dr_robotBones
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- Comment on Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity 2 weeks ago:
Remember when Switzerland was neutral?
- Comment on Another suggestion post 2 weeks ago:
Does everyone pay for Joplin or is there a way to get it to work for free?
- Comment on There's another NSFW instance 3 weeks ago:
Then the rules need to change
- Comment on How "heavy" is self-hosting matrix really? 3 weeks ago:
I’m hosting a matrix instance using synapse on a shitty old laptop with 8 gigs of RAM and a Ryzen 3 2200U
- Comment on Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform 3 weeks ago:
Well, I would’ve been a baby at that point, I’d grow up just in time for the exciting home computing scene.
- Comment on This is the point I have reached 3 weeks ago:
Dentists be like: pay me $900 to look at your teeth
Um, I have a mirror, I’ll look at my own teeth thank you
- Comment on Go ahead, take one 3 weeks ago:
Trade existed
- Comment on Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform 3 weeks ago:
Why the LLM-driven scarcity in computing parts of course, and a little bit of cartel behavior when Nintendo and Sony inevitably announce the same thing next year.
- Comment on Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform 3 weeks ago:
My cloud computing teacher says the future of personal computing is just monitors connected to the cloud. Why couldn’t I have been born in the 70s?
- Comment on Ok, boomer 5 weeks ago:
Ok boomer
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
That’s an amazing library, thanks!
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
That guide was for the 64-bit PowerPC CPU, which I think was only used in servers. For future reference, the iMac’s 32-bit processor needs the
gcc-powerpc-linux-gnupackage. - Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
I want to preserve the MacOS 9 on the iMac, but I think I’ll do this on the 2005 Mac Mini.
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
Yeah its the most retro computer I have and I definitely want to have some fun with it!
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
Wow that’s pretty cool! I’ll have to try that one day, so long as I can test it in a live environment.
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
I’ll definitely get that if I find or get a spare CD to burn it to
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
I do have a 2005 Mac Mini with the PowerPC CPU, maybe it’ll work on that?
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
A great opportunity to learn Pascal, thanks!
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
Its really amazing how the Unix-like OSes can run on anything! I plan on keeping the original OS though, but thank you for the information.
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
Maybe I’ll make a game.
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
Thank you! I have spent some time learning Basic so Real Basic could be fun.
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
This is quite awesome! Unfortunately as far as servicing goes the machine has been sitting in our basement for years, no work has been done on it. I’m glad its still working, hopefully I can deal with the capacitors before its too late. It has its original hard drive which still works and has some cool old games on it and its running the original MacOS 9.
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
This is a great and direct guide, thank you!
- Comment on How can I develop software for a PowerPC? 5 weeks ago:
Wow I had no clue it would be possible to develop on the machine itself! I’m glad people have maintained archives of this system’s software, it may be worth it to develop on the iMac itself, thank you!
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- Comment on I have a rasberry pi 5 collecting dust, what are some neat useful things i can do with it? 5 weeks ago:
Send it to me, I have plans.
- Comment on I am looking for a Linux OS 1 month ago:
You’ll probably want to switch off it one day, but when I first go into Linux I used Ubuntu and everything just worked. Even when I had a laptop with a touchscreen, the touchscreen worked no problem. Its a great place to start imo, but not a great place to stay as when you become more proficient with Linux you’ll start to see the distro’s limitations.
- Comment on I am looking for a Linux OS 1 month ago:
I just ignore Discord updates lol
- Comment on Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension 2 months ago:
What did you use before? You might be able to use many of the same things, or find open-source alternatives that work the same.
- Comment on Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension 2 months ago:
You can try out most linux distributions without even installing them. Just plug in the usb, boot from it and choose not to install and you can play around with it. You can try multiple linux oses this way before considering an installation. I’d recommend trying Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Bazzite (if you’re a gamer).
There are some extra steps you’ll need to take in the BIOS, as in my experience modern computers tend to not have usb booting as the first priority at start up, so it just boots straight into windows no matter what.