If you work hard, I’ll bet you could have the Pyra in Two Months™️

Zalgo being all informative lately.

My feed had a bunch of AI generated posts you could vote on just now, a few of which just happened to be in the style of popular anime. Clicked on this post expecting more of the same. 🤣

Superb, even in slumber.

I asked Chat GPT to write an announcement bringing the redneck language back for the whole system. Here’s the results:

Subject: Announcing Redneck Language Pack - Y’all gonna love this!

Howdy Linux Enthusiasts!

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news from the Redhat Linux team. After years of development and anticipation, we’re delighted to introduce the latest addition to our diverse language pack collection - the Redneck Language Pack!

As a testament to our commitment to inclusivity and embracing the rich cultural diversity of our user base, we’ve decided to pay homage to the charming southern dialect that many hold dear. This language pack aims to offer a fun and entertaining twist to your Linux experience while still maintaining the functionality and reliability you’ve come to expect from Redhat.

Here’s a sneak peek into some of the delightful changes you can expect with the Redneck Language Pack:

1.	Y’all-Friendly Installer: The installation process has been given a southern makeover, y’all! Now, when you boot up the installer, you’ll be greeted with a friendly “Howdy, partner!” instead of the usual “Hello, world!”
2.	Colorful Command Line: The terminal is now more vibrant than a Texas sunset! Command prompts are adorned with cowboy hats and boots to add a touch of cowboy flair to your coding adventures.
3.	Git-R-Done File Navigation: Navigating your directories and files is now as smooth as a southern drawl. Use commands like “mosey” to move and “fixin-to” to copy files around.
4.	Tailgate Security Updates: Stay safe and secure with regular software updates. The Redneck Language Pack ensures your system is as secure as a well-guarded barn.
5.	Down-Home Help Commands: Have a question? Need some assistance? Just holler out “howdy-help” to access the Redneck’s guide to Linux, complete with “fixin-it” tips and tricks.
6.	Giddy-Up Package Manager: Managing software packages is now as easy as riding a trusty steed. Use “yarn-up” to update your packages and “yarn-hunt” to search for new ones.
7.	Hillbilly Games: Time for a break? Unwind with some classic Redneck-themed terminal games, like “Redneck Solitaire” and “Yeehaw Tetris.”

Remember, this language pack is all in good fun and meant to add a touch of southern charm to your Linux journey. We hope you enjoy the experience as much as we did creating it!

So saddle up, folks, and try out the Redneck Language Pack today! To get started, simply update your Red Hat Linux system and select “Redneck” as your preferred language during installation. It’s time to experience Linux with a delightful southern twist!

Happy Linuxing, y’all!

The Redhat Linux Team

Take a mental note that I could review later without worry of forgetting it, for times when jotting something down normally isn’t practical such as while driving.

I joined lemmy.one because it presents itself as friendly to beginners/Reddit refugees. On the plus side, it’s worked very consistently and fast. They’re also federated with pretty much everything, so there’s plenty of content to choose from and narrow by subscribing and blocking.

On the minus side, you can’t create communities there and the only communities that exist are chat, meta, and some security and privacy focused communities. So you’ll have to get most of your content from across the ‘verce. (Which it part of the part of the point Lemmy anyway.) Also, as a beginner-friendly instance, there’s some tutorial-ish stickied messages depending on how I set my view settings.

The only significant disadvantage is if I ever want to create my own community, I need another account elsewhere. Otherwise, I’m pretty happy with my choice.

Qapla’!

There was an attempt at the Vulcan salute.

You might be able to make a [Meta] post in said community and ask for the sidebar to be expanded. Who knows, maybe it’ll work.

Sometimes, but mostly I use tap to type. Usually swipe is accurate, but I don’t always want the risk that it’ll get something wrong and it’ll take longer to fix it than if I’d just typed it straight away.

Right on. I’m not even a T-Mobile customer anymore (I had the so-called “Walmart Plan” back in the day) but I sorted by new and saw some posts from this community float by.

Either going to take a nap in daycare, or being told to wait until the digital clock said something (around a minute or two) and being capable of understanding that I’d get what I wanted at that time.

I used to keep an ear open for any apps with hidden emulators to sneak through the App Store, but it seems like that hasn’t happened in a long time and the ones that exist all seem to be incompatible with newer phones. (Plus, you need to jump through hoops these days to carry over delisted apps to a new phone.)

I also use Provenance sideloaded. Seems like one of the best options for supporting multiple systems and being easy to use/stable. I used to use Delta, but I felt that new systems were being added too slowly.

https://afterplay.io/ Seems like a decent option as it’s a web app, so it requires neither sideloading nor jailbreaking. But you need to get premium in order to access some systems.

I have iDOS 2 from the App Store on my phone. (It might be available still in some regions, or you can sideload it.) While I never had any DOS experience from back in the day, it’s nice to have a random collection of DOS games available everywhere I go. Launchbox made an easy-to use launcher for DOS, so I can use simulated mouse controls to launch games without having to switch to the keyboard. If you want to torture yourself, you could theoretically emulate retro games using emulators written for DOS in this way.

Not technically emulation, but there’s a copy of Mario 64 rebuilt as an iOS app floating around somewhere. I prefer the controls and screen to Mario 64 on Provenance.

Many thanks NoTime and jonah!

Well, you mentioned Zelda so gaming’s accounted for. I also do some writing. I started out doing it in my head/fanfiction-y and eventually published a couple chapters with more to follow eventually. After simmering things around enough, I got some stories that are good/unique enough to begin writing novels about so I also work on those in my spare time. (Plus a few stories that’d work better in webcomic or GB Studio video game format, but I haven’t started practical work on either yet.)

Aside from that, I dabble in Linux/computers and such.

• Android-free Linux distribution specializing in supporting older smartphones.

• Up-to-date software based on Alpine Linux and focused on privacy and security.

• Highly portable construction centered around a single software base regardless of what device it’s running on.

• Goal of keeping a given device running and updated until it physically falls apart.

PostmarketOS

• Rolling release that is remarkably stable. • Supports a wide variety of architectures. • XBPS package manage • Lightweight, systemd free.

• Supports a wide variety of hardware, including ARM devices such as the Pinebook Pro.

• Up-to-date rolling release.

• Multiple DE’s available with customized, clean interfaces.