Tootfinder

Microsoft VibeVoice does a really good job in TTS (Even on a CPU). Yet I won't be able to run it on my Minipc 🙁 But at least I was able to make it run on my PC.
If I really want to make my own website-reader, it seems like elevenlabs is the way to go.
#TTS

My main PC is a HP Omen gaming PC with a 3090 Nvidia card 16GB of Vram, 80GB of ram, and 7TB of storage between the SSDs and the HDD.
I spent $1200 on it 4 years ago used. It's repreciated back up to that price.
I wonder if we're looking at a future where PCs prices age like real estate.

My first fully custom built PC I ever did
And it's still working! Now running Debian 13 on it.
https://dkomaran.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/my-first-fully-custom-built-pc-i-ever-did/

from my link log —
What is a PC compatible?
https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/what-is-a-pc-compatible/
saved 2026-01-04 https://

The only thing more reliable than my Guardian's heals is my Linux OS. 🛡️🐧
Back in Tyria tonight streaming #GW2 from my trusty Linux PC! My machine has zero bloatware and 100% dragon-slaying optimization.
Come hang out! 👇 https://www.twitch.t…

So, #microslop changed "My Computer" to "This PC" when they turned the OS into spyware, but when updates are installing, it's suddenly "don't turn off *your* computer".
#windows

the team behind material for mkdocs have built a new static site generator
i open their webpage and it lags my entire pc with, i think, this background animation of "moving lines". taking a screenshot took several seconds and chromium stopped rendering the ui at one point
any idiot can make an efficient static site. it takes pure brilliance to make it inefficient (why does it need 1 GB of GPU memory?!)

As I mentioned earlier, I switched to Thunderbird (Mozilla) for all of my email collection. Been using it for over 24 hours and have it set up the way I want it on both pc and phone. Excellent program.
Now here is a stupid security? rule that just doesn't work: ANU emails can't be configured to a 3rd party email client like Thunderbird even through IMAP. However, one can set up, in ANU's web Outlook interface, to forward them automatically to a bloody Gmail account! 🤦‍♀️<…

Who needs 32GB of system memory anyway? 🧐
I couldn't resist installing #CachyOS back on my main PC, on a separate SSD, alongside Windows. AMD is a first-class experience in Linux. I just downloaded The Alters, and FSR 4 simply works with my poor RX 7800 XT - without Optiscaler or any kind of manual DLL swaps.

Well, shit. Guess I picked a bad day to re-case my PC and upgrade the GPU. Everything went well until I tried to update the OS, which failed while tossing a Mesa dependency error. Did some checking, and it seems to just be a Mesa issue I can't really do anything about ATM. So I'm stuck in 4K/basic graphics driver mode, with screen tearing a-plenty, till tomorrow? Hopefully? lol.
The new case looks nice at least.

Today was my first real attempt at using a split keyboard. I have two issues: first is getting used to a different style keyboard than I am used to, and the second is making this PC keyboard function properly on macOS. Karabiner-Elements and Keyboard Maestro got *almost* everything working right. (And some makeshift gaff tape labels.) Those keys on the left keep fucking me up! (1/2)

I guess I missed my window
#oldmanshoutsatai

I'm in Australia right now. I can boot my home PC via Wake On LAN to access my files if I have to. I placed a webcam in front of it so that I can verify that it actually does so.
It's weird seeing my computer 16.500 km away from me. It feels like my own little Mars mission. Especially with how SSH feels at 300-400 ms latency.
And yes, that's a drinking glass I forgot on my desk.
#HomeLab

Just swapped the 0.4mm nozzle of my 3D-Printer for a 0.2mm Nozzle. The level of detail and smoothness is stunning. Printing dust covers for USB A and C ports
#3Dprint #3Dprinting #3Ddruck

Been playing with https://gamenative.app on my new AYN Thor and have gotten pretty good at coaxing the games in my Steam library into running.
Probably the trickiest one to get working so far that actually worked has been Grim Fandango Remastered, which took a glibc container and an unusual combination of enviro…

@… I use OneKeepass on my Linux PC, Keepass in Windows 11 (in a VM), and Keepassium on iOS. I sync the database to a cloud drive. I don't use Android, so can't tell you about that.

I just realised the PC I turned into an all-Linux machine had the only MS Office install I had in the house. My other, all-Windows, PC has only LibreOffice on it, and I don"t even notice using it daily o.O

I vibe coded a game in Claude Opus 4.5. It is neither perfect nor a one shot. This took about 4 hours or so. The image is from Nano Banana and yes, that's my old Saab 900s from my LA days. The game is meant to evoke a video game on a PC or Mac in 1991.
https://frater-pedurabo.itch.io/sigalert<…

SIGALERT by frater-pedurabo
A 3D wireframe driving game.

"I have no internet on my machine anymore". OK, on-site visit.
Me: "What's that connection here?"
"Oh yeah, that colleague added a Wireguard Tunnel on my PC so I can access his server."
M-hm. Let's check the config...
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0, ::/0
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?

This was both my ringtone & ringback tone in the early 2000s when the 1st Pocket PC phones emerged.
Whenever my phone would ring, people around me would always turn & laugh.
▶️ Why This Song? | Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iqr-QktAB5

I've got a closed cycle water-cooler in my main PC that has started gurgling *LOUDLY* - it normally mostly settles down a few minutes after startup, but sometimes restarts; I mean *LOUDLY* - it's about 4 years old now; there's no sign of leaks or anything amiss; suggestions?

Set up HA to sent a metrics to Prometheus over MQTT so I can scale the PostgreSQL server I have on my home cluster for development down when my PC is off:
#MQTT #HomeAssistant #PostgresQL

Successfully switched an old Chromebox to running Ubuntu Server last night. This one will probably wind up at my parents' place, and I'll grab another mini PC for here, so I'll have geo-redundant, ISP-redundant backups that don't require a cloud, on hardware low-power enough that electricity use is a rounding error.

When we built my new desktop PC last year in early January I kept the old monitor because it was working fine. Son picked up a new cable to connect it to the PC because the old one had the wrong fitting for the new build. It was a bit short but I rearranged my desk and moved the monitor over to the right side of my corner desk. I finally succumbed and bought a longer cable yesterday. And it's so much better having the monitor in the centre of the desk again. It only took me a year! 🤦‍♀️<…

I reinstalled MX Linux on my father's mini PC because because it wouldn't connect to the Internet or the local network. After half an hour of scratching my head, I still didn't know why.
After reinstalling and configuring everything (network printer, email, accounts for various websites, etc.), I realized that the IP address I had assigned to it was already taken.
It doesn't matter how much you know about system or network administration if you're a complete m…

from my link log —
A (nearly) perfect USB cable tester.
https://blog.literarily-starved.com/2026/02/technology-the-nearly-perfect-usb-cable-tester-does-exist/
saved 2026-02-02

Technology: The (nearly) perfect USB cable tester does exist
Your USB cables may lie to your PC. Let me show you how to catch those.

Master class today for the team on how to automate bulk transfer of files to the PC.
simple XLS file. Inserted the library name and then copied the list of members they asked for. a simple formula and it generated the GET commands for FTP. It takes maybe two minutes to create, copy into my generic FTP batch job and run it. Two minutes they have a copy of 247 files.
AUTOMATE, AUTOMATE, AUTOMATE!

https://www.resetera.com/threads/newsis-consumer-gpus-to-increase-in-price-next-year-rtx-5090-to-increase-from-2000-to-5000.1394815/ I bought my ASRock AMD RX 9070 XT not long after it launched, for fea…

I vibe coded a game in Claude Opus 4.5. It is neither perfect nor a one shot. This took about 4 hours or so. The image is from Nano Banana and yes, that's my old Saab 900s from my LA days. The game is meant to evoke a video game on a PC or Mac in 1991.
https://frater-pedurabo.itch.io/sigalert<…

Caught myself in a #GenX moment: I need to book/order a fairly expensive thing, I'll fire up my PC/laptop, I don't trust my smartphone to do that on there. Not that Android is unsafe, but for this expensive operation I need screen real estate 😜 Who's with me?

RE: https://social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/115968326488298310
No joke, starting up my desktop PC to make the switch! See you shortly! Love you all!

Man, I leave my PC idling on Linux and I often forget I have it on because it makes practically no noise. If I leave this thing on while on Windows I can hear the fan going crazy all the time.

My TrueNAS computer (HP Z420) is beeping non-stop. The TrueNAS interface doesn’t show anything wrong, I’ve rebooted and it’s still beeping. (Maybe I should try a shutdown?)
I don’t know enough about PC hardware to know what’s going on…
#truenas #selfhosted

So apparently Unreal Engine is built to sell AIOs, lol.
I recently started playing The Alters. Haven't gotten super far yet. Just re-cased my PC and was testing things to make sure everything was good. Saw my CPU (AMD 7600X, 105w TDP) was hitting 90c. Eep. Realized the new case fans were all 3 pin, so no PWM. Bought all new 4pin case fans and installed them. Tested again.. still 90c. Wtf?
Didn't think the thermal paste was an issue, but I also didn't have any more so…

So I had installed #Windows 11 on my son's game pc. He wants to play games with his friends, and some only run on Windows.
(Looking at you @… and @…

Going live with LOTRO tonight on my Linux PC! Middle-earth runs smoother on Tux than a hobbit on second breakfast. Come join the adventure! 🐧🧙‍♂️ #LOTRO #LinuxGaming https…

I am looking forward to my next hardware upgrades so I could contain Windows to a single PC that I'd absolutely need for Windows dependent stuff. I mean, now I am literally signed-in by default in Notepad?? And when I click my profile pic in its toolbar, it has one cheeky "Sign out" option??? I give up coping with this enshittified OS. Microsoft should pay me to use me as a research subject.

Did another sanity check on the 2nd PC and installed The Alters which is an Unreal 5 game. My internet bill gonna be higher this month cause I apparently passed the cap limit (thanks for failing to send me the warning email Comcast) but whatever. Booted it, checked the settings (Epic, Native AA so the 1080p the display runs at) and loaded in.. to a buttery smooth 60fps.
So it's definitely something going on with The Last Caretaker. I have no idea what, tho. For some reason in game …

They say only the mightiest of systems can handle the journey to Mordor. Tonight, my Linux PC proves its strength! Streaming Lord of the Rings Online and continuing my adventure. Find out what secrets lie ahead! ⚔️ #LOTR #Linux

Streaming Lord of the Rings Online again tonight! The Yule Festival is in full swing, so we're diving into the festive quests in Winter-home. If you need a cozy, chilled-out holiday stream, come hang out.
As always, running perfectly on my Bazzite PC. See you there!
Starting soon at https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

Merry Yule, Middle-earth! 🎄
It's officially time for holiday shenanigans in Bree-land. We're diving into the LOTRO Yule Festival quests and snowball fights, all running smoothly on my trusty Bazzite PC.
🔴 LIVE NOW: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus