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NatureHopper<p>Throughout Hollywood history, space has often been depicted with baffling inaccuracies. It takes dedication and knowledge to ensure a movie correctly portrays space and space travel, and here are a select few that got it bang on <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Space" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MovieSky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MovieSky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Movies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Movies</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Accuracy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accuracy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Cinema" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cinema</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HowToGeek" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HowToGeek</a><br><br><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/great-movies-that-actually-portray-space-accurately/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">5 Great Movies That Actually P...</a></p>
Kevin Darty<p>9 Popular Raspberry Pi Operating Systems That Aren't Raspbian</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EverybodyLovesPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EverybodyLovesPi</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/popular-raspberry-pi-operating-systems-that-arent-raspbian/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/popular-raspberr</span><span class="invisible">y-pi-operating-systems-that-arent-raspbian/</span></a></p>
adingbatponder<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/howtogeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howtogeek</span></a> site privacy pop-up ... yuk ! Was not able to get rid of it ... vomit ... will never know what the article said... an glad !</p>
Snagburz<p>So, you want a pen <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/stylus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stylus</span></a> for your <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphone</span></a>, and the price is too damn high?<br>Here's how to make one yourself:<br><a href="https://pnqk.me/vctj2n" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pnqk.me/vctj2n</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Easy peasy!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/howtogeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howtogeek</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>I've not used any of these apps. ⏰ </p><p>6 Best Time Tracking Apps on Android </p><p>Super Productivity <br>Snaptick<br>Clockify<br>Overload<br>Simple Time Tracker<br>Goodtime Productivity</p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/6-best-time-tracking-apps-on-android/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/6-best-time-trac</span><span class="invisible">king-apps-on-android/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pomodoro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pomodoro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimeTracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTracking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FaisalRasool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FaisalRasool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a></p>
Ethan Black<p>Just a heads-up: <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/ValnetInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ValnetInc</span></a> is a company that claims to acquire and manage multiple publishing and internet-based businesses, including journalistic websites like <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a>, <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/AndroidPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroidPolice</span></a>, and <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/MakeUseOf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeUseOf</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.valnetinc.com/our-brands" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">valnetinc.com/our-brands</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mr. Techie :att:<p>Great article on why <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/CDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDs</span></a> are making a comeback....</p><p>Source: <a href="https://allthingstech.social/tags/HowtoGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowtoGeek</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/forget-vinyl-and-spotify-im-going-back-to-cds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/forget-vinyl-and</span><span class="invisible">-spotify-im-going-back-to-cds/</span></a></p>
wolfkin<p>Stop Wasting Time Making Excel Formulas, Use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> Instead <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-wasting-time-making-excel-formulas-use-chatgpt-instead/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/stop-wasting-tim</span><span class="invisible">e-making-excel-formulas-use-chatgpt-instead/</span></a> </p><p>That's right. don't learn excel. Use chat gpt and proofread it after. How you proofread a language you don't speak is beyond me.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/howtogeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howtogeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aiarticles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aiarticles</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/691619/how-to-turn-off-all-your-android-phones-sensors-in-one-tap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/691619/how-to-tu</span><span class="invisible">rn-off-all-your-android-phones-sensors-in-one-tap/</span></a></p><p>How To Geek has an article up detailing a "hidden" setting in android. </p><p>By enabling developer options, you can add a tile which allows you to turn off ALL sensors, including camera &amp; microphone, with a single tap. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a></p>
adingbatponder<p>Can't read my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/howtogeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howtogeek</span></a> article without making an account. This is new. For as long as I can remember I could just read the articles by clicking on the mail links. Since they turned orange I was going to quit but the articles are really good. I have just reached 300 passwords in my password manager and I don't want anothet account. Anyone else get this? Other links don't ask for logon but won't scroll down.</p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/the-best-services-to-host-a-free-website/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/devops/the-best-</span><span class="invisible">services-to-host-a-free-website/</span></a></p><p>For anyone wanting to host their own website for Free, How-To-Geek has some resources for you including:</p><p>- Free Domains &amp; HTTPS<br>- Free Website Templates<br>- Free Static Hosting</p><p>There is a LOT more info past the link</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webHosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Free</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/896410/why-i-hopped-from-manjaro-linux-to-endeavouros/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/896410/why-i-hop</span><span class="invisible">ped-from-manjaro-linux-to-endeavouros/</span></a></p><p>A decently in depth article From Dave Mckay of How-to-Geek about why he jumped from Manjaro to EndeavourOS (My personal distro of choice). </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DaveMcKay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaveMcKay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manjaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manjaro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndeavourOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndeavourOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/894595/common-backup-mistakes-most-people-make/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/894595/common-ba</span><span class="invisible">ckup-mistakes-most-people-make/</span></a></p><p>10 Common Backup Mistakes Covered in the article:</p><p>- Not Backing Up <br>- Not Having a Backup Plan<br>- Cheaping Out<br>- Not Automating Your Backups<br>- File Syncing<br>- Every Backup Is On-Site<br>- Every Backup Is Online<br>- All Your Backups Are Hot<br>- Your Backups Aren’t Encrypted<br>- Not Testing the Recovery Method</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/891045/10-firefox-features-you-should-be-using/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/891045/10-firefo</span><span class="invisible">x-features-you-should-be-using/</span></a></p><p>to Firefox features you should be using.</p><p>the article covers:</p><p>- Quickly Search Your Tabs<br>- Take Better Screenshots<br>- Find Your Bookmarks Faster<br>- Move Videos to a Floating Window<br>- Bring Back the Search Box<br>- Try Out Containers<br>- Open and Edit PDFs<br>- Wipe Recent Browser Activity<br>- Switch to a New Look</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a></p>
Brian Hughes<p>You can now try hundreds of ’90s PalmPilot apps in your browser</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/851146/you-can-try-hundreds-of-90s-palmpilot-apps-in-your-browser/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/851146/you-can-t</span><span class="invisible">ry-hundreds-of-90s-palmpilot-apps-in-your-browser/</span></a></p>
TheGurkha 🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>How - and why - to flush your DNS on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/844964/how-to-flush-dns-in-linux/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/844964/how-to-fl</span><span class="invisible">ush-dns-in-linux/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/848766/how-to-find-your-friends-on-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/848766/how-to-fi</span><span class="invisible">nd-your-friends-on-mastodon/</span></a></p><p>How-to-Geek wrote up a nice article on finding your friends on Mastodon (or theoretically the larger fediverse)</p><p>Some of the article makes use of 3rd party tools, that will try to auto-find old twitter friends on mastodon instances. As with any 3rd party tool, be aware of what information you are giving out, and how they use it. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friends</span></a></p>
TheGurkha 🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>New article published today.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/844799/mistakes-new-linux-users-make/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/844799/mistakes-</span><span class="invisible">new-linux-users-make/</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/847422/new-to-mastodon-here-are-10-fun-accounts-to-follow/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/847422/new-to-ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon-here-are-10-fun-accounts-to-follow/</span></a></p><p>if you are new to Mastodon, here are several accounts that How-to-Geek thinks are worth following</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonSocial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowToGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToGeek</span></a></p>
NeadReport<p>Two very good and in-depth articles over at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/howtogeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>howtogeek</span></a> (@howtogeek@masodon.technology)<br>Bookmark these if you are new to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>, or haven't been around in a while. Super helpful for newbies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonHelp</span></a> </p><p>1) Mastodon is taking off...<br><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/846381/mastodon-is-taking-off-why-its-my-favorite-social-media-network/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/846381/mastodon-</span><span class="invisible">is-taking-off-why-its-my-favorite-social-media-network/</span></a></p><p>2) How does Mastodon work?<br><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/801927/a-twitter-alternative-how-does-mastodon-work/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/801927/a-twitter</span><span class="invisible">-alternative-how-does-mastodon-work/</span></a></p><p>(→ follow How-To-Geek - great content on all things tech)</p>