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name's random, that's 'bout it.
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I happened to remember that steam allows you to buy the trading cards you can collect by playing games (it doesn't let you collect all of them though) from the community market right when I had an awkward amount of leftover money in my steam wallet
so my steam account may have gained 10 levels […]
so my steam account may have gained 10 levels […]
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dotnet.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I happened to remember that steam allows you to buy the trading cards you can collect by playing games (it doesn't let you collect all of them though) from the community market right when I had an awkward amount of leftover money in my steam wallet
so my steam account may have gained 10 levels […]
so my steam account may have gained 10 levels […]
tried getting the mods i play portal 2 with again and encountered an issue i've always had
if i make a portal2_dlc3 folder it drops me on a loading screen after the valve logo which never seems to be done, despite the progress bar filling entirely (and going orange, probably to indicate that […]
if i make a portal2_dlc3 folder it drops me on a loading screen after the valve logo which never seems to be done, despite the progress bar filling entirely (and going orange, probably to indicate that […]
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dotnet.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
tried getting the mods i play portal 2 with again and encountered an issue i've always had
if i make a portal2_dlc3 folder it drops me on a loading screen after the valve logo which never seems to be done, despite the progress bar filling entirely (and going orange, probably to indicate that […]
if i make a portal2_dlc3 folder it drops me on a loading screen after the valve logo which never seems to be done, despite the progress bar filling entirely (and going orange, probably to indicate that […]
there goes me having symbols in my username fucking up windows again
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
there goes me having symbols in my username fucking up windows again
this is the first time i've ever actually been glad to be broke - if i wasn't i'd have already bought tablet hardware that can run windows 7
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
this is the first time i've ever actually been glad to be broke - if i wasn't i'd have already bought tablet hardware that can run windows 7
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[windows live messanger]
finally got around to setting up the windows live messanger private server .. .. ( i never used it back in the day, short of just "opening this magically fixes the internet somehow" ) and girls, holy fuck; im mad, not because its bad, but […]
[Original post on tech.lgbt]
finally got around to setting up the windows live messanger private server .. .. ( i never used it back in the day, short of just "opening this magically fixes the internet somehow" ) and girls, holy fuck; im mad, not because its bad, but […]
[Original post on tech.lgbt]
October 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
[windows live messanger]
finally got around to setting up the windows live messanger private server .. .. ( i never used it back in the day, short of just "opening this magically fixes the internet somehow" ) and girls, holy fuck; im mad, not because its bad, but […]
[Original post on tech.lgbt]
finally got around to setting up the windows live messanger private server .. .. ( i never used it back in the day, short of just "opening this magically fixes the internet somehow" ) and girls, holy fuck; im mad, not because its bad, but […]
[Original post on tech.lgbt]
that multiboot i was working on has now reached what is most likely it's final form
The Extra Cursed Quad-Boot
Windows 2000, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Technical Preview, and the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
..and 2000 still agrees on booting!
The Extra Cursed Quad-Boot
Windows 2000, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Technical Preview, and the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
..and 2000 still agrees on booting!
October 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
that multiboot i was working on has now reached what is most likely it's final form
The Extra Cursed Quad-Boot
Windows 2000, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Technical Preview, and the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
..and 2000 still agrees on booting!
The Extra Cursed Quad-Boot
Windows 2000, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Technical Preview, and the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
..and 2000 still agrees on booting!
so i've installed windows 11 on what is the least compatible with windows 11 computer i own (4GB of ram, Pentium T4600, HDD, non-UEFI BIOS) and it (barely) works
also there's an install of windows 2000 still on this hard drive
it doesn't boot anymore but that's not all that surprising
also there's an install of windows 2000 still on this hard drive
it doesn't boot anymore but that's not all that surprising
October 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
so i've installed windows 11 on what is the least compatible with windows 11 computer i own (4GB of ram, Pentium T4600, HDD, non-UEFI BIOS) and it (barely) works
also there's an install of windows 2000 still on this hard drive
it doesn't boot anymore but that's not all that surprising
also there's an install of windows 2000 still on this hard drive
it doesn't boot anymore but that's not all that surprising
who the hell is DDoS-ing the AUR i need to update my laptop and i can't do that if the AUR's down
October 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
who the hell is DDoS-ing the AUR i need to update my laptop and i can't do that if the AUR's down
[i forget what this is called- the abbreviationsused for CWs are hard to understand]
So my instance of Home Assistant decided to stop booting properly today.
The best part? Apparently, while past me was setting up backups, I managed to either lose or entirely forget to download the encryption […]
So my instance of Home Assistant decided to stop booting properly today.
The best part? Apparently, while past me was setting up backups, I managed to either lose or entirely forget to download the encryption […]
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dotnet.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
[i forget what this is called- the abbreviationsused for CWs are hard to understand]
So my instance of Home Assistant decided to stop booting properly today.
The best part? Apparently, while past me was setting up backups, I managed to either lose or entirely forget to download the encryption […]
So my instance of Home Assistant decided to stop booting properly today.
The best part? Apparently, while past me was setting up backups, I managed to either lose or entirely forget to download the encryption […]
I'm typing to you live from my Nintendo switch
On an unrelated note, do any of the hypothetical people who see this post know of a fedi client for J2ME?
On an unrelated note, do any of the hypothetical people who see this post know of a fedi client for J2ME?
September 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I'm typing to you live from my Nintendo switch
On an unrelated note, do any of the hypothetical people who see this post know of a fedi client for J2ME?
On an unrelated note, do any of the hypothetical people who see this post know of a fedi client for J2ME?
finally found my 3DS and immediately had to format the SD card because luma3ds decided it didn't want to read the SD anymore
pretendo friend code's 1992-6670-1466 btw
pretendo friend code's 1992-6670-1466 btw
August 19, 2025 at 5:25 AM
finally found my 3DS and immediately had to format the SD card because luma3ds decided it didn't want to read the SD anymore
pretendo friend code's 1992-6670-1466 btw
pretendo friend code's 1992-6670-1466 btw
somehow i managed to cause a stack overflow in a winforms program by calling Application.Exit();
August 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
somehow i managed to cause a stack overflow in a winforms program by calling Application.Exit();
tried putting the RAID my laptop came with back, failed horribly and somehow ended up installing arch on it
August 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
tried putting the RAID my laptop came with back, failed horribly and somehow ended up installing arch on it
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ROCKS TO BE THROWN AT NETGEAR AND COMCAST UNTIL THEY EXPLODE
July 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ROCKS TO BE THROWN AT NETGEAR AND COMCAST UNTIL THEY EXPLODE
that's weird, a few major ISPs in the US started having problems at roughly the same time
probably a coincidence but interesting i guess
probably a coincidence but interesting i guess
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
that's weird, a few major ISPs in the US started having problems at roughly the same time
probably a coincidence but interesting i guess
probably a coincidence but interesting i guess
while attempting a move between linux distros, i found files which would only be found after a hackintosh attempt in my boot partition despite me never trying to hackintosh that machine (and being the sole owner of said machine)
May 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
while attempting a move between linux distros, i found files which would only be found after a hackintosh attempt in my boot partition despite me never trying to hackintosh that machine (and being the sole owner of said machine)
i’m now in a battle with my computer over me having access to disk 3, which it keeps removing despite me not touching the connectors
May 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
i’m now in a battle with my computer over me having access to disk 3, which it keeps removing despite me not touching the connectors
now introducing…
the leaning tower of optiplex
(it’s called that because it’s missing half of it’s bottom feet)
it’s running windows XP.
the leaning tower of optiplex
(it’s called that because it’s missing half of it’s bottom feet)
it’s running windows XP.
May 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
now introducing…
the leaning tower of optiplex
(it’s called that because it’s missing half of it’s bottom feet)
it’s running windows XP.
the leaning tower of optiplex
(it’s called that because it’s missing half of it’s bottom feet)
it’s running windows XP.
trying to reinstall OBS Studio after a fedora update replaced the version i had with one that doesn't come with browser sources, and running into missing dependencies caused by a bug found during F42's time in rawhide (which still hasn't been solved despite being in status RELEASE_PENDING for 2 […]
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dotnet.social
April 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
trying to reinstall OBS Studio after a fedora update replaced the version i had with one that doesn't come with browser sources, and running into missing dependencies caused by a bug found during F42's time in rawhide (which still hasn't been solved despite being in status RELEASE_PENDING for 2 […]
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i hope the entire betaarchive collection gets leaked onto an open access file directory server someday
April 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
i hope the entire betaarchive collection gets leaked onto an open access file directory server someday
using rock band blitz to hack an xbox 360 became supported an hour ago and i'm already doing it
March 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
using rock band blitz to hack an xbox 360 became supported an hour ago and i'm already doing it
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Did you know the reason UIs got so flat and boring in windows 8 (and everyone followed suit for some reason despite it being hated initally)
was because there shitty surface RT tablet’s gpu was too shit to render an aero glass like UI?
was because there shitty surface RT tablet’s gpu was too shit to render an aero glass like UI?
February 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Did you know the reason UIs got so flat and boring in windows 8 (and everyone followed suit for some reason despite it being hated initally)
was because there shitty surface RT tablet’s gpu was too shit to render an aero glass like UI?
was because there shitty surface RT tablet’s gpu was too shit to render an aero glass like UI?
i have discovered a physical copy of the VEX V.5 (different from the V5) Starter Kit's manual, which i'm unable to find anywhere online, so i'm scanning the entire thing and putting it into a PDF
January 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
i have discovered a physical copy of the VEX V.5 (different from the V5) Starter Kit's manual, which i'm unable to find anywhere online, so i'm scanning the entire thing and putting it into a PDF