Every command line tool that pretty-prints progress bars and live status reports and all that stuff as it goes along in ways that constantly print characters and require a cursor-addressable display (or ANSI code support or etc) should have a way of turning all that off and printing things a line at a time with no fancy progress bars.
This rant is brought to you by dnf5, but it's not the only offender. At least 'apt' isn't the only way, you can use 'apt-get' and so on.
reshared this
Here's another opportunity for you to learn about Prav and meet the people behind the project. Meet us at #Mumbai FOSS 2025.
📅 Date: 19th April 2025
📍 Venue: NMIMS, Mumbai
🔗 Register now: fossunited.org/c/mumbai/2025
Thanks to @FOSS United
With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
propublica.org/article/inside-…
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.ProPublica
Certain models of Lenovo laptops now ship with Fedora and Ubuntu Linux. This is done to keep costs low and cater to developers or IT professionals who heavily rely on Linux. Another reason could be the increased unpopularity of Windows 11 in recent times due unwanted features like "AI" or "Recall", but that is just my own wild guess ;) LOL. Would you buy it?
#linux #fedora #ubuntu #opensource
usccb.org/prayer-worship/litur…
Easter Triduum
The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three day...USCCB
#StateTerror
A brief guide for Americans
by #TimothySnyder
Yesterday the president defied a #SCOTUS ruling to return a man who was mistakenly sent to a gulag in another country, celebrated the suffering of this innocent person, & spoke of sending Americans to foreign #ConcentrationCamps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, & it has to be identified as such to be stopped.
#law #Trump #tyranny #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship
snyder.substack.com/p/state-te…
“If you don’t see all of this as one of the darkest days in American history, in which the President is openly embracing disappearing people without due process in the name of “liberty,” you are a part of the problem. Fascism has risen in America, and it is being aided by a foreign dictator whom Trump admires.”
techdirt.com/2025/04/14/trump-…
Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the sort, Donald Trump and Salvadoran dictator Nayib B…Techdirt
If you are not the intended recipient of this email, that’s perfect. This message was specifically not meant for you, but now that you have it, you’re welcome to read, save, print, and forward it to anyone you like. No confidentiality is assumed or implied. In fact, unexpected recipients often offer the best insights. Carry on.
Já zahájil zeleným čajem, doma ukončím travkou (ftip).
Zatím to vypadá na pohodové dopoledne - víc tomu nedám !
Why Every New Macbook Needs A Different Goddamn Charger
Support CollegeHumor by signing up for DROPOUT: https://signup.dropout.tv. Tons of exclusive content, ad-free, for only $5 a month (that's like 17 cents a da...YouTube
Video Clip: AOC calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil (2 min)
"We demand their release because we do have power in this moment. All of us do. Everyday people do. And, it will never never be just institutions and officials alone that uphold our democracy. It will always be the people, the masses, who refuse to comply with authoritarian regimes."
[These #MP4 video clips can be downloaded and shared on other social media platforms]
h/t @benroyce
Discussion here: mastodon.social/@benroyce/1143…
Ben Royce 🇺🇦 (@benroyce@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 video #AOC speaking up for #MahmoudKhalilMastodon
We're still looking for a Canadian hosting provider that offers a managed PostgreSQL service, if anyone knows of one.
Here's a blueprint for pissing off some #openSource community members in five steps:
1. Someone opens a GitHub issue requesting a feature.
2. People debate whether the feature is even possible for a while.
3. Someone quietly comes along with a proof-of-concept version of the feature.
4. People use the PoC, treating it like a production release.
5. People realise that the feature wasn't all they imagined it to be, and the thread descends into tech support around how to handle the problems with the exact thing they wanted in the first place.
Bonus step 6: I unsubscribe from the thread, and eventually miss the feature being incorporated into the actual software proper.
CSUN 2025: A DeafBlind Take on Progress, Priorities, and the Road Ahead
Technology expert Scott Davert from Helen Keller National Center reports on the latest assistive technologies showcased at CSUN 2025, offering insights on innovations for blind and DeafBlind users.Helen Keller Services
Hello @NVAccess,
I am subscribed to the NVDA mailing list to receive the In-Process blog, NV Access updates, beta news, and NVDA releases. However, with the release of 2025.1 Beta 1 yesterday, I did not receive any email despite having checked the checkbox. The only updates I seem to receive are about the In-Process blog.
44 Years Ago Today: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Signed Off NBC in 1981, Leaving a Sci-Fi Legacy | Cord Cutters News
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the final episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, which aired on April 16, 1981, concluding its two-season run on NBC.Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)
Two new Doctor Who Icons books coming this summer
Two new books are announced for Penguin Books Doctor Who Icons series. Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box by Kalynn BayronThe best stories should never be unwritten.Andrea Laford (CultBox)
CSUN 2025: A DeafBlind Take on Progress, Priorities, and the Road Ahead
Technology expert Scott Davert from Helen Keller National Center reports on the latest assistive technologies showcased at CSUN 2025, offering insights on innovations for blind and DeafBlind users.Helen Keller Services
.ps.Z
I haven't seen that file extension in a long time.
8 Best Free and Open Source Command-line FTP clients - LinuxLinks
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) used to be a popular and time-honored method of transferring files to and from a remote network site.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
Review: The Bee-ginning: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG by Icalos
A positive review, recommending it to readers who enjoy litRPG or dungeon core especially.stuff.interfree.ca
SuspiciousDuck
in reply to Robin Bedrunka 🐞 • • •Robin Bedrunka 🐞
in reply to SuspiciousDuck • • •