*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

Live like a Cat, I want.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @OliviatheKitteh
Comfy
https://twitter.com/OliviatheKitteh/status/1269801184577060864

Tuxedos get my love too. 🥰#DarkCats Matter.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @PickleAndNancy
No loaf from Nancy today but her tail does looks like it has a Pom Pom on it! Happy #catloafmonday furpals, love Pickle and Nancy 😸❤️🌺
https://twitter.com/PickleAndNancy/status/1269889895516065793

Leo. So beautiful. Reminds me so much of my own dear Tiger, RIP loved one.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @leosdiaries1
Catflix and chill. That’s how I roll on Sunday. #lazysunday #catsoftwitter
https://twitter.com/leosdiaries1/status/1269689555743105027

UK Government not well seen by its population regarding Covid management. Who would have thought Boris was a sham, eh ? 😜😝 #UK #Covid19 #xp

Missing and I would be curious -- Brazil and US of A.
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RT @YouGov
The UK government now has the joint-lowest approval rating worldwide for how they have managed coronavirus

🇻🇳 +95
🇹🇼 +87
🇲🇾 +87
🇦🇺 +78
🇩🇰 +73
🇳🇴 +67
🇫🇮 +64
🇸🇬 +61
🇨🇦 +58
🇮🇳 +56
🇩🇪 +46
🇮🇹 +36
🇵🇭 +31
🇸🇪 +19
🇮🇩 +18

🇵🇱 -2
🇪🇸 -4
🇫🇷 -9
…
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1269931042728796161

And here's a reason why using Twitter sometimes pays -- not only we can find good content, not available in the #Fediverse unless we bridge it, but also -- viral distribution. And these great stats tools for any of our tweets.

Kudos to Jack Dorsey and Co. #xp
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RT @AgBioWorld
Wow, my tweet on China sending 100,000 ducks 🦆 to Pakistan to control locust swarm has generated more than 500,000 impressions!
https://twitter.com/AgBioWorld/status/1269780819981238274

Sounds like a wonderful idea. How much pesticide would you need to control swarms of locusts? They are raging in #Africa and devastating #food crops there too. #xp
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RT @AgBioWorld
China may send 100,000 ducks to Pakistan to battle locust swarms. Pakistan has declared an emergency saying locust numbers were the worst in more than two decades. A single duck can eat more than 200 locusts a day, more effective than pesticides: expert

ht…
https://twitter.com/AgBioWorld/status/1268988171322261506

#Cyberpunk #art #Metropolis #xp
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RT @AheadLooms
Living City, Marcin Basta https://www.artstation.com/artwork/v16J6O
https://twitter.com/AheadLooms/status/1269939789089865730

Molly, absolutely gorgeous and a Black Panther at heart.

#Cats #MastoCats #CatsOfMastodon #Meow #xp
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RT @MollyTheMadCat1
⚠️Warning. Baking in progress 🍞Please do not disturb 🖤🐾 #mollythemadcat #Kittyloafmonday #cats #CatsOfTwitter #MondayMotivation #blackcats #panfur #mondaythoughts #CatsOnTwitter #MondayVibes
https://twitter.com/MollyTheMadCat1/status/1269910169586106370

@gioypi
> IMO privacy concerns beat the performance gain, but I do recognize there is one.

Yes, that is something to watch for -- I keep everything turned off, as much as possible. I am pleasantly surprised how well it supports a huge variety of machines, made over a bi time spread. And they run well with it. For me, it's quite a pleasant op system.

I still have one odd little netbook that has win7 on it. It's due to a display driver issue. An Intel chipset, but they contracted some company to write the drivers - which are only available for 32 bit windows 7, while the system has a 64 bit processor. No other OS supported, not even Windows 8 likes it. So it's been left behind, and sits on a shelf, mostly unused.

@thecosmicawakening @freemo

Yes it is -- see screenhot below, taken with AWI enabled.

@phlegmaticvolk Thank you, that was excellent. Will do. Have a great day!

@gioypi Thanks for the reply!

I created that whole blog post out of trying to help people stuck with the older versions, once I discovered that this *undisclosed* program is still alive. Years after it was supposedly finished for good.

Running Windows 7 after the end of support date is a bit risky - unless it is a non-networked at all machine, so you can avoid exposure to attackers seeking un-patched new vulnerabilities.

Windows 7 was never too interesting for me, as I mentioned in another reply here I liked and used the Server versions (Server 2003, configured as a Workstation), they are made for stable and fast performance. I disliked intensely the eye candy in Win7, which I thought was to immitate the Mac OSX versions. Thankfully they dropped that and went light into the next versions.

Windows 10, I have been running since the Beta programme time, I have tow Pro licenses I won for running the systems during that period. So, I have seen it and really like it.

For me, it performs well, is stable and fast. I just made the update to the newest version, on this, my main work laptop, and was a bit tense; as it has a LOT of personal documents, projects, images, text files for many projects.

A full backup for peace of mind. Resized the system partition, taking more from spare, unused space on the SSD drive. All went well, and it is surprisingly snappy. I am quite happy. 😃

@phlegmaticvolk Linux is a good suggestion, I like the system, ideally for a serve type machine. I have installed it in personal systems here at home but never committed and stuck with it as a migration requires. I find it hard to be a noobie in a new O.S, after so many years of working productively in Windows platform.

Although I preferred the Server versions, they were stable and fast, I stripped them down to a Workstation configuration and they were rock solid. Still have fond memories of them. 😺

I was thinking earlier today of using a spare laptop and set up a version of Linux, for testing some software I am interested in. Which version do you use, like and recommend?

@Sphinx That link is good and kosher, for getting the MediaCreationTool we need to install Window 10 -- either an upgrade off an older version or a fresh new install from scratch.

Current version is the May 2020 release, numbered as you mention as "2004" -- year 20 (2020) month 04 (April is the date it came out).

The snapshot of the MCT on my blog shows the current vesion at the time, December 2019. (v 1909)

The upgrade installation is very easy for any average user – you just need to download a small program from Microsoft, which will check your system for compatibility. Download the install program from this page.

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10

The page has some explanations and tips, you can read those — or simply get the install tool directly from Microsoft Servers.

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

* Window 10 FREE upgrade for Windows 7 or 8 Registered users ! *

Microsoft is still allowing Windows 7 and 8.x users to upgrade their systems (which must be activated) for __*FREE*__ to a Windows 10 of the same family.

Someone running Windows 7 Home, Home Premium or Ultimate can go thru it, and have a legal and Activated Windows 10 Home digital license at the end. A Windows 7 or 8 Pro install will upgrade to a Windows 10 Professional, fully licensed.

I have done it, twice, in recent days. And it's EASY, anyone can do it.

On today's web magazine, live at : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/win-10-free-upgrade-for-registered-users

[ repost of a Release Announcement, blog page created on January 2020. ]

@freemo Yes, I agree. One can always hope.

If they looked at the improvement ideas that Collapsed Mastodon adds to the AWI layouts, I think it could be a great advancement.

It is a very comfortable environment for me to work in, very productive for both reading and writing.

@freemo Those two are, they have handles on the side and can be adjusted easily.

* WhaleBird client, also a full Desktop app, has the same resizing option, slip and slide at will.

https://whalebird.org/

* I tried HyperSpace client as well as Halcyon recently.

HyperSpace is interesting, different, allows a few different modes. But it didn't win me over with any Wow factors.

https://hyperspace.marquiskurt.net/

* Halcyon I found just like the Twitter wb client, which is it's inspiration; and I would not be able to use the side spaces at all; single panel only.

https://www.halcyon.social/

Also from The Desk -- the surprisingly flexible layout possible.

A two panel with a live Feed and a narrower Notifications looks like a great way to use a mastodon or fedi client. The Desk is so full of controls and options that you need time to experiment with and discover, try things.

Interesting client. Found as listed on joinmastodon.org Clients page. https://joinmastodon.org/apps

The Desk project home is at : https://thedesk.top/en

#Mastodon Wishlist :

Delete unwanted Notifications in Web client. Please?

A simple request and easy to implement feature. Much appreciated when hell threads include your attrib username in them.

I found some outstanding work on the Japanese 'The Desk' client, including a real time filter capable of changing Notifications pending on the fly.

Screenshot below.