Notices by Scott Williams 🐧 (vwbusguy@mastodon.online)

@mattl Yes. In the Nintendo Switch shop, if you buy the Switch version, there's a $0 "Upgrade Pack" so you can get the Switch 2 version as well, even if you don't yet have a Switch 2 to play it on.

I bought Silksong. I haven't played it yet, but I can't not support a major game where the dev priced it at only $20 in this economy. And I got the Switch and Switch 2 version without having to buy it twice! I never even owned/played Hollow Knight.

I really like #Thunderbird on #Android, but I have no clue what this icon is doing, what it means, or how do disable it. I've checked the settings, release notes, and github issues, and none of them yielded any answers.

@mattl Nice! Fedora Core 4 was where I truly started my Linux journey. I remember literally staying up all night until the dawn getting ndiswrapper setup so wifi could work.

@brouhaha @mattl

To be clear, I still respect Debian to this day. They have some truly incredible community members. Most of my personal raspberry pi stuff still runs some manner of Debian.

@brouhaha @mattl

Fun personal fact: First time I tried to install Linux, I downloaded and burned Fedora *source* isos which didn't work (5 discs, IIRC). I then successfully downloaded and installed DEBIAN (only 1 disc), but got a command line prompt. After testing every DOS/NT command I knew, I never got a GUI, so I went back and burned the proper Fedora Core installer (another 5 discs).

In an alternative reality, I would have been a Debian loyalist.

#Linux #Fedora #Debian

I just realized that as of this summer, I've now been a #Fedora #Linux user for 20 years.

Upworthy: If the total amount of money held by Americans was distributed evenly, how much would you get?
https://www.upworthy.com/economic-equality

Vibe coding service Replit deleted production database • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/replit_saastr_vibe_coding_incident/

OH: "No one should have to find out their spouse is a Cold Play fan like that."

Today, I put up 4 shelves. That might not sound like a big deal, but 😩

@mattl @Viss @FritzAdalis That's the address of the guy that keeps logging into my machines!

@mattl How is CP/M not on this list 😭

Is it just me or have spam calls suddenly got way way worse?

Computers have never felt as magical as the first time I experienced Microsoft Encarta.

As a reminder the nominations are still open for #Fedora leadership committee seats. If you have someone you want to nominate, be sure to get it in now as they will be closing soon!

https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-elections-nominations-period-now-open/

#Linux

Highway to Helvetica

#FictionalCharacterFonts #HashTagGames

I'm just going to say it - for the average #guitar player, #Epiphone is the new #Gibson. The new Gibson is only for touring professional musicians or lawyers who want to hang something in their office. Meanwhile, #PRS has been heading the opposite direction and have never been more affordable, especially since their SE line is so over the top excellent right now.

Crochet? Cooking? Fountain pens? Learning FORTRAN? Writing short stories? Developing your own film pictures? Spotted a rare bird in your area? Beat that SNES game you never got to play as a kid?

I just want to hear something about humanity that isn't work or doomsday era news. Hit me.

Tell me about your current fun/hobby/side project or interest.