@scaine.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Neil, a Linux advocate and Linux-only gamer, from Scotland. I'm also a techie - 20 years in Networking, and 10 in Cyber Security, so basically I speak fluent TLA. I also occasionally dabble with programming (Python mainly) and retro gaming too.
At this point, if you're still on Twitter/X, you're either a dipshit, a fascist, or a paedophile. Or all three. Actually likely all three.
Friends don't let friends use the child porn platform.
Friends don't let friends use the child porn platform.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
At this point, if you're still on Twitter/X, you're either a dipshit, a fascist, or a paedophile. Or all three. Actually likely all three.
Friends don't let friends use the child porn platform.
Friends don't let friends use the child porn platform.
I can't reply to this thread, but this what AutoFS was created for. Using fstab will cause problems if the network is down.
The sigh is well-earned though. AutoFS is complex and (argh!) there's no GUI. It's 2025 and Linux still can't easily map a remote drive permanently. It's really frustrating.
The sigh is well-earned though. AutoFS is complex and (argh!) there's no GUI. It's 2025 and Linux still can't easily map a remote drive permanently. It's really frustrating.
is the only way to map a samba share in mint permanently to edit /etc/fstab. ugh
January 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I can't reply to this thread, but this what AutoFS was created for. Using fstab will cause problems if the network is down.
The sigh is well-earned though. AutoFS is complex and (argh!) there's no GUI. It's 2025 and Linux still can't easily map a remote drive permanently. It's really frustrating.
The sigh is well-earned though. AutoFS is complex and (argh!) there's no GUI. It's 2025 and Linux still can't easily map a remote drive permanently. It's really frustrating.
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Well, it's been a massive effort over the past couple of days, but My Bus Edinburgh has been updated to version 3.3 to fix the issues with displaying bus times that have plagued the app over the past few weeks.
Available now in the Google Play Store.
Any issues? Please let me know.
Available now in the Google Play Store.
Any issues? Please let me know.
January 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Well, it's been a massive effort over the past couple of days, but My Bus Edinburgh has been updated to version 3.3 to fix the issues with displaying bus times that have plagued the app over the past few weeks.
Available now in the Google Play Store.
Any issues? Please let me know.
Available now in the Google Play Store.
Any issues? Please let me know.
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how can we exist in a world ran by people who don’t think this shit is a problem
January 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
how can we exist in a world ran by people who don’t think this shit is a problem
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I don’t look for Orange Cats. I look for funny cat videos - and somehow, today, they are all orange 🍊
Draw your own conclusions
#Caturday
Draw your own conclusions
#Caturday
December 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I don’t look for Orange Cats. I look for funny cat videos - and somehow, today, they are all orange 🍊
Draw your own conclusions
#Caturday
Draw your own conclusions
#Caturday
Hopefully the pebble that starts an avalanche. Because frankly, if your brand uses Twitter, I think less of that brand. Your brand is tainted, for me, by association.
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hopefully the pebble that starts an avalanche. Because frankly, if your brand uses Twitter, I think less of that brand. Your brand is tainted, for me, by association.
Interesting, if the trend continues.
Airbus plans to move critical systems away from AWS, Google, and Microsoft, citing operational security and data sovereignty risks with American-owned infrastructure
www.golem.de/news/digital...
www.golem.de/news/digital...
Golem.de: IT-News für Profis
www.golem.de
December 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Interesting, if the trend continues.
Too late, man. Waaaay too late.
ICYMI: The Larian CEO has responded to Divinity generative AI backlash, saying "We are neither releasing a game with any AI components, nor are we looking at trimming down teams to replace them with AI." bit.ly/49gC4Ck
December 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Too late, man. Waaaay too late.
I think I'm going to look into Zen too. And there's also LibreWolf I suppose.
I worry about projects using Firefox as a base now though, given Mozilla's promise that they're going all in to make Firefox into an AI browser.
Big sigh. So disappointed with Mozilla.
I worry about projects using Firefox as a base now though, given Mozilla's promise that they're going all in to make Firefox into an AI browser.
Big sigh. So disappointed with Mozilla.
Time to pivot to #waterfox. Firefox is apparently going all in on A"I".
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be. Waterfox won't include them. The browser's job is to serve you, not think for you.
www.waterfox.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I think I'm going to look into Zen too. And there's also LibreWolf I suppose.
I worry about projects using Firefox as a base now though, given Mozilla's promise that they're going all in to make Firefox into an AI browser.
Big sigh. So disappointed with Mozilla.
I worry about projects using Firefox as a base now though, given Mozilla's promise that they're going all in to make Firefox into an AI browser.
Big sigh. So disappointed with Mozilla.
Magnum's most recent bullshit. This is why Ben & Jerry, Magnum and Cornetto are dead to me.
Hilarious that Magnum claim that they're worried about their reputation.
news.sky.com/story/ben-an...
Hilarious that Magnum claim that they're worried about their reputation.
news.sky.com/story/ben-an...
Ben & Jerry's directors removed in fresh twist to Magnum row
Ben & Jerry's said in a statement that any director who has served more than nine years on the board would not be eligible for annual re-election in 2026.
news.sky.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Magnum's most recent bullshit. This is why Ben & Jerry, Magnum and Cornetto are dead to me.
Hilarious that Magnum claim that they're worried about their reputation.
news.sky.com/story/ben-an...
Hilarious that Magnum claim that they're worried about their reputation.
news.sky.com/story/ben-an...
This. This is what I'm trying really badly to say.
This is genuinely like 97% if this discourse.
> People crying for an alternative.
> You provide one
> "It's too hard, also [insert severely outdated negative information]
> You dispute said information
> "I don't wanna learn"
Every single time, these conversations are over exaggerated.
> People crying for an alternative.
> You provide one
> "It's too hard, also [insert severely outdated negative information]
> You dispute said information
> "I don't wanna learn"
Every single time, these conversations are over exaggerated.
December 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This. This is what I'm trying really badly to say.
For example, this guy. He's better off on Windows.
I used to be the same. I'd threaten to "go back to windows" on forums when I thought I was being messed around. I wasn't being messed around - I was being educated not to expect an identical experience. It took years for that to sink in.
I used to be the same. I'd threaten to "go back to windows" on forums when I thought I was being messed around. I wasn't being messed around - I was being educated not to expect an identical experience. It took years for that to sink in.
My usual ruling on "Linux guys" or similar replies to a complaint about something trying to engineer a switch is this.
If its "just use this, then get this and that, and make sure you do XYZ", I will ignore it.
There's multiple reasons I stayed with Windows for 25+ years.
If its "just use this, then get this and that, and make sure you do XYZ", I will ignore it.
There's multiple reasons I stayed with Windows for 25+ years.
i believe people when they say linux has gotten better in the last few years. what i'm skeptical of is that linux Guys have improved. i will not use an OS where i'm at high risk of someone calling me stupid for not liking some aspect of the experience. i must be allowed to hate the computer
December 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
For example, this guy. He's better off on Windows.
I used to be the same. I'd threaten to "go back to windows" on forums when I thought I was being messed around. I wasn't being messed around - I was being educated not to expect an identical experience. It took years for that to sink in.
I used to be the same. I'd threaten to "go back to windows" on forums when I thought I was being messed around. I wasn't being messed around - I was being educated not to expect an identical experience. It took years for that to sink in.
Yep. Also, some of the replies in Lauren's thread show a spectacularly ironic lack of self awareness, talking down Linux because of their own bad experiences with it.
But they'll still get angry if you suggest they're better off on Windows.
But they'll still get angry if you suggest they're better off on Windows.
the Linux Guy is an illusion and does not exist - you are interfacing with a very large group of Normal People who, unlike a corporation, cannot fire the expected percentage of Assholes from their ranks.
global adoption of linux gets pushed back by 6 years every time a Linux Guy starts talking at me like max headroom
December 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Yep. Also, some of the replies in Lauren's thread show a spectacularly ironic lack of self awareness, talking down Linux because of their own bad experiences with it.
But they'll still get angry if you suggest they're better off on Windows.
But they'll still get angry if you suggest they're better off on Windows.
Incredible coverage of Scottish football by Sky Sports. Maybe the rain caught them off-guard because of rarely it happens. Here. In Scotland.
December 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Incredible coverage of Scottish football by Sky Sports. Maybe the rain caught them off-guard because of rarely it happens. Here. In Scotland.
Talk about killing your own brand...
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Talk about killing your own brand...
Steam forums and reviews have always been a cesspit of racism and misogyny but this a new low.
If only someone *cough* @valvesoftware.com *cough* could do something.
If only someone *cough* @valvesoftware.com *cough* could do something.
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Steam forums and reviews have always been a cesspit of racism and misogyny but this a new low.
If only someone *cough* @valvesoftware.com *cough* could do something.
If only someone *cough* @valvesoftware.com *cough* could do something.
I guess this explains man-child Sweeney's most recent twitter meltdown about how game stores shouldn't need to disclose if the game uses AI. He was trying to soften the reaction to this.
Fortnite has seemingly expanded it's AI usage to Art in it's latest season
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I guess this explains man-child Sweeney's most recent twitter meltdown about how game stores shouldn't need to disclose if the game uses AI. He was trying to soften the reaction to this.
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I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I continue to have no sympathy left for whinging about how the public are rude about AI and feel threatened by it when the biggest players in the AI space have spent years very vocally and constantly *threatening the public*
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Interoperability suite for Azure Entra ID and Intune on Linux
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Interoperability suite for Azure Entra ID and Intune on Linux
The absolute gaslighting that takes place whenever Linux is suggested is galling.
Me: Try Linux. It's got a learning curve, but it's worth it!
Them: Linux is too techie and obscure. I don't want to use the terminal!
Here's some simple instructions to turn off AI...
HKEY what now?? D-word...whaaa
Me: Try Linux. It's got a learning curve, but it's worth it!
Them: Linux is too techie and obscure. I don't want to use the terminal!
Here's some simple instructions to turn off AI...
HKEY what now?? D-word...whaaa
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The absolute gaslighting that takes place whenever Linux is suggested is galling.
Me: Try Linux. It's got a learning curve, but it's worth it!
Them: Linux is too techie and obscure. I don't want to use the terminal!
Here's some simple instructions to turn off AI...
HKEY what now?? D-word...whaaa
Me: Try Linux. It's got a learning curve, but it's worth it!
Them: Linux is too techie and obscure. I don't want to use the terminal!
Here's some simple instructions to turn off AI...
HKEY what now?? D-word...whaaa
Ironically enough, "death by a thousand cuts" is exactly why people leave Windows.
Fun fact, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux once ran a campaign to fix minor annoyances in their OS. They called it "100 Papercuts", which resonates here.
Fun fact, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux once ran a campaign to fix minor annoyances in their OS. They called it "100 Papercuts", which resonates here.
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ironically enough, "death by a thousand cuts" is exactly why people leave Windows.
Fun fact, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux once ran a campaign to fix minor annoyances in their OS. They called it "100 Papercuts", which resonates here.
Fun fact, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux once ran a campaign to fix minor annoyances in their OS. They called it "100 Papercuts", which resonates here.
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I'm sad to read Rebecca Heineman (Burger Becky) passed away. :/
Pioneer game designer and programmer. One of the founders of Interplay in 1983. She designed The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate. In the 90s she created MacIntosh ports of games like Wolfenstein 3D, Baldur's Gate and the 3DO port of Doom.
Pioneer game designer and programmer. One of the founders of Interplay in 1983. She designed The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate. In the 90s she created MacIntosh ports of games like Wolfenstein 3D, Baldur's Gate and the 3DO port of Doom.
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'm sad to read Rebecca Heineman (Burger Becky) passed away. :/
Pioneer game designer and programmer. One of the founders of Interplay in 1983. She designed The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate. In the 90s she created MacIntosh ports of games like Wolfenstein 3D, Baldur's Gate and the 3DO port of Doom.
Pioneer game designer and programmer. One of the founders of Interplay in 1983. She designed The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate. In the 90s she created MacIntosh ports of games like Wolfenstein 3D, Baldur's Gate and the 3DO port of Doom.
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The more I use my Steamdeck, the more I love the entire idea. A handheld gaming console that's secretly a computer that has a functional OS already instealled and you can pretty seamlessly swap to. It's truly wonderful, unlike the gimmickry of installing Linux on gaming consoles of the past.
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The more I use my Steamdeck, the more I love the entire idea. A handheld gaming console that's secretly a computer that has a functional OS already instealled and you can pretty seamlessly swap to. It's truly wonderful, unlike the gimmickry of installing Linux on gaming consoles of the past.
Was thinking about the Elden Ring "fight the pope" meme from a few months back, and was delighted to find this image, which features bonus "jesters"!
Original meme: "I've played so many JRPGs, if I walked into this room, I'd fight the pope. Probably take out his two healers first".
Original meme: "I've played so many JRPGs, if I walked into this room, I'd fight the pope. Probably take out his two healers first".
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Was thinking about the Elden Ring "fight the pope" meme from a few months back, and was delighted to find this image, which features bonus "jesters"!
Original meme: "I've played so many JRPGs, if I walked into this room, I'd fight the pope. Probably take out his two healers first".
Original meme: "I've played so many JRPGs, if I walked into this room, I'd fight the pope. Probably take out his two healers first".