wikipedia: Brexit
(a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United
Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January
2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET). The UK is the only sovereign country
to have left the EU or the EC.
Amazon
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Amazon Linux 2023 on these principles, and we go even further. Deploying
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host containers, AWS offers you a portfolio of security-focused, stable,
and high performance Linux-based operating systems.
Windows Phone Windows
Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by
Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile
and Zune.
Microsoft’s
Samsung action After becoming the leading player in the worldwide
smartphone market, Samsung decided late last year to stop complying with
its agreement with Microsoft. In September 2013, after Microsoft
announced it was acquiring the Nokia Devices and Services business,
Samsung began using the acquisition as an excuse to breach its
contract.
Samsung Galaxy S III
Mini The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini (stylized as Samsung GALAXY S III
mini, model number: GT-I8190) is a touchscreen-based, slate-sized
smartphone designed and manufactured by Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S
III Mini Like its big brother Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III mini
delivers a world of possibilities for sharing, interaction, and
entertainment-but in a smaller package. See your content look more
brilliant and vivid with a Super AMOLED™ display and enjoy the premium
Galaxy camera modes and intuitive user interface.
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ZX Spectrum Vega+ The
ZX Spectrum Vega+ is a handheld game console based on the ZX Spectrum
and designed by Rick Dickinson as a follow-up to the ZX Spectrum Vega
handheld TV game which was released in 2015. Only a small number of
Vega+ machines were released, before Retro Computers (who manufactured
the devices) was wound up.
wikipedia: Accelerated
Graphics Port (AGP) is a parallel expansion card standard, designed for
attaching a video card to a computer system to assist in the
acceleration of 3D computer graphics.
wikipedia:Hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware
designed to perform specific functions more efficiently when compared to
software running on a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU). Any
transformation of data that can be calculated in software running on a
generic CPU can also be calculated in custom-made hardware, or in some
mix of both.
wikipedia:ZX
Spectrum Next is an 8-bit home computer, initially released in
2017, which is compatible with software and hardware for the 1982 ZX
Spectrum. It also has enhanced capabilities.
wikipedia:The
ZX Spectrum 128 is similar to the ZX Spectrum+, with the
exception of a large external heatsink for the internal 7805 voltage
regulator added to the right hand end of the case, replacing the
internal heatsink in previous versions.
wikipedia: In Sweden,
the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00; Swedish:
centraleuropeisk tid). Daylight saving time is observed from the last
Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).
Sweden adopted CET in 1900.
wikipedia:Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland
(Northern Sami: Sápmi, Finnish: Lappi, Latin: Lapponia), is a province
in northernmost Sweden.
mxlinux:MX Linux is a cooperative venture between the antiX and
MX Linux communities.
raspbian:Raspbian is
not affiliated with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Raspbian was created by
a small, dedicated team of developers that are fans of the Raspberry Pi
hardware, the educational goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and, of
course, the Debian Project.
raspberrypi: Many operating systems
are available for Raspberry Pi, including Raspberry Pi
OS, our official supported operating system, and operating
systems from other organisations.
joeress:
I’m Joe Ressington. I’m a freelance podcast producer, host, and editor.
I’m the head of the Late Night Linux Family of podcasts.
linuxacademy:Error: can’t connect to the server at
linuxacademy.com
wikipedia:Cunt: In informal British, Irish, New Zealand, and
Australian English, and occasionally but to a lesser extent in Canadian
English, it can be used with no negative connotations to refer to a
(usually male) person. In this sense, it may be modified by a positive
qualifier (funny, clever, etc.). For example, "This is my mate Brian.
He's a good cunt.
debian: Debian, also known as
Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and
open-source software, developed by the community-supported Debian
Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993.
xfce: Xfce or XFCE is a free and
open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating
systems.
snapcraft: Snaps are
containerised software packages that are simple to create and install.
They auto-update and are safe to run.
flatpak: Flatpak is developed by
an independent community, made up of contributors, volunteers and
supporting organizations. It is a true upstream open source project,
dedicated to providing technology and services that can be used by all,
with no vendor lock-in. We have strong links to other Free Software
projects, including the Freedesktop project.
raspberrypi:
Raspberry Pi computers and microcontrollers
ubuntu:Apt-Cache-ng is A
caching proxy. Specialized for package files from Linux distributors,
primarily for Debian (and Debian based) distributions but not limited to
those.
mumble: Mumble is a free,
open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application.
wikipedia: Pepsi Max
(also known as Pepsi Zero Sugar and Pepsi Black in some countries) is a
low-calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to
Pepsi and Diet Pepsi, except for the United Kingdom and Norway, where it
is the main Pepsi flavor.
alcoholism:Alcoholism is a condition that develops over time as
someone continues to abuse alcohol. The result of alcoholism is the
inability to control the urge to drink alcohol.
wikipedia: The Swiss
Army knife is a pocketknife, generally multi-tooled, now manufactured by
Victorinox. The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers
after World War II after they had trouble pronouncing the German word
"Offiziersmesser", meaning "officer’s knife".
wikipedia: "It ain't
over till (or until) the fat lady sings" is a colloquialism which is
often used as a proverb. It means that one should not presume to know
the outcome of an event which is still in progress.
wikipedia: In
electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive
component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit
to another circuit, or multiple circuits.
wikipedia: A
distribution transformer or service transformer is a
transformer that provides the final voltage transformation in the
electric power distribution system, stepping down the voltage used in
the distribution lines to the level used by the customer.
wikipedia: In news
media and social media, an echo chamber is an
environment or ecosystem in which participants encounter beliefs that
amplify or reinforce their preexisting beliefs by communication and
repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal.
wikipedia: An
echo chamber is a hollow enclosure used to produce
reverberation, usually for recording purposes.
wikipedia:Social media are interactive technologies that
facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas,
interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and
networks.
joinmastodon: Social
networking that's not for sale.
telegram: Telegram is a
cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security
and speed.
discord: A place that makes it
easy to talk every day and hang out more often.
mozilla:Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of
your online life separated into color-coded tabs. Cookies are separated
by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple accounts and
integrate Mozilla VPN for an extra layer of privacy.
rocketmortgage:
Did you know that manufactured homes used to be more commonly referred
to as mobile homes? That is until 1976, when Congress passed the
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act,
which authorized the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) to create construction standards for manufactured homes.
goodreads: The BSD North conference
draws some of the smartest people in the world. These few days will
validate Dale Whitehead’s work—or expose him as a fraud.
snapcraft:Nextcloud Server - A safe home for all your data.
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wikipedia: Pluto TV is
a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned and
operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global.
animalhumanesociety: Animal Humane
Society provides post-surrender euthanasia services for pet owners at a
reduced cost.