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#AskFedi #Android
I would like to have an Android app where one can define a set of buttons which then trigger a custom *thing* (like sending a specific text via SMS to a contact or calling a number).
Have been looking around & found a few 'panic button' apps, but those don't have the functionality I need/want.

Do you have an idea?
(best would be #FOSS)

So I'm trying to get better at #git. I added a Development branch to one of my repositories for me to muck around with, leaving the Main branch for people to download.
But I just finished working on a new script which is ready for beta, added it to main and pushed it up to the repository, then remembered to fill out some metadata in the header, changed it and pushed the changes while still on Main.
So now Main has some tweaks that aren't in Development. How do I synch up my development branch with main now, without losign all the bits and bobs that are in Development but not in Main?

BTW if you want to download a hot off the press GPU-accelerated tiling plugin for #BlackMagicFusion it's at codeberg.org/stib/stibs_fuses

Summary card of repository stib/stibs_fuses
Codeberg.orgstibs_fusesFuses for DaVinci Resolve and Fusion

Heya, I have a e-bike question?
Can I change a Bafang display for another Bafang display of the same model without having to reprogram the display/anything?

Partners ebikes display has a crack in it and i have a factory shipped display they guaranteed to work but im scared I'd lock out the bike 🫠

#chemistry people:

We're working on pH and acid base equilibria in one of my classes. If I had them do a lab where they prepare two solutions - acetic + ammonium hydroxide - at known concentrations, measure pH, and then calculate Ka/Kb, are there other extensions that would make it more rigorous?

We have not done buffers or weak titrations yet - I'm slowly working my way there.

#askFedi : is it worth trying Google Messages (eugh) on LineageOS (for microG) to get RCS support? it looks like there's no other option rn...

Thinking of getting a refurbished Dell or Lenovo laptop to run linux on. Mostly to organise and process photos, but also some light CAD. I'll probably look for a laptop with 32gb ram.

The question is how much I should consider processor generation? Should I avoid laptops that are older than 11th gen intel processors?
Gen 9 and 10 are considerably cheaper, but I would like the computer to last a couple of years.

#AskFedi

Planning a trip to #Finland in early August. Looking for accommodation (3 adults & 5 nights) in or near #Tampere that is within public transport reach.

Are there any local or national holiday rental portals that you can recommend? Or listings pages for summer houses? Places you know?

I want to avoid big US-owned brokers like booking.com or #airBnB. I'm not using any of the various #Meta platforms (no FB, Insta or WhatsApp groups, please).

Boost welcome!

Is there an easier way to find hashtags than just guessing and putting them in the search bar? My brother is tempted to join Mastodon and wants to know if there are people who discuss classic literature on here.

Incidentally I don't really know what hashtags to put on this post either, lol. Trying #askfedi

Obviously all the Cool Kidz use second hand ThinkPads running Linux.

I'm after a cheap daily driver having always been in Mac (well also Asahi and the server this Social Media Conglomerate runs on).

Any tips or models to look out for? Ideally I want something less than £200. Well I say ideally, I can barely afford £200!

Anyway, help/advice appreciated.

#ThinkPad #Computer ##AskFedi

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#AskFedi

I would appreciate your help in chiming in about examples of independent journalists with successful blogs/newsletters who are NOT on Substack. (I will give you credit in my blog post.)

Examples that come to mind:

On GHOST
- 404media.co
- citationneeded.news
- levernews.com
- platformer.news

On BEEHIIV
- garbageday.email
- Oliver Darcy's status.news
- New: Kat Tenbarge's spitfirenews.com

Anything else? Thanks! 🙏

(3/3)

404 Media404 Media404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.

So appearantly i made/got this ringtone during #38c3 from somewhere, don't know where it's from, anybody have an idea? I remember that I looped it myself.
shazam didnt help.
:BoostOK: #askfedi

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You did it! It worked. Amazing. That stopper had been stuck so hard for so long and resisted so many attempts to free it. I did as suggested and put it in the freezer. When I took it out it didn't come loose so I did as you also suggested: ran warm water over the frozen lid. And out it glided, as if by magic. The magic of #AskFedi. This impossible task went so well that I think I will now install Linux as an encore.

Please accept this bunch of flowers as a thank-you for your help & knowledge.