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@NixiePixel
TV Host turned Speaker & Educator for Open Source, Privacy & our Right to Repair. 300k on YT, Founder @geebeacon & @thegeeksabroad 🤗 https://t.co/QR7kiGeXrg
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- This one hurts. I lost my dad years ago, watching TNG with him as a kid was such a fond memory. I looked up to both Captain Picard, and my Dad. 😭
00031 - "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Captain Jean-Luc Picard 😭0844601
- Found a 2TB flash drive for $12. It is a 16GB drive lying about its size, so your files look saved right up until they quietly aren't. Before trusting a bargain drive, run a free capacity test like H2testw or f3.
1112384 - What is the meaning of this "be careful" you so speakklöss @kloss_xyzmy AI agents after I give them full access and tell them to be careful2011498
- Every 'smart' device is just a dumb device that learned to talk about you behind your back.2528639
- Y2K happened because old software stored years as two digits to save memory. Thousands of people spent years fixing it, nothing exploded, and everyone decided it was overhyped. That's IT work in one sentence: do it right and people think nothing happened.
1325663 - Do we really want this guy in charge of our PII? (Incredible reporting as usual by @404mediaco )Joseph Cox @josephfcoxWe got leaked audio of Flock's CEO talking at a private police conference, including the "never apologize" line. Watch more of it here, and subscribe:007434
We got leaked audio of Flock's CEO talking at a private police conference, including the "never apologize" line. Watch more of it here, and subscribe:5391014.6K- Remember this? Iomega Zip drives were famous for the 'click of death': a failing drive that just clicked instead of reading your disk. So you'd try another disk. More clicking. 🫣
3023547 - Posts @NixiePixelwhen hardware starts clicking, back up first and panic... second? haha002142
- Most servers run #linux and many are kept alive by volunteers. Somewhere, one maintainer is holding up a project you use every day. Buy them a coffee. ☕ (or a power root energy drink)⚡
12401K - Seeing ads for 'AI-powered quantum sleep monitors' that cost $200. It is a 2014 pedometer taped to a watch strap. At least scammers used to put effort into the plastic casing?0019786
- Before you toss a broken gadget, check iFixit. It has free repair guides for thousands of devices, rated by difficulty. Worst case, you learn the battery is glued in with the strength of a thousand suns, and now you know who to be mad at. 🔧
4140773 - New York passed the first US electronics right-to-repair law in 2022, and more states followed. If you bought your toaster you should be allowed to fix it without a 'certified technician' and a $300 diagnostic fee... change my mind
2346798 - IT helpdesk translation guide: 'Have you restarted it?' means 'I know you haven't.' 'Interesting' means 'this will take all afternoon.' 'Works on my end' means 'it's you.' Restart it anyway...It fixes more than anyone admits. (even me lol)1117791
- ADHD productivity app lifecycle: discover a new app, spend six hours setting it up, color-code everything, feel unstoppable, never open it again. I really need to KISS... and let it be boring, but I don't wanna. 🧠
3019635 - The save icon is a 3.5-inch floppy disk, which held 1.44 MB. That's less than one HD photo from your phone. In 2026 an entire generation clicks a tiny shrine to a storage format they probably have never touched. 💾
4040756 - Text-message 2 FA is better than nothing, but SIM swap scammers can talk a carrier into moving your number to their phone. For accounts that matter, use an authenticator app or a hardware key, and ask your carrier for a port-out PIN.
2327934 - In 2024 Ubisoft shut down the servers for The Crew, and people who bought it could no longer play. That sparked the @StopKilingGames campaign, asking publishers to keep games playable after support ends. Buying shouldn't secretly mean renting.
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