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Official account for the promotion of a forum to do with all things #technology and occasionally #science. https://mindsconnected.tech
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I would like to announce that the forum now has a new domain name, which is mindsconnected.tech. Let's have some #Linux and general #tech nerds on it, shall we? 😉

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

#Photoshop will soon be coming for #Android, but would fancy the idea of doing digital art from a phone anyway? Maybe it's just me... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #adobe #adobephotoshop #software #app #mobile #design #digitalart #tech

submitted 20 hours ago • 0 comments

🤣🤣🤣 Apple says it's fixing iPhone bug that types "Trump" instead of "racist" #SoTrue #iPhone #TrumpIsRacist www.axios.com/2025/02/26/i...

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

If the below image wasn't AI-generated, then I will question reality. At least #Activision has come clean about it regarding its use for #CallOfDuty. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #gaming #ai #genai #generativeai #digitalart #callofdutyblackops6

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

If one's surname happens to be "Null", expect it to cause havoc with computer systems, as with one unlucky woman... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #computing #database #error #name #tech

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

What was the first ever OS you ever used? For me, it was Windows 98 SE, back when computing was simpler. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #operatingsystem #windows #macos #linux #software #computing #tech #technology

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

#Asus is releasing a new kind of #mouse, and it's rather... smelly. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #ces2025 #hardware #gadgets #tech #technology

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Turns out that dark mode drains as much battery as light mode, all because of one thing... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #darkmode #battery #smartphone #mobile #research #study #tech #technology

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I don't live in the state of Maine, but I am so fucking proud of Governor Mills. Be like Governor Mills, stand up to Trump, don't be intimidated or blackmailed by this criminal president, "see you in court" asshole...

submitted 5 days ago • 29 comments

When you have work early tomorrow but you are too into a discussion that your two cents become a full jar spilled on the floor. 🤣 God, I missed being in an #onlinecommunity so much. #Forums are still the best!

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

A guy accidentally set off Android's Emergency SOS feature, much to _very_ embarrassing results... 😮 mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #android #googlepixel #mobile #alert #nude #mistake #embarrassment #privacy #tech

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The inside of a black hole, only possible by the power of AI. #aiart #digitalart #blackhole #space #imagination #science

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

BREAKING: Trump’s illegal power grab just hit the map. He ordered Google to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”—a move that has NO LEGAL BASIS outside U.S. waters. Mexico’s President is planning to sue, and it’s about time. apnews.com/article/gulf...

submitted 9 days ago • 10 comments

Opera Air... a browser designed for #mindfulness, after a stressing day of work. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #opera #browser #mentalhealth #wellbeing #relaxation #software #technology

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Too true 😂 Find more #tech humour here 👉 mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #windows #windows10 #windows11 #bsod #humor #funny

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

#Google implements new #fingerprinting rules, when it was originally against the idea back in 2019. The mass exodus to #DuckDuckGo and even #Firefox shall begin following that announcement... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #privacy #internet #data #advertising #marketing #onlineprivacy

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

The #DOGE website has been defaced, just because anybody can edit it. The joke's on #Musk now... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #elonmusk #uspol #internet #vandalism #usgovernment #usa

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Forum is down, because #Jcink is down at the moment. Apologises to anyone that tried to visit it today... should be back up later on. I'll keep you all posted.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Apparently, #YouTube is 20 years old today... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #yt #internet #socialmedia #google #anniversary

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Printers coming without USB cables, and mice becoming faulty after about a year are my technical pet peeves. What's yours? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #computers #gadgets #devices #tech #technology

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

A hard question for some people... would you ditch #Windows for #Linux? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #operatingsystem #change #transition #opensource #windows10 #windows11

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Simple question... #Apple or #Android? I'm talking in the sense of #smartphones by the way. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #devices #hardware #mobile #technology

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

One of our members is interested in #programming, and wants to know what are the best #YouTube channels to get started with. Can you help? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #coding #help #question #learning #newbie

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Last night, I made a vital change to the user group colours for some of the skins we have, by use of #CSS although used Contrast Finder beforehand. Looks better to the eyes now for everyone 🙂 #design #colours #colourtheory #contrast #theme #skin #improvement

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

British scientists have discovered microplastics in the most remote regions of #Antarctica. You'd never think #plasticpollution would happen there, did you? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #plastics #pollution #arctic #environment #ecology #science #uk

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

#Google fakes #GeminiAI output in latest #SuperBowl ad, and it's regarding a rather cheesy "fact"... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #ai #gemini #superbowllix #cheese #wisconsin #advertising #commercial #misinformation #usa

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

The US government has urged everyone that uses #Linux, or even #Android, to take action in response to critical zero-day attack. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #cybersecurity #zeroday #cyberattack #usgovernment #uspol #usa

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Do you use either an #Apple or #Android phone? And why do you prefer it than the other? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #mobile #ios #smartphone #devices #hardware #whichisbetter

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

#TikTok has been sued by British parents of four teenagers that have died after taking on the controversial "blackout challenge", where one of them had let to a serious legal case. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #uk #socialmedia #internet #lawsuit #law #justice

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

How to build your very own personal analog TV station... it's very easy to do, if you have the right gear and such. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #engineering #electronics #television #diy

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

#Australia has banned #DeepSeek on all government devices, as its deemed a national security risk. This really comes as no surprise, and I believe other countries will follow suit... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #cybersecurity #ai #app #software #nationalsecurity #government #politics

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I last installed Notepad++, and last uninstalled Any Video Converter 9.0.7 as I had issues with it. What about you? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #software #programs #apps #computing

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

The "USB pen drive" or whatever else it's called... what do you call it? 🤔 mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #usb #devices #hardware #technology

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

#Facebook has started to block and ban posts mentioning #Linux and pretty much anything #opensource. Honestly, I wish I was kidding... 🤦‍♂️ mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #deletefacebook #censorship #idiots #woke #socialmedia

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

A new #cancer vaccine is being worked on, where it could stop the disease 20 years early. If successful, this would be a major medical breakthrough and would save millions of lives. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #health #vaccines #medicalresearch #biology #science

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Fossilised animal vomit, dating back when #dinosaurs roamed the Earth, has been discovered in #Denmark. Yes, it's true! 😮 mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #discovery #fossil #prehistoric #copenhagen #science

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

#Motorola has unveiled a bendable #smartphone, which can be worn around the wrist to act like a smartwatch. What's your opinion on it? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #phone #watch #device #gadgets #technology

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

#Apple turns on #AI by default from latest software update for all their devices. Thankfully, it can be turned off but you have to do some navigating to do so... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #AppleIntelligence #iphone #ios #ipados #macos #softwareupdate #update

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

I have moved the "Recent Activity" box to the top of the forum index, so that people can see the latest topics first-hand, though had to make some use of #javascript to do this. Here's hoping this will help with the forum's activity and perhaps member engagement 👍 mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

For years, #YouTube has been relentless on its fight against ad-blockers. Now, they've taken things to a whole new level... hour-long unskippable ads. Yes, you read that correctly. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #internet #google #ads #adblocking

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

In September, X was banned in #Brazil. Since then however, I'd like to think that many Brazilians have went to greener pastures such as here in #Bluesky, like everyone else in the world... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #twitter #socialmedia #internet #law #disinformation #musk

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

In 1993, #MrBean came to a talk show in #Denmark to tell about his VHS releases at the time, and also when he built a video recorder. mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #electronics #engineering #video #hardware #diy

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The time when #Russia attempted to bring out its own video game console, disparagingly called the "Putindo 64"... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #gaming #videogames #consoles #hardware #putin

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

For those that are on their phone or tablet, do you use a stylus? Why, or why not? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #smartphones #tablets #gadgets #peripherals #stylus #technology

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

When #Windows10 ends this year, what's it going to be... Windows 11 or #Linux? mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #operatingsystems #software #windows #decisiontime

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

For people in the #UK and #Ireland without power because of #StormEowyn, please refer to this life-saving guide (if you have the right tools that is) 👇 mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #electronics #engineering #batteries #tutorial #help #powercut

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Anybody here ever used Visual Basic? I did, at college years ago, where I made this... mindsconnect.jcink.net/index.php?sh... #programming #coding #visualbasic

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments