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[EasyAntiCheat on Linux v2: Secure Boot, root lockdown, etc requirements coming] Secure Boot, root lockdown, etc requirements for Linux gaming will soon be easy(ish) to enforce: onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/i… > For EAC Linux v2 we will not […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

I rate Big Walk an *inaudible* out of 10.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Is propping footpaws up towards the camera in otherwise typical videos the furry equivalent of jangling keys or showing Subway Surfers clips? In this essay, I will…

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

@underme Heya, welcome to Mastodon and the fediverse! I'd encourage filling out your profile with an icon, some text in the bio field, etc before you follow more folks. With all of that missing as it it is now, it can look like your account is a bot/spammer/etc. I don't recognize your username […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

I feel like this happens somewhat often… Sitting around trying to pass the time: nobody sends a message Wrap up and get to doing stuff: like 4 different folks ping out of the blue within an hour (Not calling anyone out, folks generally understand I may take a few days to respond depending on […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

RE: slime.global/@ticky/117119595394037… For those into VR, you probably either have no idea what this is*, or you're happy that it's fixed and you won't get randomly bapped by your friends looking around. Or, yeah, other folks' heads won't tickle your feet any more :fox_googly_blep […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Having a phone number with an area code not matching where you live feels like a +1 stat bonus to filtering spam calls.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

[8/08 day, music synthesizers and vore (friendly)] Happy 8/08 day to all who celebrate! I don't have anything of my own to share right now, but this was nice to see: bsky.app/profile/jjbbllkk.bsky.soci… What if public transit but your friends carried you safely […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

Synthetic creatures in 2026 now come with a standard disclaimer: "AI as in classic sci-fi"

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

@popey I suspect you may have already seen this from @cassidy, but just in case… www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDyRp5Fugp4 (I was looking for your original beans video as a demo of Mycroft Mark 1's visuals, then saw this)

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Weighted blankets, but it's affection from your friend instead of an inanimate object, without the social anxiety surrounding "regular" hugs… (I'm not sure if "kink" is the right word for me, but it's certainly an interest) bsky.app/profile/rocketknight.bsky.… > […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

SoftBank has gone from "that one company which *still* sponsors Ingress to have an item named after them" to now also being "untitled goose company" in my mind given that recent presentation leak…

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

🎶 Every kiss begins with Kay..DE That's right, Kisses are now powered by KDE Plasma. Brought to you by users like you, asking questions such as "why is it called KMyMoney?"

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Whenever I see people post screenshots of the text they wanted to post if the character limit was higher, a tiny part of my data efficiency soul dies. (I don't blame the self-screenshot posters)

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Hey! Do you have a band? Do you know someone who has a band? (Located in West-Europe, preferably NL) Does said band want to work together on a free music video, or free live recording (+ mastering!!)? For a business I'm starting, I'm looking for bands who want to […] [Original post on woof.tech]

A meme in the "Trade offer" format. The text says:
⚠️ Trade offer
I receive: Your bands submission
You receive: Professionally recorded video (for free)

In the image is also a screenshot from a complex davinci resolve timeline, and a picture of a blackmagic camera.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Deciding that I should avoid ambiguity and change my pronouns to simply "he/him", rather than the "he, him (A.I)" as I had before. While, yes, I play as a synthetic on the Internet (a data-fox), it's not necessarily a part of how to refer to me. I can keep that to the profile bio instead. And […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

I forgot one of the best things about Mastodon v4.6.0's web UI update, in beta/rc - I can finally hide boosts/reposts when looking at someone's profile, not just after following them!

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2026

[This is not a serious post] Emoji reactions in chat apps? We have reactions at home. It's called.. actions: /me nods with a tail swish. For those unfamiliar with "legacy" messaging platforms, it would show up like this: -*- digitalfox nods with a tail swish.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

The blast of heat the first time the AC turns on for the day… (The schedule is set a bit aggressively - 81°F-ish during the day, 77°F at night, so there's a long time for the air to bake in the attic at first)

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2026

Mastodon v4.6.0-beta.1 upgrade went smoothly, no issues! I'll poke at the new features as time permits. For now, I enabled "discovery" features so others can add me to collections if they want to (I might change my mind later).

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

Spotted this via a bug report link in the Firefox Nightly blog post, feels like a mood… Source: bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?i…

The Firefox mascot Kit (red and fiery orange fox) giving a side-eye or confused expression, like "what the heck is going on?"

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2026

> Firefox: hey did you know we have a free VPN? *ignores* > Firefox, with emphasis: HEY WE HAVE A VPN— (I am 95% certain this is a bug with hi-DPI scaling, but it *is* funny to me. I did not remove the icon, so it's not them putting it back.)

Screenshot of Firefox toolbar showing a few open tabs, the URL bar, NoScript icon, and a giant-sized "VPN" toolbar icon for Firefox's built-in VPN option.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

[tech frustration: enterprise LLM support chat bot] > "Hello [first lastname] ! Welcome to Oracle Lab Support. I'm here to assist you with your queries. Please note that I'm an AI-powered assistant and responses may occasionally be incomplete or inaccurate." *for some reason […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

It's one of *those* nights where I've written a few draft posts, then deleted them. On multiple levels, I'm tired. I wish I had more spoons (social energy, etc).

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026

RE: meow.social/@CorruptedFox/114760112… Today, May 20th, stop, take some deep breaths, and relax when you can. Don't forget to top off your morning brew with whichever kind of beans you may prefer. (Still my lockscreen wallpaper :fox_happy:)

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026

RE: furry.engineer/@binaryfox/114781926… Happy Paw Day (5/20) to those who celebrate! To those who don't, that's fine too (I hope it's not overwhelming).

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

If brief videos are called Shorts, long videos should be called Pants. In this essay, I will […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

I was updating Client Push on Nextcloud, checked the changelog, only to see @nilsding - congrats on getting that database fix in!

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

[tech, Linux: Wayland is fine, I guess] Wayland. It's here (Kubuntu 26.04), and it.. largely works for me? Yeah, a couple of things have broken so far (e.g. RSIBreak for screen break reminders), and I haven't looked into KDE's Spectacle screen recording or the KDE RDP server. But I'm […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026

Big Chat doesn't want you to know that the "Instant" in "Instant Messaging" is optional. Everything can be asynchronous like email, the power is in your hands. ↗️ Promoted by the Critters with Social Anxiety Association

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

Well this is a new one for me - from my parents' kitchen: > "Software Update Available for Your Induction Cooktop" > [...] This update includes performance improvements and addresses an issue that may cause some units to turn off or restart unexpectedly. If you’ve experienced this behavior, we […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

[USpol adjacent - short form video arguments] Even if you're correct, if you open a few minutes of an argument by spending half a minute or more appealing to us being rational creatures, then end it with much the same, I'm going to feel suspicion about what you say. I hate what feels like […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

Work has been occasionally sprinkling in episodes of KnowBe4's "The Inside Man" cybersecurity training series/TV drama, which.. while definitely educational-leaning and leaning a bit much into awkwardness, has been fun enough. Still, every time the closed captions refer to "[THE HANDLER] ..." […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/04/2026

Hearing from a friend getting hit by the token/session cookie stealing malware.. yeah it's not fun. They're exploiting things like creating a new game page on itch.io to appear more legitimate. I have to wonder how easy I would have been to catch with my guard down if the malware had a Linux […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-red… > The new Activity tab has a dropdown menu, allowing you to view any of these combinations by filtering both boosts and replies. Hallelujah! I will finally be able to see "just posts, no boosts and no replies" when looking at folks […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

[[negative-ish] meta remarks on relationships/friendships, time sharing] Social dynamics and relationships (not just romantic) are so incredibly complex. Being caught up in some that fell apart (friends, relatives, groups), having dealt with some friendships of my own that fell apart… There's […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2026

[silly, subpost (compliment), paws] When you see someone posting themselves posing in fursuit, and want to compliment their paws, but you don't know if they're comfortable with that attention… Better to err on the side of caution, unless someone says otherwise.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

[tech ramble: Bangle.js 2 open smart watch failure, replacement] After about 3 years, my open source smart watch (Bangle.js 2) died, with the Bluetooth antenna inside disconnecting from the main board. A known issue that I could fix with some careful disassembly (temperature controlled […]

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

Always a weird feeling when you go to send someone you haven't talked to recently a compliment, only to see that their account is gone.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2026

[silly, niche reference] e1car0 If you know, you know.

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digitalfox @digitalfox.yip.vulpine.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

[Grumpy fox and state of chat platforms] As of last week, I have added yet another chat platform to my "bridge everything into my IRC client" workflow. Given recent kerfuffles with Discord, I look forward to adding 15 new chat platforms to IRC by the end of 2026. :fox_weary:

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