On Wednesday, 6 December, dozens of activists from Fossil Free London assembled outside BP’s London headquarters to protest Israel’s approval of 12 new licences for natural gas exploration off the west coast of Gaza to six companies, including BP....
If i run X.org i dont need to modify my kernel or its configs, it just works well (well, well for X.org) out of box. With wayland its the other story. I need to enable nvidia-dkms module and much other stuff to should be configured. There is a whole page about enabling hyprland on nvidia....
I’m a lover of physical books but I’m looking to get an e-reader as well, for those books that are hard to find physical copies of, or are just very expensive....
had a 1st gen paperwhite for years and eventually it just became too slow to use. go a fire8 tablet recently, does all the same things + other options.
old as in the item’s age or old describing how long I’ve owned it for?
first one is an enameled cast iron pot that my folks got decades ago, one of their folks had it - it’s a really ugly 1960s orangish sort of red/brown. it’s super old, but I’ve only had it for 5 or 6 years. damn thing is so ugly it just keeps getting passed down to whomever likes to cook.
2nd one is my can opener - got it in 1998, it’s built like a tank. actually used to it hammer tent pegs into rocky soil when camping once.
After repeated data breaches that no company really seems to give a s— about my phone is blowing up with literally hundreds of spam calls and texts month. I get and make MAAAAYBE 2 or 3 important calls per month, 180-200 of the rest are literally all spam. Anyone have any suggestions, apps ect that they have found refuge with?...
From Lilongwe to Abuja, foreign exchange shortages are revealing deep vulnerabilities in how African economies operate. In Nigeria, despite President Bola Tinubu’s attempted reforms, dollars remain scarce and the prices of imported goods are skyrocketing. Among them are life-saving drugs....
You’re about to take your first steps in the wonderful world of Linux, but you’re overwhelmed by the amount of choices? Welcome to this (I hope) very simple guide :)...
who’s going to sue?
who are they going to sue? an IP address is not a legitimate source used to identify an individual.
other than being raided and your electronic media being seized, the feds (or whomever) dont really have foot to stand on - and even then you’d still have to be found guilty by a jury.
ytdlp to the end of days, nothing is going to happen
Environment be damned or don’t be damned. Because you like them or because you don’t like your neighbors … what animals would you like to see locally that are not there ?
For me, it’s jingle all the way. It’s got everything. A drunk reindeer. A terrorist mailman. Arnold punching a deer. Arnold punching Sinbad. Arnold punching Santa. Arnold in general....
When will be your “this is the last fucking time I’m voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’, then I don’t care after that, let this country burn to the ground”? For me, this is basically it. This is last election I’m going for that " lesser of two evils" bullshit. After that I’m done. It’s just pointless. Let’s...
i dont vote. somewhere along the line some dumbass thought it would be a really good idea to pull jury nominees from the voter pool. jury duty is a complete waste of my time, it pays absolute dogshit, and I’ve never really had much trust in the justice system to begin with - so I am not registered to vote in the state I live in. the week before I plan on leaving for greener pastures, I will register to vote.
She scolds me about not buying anything in the bar we hang at (kbin.social)
Greetings....
Casualties Rise in Gaza: 70% of Killed Women and Children (www.financial-world.org)
Gaza is currently experiencing its longest communication blackout since the Israeli operation began in October....
Protesters Shut Down Los Angeles Highway to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza (truthout.org)
No more business as usual," the organization leading the protest said on social media....
Switched my Parents to Linux
I’m visiting my parents for the holidays and convinced them to let me switch them to Linux....
Do you think that Trump will win the 2024 election?
What ‘tunnels’ and ‘hostages’ mean in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
March 2, 2009: The pasta, paper and hearing aids that could threaten Israeli security
With its new game, Hello Games is literally promising the world. Is the developer of No Man's Sky about to make the same disastrous mistakes all over again? (www.pcgamer.com)
Israel has just given BP licences to drill for gas off the coast of Gaza. So, people blockaded its head office (www.thecanary.co)
On Wednesday, 6 December, dozens of activists from Fossil Free London assembled outside BP’s London headquarters to protest Israel’s approval of 12 new licences for natural gas exploration off the west coast of Gaza to six companies, including BP....
Why I need extra kernel modules to be able to run Wayland on nvidia?
If i run X.org i dont need to modify my kernel or its configs, it just works well (well, well for X.org) out of box. With wayland its the other story. I need to enable nvidia-dkms module and much other stuff to should be configured. There is a whole page about enabling hyprland on nvidia....
Indian Food is praised worldwide and celebrated in countries like the UK and Germany. Americans, why do all your comedy shows rag on Indian food?
Laptop with long runtime
I’m looking to buy a new laptop. I recently switched to Linux (Fedora) and would like to stay with it (Not necessarily Fedora though)....
What are the best e-readers on the market?
I’m a lover of physical books but I’m looking to get an e-reader as well, for those books that are hard to find physical copies of, or are just very expensive....
What's the Oldest Thing You Own?
‘My son was killed on October 6. There was no Hamas’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Related:...
Israeli air strikes pound Gaza as truce with Hamas ends (www.aljazeera.com)
Related:...
U.S. Sends Israel 2,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bombs for Gaza War. (www.wsj.com)
U.S. regime is directly complicit in the genocide that Israel is conducting.
What's a cozy, preferably non-alcoholic drink to enjoy for cozy wintery nights?
No cinnamon, or overly spicy, chocolate drinks (did I just rule out everything?) :/
“Slow death”: Israel weaponizes disease in the Gaza genocide (www.wsws.org)
Spam calls and texts are driving me fing crazy anyone have suggestions?
After repeated data breaches that no company really seems to give a s— about my phone is blowing up with literally hundreds of spam calls and texts month. I get and make MAAAAYBE 2 or 3 important calls per month, 180-200 of the rest are literally all spam. Anyone have any suggestions, apps ect that they have found refuge with?...
If you were tasked with putting together a message to send to space aliens, with the only restriction that the message had to be under 4GB, what would you send?
UP: Dalit Boy 'Forced to Drink Urine', Then Named in Sexual Harassment Case (thewire.in)
reposted in comm I meant to post in originally...
The forex crisis is putting Nigerian lives at risk (continent.substack.com)
From Lilongwe to Abuja, foreign exchange shortages are revealing deep vulnerabilities in how African economies operate. In Nigeria, despite President Bola Tinubu’s attempted reforms, dollars remain scarce and the prices of imported goods are skyrocketing. Among them are life-saving drugs....
Do you consider Chipotle as Mexican food?
rt, some people said Chipotle is more like American food. Just want to know everybody’s opinion on this subject.
"Help me choose my first distro" and other questions for beginners
You’re about to take your first steps in the wonderful world of Linux, but you’re overwhelmed by the amount of choices? Welcome to this (I hope) very simple guide :)...
Killing blow for Tesla: The cars do not get new license plates (www.di.se)
Killing blow for Tesla: The cars do not get new license plates...
Why is Lemmygrad hated in the wider space of Lemmy?
I’ve been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?
Should it be/is it legally acceptable for Peertube users to download videos simply for offline use for free particularly free Peertube servers? edit: added context
I feel most peertube users would not care. But is it legal, or a chance that some one might sue?...
Gotta be thinking about that reusability (i.imgur.com)
which distro and why do you prefer it over others?
US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India -FT (www.reuters.com)
Lemmy, what’s your favorite local menu item right now?
Advice for setting up my nephew’s first laptop.
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Will Linux on Itanium be saved? Absolutely not (www.theregister.com)
Houthis Capture Vessel in Red Sea with Links to Israel and Call for Immediate Ceasefire (peoplesdispatch.org)
What non-native animal would you really really really like to introduce into your local habitat ?
Environment be damned or don’t be damned. Because you like them or because you don’t like your neighbors … what animals would you like to see locally that are not there ?
What's your favorite Christmas movie, and why?
For me, it’s jingle all the way. It’s got everything. A drunk reindeer. A terrorist mailman. Arnold punching a deer. Arnold punching Sinbad. Arnold punching Santa. Arnold in general....
Israel Implemented 'Mass Hannibal' Directive on 7 October: Israeli Pilot (new.thecradle.co)
when will be your last time to vote for the "lesser of two evils"?
When will be your “this is the last fucking time I’m voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’, then I don’t care after that, let this country burn to the ground”? For me, this is basically it. This is last election I’m going for that " lesser of two evils" bullshit. After that I’m done. It’s just pointless. Let’s...
EU set to launch world's first hydrogen bank (www.euronews.com)
Spanish supermarkets lock up olive oil as shoplifting surges (www.reuters.com)