I held off on Windows 10 for as long as I could until Adobe, and therefore my job, required it. Now this nonsense. I hope this isn’t the start of them joining on the web DRM bandwagon.
Honestly, fuck Chromebooks. You can install it yourself on some refurbished laptop and prevent e-waste. Or better yet install real Linux and embrace software freedom!
Just as a follow up, I fixed up a refurb for my aunt with chrome os. I’m all for giving users power, but not Aunt Donna, she’ll fuck up everything she touches somehow lol
As awesome as it is, it’s still a meta search engine so you’d have to remember to exclude Google. Otherwise hosting your own search engine is mega cool!
I set this up a few weeks ago since all my systems, except one Gentoo server, run Debian and I am very happy with it. Should work on all distros using apt (Mint, Ubuntu, etc.) and I’ve read that dnf may work with it as well.
My brother is 12 and just like other people of his age he can’t use a computer properly because he is only familiar with mobile devices and dumbed-down computers...
one of the most important things about text based interfaces is reproducability. Being able to run commands and get the expected results every time and easily share it with others. GUIs can be customized and re-arranged, and its much harder to automate things with a GUI program vs a text based one. Those are handy features which will probably prevent the terminal from ever dying.
I’m considering getting a laptop for Linux and want to know a few things before I do. Some important info before I start: I don’t plan on using the laptop for anything too intense, mainly writing, digital art, streaming, browsing, and maybe very mild video editing (cropping at least and shortening at most). I would also...
I’ve been pleased with using refurbished Thinkpads off amazon. They’re pretty well supported except for maybe like the fingerprint reader which I never cared about anyway.
okay Google, how about this. I already pay for premium, but Im too lazy to disable my adblocker for just your site, can we just call it a draw and move on?
Most of what he discussed I could live with… except for such a poor battery life. 4 Hours screen on time? get out of here. that’s as laughable as Apple’s headset with up to an hour battery life LOL
I’ve dabbled with Linux over the years, first with Ubuntu in the early 2010s, then Elementary OS when that dropped, and a few years ago I really enjoyed how customizable the gui was with Xubuntu. I was able to make it look just like WIndows 2000 which was really cool....
Once your archive is on your machine, you will have a browsable HTML archive of your tweets, direct messages, and moments including media like images, videos, and GIFs. This is nice, but it also has a few flaws. For one, you can’t easily copy your Tweets somewhere else, for example, into your website because they are stored in...
Yes, progress with Bluesky has been super slow (a bit like Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid) but at least we now know what protocol it will use, which will help explain a bit more about what could be expected....
Counterpoint: The midwest needs strong people to stand up against these wrongs more now than ever. By leaving it turns those kinds of places into an echo chamber of conservatism, which will have to be dealt with at some point one way or another. It’s not a position I would want to be in, but it’s better to fight it now before it becomes further entrenched.
So tired of Adobe. They're part of the problem. (images4.imagebam.com)
I held off on Windows 10 for as long as I could until Adobe, and therefore my job, required it. Now this nonsense. I hope this isn’t the start of them joining on the web DRM bandwagon.
The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won. (gizmodo.com)
Experiment Reveals Human Genes Can Be Controlled With Electricity (www.sciencealert.com)
So can we zap us into furries? Lol
“Absurd”: Google, Amazon rebuked over unsupported Chromebooks still for sale (arstechnica.com)
Honestly, fuck Chromebooks. You can install it yourself on some refurbished laptop and prevent e-waste. Or better yet install real Linux and embrace software freedom!
Inbox's spiritual successor Shortwave has finally come to Android (lemdro.id)
androidpolice.com/google-inbox-spiritual-successo…
Google is charging its employees $99 a night to stay at its on-campus hotel to help "transition to the hybrid workplace." (gizmodo.com)
Art by Zell - fox with blahaj (nitter.net)
src for this artwork by Zell...
"Showing 3006 changed files with 79,968 additions and 18,966 deletions" (lemmy.fromshado.ws)
I replaced 12x 12v batteries in my UPS stack this weekend and ONLY insta-welded two connectors. (lemmy.world)
I see this as an absolute win. Be careful, folks. Just because it’s DC doesn’t mean it won’t cause serious damage....
JPEG XL: How It Started, How It’s Going (cloudinary.com)
Apt-cacher-ng: Cache packages on a local mirror instead of redownloading them (wiki.debian.org)
I set this up a few weeks ago since all my systems, except one Gentoo server, run Debian and I am very happy with it. Should work on all distros using apt (Mint, Ubuntu, etc.) and I’ve read that dnf may work with it as well.
My little brother loves the dualboot setup I installed for him. He says "It's like iOS"
My brother is 12 and just like other people of his age he can’t use a computer properly because he is only familiar with mobile devices and dumbed-down computers...
Nomad Complex is being sunset :( (nomadcomplex.com)
Art by stynnur - cooking with a dragon (nitter.net)
src for this art made by stynnur...
[I made] A charcuterie spread for some friends (lemmy.world)
The ingredients weren’t anything special, but a little effort in presentation goes a long way.
Does anyone actually like the default GNOME workflow?
I gave it a fair shot for about a year, using vanilla GNOME with no extensions. While I eventually became somewhat proficient, it’s just not good....
Threads is a bargain (i.imgur.com)
Plan on getting a Linux laptop: any suggestions?
I’m considering getting a laptop for Linux and want to know a few things before I do. Some important info before I start: I don’t plan on using the laptop for anything too intense, mainly writing, digital art, streaming, browsing, and maybe very mild video editing (cropping at least and shortening at most). I would also...
Musk sues law firm because he’s mad that Twitter paid $90 million bill (arstechnica.com)
Reacting to "Reacting to 'I've ran out of content'" (lemmy.world)
Guide: Self-hosting open source GPT chat with no GPU using GPT4All (forum.tuxdigital.com)
YouTube confirms three-strikes test for ad blocking (www.androidauthority.com)
okay Google, how about this. I already pay for premium, but Im too lazy to disable my adblocker for just your site, can we just call it a draw and move on?
Boost for Lemmy is happening! (lemmy.world)
Google Pixel Fold Review: Maybe Next Year! (youtu.be)
I tried the Coca-Cola Ultimate League of Legends flavor — here's what it tastes like (autos.yahoo.com)
Banana Laffy Taffy. Saved you the click! 🍌
Gamers Anxiously Check Heads After Twitch Streamer Shows Headphone Dent (kotaku.com)
Upvote if you got a head dent from your headset too lol
Which distro has the best GUI in your opinion?
I’ve dabbled with Linux over the years, first with Ubuntu in the early 2010s, then Elementary OS when that dropped, and a few years ago I really enjoyed how customizable the gui was with Xubuntu. I was able to make it look just like WIndows 2000 which was really cool....
Converting Your Twitter Archive to Markdown, and t.co links to original URL (matthiasott.com)
Once your archive is on your machine, you will have a browsable HTML archive of your tweets, direct messages, and moments including media like images, videos, and GIFs. This is nice, but it also has a few flaws. For one, you can’t easily copy your Tweets somewhere else, for example, into your website because they are stored in...
Twitter's Bluesky app for a decentralized protocol for Twitter, will use the AT protocol (www.theverge.com)
Yes, progress with Bluesky has been super slow (a bit like Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid) but at least we now know what protocol it will use, which will help explain a bit more about what could be expected....
DNF4 Vs DNF5 packages resolve speed (unedited video) | Fedora 38 (www.youtube.com)
More states want to restrict how LGBTQ+ people, issues are discussed in schools (19thnews.org)