Queer Hacker Distribution Network

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QHDN is a queer leftist space for hobbyist hackers interested in programming, local system administration, and other related topics. It aims to be a friendly community and repository for learning and sharing how to run and maintain your own services, be it for smart home, data storage, media storage, or anything else.

We invite you to get silly with it, but first we need to get some important rules out of the way:

Absolutely no bigotry of any kind will be tolerated.
Please follow the rules of the lemmy.blahaj.zone instance. This includes not posting any content that might be considered illegal. Discussion of things like piracy is okay, but linking to resources is not. If in doubt, please message the moderators.
Whilst this space welcomes everyone, it is an inherently queer, leftist space and the safety of those members comes first. This also isn't the space to have disagreements about those politics, but to discuss technological ways to ensure privacy and safety.
Don't demean others for asking what you might consider basic questions. Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is a safe space for people of all experience levels. As well, plenty of people have expertise in one area over others.
Whilst this isn't a NSFW community, discussion of NSFW topics related to the community, such as taking back control of your teledildonics, is allowed. But please make sure to tag them appropriately.
Most of all, be excellent to each other.

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There is software available on github right now that lets you deepfake in real time. (youtu.be)

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Retro Lemmy BBS in Windows Terminal (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So the how-to I promised in my last post:

Install the neonmodem package under your default WSL distro. I'm using Debian. You've got to move the executable to your /bin/ folder.
Go to your Windows Terminal settings and click on 'Add a new profile'. Duplicate your default profile.
Rename the profile to 'Neon Modem Overdrive'. You can download the favicon from https://neonmodem.com/favicon.png
Under 'Command line' you want to change it to show as below. This will launch it within it's own tab, and will close out when you quit NMO.

C:\Windows\system32\wsl.exe ~ --shell-type login neonmodem

Under 'Additional settings' at the bottom, click on 'Appearance'.
I'm using the 'Vintage' colour scheme, and have the 'Retro terminal effects' setting enabled for those crispy old scanline vibes.

Neon Modem Overdrive in WSL (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I spent this evening playing with Neon Modem Overdrive and ended up getting it set up as it's own profile in Windows Terminal. That way I could give it it's own profile, including the retro screen effect. Will comment tomorrow with a guide :)

Forejo (Gitea fork) Working on ActivityPub Federation (forgejo.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Federated repository hosting feels like a perfect use of the technology. Microsoft have been training their closed-source AI on the open source code they host on GitHub. Moving to a private instance of a software like Gitea means you're disconnected from the wider community, and the benefits of others working on your code. I'm excited to see this feature released, we may even decide to host an instance for the community.

Welcome to QHDN! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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Its 4am and you sit at your computer, illuminated by its soft glow. You take a sip of your tea as you stare at the incomprehensible error message on your terminal. you tab back over to the .config file and scan it for errors for the fifth time - or was it the sixth? you google the error message again, only this time you spot something that could help. A community of like-minded hackers -- and one of them has had the same problem you're having! The replies are all non judgemental and one of them links to a page on the community wiki with something that could help.

You add the line to your .config file and run the command again. Your pitch black room is illuminated as your smart bulbs come to life. You can finally go to bed. We hope you drop back in again after you get some sleep.

Welcome to QHDN - a queer space for hobbyist hackers interested in programming, local system administration, and other related topics. It aims to be a friendly community and repository for learning and sharing how to run and maintain your own services, be it for smart home, data storage, media storage, or anything else. We're glad you're here.