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lakestheguy

1 year ago

i got a notification but for some reason when i click on it, it isn't showing up

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lakestheguy updated their site.

1 year ago

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lakestheguy

1 year ago

decided to add some old art. sorry that 2 of them are webp. i sort of download my old drawings from discord. so if you hate webp, blame them

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dykishdoghouse lakestheguy

1 year ago

oh my gosh tysm for adding my button to your site!! i rlly appreciate it :333

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

no problem. i love adding neighbors to my other sites page

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lakestheguy frutigeraeroarchive

1 year ago

i managed to get your crt tv page to play an episode of mythbusters that was on pluto tv. IT EVEN WORKS WITH SOME STREAMING WEBSITES!!! this is too powerful

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frutigeraeroarchive 1 year ago

lol that's crazy

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lakestheguy updated their site.

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bielzin 1 year ago

love this!

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

FYI, I think Catbox is just down. DownForEveryoneOrJustMe can't ping them and it's not loading on my WiFi either, so I don't think it's copyright-related or your VPN. (I've been posting screenshots and such there for a year+ and have never had problems.)

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

oh thanks for letting me know. i appreciate it because for some reason, it was working on mobile but not desktop. so i just assumed it was the vpn lol

lakestheguy

1 year ago

anyone else having problems with catbox? it seems to be blocking my vpn, so certain images on my site aren't loading

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

It's not loading on my standard WiFi either, so I think the site's just down.

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

So I don't think it's copyright-related; downforeveryoneorjustme also can't connect to the server at all.

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lakestheguy

1 year ago

anyone else occasionally have to delete their cache just so the changes on your site actually show up

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slushienova 1 year ago

I do a cache refresh by pressing Ctrl + F5 on the page :D

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

thanks for the advice

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kkbkkb 1 year ago

you can also do Ctrl + Shift + R (adding on to the Ctrl + F5 comment)

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lakestheguy updated their site.

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lakestheguy updated their site.

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lakestheguy updated their site.

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lakestheguy updated their site.

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myepicsite424 lakestheguy

1 year ago

omg :o new website follower. how did you even find epic424

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

i found it through frutigeraeroarchive's comment on your profile

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myepicsite424 1 year ago

yayyyy new follower. btw my website is still a work in progress and i only started in february

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lakestheguy slushienova

1 year ago

i used your webgarden embed code btw

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slushienova 1 year ago

Woah!! Nice! I'll add yours shortly :DD Awesome site btw!

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lakestheguy updated their site.

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lakestheguy

1 year ago

just found out there is a fanlisting for food (not a specific food just food) and another one for big balls. god i love fanlistings

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

...as in, folks who have big balls or who appreciate them?

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

i think it was for folks who appreciate them

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lakestheguy draggianuniverse

1 year ago

i was reading your thoughts archive & i agree with your stuff on foss fans. while i do have a degoogling post, i don't use linux at all. don't get me wrong, i get why some people love it. but the thing i always go back to is convience. sure, customizing its look & not have your data stolen sounds cool. but i don't wanna lose all the stuff i downloaded, or install apps 7 diff ways or learn 50 command prompts

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

okay yeah that was a rant in response to some other folks -- like, the thing that really bugs me is, as mentioned, that it is a fandom, not a movement. it's tech for tech's sake and the only use cases they care about are each other. So if you're like me and would love to de-Google and use Linux and stuff, but need to have a phone that works on phone plans and Office backwards compatibility for work, then, uh...

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

yeye, fortunately my last job used libreoffice if you can believe it. but like the best way to promote foss is to have sites or programs that are just better. for example, my brother doesn't care abt foss & has given up on privacy. but he still uses firefox as his default bc chrome eats up sm ram.

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

sometimes i feel pressure to use linux, like "i dont REALLY care about privacy if i still use windows/android as my main os" even though i'm doing everything else i can. including using privacy conscious settings for windows & android

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

exactly, re: functionality. I love Firefox and FreeTube, but LibreOffice doesndoesn't do the visual and format features I need, I've never met an OSM client that doesn't suck at road navigation, and I'm sticking with Ecosia BC all the more "private" search engines have had shit results. a lot of the "alternatives" are just unacceptably weaker or don't work for what I need

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

also, documentation is kind of a huge problem. you basically can't get support through any means except forums and socials, and most users who need to Use Their Computer For Things don't have time for the arcana. (speaking of Using Your Compoter For Things, can we agree that "dephoning" is stupid for anyone who doesn't live in their mom's basement?)

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

it's all just showing off that you have the privilege to carry around 5 different inefficient devices (also that's a lot of e-waste) and do jailbreaking and arcane documentation and all that bullshit. it's showing off. it's a fandom. it's an aesthetic. any movement that doesn't actually meet or care about people's needs outside of its privileged uber-online core audience can never be anything but.

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draggianuniverse 1 year ago

it's a bunch of individualist punchy algorithmic aesthetic Tumblr bullshit that does exactly nothing to actually change tech ecosystems or fight problems. it's like telling someone for whom walmart is their only grocery store to "simply don't shop there". if you like playing with and showing off tech as a hobby, fine, but if you're not gonna address folks' computer needs except your bubble don't call it a "solution".

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

yeah calls to boycott stuff are nice and all. but the fact is: since big tech propriety software has more funding, it's a requirement for certain jobs & they're able to put that money into features, gimmicks, and ui design (even if a lot of big tech is getting worse). plus i agree that osm clients suck at navigation even if i still use them.

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lakestheguy 1 year ago

plus big tech tends to put their trackers on other websites, so unless you have a really good content/tracker/script blocker, you're probably still funding them in some way.

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