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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

How Linux Mint gave five “obsolete” library PCs a second life
#Linux #linuxmint #recycling

https://allthingsopen.org/articles/linux-mint-library-pcs-reduce-ewaste

All Things Open

How Linux Mint gave five "obsolete" library PCs a second life | We Love Open Source • All Things Open

Five Dell library PCs deemed obsolete for Windows 11 got a second life with Linux Mint. Learn how open source reduces e-waste and extends hardware life.

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

I was gonna tell a railroad joke…
But I lost my train of thought. #dadjokes

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Is NixOS the most powerful Linux distro in 2026? | We Love Open Source • All Things Open https://allthingsopen.org/articles/nixos-most-powerful-linux-distro-2026 #NixOS #JayLacroix #LearnLinuxTV

All Things Open

Is NixOS the most powerful Linux distro in 2026? | We Love Open Source • All Things Open

NixOS review: Is this the most powerful Linux distro? Learn how declarative configuration, system generations, and functional package management make NixOS fundamentally different from Ubuntu and Fedora.

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 4mo ago

Could this be the end of the petroleum dominance.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/17/america-china-energy-oil-renewables

The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts

the Guardian

The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts

China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing results, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

Replying to

@cmccullough@polymaths.social The Konqueror web browser?

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@petergleick These are the political correctness guys! :)

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

#Linux to the rescue.
https://donwatkins.info/2026/04/15/linux-to-the-rescue/ #opensource

donwatkins.info

Linux to the rescue – The Future is Open

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 20mo ago

Replying to

@JoeRess@fosstodon.org The US media is in on this. They have normalized this behavior for years.

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Switching to Linux [Leanpub PDF/iPad/Kindle] https://leanpub.com/switch-to-linux #Linux #Learning

Leanpub

Switching to Linux

If you've ever wanted to escape the frustrations of Windows or macOS, this is the book that shows you exactly how - step by step, no prior experience required.

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

AI is the final frontier of Copyleft | We Love Open Source • All Things Open https://allthingsopen.org/articles/ai-final-frontier-copyleft-second-liberation #AI #CopyLeft #Coding #Code #Opensource

All Things Open

AI is the final frontier of Copyleft | We Love Open Source • All Things Open

The GPL freed the code, but AI frees the user. Learn why open source AI represents the second liberation of software freedom beyond what copyleft achieved.

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

It was great to hear King Charles III. https://www.youtube.com/live/ZhoflAu-Lls?si=RNxTfcmtdxHlbzL2

LIVE: King Charles III addresses US Congress (full speech)

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Gandhi Writes Letters to Hitler: “We Have Found in Non-Violence a Force Which Can Match the Most Violent Forces in the World” (1939/40) https://www.openculture.com/2026/04/gandhi-writes-letters-to-hitler-we-have-found-in-non-violence-a-force.html

Open Culture

Gandhi Writes Letters to Hitler: “We Have Found in Non-Violence a Force Which Can Match the Most Violent Forces in the World” (1939/40)

Image via Wikimedia Commons It must come up in every single argument, from sophisticated to sophomoric, about the practicability of non-violent pacifism. 'Look what Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were able to achieve!' 'Yes, but what about Hitler?

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Claude Code Setup on MX Linux: Wikifying My Gen AI Knowledge Stack (Part One) – Another Think Coming https://mguhlin.org/2026/04/19/claude-code-setup-on-mx-linux-wikifying-my-gen-ai-knowledge-stack/

Claude Code Setup on MX Linux: Wikifying My Gen AI Knowledge Stack (Part One) | Miguel Guhlin

mguhlin.org

Claude Code Setup on MX Linux: Wikifying My Gen AI Knowledge Stack (Part One) | Miguel Guhlin

Welcome to Part One of this series. The link to Part Two appears at the very bottom. After setting up an old laptop (Dell Alienware M15) with MX Linux, I decided to investigate the

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic charities in Miami to shelter and care for migrant children who arrive in the United States without a parent. #catholics #charity #catholicchurch #pope

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Don Watkins @linuxnerd@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

Solving the Brave profile error – The Future is Open https://donwatkins.info/2026/05/13/solving-the-brave-profile-error/ #Brave #browser

donwatkins.info

Solving the Brave profile error – The Future is Open

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