1Password App Integration With Browser Extension on Kubuntu (or Debian Linux)
You might be thinking “well, that’s oddly specific”. Yes, yes it is. Anyway, if you’re running Debian Linux and you use 1Password and have to log in separately to your desktop app and your browser extensions, you’re in luck. There is a fix. Oh SNAP! SNAPs and Flatpaks Don’t Work! If your browser has been… Read More »
Tracking risk
A common response to tracking is “so what, they aren’t going to do anything bad with that data”. Somehow, people think that since they don’t understand, or even know, what Microsoft would do with the tracking data that there’s no risk in letting them track us. Many people are that trusting. I have personally been… Read More »
Fixing Sound Problems With Behringer UMC204HD On Linux
Background Linux Distro: Kubuntu Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 24.10 Release: 24.10 Codename: oracular PlasmaShell Version: plasmashell 6.1.5 This is a bit of an edge-case, I imagine, but I can’t be the only one so here’s how to handle this. The Problem When using a Behringer UMC204HD USB interface with Kubuntu (specifics above), the USB… Read More »
Faith, Biblically Speaking
I’m reconsidering what the Bible means when it talks about “faith”. I used to think that it meant that you have to believe that God exists, and I do believe that is included, but that’s not really the crux of it. (no pun intended) It seems silly to imagine someone arriving before God, after a… Read More »
Major Federal Budget Cuts – do the math
When you hear of these massive wastes that DOGE is finding, it’s important to boil it down to the individual level. For example, the Biden EPA tossed $20 billion of “gold bars off the Titanic”, according to Lee Zeldin. What does 20 billion wasted dollars mean? Type into a calculator: 20,000,000,000 / 330,000,000 (people) That’s… Read More »
Pro Privacy Tip
When signing up for nearly any online service, you don’t have to give your real name, address, birthday, or anything. (Banking and URL registry not included.) Never give real answers to those “lost password challenge questions”. The odds of those answers being stored encrypted is low. If that company is hacked then the hackers will… Read More »
Days and Months – A deep thought
All days of the week end in “day” but no months end in “month”.
Pardoning Impropriety – The Reckless Pardoning of Hunter Biden
The Pardoning On December 1, 2024, Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to his son, Hunter, covering all crimes, known and unknown, which he may or may not have committed or been involved with between 2014 and 2024. Remember when the democrats accused Trump of “abuse of power”, and touted “no one is above the… Read More »