TheCapeGreek @thecapegreek@mastodon.technology
Nik the Greek, in Cape Town. Software developer in love with food and life
www.thecapegreek.co.za
So I just had my graduation ceremony. Got most distinctions (above 75% grades) of my class and an award for top achiever overall.
PLOT TWIST I didn't know I'd be getting any award and was told we were free to leave if we wanted, so I missed out on the award 😂 I'll go pick it up sometime in the week.
I decked out my #Cinnamon setup yesterday with a custom theme and a matching color scheme on the #steam 'Air for Steam' skin. It's so nice and sleek now, love it!
For quite a while I wasn't convinced since I had the odd crash when I had some games open, but I think I'll stick to Cinnamon as my DE.
My only gripe is that some unstyled text inputs on the web use the default DE theme background color, but the input text isn't changed. So now I have a dark blue input with black text I can't see!
What do people think of the new #reddit redesign? I like it so far, but it's still far from ready. I also prefer the collapsible sidebar they had until last week rather than the dropdown for navigation.
SPECIAL REMINDER TO ONE AND ALL
Please remember to CW your political bullshit, so the rest of us can ignore it. Thank you.
Some much needed heavy rain in #CapeTown! According to the city we're out of the drought woods at least for the next year (assuming usage stays low enough) but more is always good. I had to cajole my girlfriend's dog out of the dog house for 5 minutes before she became brave enough to walk for 2 metres to the front door.
Reclaiming RSS
“Before Twitter, before algorithmic timelines filtered our reality for us, before surveillance capitalism, there was RSS: Really Simple Syndication … As we move away from the centralised web to the peer web, it’s time to rediscover, re-embrace, and reclaim RSS.”
if it still works aint no point throwing it out yet
@thecapegreek I've been playing this recently too. I spend an inordinate amount of time playing each level to squeeze every moment out of it.
Just finished the main story of #DeusEx Mankind Divided. Gameplay wise I really liked the new stealth options, but they did make the game a fair bit easier. Story wise I get people's complaints that it ends somewhat abruptly, but lengthwise I've put more time into this playthrough than Human Revolution. Onto the DLC!
Someone bought a knockoff copy of #fortnite, very sad.
And so the fun begins: merge request approvals are not part of GitLab CE, but only available for paid customers.
Hey guys, anyone looking for a federated photo sharing app like Instagram, take a look at https://pixelfed.social/ . It is ActivityPub based and from what I see Federation is on the way!
Just saw it linked in #hackernews, congrats @pixelfed
I'm happy I have no nut allergy. I love my peanut butter.
Thoughts on #dock.io?
GIMP is a dangerous tool in the wrong hands.
So, how has #GDPR started to affect businesses? I have seen several sites change their privacy policy.
#Syfy really likes shooting themselves in the foot, don't they? Constantly cancelling good shows like #TheExpanse and then wondering why they keep failing.
@falgn0n @ericludick @Deadpoet @danie10 @tracer808 @LilMsK @librenet @william @welshpixie @jaysen
I urge all my Mastodon friends of #SouthAfrica to comment on gov's proposed constitutional amendment of land expropriation without compensation.
https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/section-25/
Comments must be submitted by May 31st. Inaction will be considered as tacit agreement to the proposition. If this passes, government will not only have more authoritarian power, but will be able to line their corrupt pockets more and drive the economy over a cliff.
Who will invest when their investment can be stolen?
