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Katherine 🪴

@ webkitten @piefed.social

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Hi! I'm Katherine, or webkitten. I've been on the internet since our family got our first computer - a Tandy Sensation.

Yes, I went to computer camp as a kid and learned how to program BASIC on Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4.

I'm trans, queer, and bisexual. #actuallyautistic

I started programming with PHP in the mid 90s and haven't stopped. I'm an advocate for the open web; I used Netscape as long as I can remember.

I have an obsession with Hello Kitty, Moogles, and Squishmallows.

  • Things I learned migrating from Win10 to Mint

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  • I basically moved to Linux Mint from Windows myself back in March so this is everything I've learned since then. Auto update and auto backup (using Timeshift and Update Manager) are pretty straight forward since they're all options in the GUI. Clamtk comes from me using Clamav on Windows for the longest time and most of the packages were found right in the GUI for the Software Manager.

  • Things I learned migrating from Win10 to Mint

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  • For most users whose main computing habits are browsing the internet, word processing (desktop or Google Docs), or email, you'll rarely have to touch a terminal.

    I set up my mom's laptop with clamtk (set to auto update definitions), auto backup, and auto update and she generally uses it the same as Windows.

  • What do you feel the Fediverse could improve on?

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  • Discoverability; both with posts and following.

    Also, nuclear blocking and feeds/lists are two things that Bluesky gets right.

  • Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery

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  • The problem is that electronic mail requires internet tax an internet is mostly privatised with a high learning curve whereas postal mail generally just requires a residential address (still not perfect but better). Postal mail in many regions has also been largely privatised, unfortunately, too.

  • What Americans in a 1998 poll expected to happen by the year 2025

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  • What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows

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  • To Torvalds, Chromebooks “are the path toward the desktop.”

    Please don't associate Linux with a close-source proprietary neutered web browser owned by an ad company.

  • How do I get my mom to move to a different social media site?

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  • Parents will go to where their family are on social; either get the family to post elsewhere, or teach them to be conscious about being on the big tech platforms.

    Teach them about privacy settings like post audience; post pruning; privacy options; privacy checkups.

  • She probably added 10°c more heat to my PC.

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  • The best kind of cat tree.

  • Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail.com address

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  • I can finally change the deadname Gmail I've had for 25 years?

  • The EU prepares ground for wider data retention – and VPN providers are among the targets

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  • /usr/bin/retain-logs --days-to-keep 365 > /dev/null 2>&1

  • Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users See

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  • But not what Loop users can see.

  • “Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment

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  • What app do you use for Lemmy?

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  • Boost is the only one I know of, but that's only because I've not looked beyond that.

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  • What app do you use for Lemmy?

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  • Boost for the longest time; but since I've been using Piefed, I mostly just use mobile Vivaldi/Firefox instead of an app (Boost still works with it; I just got used to using it over apps).

  • NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW Subscriptions

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  • Thanks! That seems wild, I never knew that existed.

  • At what age did you realize you were LGBTQ?

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  • Depends; looking back at things as a kid, probably as early as 5, based on my hobbies and interests.

    But that was subconsciously before I knew what being gay or trans meant.

    It was closer to 14 or 15 when I really discovered I was probably bisexual; thank you David Bowie, Brian Molko, and Velvet Goldmine.

  • NVIDIA Puts 100-Hour Monthly Limit on All GeForce NOW Subscriptions

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  • What is a GeForce Now Subscription and why would you want a subscription to your graphic card? 🤔

  • “Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment

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  • The early 2000s music sharing software company LimeWire — now resurrected as a crypto company by new owners — won rights to the infamous Fyre Festival in an auction that was held on eBay, reportedly beating out Ryan Reynolds’ company for the rights.

    Just get it on archive.org; it's probably a lot safer.