🎉🎈🥂🎁🎂
🥳🎉🎈🥂🎁🎂
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How every Audi advert runs in my mind.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How every Audi advert runs in my mind.
Watched this again on Tuesday. Wifey complaining that I don't need to watch it as I seem to know all the words already. 🤣🖖
"I never took the Kobayashi Maru test. Until now. What do you think of my solution?"
"I have have been, and always shall be, your friend. Live long and prosper"
#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekScenes
"I have have been, and always shall be, your friend. Live long and prosper"
#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekScenes
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Watched this again on Tuesday. Wifey complaining that I don't need to watch it as I seem to know all the words already. 🤣🖖
If you or someone you know has an ASUS router at home, get it checked and upgraded/changed pronto.
Thousands of ASUS WRT routers, mostly end-of-life or outdated devices, have been hijacked in a global campaign called Operation WrtHug that exploits six vulnerabilities.
New WrtHug campaign hijacks thousands of end-of-life ASUS routers
Thousands of ASUS WRT routers, mostly end-of-life or outdated devices, have been hijacked in a global campaign called Operation WrtHug that exploits six vulnerabilities.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you or someone you know has an ASUS router at home, get it checked and upgraded/changed pronto.