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Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NewHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewHere</span></a><br />Hi, I&#39;m Naty, a multi-hobbyist based in Hong Kong. I&#39;m quite the nerd and have way too many hobbies.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/specialtycoffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>specialtycoffee</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fountainpens" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fountainpens</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/watches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>watches</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/formula1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>formula1</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/simracing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>simracing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cardetailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cardetailing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/edc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>edc</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mechkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mechkeys</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/houseplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>houseplants</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/headfi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>headfi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pkm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pkm</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/obsidianmd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>obsidianmd</span></a></p><p>I am always open to chat with like-minded individuals! 📬</p>
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Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>My <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Vivo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vivo</span></a> X70 Pro&#39;s screen has started to fail after 3 years. This is the first Android phone with a hardware fail prompting me to buy a new phone. :( It was my first and will be my last Vivo phone.</p><p>I decided to give <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Nothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nothing</span></a> brand a try! <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Nothingphone3a" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nothingphone3a</span></a> in blue is quite striking. I&#39;m a fan of Carl Pei&#39;s design tastes and the mid-range price. I am now trying to harden <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Android</span></a> as much as I can without causing too much inconvenience...</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nothing3a" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nothing3a</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nothingphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nothingphone</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>degoogle</span></a></p>
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Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>Got a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/xrite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xrite</span></a> Color Munki Display monitor calibration tool 10y + and glad to say there&#39;s software support for M1 macOS. I always appreciate a company for supporting old hardware!</p><p><a href="https://www.xrite.com/service-support/downloads/i/i1studio_v1_6_0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">xrite.com/service-support/down</span><span class="invisible">loads/i/i1studio_v1_6_0</span></a></p><p>Created a new icc profile for my Dell monitor and discovered I could do some tweaking to get the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MacMini</span></a> to force output RGB!</p><p>Great instructions here: <a href="https://gist.github.com/GetVladimir/c89a26df1806001543bef4c8d90cc2f8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/GetVladimir/c8</span><span class="invisible">9a26df1806001543bef4c8d90cc2f8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Iccprofile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Iccprofile</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/monitorcalibration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>monitorcalibration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/colorprofile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>colorprofile</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/colorcalibration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>colorcalibration</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photoediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photoediting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rgbmonitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rgbmonitor</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dellmonitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dellmonitors</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/coloraccuracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coloraccuracy</span></a></p>
Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>New major update for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/calibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>calibre</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ebook</span></a> management! Version 8 now out. <a href="https://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">calibre-ebook.com/whats-new</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>Omg.... Is Pebble back!!? I had the OG all the way back then. Really loved it. I ended up switching to a Garmin Vivosport band after that - make it two because the first one failed after about 3 years of daily use. Gonna check out this new Pebble! <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pebblewatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pebblewatch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Pebble" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pebble</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Smartwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Smartwatch</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/new-pebbleos-watches-with-more-battery-and-familiar-looks-are-up-for-preorder/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/new-pebbleos-watches-with-more-battery-and-familiar-looks-are-up-for-preorder/</span></a></p><p>Edit: the Core Time 2 doesn&#39;t has a HR monitor but no barometer...</p>
Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>When I started learning about basic <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>homelab</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> using a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a>, I watched Youtube tutorials and found a teacher I really enjoyed learning from called Don <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/novaspirittech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>novaspirittech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/novaspirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>novaspirit</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/novaspirittech" class="u-url mention">@<span>novaspirittech</span></a></span> </p><p>I am heartbroken to see he passed away last month with brain cancer. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RIP</span></a> Don. I learnt a lot from you, thank you. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NovaspiritTech/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/@NovaspiritTech/vi</span><span class="invisible">deos</span></a></p><p>Here&#39;s a video from a friend of Don&#39;s: <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn9koWsQpzQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=kn9koWsQpz</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>
Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>I recently learnt about acquire <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>apps</span></a> in a safer manner by using the newer <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fdroid</span></a> Basic app and only installing from repos like <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IzzyOnDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IzzyOnDroid</span></a>. </p><p>Another secure way of downloading APKs is using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@accrescent" class="u-url mention">@<span>accrescent</span></a></span>, a rather new app (so kinda limited apps). I discovered it while researching <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Firefox</span></a> forks.</p><p>I&#39;m testing <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IronFox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IronFox</span></a> (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mull" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mull</span></a>) on Android at the moment but it seems to be breaking a lot of sites despite comprimising on security settings in about:config... Anyone else?</p>
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Naty :blobfoxcofeowo:<p>Nice to see <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/porkbun" class="u-url mention">@<span>porkbun</span></a></span> collaborating with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy" class="u-url mention">@<span>protonprivacy</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://porkbun.com/products/proton_mail" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">porkbun.com/products/proton_ma</span><span class="invisible">il</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/porkbun" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>porkbun</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ProtonMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtonMail</span></a></p>