electric_nan

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“I’m knittin’ like a fuckin electric nan”

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Is Ubuntu deserving the hate? (lemmy.ml)

Long story short, I have a desktop with Fedora, lovely, fast, sleek and surprisingly reliable for a near rolling distro (it failed me only once back around Fedora 34 or something where it nuked Grub). Tried to install on a 2012 i7 MacBook Air… what a slog!!! Surprisingly Ubuntu runs very smooth on it. I have been bothering all...

electric_nan,

I’m quite happy with Linux Mint Debian Edition. I think it is the future of Mint. It’s on a very recent kernel, and more and more software I use nowadays is in Flatpaks anyways. I don’t feel like I’m missing out on much new stuff, but maybe I’m just not aware.

electric_nan,

I found normal Debian to be a little unpolished for my liking. Even using the Cinnamon DE, it was lacking some niceties that Mint brings. I don’t think you’ll have any trouble using Mint.

electric_nan,

I know a guy that has: Jagermeister

electric_nan,

I’m gonna say he probably got it, but this was in the 90’s, so even if he did, I’m sure it isn’t visible anymore.

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Desperados Under the Eaves (but really, lots of Warren Zevon songs)

That’s the Way the World Goes Round (John Prine)

electric_nan,

Corn and peanuts. Either of those might as well be cat treats.

Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching (themarkup.org)

These TVs can capture and identify 7,200 images per hour, or approximately two every second. The data is then used for content recommendations and ad targeting, which is a huge business; advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads in 2022, according to market research firm eMarketer.

electric_nan,

Yes, do exactly this. If you have AppleTV connected to your TV over HDMI or whatever, why does your TV need an internet connection?

electric_nan,

Pen-ek Ratanaruang. He is a Thai director, and he has made some excellent films. His most recent few are a bit too ‘artsy’ for me, but “Monrak Transistor”, " Talok 69", and “Last Life in the Universe” are some of my favorite movies.

electric_nan,

Why would the US government be in charge of whether people know about aliens or not?

electric_nan,

But they also get healthcare, and I believe a pension for life, even if they only serve a day in congress.

electric_nan,

The contradictions were too glaring by the time I turned 12. God is love but hell is eternal and full of millions of objectively good people who just practiced the ‘wrong’ religion? Those things can’t both be true.

Signal Facing Collapse After CIA Cuts Funding (kitklarenberg.substack.com)

On November 16th, Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, published a detailed breakdown of the popular encrypted messaging app’s running costs for the very first time. The unprecedented disclosure’s motivation was simple - the platform is rapidly running out of money, and in dire need of donations to stay afloat....

electric_nan,

Wait til you hear where TOR gets its funding!

electric_nan,

Which one you got?

LineageOS for MicroG update speed

I had reimaged my old Samsung on LineageOS as it seemed to be the only alternative that supported my model. It was fine until I installed OSMAnd, which couldn’t get a location. Shame on me for not noticing that I would need microG for that. Not feeling comfortable with all the rooting and flashing needed to shoehorn microG...

electric_nan,

It depends. Seems like it averages about 6 weeks. If you dig around, you can find instructions for building the images yourself. That’s a bit above my skill/desired effort level, but it’s an option if you’re into it.

electric_nan,

Imagine the 'Trolley Problem" where there is a toddler on one track, and on the other track there is a cooler containing 100 in-vitro embryos. Which would you save, and why?

electric_nan,

Oh no! There were 2 toddlers and 200 frozen embryos on the trolley. Derailing it has destroyed them all.

electric_nan,

Allmans are great. I grew up loving Skynyrd, but I can’t really listen to most of it anymore. Check out “Play it all night long” by Warren Zevon for a pretty brutal mockery of “Sweet home Alabama”.

electric_nan,

I pretty much enjoy most of what I see from hexbear, but I have blocked a bunch of stuff from lemmygrad.

electric_nan,

It’s been awhile since I did the blocking. I just remember being annoyed.

electric_nan,

Linux Mint Debian Edition. I mention it a lot on here, but it really is my favorite distro. I have been using Linux a long time, and I’m old. I don’t care to spend a lot of time and effort tweaking and configuring. LMDE gives me everything I need and is usable out of the box, while not standing in my way when I need to get shit done.

Time to ditch #duckduckgo (lemmy.world)

In the last couple of months I have noticed an increasing trend of supplying me search results that are completely unrelated to the current query and tie back to my location or previous searches. I can say this with a high degree of certainty this is without a doubt beyond the 100th instance this has happened....

electric_nan,

I get the same shit at work where I can’t use a VPN: like 7-8 relevant results then basically just ads for local businesses after that.

electric_nan,

It depends on you. Some people get therapeutic benefit from regular psychedelic experiences, and never stop. Other people gain life-changing insights from one or several trips. Still others use/abuse it purely for fun, with a range of consequences resulting. A minority of people have adverse reactions where latent mental illnesses like schizophrenia can be triggered.

I’m in the second camp. A couple quotes that I relate to: “Once you get the message, hang up the phone” – Alan Watts. “Never point [psychedelics] at anything you don’t want perforated with new light”-- Terence McKenna.

electric_nan,

I’m sorry that happened to you, and I hope you are doing well.

electric_nan,

Where did the other white piece go?

electric_nan,

I’m not gonna say the thing, but I did google it and learned something I didn’t know.

electric_nan,

What do you actually do?

electric_nan,

Hell yeah. We got a ‘Ninja’ that is an air fryer and pressure cooker. We use it so much. We are also on team bidet. The worst thing about having a bidet is the feeling of disappointment you get whenever you take a shit somewhere else.

electric_nan,

I just had to move to a different Lemmy app.

electric_nan,

I have never been to a bar with any kind of security search beyond checking my ID. If it is a ticketed event, sometimes there’s a cursory patdown. In those cases you have time while waiting in line to put your knife somewhere they won’t pat down, or go hide it in a bush.

electric_nan,

pgcbasketball.com/blog/nevergiveup

electric_nan,

If your budget is tight, get a used/refurb, but recent model Thinkpad (T or P series) from EBay. Install Linux Mint (I say Debian Edition, since that is Mint’s future). It comes with LibreOffice preinstalled. You may want to install standard Microsoft fonts, which aren’t included for licensing reasons. You can search for how do do this.

electric_nan,

www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php

It’s a version of Mint they have been maintaining in case Ubuntu ceases to be a desirable base for the distro. With things like over reliance on Snaps, and advertising paid security updates in the terminal, it seems like it won’t be very long until that point is reached. I love Mint, but dislike those specific aspects it brings from Ubuntu, so I have found LMDE to be the perfect solution.

electric_nan,

This is exactly my experience as well. I started using Linux in 2007 with Ubuntu ‘Feisty Fawn’. I have used Arch, Fedora, Debian, Manjaro and a few others as daily drivers over the years, but have used Mint almost exclusively for the past 7-8 years. Recently also switched to the Debian edition. My servers mostly run Debian, but sometimes Ubuntu.

electric_nan,

I got tired of the advertisements for paid Ubuntu security updates in the terminal. That’s honestly the main thing. Overall, I like the idea of Mint being based on original Debian, rather than a derivitave of a derivative. I haven’t noticed any differences from the ‘normal’ Mint, other than what I mentioned about the terminal. I don’t think there’s any reason not to install the Debian edition, but the experience will be 99.9% the same either way.

electric_nan,

Dr. Bronner’s liquid soap.

electric_nan,

Get a real fucking search warrant. No blanket warrants, no rubber stamps.

electric_nan,

Currently in my first IT job. I’m over 40, and been intheis job less than a year. Computers have always been a hobby of mine. A couple years ago I started taking some classes at the local community college: networking, cyber sec, sysadmin… After 6 or 7 classes, a professor recommended I apply for this job (Helpdesk+). I think certs are a great idea, and I’m planning to get some myself as I plan to steer into infosec. You really can’t beat personal networking/connections though. I got mine through school, but also maybe there are some clubs or events like a local Linux Users Group where you can meet people and make friends.

I made it to Linux! What is your must-have FOSS or Free Software for linux?

Thank you so much, comrades! I am feeling pretty comfortable with linux mint, and now would like some suggestions for some absolutely necessary FOSS or free license software for the OS. So far I have the standard, Firefox, ThunderBird, LibreOffice, yada yada. Thank you again to everyone on the linux comm! sankara-salute

electric_nan,

I use it in Cinnamon.

2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine (apnews.com)

A second Denver-area police officer has been acquitted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The 23-year-old Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store.

electric_nan,

I can never understand, with all the people in this country that are totally without hope or happiness, have easy access to firearms, and a fixation on dramatic spectacles… combined with no shortage of justice-dodging pigs like this one… Hmm, forgot where I was going with that.

electric_nan,

Linux Mint Debian Edition. Second choice would be Fedora.

Statue of Liberty Shut Down by Protesters Calling for Gaza Cease-fire (nymag.com)

Dressed uniformly in black, the protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace gathered on the pedestal shortly before 1 p.m. when they dropped massive banners with calls for a cease-fire and other slogans, such as “The Whole World Is Watching” and “Never Again for Anyone.” The group sang “Cease-fire now” and occupied the...

electric_nan,

Go do it.

electric_nan,

We got a heated mattress pad last year. It is so nice. Each side has its own controls and timer. Does make it even harder to get out of bed on cold mornings though!

electric_nan,

Nextcloud. Auto uploads any new files from specified directories to my server.

electric_nan,

Before switching to LMDE, I did try just using Debian with Cinnamon, thinking it would be pretty much the same experience. I did not really enjoy the experience. There were too many niceties missing that I had taken for granted with Mint. I wasn’t interested in spending my time hunting down all the tweaks and packages to make those changes.

electric_nan,

When’s my Hale Bop coming back? That shit was incredible. It was a whole new, bright, giant fixture in the night sky.

electric_nan,

Can you not be violent in self defense? Embargoes and sanctions can also be seen as a form of violence if they cause deaths. If you prevent essential goods like food or medicine from reaching those in need, and people die as a result-- is that better than bombing or shooting them?

electric_nan,

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