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Chaddicus

@wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06

Procrastinating my first YouTube video since last August
Tinkerer, anime enjoyer, conflicted American

19 Followers

162 Following

50 Posts

Joined January 13, 2026

Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@gary_alderson@infosec.exchange @concretedog@mastodon.social I'll blame both, but you're right, Microsoft shares a fair portion of the blame here for allowing this sort of thing. I hope this induces an exodus of many open source projects to Codeberg or some other platform that actually cares about our rights.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Tutanota@mastodon.social any thoughts on putting Tuta on Accrescent?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@Tutanota@mastodon.social that'd be awesome!

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@jrdepriest@infosec.exchange @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social I like that line - "Their ubiquity is one of the reasons they hate them. You can't monopolize them." I think that's very true, and is a concise explanation of why we receive so much pushback from the bourgeoisie on pursuing renewables. They see the earth as an investment to be exploited and little more. We see it as our home to be protected. The two are diametrically opposed viewpoints, but only one of them is sensible.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@Nonilex my favorite part: "The bill’s Republican author, Sen. Jay Morris, who represents a district in north Louisiana, acknowledged that once Duncan’s elected position is eliminated, the civil clerk of court might struggle to handle the influx of cases. The solution, he says, is to 'hire someone.'" They'd rather contract someone out for the same work than let an exonerated Black man take his democratically elected position. Pathetic.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@legoktm I guess you got the word out pretty good because the page is down from too many requests

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@baldur@toot.cafe this has been sob frustrating fore as well. Like, you guys do know we don't have to just take Rich Whiteman #3 at his word, right? Maybe we could do some, idk, journalism to check their claims and call them out on the nonsense a bit more or something. Call me crazy but I thought that was the job. Just goes to show how quickly a once-lauded institution can be crippled by a few power-hungry sycophants.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@yurisizov@mastodon.gamedev.place I've looked into it more since I made that comment and I'll admit that I was wrong. With the context I now have, it's clear to me that DF were gassing a technology that they instead should have given much more scrutiny.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@sjvn@mastodon.social the thought has crossed my mind that potentially, a hidden reason for starting the war out of nowhere was to drive up demand for non-Gulf sources of petroleum. I don't think Trump himself is smart enough to come up with such a plan so...one's mind does go to his Russian handler.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social oooh that feels so cathartic. Screw that guy. I hope this bankrupts him.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@vlrny@disabled.social definitely. I've grown up watching my sister struggle against the system for years (she has pots and eds, among other disabilities) and it feels like every success comes with a rug pull. The disability itself is only part of what makes it crippling. The system feels designed to finish you off.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@kevin@mastodon.km6g.us @iFixit@mastodon.social I think it's because they came out with the Fairbuds not-XL first and wanted to keep the "Fairbuds" branding. Or maybe they're copying Apple. Who knows.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@Reinald@nrw.social @iFixit@mastodon.social I can't comment on their over-ear cans but their earbuds are quite bad in terms of repairability. One of my Momentum 3's perished several months ago and after some research it became apparent that the only thing to do was buy a new pair as the issue is basically unfixable without sending them back to Sennheiser. At this point I'm willing to take a hit on quality to get something that I know will last.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@libreleah of course this is probably in their ball court as much as yours but I'm curious if you have any plans or interest in doing framework laptops with libreboot?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

@nshki@hachyderm.io hey, I happened to read your blog post on installing Linux in a Pixelbook. I'm thinking of doing the same, and wanted to ask if you still feel that ElementaryOS is a good option for it, any caveats you've found in the years since, etc. If you don't mind!

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@MakerTube what does registration entail?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@wezm this scratches an itch I didn't know I had and I love that

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@tante exactly why I'm convinced it'll fail. Corporate AI has never been and never will be sustainable. People can hold up the house of cards for as long as they want, but eventually, something will give and the whole thing will come tumbling down. And great shall be the fall of it.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@nixCraft tap your card to shoot

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@hazelweakly I lowkey would love tilde to be somewhere that isn't the worst place on the keyboard. But I think I use it more often than most people.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social also, batteries exist and are only getting better. You can't store the energy from gas without losing a lot in the process. Someone may counter that by saying gas is already stored, and sure, in an extremely volatile chemical that we will never have enough of, keep fighting over, and poses national security risks. We can have enough panels and turbines, we don't need to fight over them, and there's no risk to them if you keep the supply chains clean. It's a no-brainer!

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@akareilly n-n-n-n-nuance?? On the internet???

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@mercedesallen good, it's about time somebody told us to sit down and shut up. I wish such a dumb motion had never been proposed, but if it was to be proposed (and this admin just can't help themselves), I'm glad it was so soundly defeated.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@maryjane@social.coletivos.org @manut@mountains.social @phosh@social.phosh.mobi how plug-and-play are the Fairphone models? I've had tons of issues with my op6

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@concretedog@mastodon.social these goblins!! Scanning it all and then saying "we pwomise we'll dewete it if you ask us nicewy uwu" is *not* consent.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@Lioh@social.anoxinon.de yeah, that's what I'm beginning to think as well. It seems bare Linux might not be ready yet for daily driving without a fair amount of tinkering involved.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@tpfto@mathstodon.xyz very true. A sincere divestment from the corporations, or at least the most powerful billionaires, is a necessary early step

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@Lioh@social.anoxinon.de @maryjane@social.coletivos.org @manut@mountains.social @phosh@social.phosh.mobi yeah I have an op6 as well, and have flashed it and played around with it a bit. I haven't been able to get it doing much useful though. Audio doesn't play right, and texts don't go through. It's probably user error, I'm still relatively new to Linux generally and quite new to Linux on mobile.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@Migueldeicaza@mastodon.social it's always a bit chilling to be reminded how much data we're transmitting without even being asked or told. I also didn't realize that my browser was fingerprinting so I appreciate the heads-up.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@a_k_a_t_e_n@fedibird.com omigosh that emote is adorable! Where did you get it?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@Lioh@social.anoxinon.de cool, thanks for letting me know!

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@Strandjunker they made their money on our labor, sometimes even on our pain and suffering. It's only fair that we get some of it back in government services.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@ermo @Nonilex 100% agree. I typed and erased something similar to what you said multiple times. I decided to go with the snapper version, but there's value in calling it what it is - unfiltered racism.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

An interesting read. I'm disappointed to see that so many people are adopting corporate LLMs as a "creative" tool or to provide human-like contact. Hopefully this decreases as people realize there are better alternatives that are less harmful. I was glad to see that social media use is waning, as I see it to be generally unhealthy. (though obviously ymmv).

Passive social media use, AI companionship, and online side hustles: UK adults’ media and online lives revealed
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/media-habits-adults/passive-social-media-use-ai-companionship-and-online-side-hustles-uk-adults-media-and-online-lives-revealed

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@a_k_a_t_e_n@fedibird.com oh that could be it! Since you're on fedibird and I'm on the default one. Do you host that yourself?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@Lioh@social.anoxinon.de just out of curiosity, which device do you use it on?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@Lioh@social.anoxinon.de @maryjane@social.coletivos.org @manut@mountains.social @phosh@social.phosh.mobi sorry, I don't mean plug-and-play as in using peripherals with them, I mean as in how quickly and readily can one simply install Linux, phosh, and use it as a phone?

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@libreleah@mas.to gotcha, thanks for being straight with me about it! And for all the work you do for the open source community.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@a_k_a_t_e_n@fedibird.com I just found the site, it looks interesting! I didn't realize there were servers hosted for people from specific language communities or countries, but that makes a lot of sense.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@a_k_a_t_e_n@fedibird.com huh, I don't see it for some reason

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

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@xgranade you forgot that part where we're on track for either an even worse deal again, or nuclear warfare with little room for anything inbetween 😊😊 (the house is burning down and I want out)

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@jschauma@mstdn.social I wouldn't be surprised if we're on our way back to that. Web 2.0 or 3.0 or wherever the heck we are now is so utterly full of garbage it's becoming genuinely unusable. Sometimes I genuinely wonder if I would have a better experience using nothing but Wikipedia and Gopher or Gemini spaces.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@Reinald@nrw.social @iFixit@mastodon.social yeah, that's a good reason to save up/invest a bit into the better stuff!

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

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@gary_alderson@infosec.exchange @concretedog@mastodon.social yup, I have to imagine there are class action firms salivating over all these broken license agreements, knowing they'll make a killing once reality sets in and the bag-holders realize they've been had.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

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@lina@vt.social not to mention the accountability issues AI introduces

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

This alone should be enough reason to abandon AI in its current form. Delete it all, wipe the slate clean, what do you *mean* you expect this to happen more??? If an animal attacks somebody out of the blue, we put them down. If a human does, we lock them up. Why does AI get a pass?
This is probably the most frustrating thing for me about AI: the utter lack of accountability.

AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals | OpenAI | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/openai-says-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-startup-in-unprecedented-incident

theguardian.com

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@jbz@indieweb.social we couldn't possibly do that, it might get in the way of the coming AI takeover!

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

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@libreleah I wasn't aware of any political faux pas, I may have to look into that. Whatever the case, fair enough! In this era we have to be willing to carefully pick our battles.

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Chaddicus @wombatpandaa@mastodon.social

· 3mo ago

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@inthehands@hachyderm.io Zen Browser is so refreshing as well! It's also a modified Firefox, but more heavily than Waterfox.

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