killyourfm

wimpy , 16 days ago to Random stuff

WAT!? 🤦‍♂️

https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-link-problem/

killyourfm , 1 month ago to Random stuff

There isn't a single YouTuber covering the Fallout TV series who knows how to properly pronounce "nuclear." Not one.

killyourfm , 1 month ago to Thunderbird

Last year the @thunderbird team took ownership of the Thunderbird Flatpak. Today we're announcing that we're helping to maintain the Thunderbird Snap.

Why both formats? Simple: in the spirit of free software, we want to support as many of our users as possible without discriminating on their package preferences.

Read more here, including the benefits of this change: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thundersnap-why-were-helping-maintain-the-thunderbird-snap-on-linux/

#Thunderbird #Ubuntu #Snap #FOSS

killyourfm , 1 month ago to Firefox

I still adore this screenshot.

Also, some interesting @thunderbird trivia: In 2004, internet access wasn't nearly as widespread as it is now, so Mozilla offered to send installation CD-ROMs to users for $5.95.

#WindowsXP #Firefox #Thunderbird #History

killyourfm , 1 month ago to Random stuff

Every recipe online: “Here's a quick and easy recipe for pancakes! But first, a few paragraphs about my personal life and family, followed by 12 paragraphs detailing my entire life history with this food.”

killyourfm , 1 month ago to Random stuff

Thanks for this @fedora! It’s my new go-to for enjoying some afternoon cold brew coffee. I love it!

thunderbird , 2 months ago to Thunderbird

It's SCaLE21x week! We're dragging out our suitcases and making our packing lists - can't forget the stickers! We'll be at Booth 215 Friday through Sunday, and we hope you come visit us. It's our first year at SCaLE and we can hardly wait. 🐧 🌴

And in a completely, totally, honestly unrelated question, we've been thinking about the kinds of Easter Eggs you can't eat. What are YOUR favorite hidden surprises? Any media counts! 🐣 😉

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #SCaLE21x

killyourfm , 2 months ago to Random stuff

I haven't talked much about my day job, but now feels like the right time since I recently moved away from management back into a content + community-driven role at @thunderbird.

As successful as the Thunderbird project is, there's a lot of room for us to improve our community engagement, whether that's creating a more welcoming environment for new contributors OR just being a fun "third place" for our users.

What do YOU think is missing right now? What can we do better? 👂

#FOSS #Community

thunderbird , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Thunderbird

It's #TuneTuesday and the theme is #IBoughtItFirst - the first single/album you got for yourself. @communiteatime is driving and picking the music, so don't say we didn't warn you. ⚠️

That first album was...Shepherd Moons by Enya. For a 90s teen into Irish and New Age music, what else would it have been? 😅

This was the fav song, and it made it onto an Ireland travel playlist for OSS-EU back in 2022. And now our earworm is yours! What was your first? 🐛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4w4aKsWzkI

#Thunderbird

killyourfm , 2 months ago to Random stuff

Just stumbled into a Linux gaming discussion where a guy had the audacity to say he recently tried many flavors of Linux but can’t find one where all the games they want to play just work.

Predictably, every reply was:

“Well the selection of games I play on Linux works great with my unique hardware & software variables, so gaming on Linux is perfect for everyone and you don't know what you’re talking about."

And you wonder why people go back to Windows. Sometimes it’s the “community.”

killyourfm , 2 months ago to Random stuff

When Stewards Go Astray:
A pair of recent controversies around the tech-publishing giant Automattic raise an important question in my mind: Do we have to worry about the future of WordPress? https://tedium.co/2024/02/28/wordpress-automattic-tumblr-controversy/

(via @tedium)

killyourfm , 2 months ago to Random stuff

Welcome to the family, Blaster!
#transformers

A toy robot with red, yellow, and grey colors is held in front of a beach backdrop, with its arm extended and holding a blaster.

killyourfm , 6 months ago to Random stuff

It takes 12,000 plays on Spotify for a band to make the same as you buying one of their T-shirts.

killyourfm , 6 months ago to Random stuff

Friendly reminder that it's a federal crime not to play Green Day's "Jaded" immediately after "Brain Stew."

#GreenDay #HotTake #NowPlaying

killyourfm , 7 months ago to Privacy

The "New Outlook" demands that when adding your Gmail account, you also give Microsoft a copy of all your email, contacts, and calendar data.

The "Learn More" link confirms:

"Syncing your account to the Microsoft Cloud means that a copy of your email, calendar, and contacts will be synchronized between your email provider and Microsoft data centers."

WOW.

Good time to switch to @thunderbird, folks!

#Privacy #Outlook #Email

killyourfm , 8 months ago to Random stuff

Posting video on my Mastodon instance seems a bit impossible.

I might need to explore setting up a #PeerTube instance for my music-related stuff.

killyourfm , 8 months ago to Random stuff

Protip: If you crank the music up loud enough, you (probably) won't hear the negative voice in your head.

killyourfm , 8 months ago to Non Political Twitter

Though I haven't used Twitter in quite some time, today I finally pulled the plug on my account.

It felt like the right thing to do, especially after seeing this garbage: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/x-nee-twitter-wants-to-collect-your-biometric-data-and-employment-history/

As one commenter said: "Elon Musk wants my biometric data? I know exactly which finger to give him."

#Privacy #SocialMedia #Twitter

killyourfm , 8 months ago to Random stuff

Looking for an AI chatbot that runs locally, doesn't send your info to corporate overlords, doesn't need a GPU, and doesn't need internet?

GPT4ALL is what you're looking for:
https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenSource

killyourfm , 8 months ago to Random stuff

I'm flying to #Montreal tomorrow for #Mozilla All Hands 2023, and I am PUMPED about it!

Finally get to meet the entire @thunderbird team in person to plan out our roadmap and do all the planning surrounding several product launches coming up 😉

Not to mention networking with everyone at Mozilla. It's going to be a fantastic week!

killyourfm , 9 months ago to History

Today I finally learned that before Van Halen was Van Halen, they were called "Mammoth."

Some of you might have heard the (excellent) band "Mammoth WVH" fronted by Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang...

Now the band name makes total sense. What a beautiful tribute to his dad.

#Rock #Music #History

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Random stuff

After 47 years my eyeballs needed some glasses. The sense of relief I feel now is immeasurable. I didn’t realize just how badly I needed them until putting them on and observing the dramatically clearer world around me.

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Random stuff

When you see or hear a notification from your work email inbox, how does it make you feel?

Just reply with the first word or emotion that comes to mind.

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Random stuff

As someone who doesn't play D&D and has become used to, shall we say, very diluted RPGs, I find #BaldursGate3 completely overwhelming.

And yet it's captivating, and addictive, and I love it for NOT holding my hand.

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Random stuff

I was today years old when I noticed that if you highlight text in a received email, and then reply to it, @thunderbird inserts what you highlighted as quoted text. Neat!

#NeverStopLearning #TheMoreYouKnow

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Thunderbird

We're laying the foundation for a pretty exciting future over at @thunderbird.

And we're currently hiring an #SRE to help us build that future. (US/Canadian residence needed on this one)

Apply here, or help us spread the word to the right candidate:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/careers/position/gh/5262248/

#Mozilla #Thunderbird #Jobs #DevOps

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Random stuff

Um, does anyone else have ZERO messages in their @protonmail inbox all of a sudden?

killyourfm , 9 months ago to Random stuff

I've been doing some early morning cycling around Fresno, California, and have become a bit obsessed with discovering murals.

Apparently the area I'm currently in (called Tower District) is known for having murals all over the place.

So, i stumbled across this one this morning and I love it! Can you identify all the musicians?

#music #cycling #bike #california

killyourfm , 10 months ago to Random stuff

Please indulge me for a moment while I extend some enthusiastic appreciation to @ryangorley and @freehive.

I worked with FreeHive for several months on the new @thunderbird home page (check it out at https://thunderbird.net), and the final result far exceeded my expectations.

This is why I'm going to work with them to redesign the entire site over the next several months.

Ryan, you and your team make #opensource look GREAT!

killyourfm , 10 months ago to Gaming

Vampire Survivors with 4-player couch co-op will be the best thing to happen to video games, ever.

#Gaming

killyourfm , 10 months ago to Random stuff

I just sat on the couch and listened to two of my favorite albums. On vinyl. Through headphones. Lyric sheet in hand. That’s all I did.

Appreciating it. Savoring it.

When is the last time you sat and listened to music with intention, and let it just sweep you away?

Make time for it. You deserve that.

#music #vinyl

killyourfm , 10 months ago to Random stuff

Absolutely fucking not.
#threads

killyourfm , 11 months ago to Diablo

What the HELL is going on???

#DiabloIV just works on my #SteamDeck. I didn't have to tweak any settings. It just plays, and plays wonderfully.

PLUS I didn't have to wait in a queue, there are no error messages, and I'm not getting randomly disconnected.

Did we switch timelines or something? 😂

#Blizzard #Gaming #linux