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Twitter/X shutting down alternative front-ends with C&Ds
On August 24, 2026, maintainer of Nitter project (and some related instances) received a C&D from X Corp., making the main developer to close the main instance and archiving the GitHub repo, as well as other related services like TwitterWebView.com, closing today on August 28...
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MySpace May Be Returning
While browsing Facebook the other day I came across an article shared on a page. Apparently there's talks about bringing back MySpace. It was my favorite social media platform since you could customize your own pages to your liking, something that no mainstream social media allow...
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What forum software you into? What do you like?
How long have you been into it? When did you discover it? What are reasons backing up whatever question given in this thread?
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Playstation is no longer going to produce physical games starting in 2028
Welp, Sony decided to stop producing physical games starting in 2028. The playstation 5 is the last playstation console I will own because of this news. Physical media is better than digital.
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Bluesky
Looks like the Twitter clone is looking for ways to get their member base back since it's dropped. They're looking at Reddit for ideas apparently. I read this thread about it the other day, but I finally got around to reading the article as well. Have you ever used Blusky before?...
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Linux Phones
Anyone here have experience with linux phones? I know there are a few different OSs for phones like Sailfish and Ubuntu touch.One linux phone I've been interested in is the Pinephone Pro. It's not highly powered or anything but it has a removable battery and hardware killswitches...
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NAS Server
I've been wanting to get a NAS server since I want to setup a webhost to save some money on hosting costs. Does anyone here have any experience with a NAS server? Which one do you have and what do you primarily use it for?
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Linux PCs
Not sure where to put this but anyone like made-for-Linux PCs? I know of a few brands and personally have one.
Linux Computers with Linux Preinstalled | System76 Open Source PCs
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Blog Software that is Really Forum Plugins
One that comes to mind is Bob's Article Management System (AMS) for XenForo. Who has heard of that one or other ones for whatever forum software? Did you ever mess around with this sort of stuff?
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Computer Programming
Who is into coding? What can you code? What languages do you know? Where, when and how did you learn?
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Sony Will Roll Out Age Verification in the UK and Ireland soon
I already hated that this "Age Verification" nonsense was hitting platforms like Discord and that was what made me seek out alternatives to Discord in the first place. Now this nonsense is coming to PS5 consoles only in the UK and Ireland but there's a chance this could come to o...
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Do you have a weather radio?
Since we're getting bad storms here I just thought of this thread lol. Anyways do you currently have a weather radio and do you use it? I also just learned that Canada shut down their weather radio stations, so they basically forced users to use apps on their phones now. Which I'...
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Blog Software
What blog software you into? What do you like? Where did you discover it and how long have you used it? What are reasons for whatever that has been asked in this thread?
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MyBB 1.9 - A Promising and Exciting New Version
MyBB Blog
Warm up to MyBB 1.9
Yearly wrap-ups, parcels, garlands… the summer is here, mate. If you found yourself on a chilly night (or hemisphere), read...
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Forum Software That is Really Blog Plugins
What sort of software do you like of this type? Well, some plugins that come to mind are bbPress and wpForo. Who has played around with them as a user or admin?
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