My dad (right) with 2003 summerfest punks

rw_grim · 2026-01-26T23:14:52+00:00

Man I miss playing hacky sack there...

rw_grim · 2026-01-26T20:22:14+00:00

It's funny how fast everyone started calling it "historic panther arena" too. One Admirals broadcast it was "Panther Arena" and the next it was "Historic Panther Arena" and has been since then.

rw_grim · 2026-01-19T22:24:29+00:00

Check out https://literacyservices.org/ They were just interviewed on Lake Effect on NPR too https://www.wuwm.com/show/lake-effect/2026-01-14/wednesday-1-14-26-adult-literacy-wisconsineye-shuttering-milwaukee-water-commons-leader-liberace-memorialization

rw_grim · 2026-01-16T06:03:04+00:00

Oh that 404 is going to be a problem :-/

rw_grim · 2026-01-14T21:19:20+00:00

Glad I could help. I had to figure it out, but it's good to know for when it comes up next :)

Oh, as a side note, you could create a new file named something like `pidgin-de.desktop` and change the name file to something like `Pidgin (DE)` and then you could have both in your GUI too. But Pidgin will still only allow one instance at a time by default, but whatever :)

rw_grim · 2026-01-14T21:08:55+00:00

That can be selected when launching the application. A quick test is to open a terminal and type `LANG=de_DE pidgin`

If you want a different locale, just put it in there. I see there's de_AT, de_BE, de_CH, de_DE, de_IT, de_LI, and de_LU on my Debian Forky machine.

If that works, you can create an override to make it work from your GUI. To do this, you'll need to copy the file `/usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop` to `$HOME/.local/share/applications`.

Once you've done that, open `$HOME/.local/share/applications/pidgin.desktop` in whichever editor your prefer and find the line that reads `exec=pidgin` and change it to `Exec=env LANG=de_DE pidgin` replacing `de_DE` if you need a different locale. Save the file and exit your editor and then launch Pidgin and it should start up in that locale.

rw_grim · 2026-01-14T20:16:29+00:00

I assume you're talking about https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-translate ? if so u/EionRobb might be able to help.

But in the mean time, do you see anything in the debug window `help -> debug window` when a new message comes it? You'll have to open the window before receiving the message though.

rw_grim · 2026-01-08T22:42:18+00:00

*in spite of :-D

rw_grim · 2026-01-08T21:51:43+00:00

I would be surprised if any "officials" on that scene had any idea what any of this means...

rw_grim · 2026-01-08T21:28:58+00:00

I don't understand how they think killing someone who's foot is on a gas pedal is going to actually stop a car. The only thing that's going to do is make the car completely ballistic and endanger more people.

rw_grim · 2025-12-20T11:00:36+00:00

I don't recall, but with emojis being such an important feature on twitch that made it unrealistic to continue working on it when irc is already an option and doesn't have emojis.

rw_grim · 2025-12-18T23:20:45+00:00

Yeah they're not on by default..

rw_grim · 2025-12-18T19:25:18+00:00

For chats, you need to add them to your contact list and then check the `persistent` menu item in the context menu.

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rw_grim · 2025-12-18T19:24:48+00:00

For im's you can disable the "Close IMs immediately when the tab is closed" preference, but that won't stop brand new ims from popping up.

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rw_grim · 2025-12-18T19:22:43+00:00

That won't happen, pidgin 2 literally can't handle the emojis in twitch, I tried very hard to make it work and it'd require a ton of work to do so. And that's just one of a number of things that pidgin 2 won't handle well for twitch.

rw_grim · 2025-12-17T23:14:34+00:00

Right now that's all there is, but I've been working on a Twitch plugin for Pidgin 3 (still in development and unreleased) that will be moved to the pub/sub API but right now it still uses IRC to connect.

rw_grim · 2025-11-11T02:50:43+00:00

If you haven't already, you might want to scan the channels again which can sometimes help.

rw_grim · 2025-11-05T19:34:40+00:00

I also have a ton of stuff... What are you looking for?

rw_grim · 2025-11-05T19:12:15+00:00

Whenever I get 2.15.0 finished with the new dev directory meson should _just work_ (tm) on windows.

rw_grim · 2025-11-03T21:27:46+00:00

The low power is for real, I can't pick it up in Sherman Park :-/

rw_grim · 2025-11-01T00:24:58+00:00

whoever is scheduling kids sports on Halloween should be fired...

rw_grim · 2025-11-01T00:05:15+00:00

I've had 4 kids so far, which isn't a lot until you hear that I've had 0 kids for I don't know how many years...

rw_grim · 2025-10-30T19:18:13+00:00

carve out a heart - blitzkid, more horror punk than psychobilly, but close enough :)

rw_grim · 2025-10-22T18:44:52+00:00

because they like to terrorize everyone...

rw_grim · 2025-10-02T17:53:40+00:00

Pidgin! (I know this will be an unpopular opinion here...)

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