Another issue with Libreoffice 5.2 on Debian is that sometimes images are not displayed within a document. They are there, but are replaced with what appears to be a placeholder. To fix this goto Tools menu and select Options. Then go to Libreoffice-Writer -> View From here make sure that Images and Objects is…
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ToriOS Testing 1.5 Released part 2
I spent part of this afternoon installing ToriOS 1.5 on a netbook, with the view that having usedg the OBI installer software I could write instructions for the ToriOS manual which is my main project. However in order to write the manual you need to have access to the software or system you’re writing…
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Exeter Raspberry Pi Jam – April 2018 Presented by 2.times do, and held at Exeter Library This months Exeter Pi jam was really busy and varied. Held in the Rougemont room, there were lots of people including families all hacking away at various projects. Outside of the main room on the way in was the…
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Safer Internet Day 2018 This year’s Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations will take place on Tuesday, 6 February 2018. The 2018 theme, “Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you”
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OGG CAMP 2018 I am re-posting this to my blog, having found it on Google+ . This means it will get re-posted to G+ and also posted to my JoinDiaspora account. Do you OggCamp? If so, you might be interested…. OggCamp, the premier unconference celebrating Free Culture, Free and Open Source Software, hardware hacking,…
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Further to a recently created page regarding the programming languages behind the various decentralized social media networks. I was provided (via Diaspora discussion) with a far more comprehensive list on Wikipedia. This list can be found here. This list also includes the language and licensing for each of the social media networks listed.
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I found this on Diaspora. Nothing To Hide (Documentary) How many times have you heard someone say: “I’ve got nothing to hide, so I’ve got nothing to fear. I’m not worried about government or corporate surveillance.” A new documentary film looks at how our passivity in the face of mass surveillance and corporate theft of…
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As I am on the Joindiaspora pod, the sign ups are back up and you can create an account at https://joindiaspora.com/i/29e3c17d2ef2 . Please remember to use the #newhere tag when introducing yourself. If you are STILL not sure what diaspora is then please check out the introduction and information here. But if you really want…
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EURO 2016 COMING SOON Euro 2016 football starts on Friday 10th June with an opening game between France (Hosts) and Romania. England are in Group B with their first game on Saturday 11th June against Russia. Follow the action on the Euro2016 Website. Join the discussion on Diaspora by following #euro2016. and #Euro2016 Diaspora…
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JOIN DIASPORA HERE The Joindiaspora pod I am on now has built in chat facilities so that users can talk to other users, there is also a pod conference facility. You can access this by clicking on an arrow on the right hand side of the diaspora website window and revealing the chat function. Seems…
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