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One of the great things about doing the Linux Saloon is that I get the privilege of learning from fellow technology enthusiasts.

I bought the SteamDeck for a number of reasons.

This was the 11th News Flight night at the Linux Saloon.

Matrix is a secure, decentralised, real-time, communication protocol that allows you to send messages and pictures free from the encumberments of a centralized authority.

This Linux Saloon was very education in the realm of all things relating to CentOS, Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the way they all interact.

Seems like I’ve been doing a lot of SteamDeck writing lately.

The SteamDeck is a great retro gaming platform.

One of the games that I think is a great accomplishment is the direct port of “Sonic the Hedgehog” from the SEGA Master System to the Commodore 64.

The conversation that was wrapped around immutable operating systems and Wayland went a lot deeper than I thought it would.

I have spent a disproportionate of my time looking at CPU Benchmarks because numbers are fun.

This week the panel of presenters brought an app they use to share.

This machine looks nearly identical to an original Commodore 64 but without the legacy ports that were on it.

I recently purchased some hardware for my Commodore 64 to enhance its usefulness in day to day activities.

This night of Linux Saloon chat was some of my most favorite I have had since this started.

You are being constantly tracked, surreptitiously, through the web.

Our first distro exploration for 2023 was GeckoLinux, a series of spins of openSUSE that makes an easy on-ramp to get into openSUSE with the desktop of your choice.

The first computer “love” is the Commodore 64 and I get real excited about new developments and uses of modern tech to allow the 40 year old computer to persist. it’s really quite amazing what is now an obscure, old, 8-bit machine has what is arguably a m…

Originally I was going to make a video of applying a screen protector to the SteamDeck but… why?

I was doing some preparation for my weekly tutoring activity and when I realized I misspelled “science” on a particular file that I end up sharing with parents.

The second Linux Saloon Live was a News Flight Night with a flight of topics sourced from all around the internet from the Linux Saloon bunch.

After almost a year of having my Ender3, it has received a lot of new parts, fixes and upgrades.

The latest Linux Saloon went off without a hitch, from a technical perspective.

Tearing down a piece of technology that is no longer working is something of a hobby of mine.

I don’t ever like to talk negatively about a project as I never want to demotivate anyone with their labor of love.

The SteamDeck might be my favorite electronic gadget, off-the-shelf device I have purchased, possibly ever.

Linux Saloon, the Tux Digital online Linux User Group, is returning for a live show on the 14th of January and I am quite excited for it.

The Ender3 is seemingly a fantastic, inexpensive, entry level machine to get you started in the wondrous world of 3D printing.

A few weeks ago I started to notice some problems with my computer and ultimately discovered that it had a RAM failure.

In all my time using computers, I haven’t had a memory failure since the late 80s on Commodore 64 which was likely caused by a static discharge.

As the year comes to a close, it is often filled with mixed emotions about my personal evaluation of my performance for the year.

Computers are a lot more fun when they are personal and have a bit of personaltity to them.

It is true, you can indeed play Fortnite on the SteamDeck and it is not so difficult to make happen.

My most favorite computer build to date has been my Commodore 64 Impostor.

When it comes to my tech, I am reluctant to add anything that has the potential to become a technical liability that I cannot accommodate.

This isn’t anything particularly earth shattering here, the point here is to make a kind of “CubicleNate bookmark” for me and to be openly criticized by those that know more than me on this subject.

I like to dabble around in playing instruments, I am, by no means, a musician but doing a little noodling around from time to time can be quite gratifying.

One of the aspects that first attracted me to Linux was the choice in desktop environments.

A project within openSUSE that I think is absolutely fantastic is called the “openSUSE Package Installer.”

There are times when you stumble upon an application that brings you big giant goofy smile on your face.

Kmail has been my email application for almost 20 years.

Once I tasted the sweet goodness of a multiple screen workstation, having a single screen seems almost unusable.

I make it a point to buy new software for old computers at least annually.

I have had three Commodore 64 computers that were not functional.

I have been pretty quiet here on CubicleNate.com for a few months, not because of any lack of interest in what I do but rather that there have been life things that have gotten in the way.

I have written about using PipeWire previously where I did have a very positive experience with it.

I recently ran into an issue where some Steam games wouldn’t launch and reported the error that the game would not run without DirectX 11.

I received a kind donation from a member of the Destination Linux Community, Bill, which has become a fantastic addition to my ensemble of machines doing various jobs, daily.

When I moved from being a “city mouse” to now being a “country mouse” I had to rethink how I was going to do my network connectivity.

My vintage gaming fun came to a quick pause when the stick part of my Joystick decided to detach itself from the base of this “human-machine interface device.”

I’m sure the last thing you are interested in is another type of USB Cable but hold on just a moment and work with me here.