xmanmonk

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How to save data for archive purposes? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 months ago

Don't use DVDs. They suffer bitrot, as do "metal" hard drives.

IRC Client for Android in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

This looks like it will work well for me, thanks! Giving it a try now!

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IRC Client for Android (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

What IRC client do you all recommend for Android? I'm looking for a non-paid option that will allow me to connect to a passworded host. Any suggestions?

Extracting frames from a video with ffmpeg very slow if not using jpeg in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I'll bet with mpeg to jpeg it doesn't have to re-encode the image, which it's doing with the other formats.

Linux for iPod? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does GTKPod work with it? It worked with most of my ipods.

A Bash script to rip music off CUE/BIN files in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Looks good! Thanks for sharing!

Any duck duck go alternative that is better in privacy and security ? in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago

Use !w in front of your ddg search to search Wikipedia.

(Question) Anyone here with an Adder WS from System76? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a s.76 Gazelle laptop, and it's been going good for about 4 years now. I rarely use the battery, so it stays plugged in most of the time. It's been good, and the battery remains charged at 100%.

What was the first modem you ever had? How fast was it? in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org
[–] xmanmonk@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

300 baud home made.