#AskMastodon I'm looking for a portable projector, that doesn't have smart-tv capabilities or android or any kind of operating system really.

Do you know any?

I need it for teaching, and I'll render code in it so it might need some proper resolution. I normally teach on different places (I visit the companies where I have to teach) so I need it to be as lightweight and small as possible.

Thanks <3

A family member’s Surface laptop went dark the other day. It seems to be Windows-related. I offered to “fix” it for them by installing Ubuntu. I’m thinking of going with Gnome since Unity is too different from the Windows UI, so they’re not completely disoriented. Or should I go with KDE?

If you’ve introduced a Windows user to Linux before, please share your tips!

Recommendations wanted:

Does anybody know of a Fediverse instance that supports long-form blogging with images, accepts new members, and is not limited in content to technology?

Boosts appreciated for visibility, thank you.

If I write systemctl status --all in the terminal I can see some writing about old units like "Unit ntpsec.service could not be found." or something like that.
So the question is, where does #systemd get it from? I haven't had ntpsec for a long time.
and there are no unit files left in the system, but for some reason systemd remembers them and searches for them for some reason, and throws an error.

Question for anybody who knows about living and working in Japan.

Is ¥10 million a reasonable annual salary to support an entire family of six in Tokyo? Especially for someone used to making more than two and a half times that in the US?

Do I remember someone mentioning a simple solution for preventing Mastodon instances from hammering a website when a link is posted?

(Might have slightly broken Mrs E's website, but I think it's recovered now.)

@iFixit (or anyone) would you happen to know if it's possible to remove the battery from a newer smartphone (say, a Samsung S20) and have it run only from power coming from usb? (End goal: run a phone as a server without the risk of an old battery exploding).

Can anyone name this tune? #namethattune #ghent #gent #askmastodon

Fediverse, can you help? I'm growing weary of constantly fighting this fight in my campaign groups and seeking other effective articles and resources to tackle antifascists' justifications for remaining on Twitter and such because "we must go where people are." You can call it a Nazi bar, but their counter is "a bunch of us are still on there and we aren't Nazis." Sigh. Thanks in advance! #AskMastodon #AskFedi #Fediverse #FediPact #FuckElon #FuckZuckerberg @fedizine

Does @Codeberg / @forgejo support the creation of "Deploy Keys" via #API?

Just learned about #openvide today. Did you give it a try? What's your experience like?

https://openvibe.social/

How is it domestic terrorism when #elonmusk isn’t an American?
#askmastodon

Fedi, I know you are begging to answer this. What's a good #Linux distro for a retired non-techie who's only ever used windows?

I was just talking to my neighbor and he said he tried to upgrade from #windows 10 to windows 11 but got some message that his computer might not be compatible and might "lose services." If he can't upgrade to 11, I pitched him Linux as an alternative to buying a new computer because apparently support ends in October.

Anyone here upgraded thier electric home hot water tank to a heat-pump based unit? What kind of savings have you realized?

I think it's time I ask the fedi hivemind about this...

I am looking for some news outlets about tech and gaming news that avoid politics, don't do clickbait and serve RSS.

I am most interested in both corporate ongoings (so I know what I may need to look out for at work) and noteworthy happenings at major FOSS projects in terms of tech news (but ideally without AI), as well as major game releases and indie projects as well as retro gaming-related news.

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#question #askmastodon #askfedi #software #cloudhosting #recommendation

Hello Fediverse, I would like to ask for some recommendations please:

Does a simple and lightweight alternative to google.drive for use on a Win desktop PC exist, based in EU or New Zealand, for upload, update & tracking of shared files?

1) To update files with unchanged public link

2) To see if and when the file was opened through the external link either for reading or for download, to count the uses

Many thanks ^.^

#question to the solo devs: When have you determined that you are a senior software developer?

My last job as an employee ended around autumn 2020. I've been working solo since. I firmly believe, if you develop the skillset and experience, it doesn't matter whether you reached this in a solo environment or team environment.

What's your stance on that subject?

Question to gamedevs: Do you play your own games for fun or only in the context of development?

Whenever I play my own games, I only see the flaws or compare them to better products.

Though I always wanted to also play my own games for fun, not just when I add a new feature, improvement or fix a bug.

How about you?

Seriously tho, what will running a Calibre server do for me?