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Basexperience 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>Nice gig in london with Jagged Little Alanis - great venue!<br>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gig</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/musotips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musotips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/musicianslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicianslife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassguitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassguitar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassguitarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassguitarist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassguitars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassguitars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassguitarclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassguitarclub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassplayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassguitarplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassguitarplayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/baixonatural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baixonatural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassplayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassplayers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassfeatured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassfeatured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassgram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/thebasslink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thebasslink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/basslove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basslove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassplayersunited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassplayersunited</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/basscover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basscover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weplaybass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weplaybass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/notreble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notreble</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lowend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassfeatured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassfeatured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassplayeruniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassplayeruniverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassfeatured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassfeatured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bassline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bassline</span></a></p>
Roman Meliška<p>You’ve heard it here before Harvard Business Review noticed: </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@asymco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>asymco</span></a></span> &amp; Judd diving deep into iPhone disrupting surgery navigation. With Dr. John Dorman and his Boltnav. On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asymetric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asymetric</span></a>, using <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jtbd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jtbd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clay</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lowend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowend</span></a> and much more from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disruption</span></a> theory playbook. Next: Apple Vision Pro. </p><p>Delightful and inspiring! <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/asymetric/id1565557473?i=1000701232530" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">asymetric/id1565557473?i=1000701232530</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@bohwaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bohwaz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>punkfairie</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tomiahonen</span></a></span> That's <em>exactly the problem</em>, cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaiOS</span></a> nee <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefoxOS</span></a> was a good and solid basis not just for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowEnd</span></a>-Devices but could've been excellent for a more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secure</span></a> mobile OS, as it has good potential for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sandboxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sandboxing</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KISS</span></a>-principle'd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> that are lean and efficient.</p><p>But then again when enthusiasts like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> and I were shouting <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney</span></a>!"</em> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a>, they basically <em>refused to sell</em> any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/device" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>device</span></a>, and then we get the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSvita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PSvita</span></a>-Effect"</em>:</p><ul><li>Noone's gonna build an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> for a platform that is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaUzHef9h4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">essentially a <em>rounding error</em> from the start!</a>…</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I've yet to see <em>any</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a> at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>!</p><ul><li>They all are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overpriced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overpriced</span></a> for <em>no valid reason whatsoever</em> and it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&amp;t=35m14s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pisses me off</a>, because <em>I didn't buy a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GTX1050" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GTX1050</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vega64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vega64</span></a> as an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/invsstment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invsstment</span></a></em>, but right now both cards.that I was able to snipe at €100 each are actually rising in value because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nvidia</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intel</span></a> only shit out expensive stuff and don't even have MSRP-priced merch available.</li></ul><p>Worse there ain't even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowEnd</span></a> [&lt; €100] or actual <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MidRange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidRange</span></a> [€250 - €500] cards available <em>at MSRP</em>!</p>
Aaro Koskinen<p>Got my first <a href="https://bitwoods.duckdns.org/tags/RISCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RISCV</span></a> computer - LicheeRV Nano w/64-bit CPU, 256 MB RAM, Ethernet, UART, SD card slot etc at the 10 euro price point.</p><p>The vendor <a href="https://bitwoods.duckdns.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> image is booting fine, but mainline experience is less smooth - I'm currently stuck at U-boot as the SD card fails to respond?! The first in-kernel DTS will be available in v6.13; maybe I'm just expecting too much at this point... though on U-boot side docs already say the SD should be functional.</p><p><a href="https://bitwoods.duckdns.org/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowEnd</span></a> <a href="https://bitwoods.duckdns.org/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://bitwoods.duckdns.org/tags/Hobbyist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hobbyist</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hessen.social/@ustralien" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ustralien</span></a></span> Sadly no, and that's my big disappointment!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> decided to choose the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>-esque <em>"flat cells below <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trackpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trackpad</span></a>"</em> design in the <em>unreasonable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/THINN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>THINN</span></a>-ness race</em> instead of doing what even the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EeePC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EeePC</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vaio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P11Z</span></a> did and have a slot at the back to chug in batteries!</p><ul><li>I know <em>why</em> they did it, as a closed aluminium pan aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lunchbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lunchbox</span></a>"</em> design is easier to fabricate, but I'd rather some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolfreeSwappableBattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolfreeSwappableBattery</span></a> which are IMHO of more practicality than having the ability to swap out every port.</li></ul><p>Not that I don't like those <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/modules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modules</span></a>, but I'd rather wish for a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/THICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>THICC</span></a>-er"</em> device if that gets me essentials like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethernet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethernet</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a>-A &amp; -C as well as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TRRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRRS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HeadphoneJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeadphoneJack</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HeadsetJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeadsetJack</span></a>. </p><ul><li>I mean, I understand they won't make space for a underslung <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dock</span></a>, a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slimline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slimline</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ODD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ODD</span></a> or god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExpressCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpressCard</span></a>, and in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> I'd welcome <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbolt</span></a> over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OCuLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OCuLink</span></a>, but there's a reason I've not canceled the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUCbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NUCbook</span></a> and if I didn't have to buy/procure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COTS</span></a> products I'd likely just buy a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pi500</span></a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Powerbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Powerbank</span></a> and screen slapped on...</li></ul><p>That being said the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Framework</span></a> is still by a long margin the <em>"least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/enshittified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittified</span></a>"</em> device on the market, and same goes for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> devices...</p><ul><li>I just wished <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrameworkLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrameworkLaptop</span></a> and Fairphone were just refusing the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> trend entirely, cuz I'd rather have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toughbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toughbook</span></a>-Style device made out of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thinkpadnium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thinkpadnium</span></a> or even better <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nokianite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nokianite</span></a> than some fancy Aluminium stuff if that makes it more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repairable</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upradeable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upradeable</span></a> and espechally doesn't result in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Downgrade</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Not to mention they don't have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UltraNav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltraNav</span></a>-Style <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trackpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trackpoint</span></a> and I do <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ya4dUZfTQ&amp;t=36s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">use</a> that instead of a Trackpad.</p><ul><li>The only reason I'm not daily driving my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P11Z</span></a> anymore is because until I got <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> into a useable state it's hardware, which was already <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowEnd</span></a> at launch, can barely run <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> and thus is not an option for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DailyDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyDriving</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a> workflows anyways...</li></ul>
Jason Famularo<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> In fairness, Linux runs well on low-end devices. Embrace the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowEnd</span></a></p>