(Moved) @Mycroft@awoo.space

@Elizafox Somehow I was expecting one of the questions to be digitigrade vs plantigrade and slightly weirded out it wasn't there. But yay for including lagomorphs!

@Scavenger@octodon.social There's a great many awesome things out there that are not only free(gratis), but free(libre)! Lots of cool open source things and tools and whatnot. I'm gradually replacing all my paid-for (And Was Happy To Pay For) tools/utilities with Free Software versions that are better.

@Scavenger@octodon.social Welcome! With MSSE and "dont engage in risky behavior" I feel safe myself. To me all the other "security suites" waste time and resources trying to fix problems I don't have and begging me for money I don't need to spend.

@Scavenger@octodon.social If you can set up your Windows users so that the Administrator accounts are password protected, and you use a Standard account for day to day, that'll protect you more too. Some programs, mostly games, won't run under Standard user accounts though.

@Scavenger@octodon.social User behavior best practices is probably the best way to avoid viruses and malware; don't run weird programs, don't type your password unless you type in the website name, don't use IE, don't use Java plugin, try not to use Flash, etc.

@Scavenger@octodon.social Beware of "Free!!!" stuff that takes over your computer and offers to scan email and incoming ports and all that; it's probably more protection than you need and can actually make your computer *more* vulnerable.

@Scavenger@octodon.social For Win7, MS's free Good Enough package is called Microsoft Security Essentials. It's not included with Windows by default. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14210/security-essentials-download is where you can get it. I highly recommend it.

@Siphonay@octodon.social I can't even spell it without help. All I know is water freezes at 32, boils at 212, has 180 degrees between freezing and boiling, and it sure would be nice to use a system based around water freezing and boiling.

After I got my own 386 and didn't use my old Apple II, I still used the monochrome Monitor II. I set it beside my 12" color TV, with my SNES plugged into it, so I could play SimCity and watch cartoons at the same time.
I've been multimon for *decades*. https://awoo.space/media/1f6bWdVD7o8Cnwd3FeI

everything's fine again

Oh I can't connect on the Blizzard app either now, yet most other things seem to be working fine.

Suddenly disconnected from Discord, and I can't reach https://status.discordapp.com/ either.
Down For Everyone Or Just Me http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/status.discordapp.com/ says it's up though?

the replies to his chirp on birdsite are just brutal:
https://twitter.com/RepMarkWalker/status/864223017135689728
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Duck Ramps Appear at Capitol, but Not Everyone Is Pleased

smol lil ducklings were having a hard time getting in and out of the Reflecting Pool, so someone built a cute ramp for them to get in and out of the water

WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING cries one Republican with a heart of stone

heck.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/duck-ramps-capitol-reflecting-pool.html https://awoo.space/media/cOODFM0LpxEdiYPzMac

I think I might be quitting World of Warcraft for a multitude of reasons, and I think this was the tipping point.
Seriously. Dunkball. https://awoo.space/media/AUtbAw2L9lt3mHhu2Dc

@Siphonay@octodon.social @masklayer @jk It's true! I saw these while I was out grocery shopping after work today. I wonder if it's merch for that emoji movie thing. https://awoo.space/media/CklnFR1wgRfoSQjbC3k

Being a positive influence in the furry fandom, a bingo board by RaisedbyDogs on birdsite:
https://twitter.com/RaisedbyDogs/status/774006119148589057 https://awoo.space/media/A4O9ZSU27bPpQ3pyEoU

@acw@mastodon.social all the time
not always on accident though
it's not like shirts don't dry it's just water