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Blog entries, tech tips, reviews and more by Kelson Vibber.
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Windows 11 "PROCESSOR START TIMEOUT" BSOD on Parallels
https://hyperborea.org/tech-tips/processor-timeout/
Published: January 14, 2025 19:18
I got this error trying to relaunch my VM after updating Parallels Tools. THe solution was simple: turn it off and back on again.
GoToSocial
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/gotosocial/
Published: January 11, 2025 05:48
★★★★☆ - A lightweight Fediverse server, with a clean web interface for viewing public posts. Compatible with Mastodon apps and interacts with other ActivityPub platforms.
Automattic to WordPress Community: Don’t Trust Us
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2025/01/automattic-vs-wordpress/
Published: January 9, 2025 23:20
Automattic has announced that they are “realigning” their contributions to WordPress due to fending off “attacks” from the “community” and WP-Engine. Automatticians who contributed to core will instead focus on for-profit projects within Automattic, such…
Dillo (Web Browser)
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/dillo/
Published: January 8, 2025 03:46
★★★★☆ - Ultra-minimalist and super-fast browser for web documents (not applications). You won't be logging into Gmail with it, but it'll load a Wikipedia article incredibly fast.
Consent-O-Matic
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/consent-o-matic/
Published: January 7, 2025 16:14
★★★★★ - Convenient browser extension that detects cookie consent pop-ups and automatically fills them out according to your choices. Lets you know it's working without getting in your way.
Arch Linux
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/arch-linux/
Published: January 7, 2025 16:07
★★★★☆ - Once it's installed, it's fine! Faster updates than Fedora or Debian. Smaller software selection, but community packages and Flatpak make up for it. Danctnix port to ARM is solid. I don't miss the old days of setting everything up by hand, though.
Separate Stop/Reload Buttons
https://hyperborea.org/tech-tips/separate-stop-reload-buttons/
Published: January 5, 2025 05:48
When a button changes in response to something over which you have no control, it may change between the time your brain tells your finger to click or tap and the time it registers.
Firefox
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/firefox/
Published: January 4, 2025 07:25
★★★★☆ - I still have a soft spot for Firefox. At times it's been the best web browser on Windows and Linux. It's still good, has a solid extension ecosystem, and serves as an important bulwark against one company dominating browser tech.
Google Chrome
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/google-chrome/
Published: January 3, 2025 05:20
★★★☆☆ - There was a time when Chrome was the fastest web browser available. It isn't anymore, and over the last few years it's felt less like a *user* agent and more like a Google agent.
Opera (Web Browser)
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/opera/
Published: January 3, 2025 05:19
★★★☆☆ - Opera used to be one of my favorite browsers back in the day, but its current incarnation just doesn't appeal to me. I much prefer Vivaldi, which is a spiritual successor to the original.
No Man's Sky
https://hyperborea.org/reviews/games/no-mans-sky/
Published: January 2, 2025 05:15
★★★★★ - Open-ended, self-directed sandbox game of exploring space. Amazing graphics. Gameplay switches smoothly between solo and multiplayer modes.