In my opinion that sounds like a plus. People that are too lazy to register an account to put in a code merge request or report a bug aren’t going to be writing quality code or quality bug reports.
Working in a busy codebase for a long time when I have to spend time a non-trivial amount of time triaging through tickets I can’t reproduce that is taking time away from legitimate bug and request tickets I can be working on. It can seriously lead to burnout.
Most of the problems in the current internet landscape is caused by the cost of centralized servers. What problems are stopping us from running the fediverse on a peer to peer torrent based network? I would assume latency, but couldn’t that be solved by larger pre caching in clients? Of course interaction and authentication...
Gotta love the heavy use of buzzword technologies and no actual information on what is actual is. Then you click the “How does it work?” button and it takes you to a Google powerpoint… so much for the sleek website design.
I’d like to have a tool to break down my free time in a week and try to get some schedule going on, while also keeping track of upcoming events (import from google calendar would be nice). Ideally no cloud service - would like to have it offline on my PC, and would be nice if it can run in the background and play...
I have switched most of my daily apps to FOSS alternatives or privacy adhering closed apps, however I cannot find a suitable replacement to Google Photos, at least not without significant compromises....
I ran Nextcloud for image hosting and loading images, even from the same network, performance is atrocious. It takes several minutes to play back an HD shot video clip. I’ve hosted it via snap, a docker image, and directly on the OS with similar results. Even worse, the server can easily go down if a plugin acts up or a Nextcloud update can take down the database. This was my experience at least which spurred me to look for alternatives like OP.
Xonotic was awesome. Warsow (Warfork now) was super fun back in the day. There were legit tournaments that went on with twitch sportscaster calling the play by play on 1v1 tourneys. Not sure how big the player scene is these days.
I personally had good experience playing the Pathfinder card game with my partner. You choose from one of the characters’ decks, taking on their unique items/stats then each game session you play lasts maybe half an hour to an hour. You may find loot along the way which your character keeps for the game next session. Your characters level up along the way, allow you to do things like, say, roll a D6 on attack instead of a D4. Of course the monsters get more difficult along the way as well. There’s a simple overworld map and story line to follow so you can track your progress along the way.
There’s also a pen and paper version of Pathfinder which I think makes a gentle introduction into the DnD world for those looking to explore that genre but don’t necessarily want to dive in head first.
Any of the “Pathfinder Adventure Card Game” base sets will do, ie “Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Base Set” or “Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Ride of the Runelords”. They come in a big square box and if you enjoy it you can expand gameplay with the smaller “Expansion Packs” which add more items/monsters/missions to the story.
I have a fairly large music collection, which is 9.9 GB in size. It’s mainly made up of MP3 files, with some OGG Vorbis files and a handful of WAV and WMA files. I would like to convert the entire library to AAC (or a better format, if there is one) in order to reduce the size of my collection by a considerable amount....
On Windows, nothing beats foobar for playback, tagging, and conversion support. I use Deadbeef which is like the Foobar of Linux. It has a similar user interface and a playlist format conversion tool as well. VLC also converted audio if I remember correctly?
Think about it though. When people say they want to “code AI” what they typically mean is they want to play with prompts and waste electricity on garbage models, not actually write any of the underlying models that power AI.
In the world of file sharing, BitTorrent has long been hailed as the go-to protocol for its efficient initial distribution capabilities. However, when it comes to maintaining availability and ensuring the longevity of shared files, BitTorrent falls short. There are several alternative platforms that make it much easier to share...
While I find it annoying that I can’t rename files and think that could have easily been avoided in the original bittorrent design, it’s not too inconvenient to just copy the files and leave the originals in a “seed” folder.
Flipboard is pivoting to ActivityPub and the fediverse (www.theverge.com)
How do you download the new Fossify apps ? (lemmy.ml)
Sorry for my ignorance, but how do you download these apps. I see nothing in releases....
Redox OS now offers merch that counts as a donation! (redox-os.creator-spring.com)
They sell T-shirts on Teespring, and each sale is a donation to the Redox OS Nonprofit....
Mozilla will move Firefox development from Mercurial to Microsoft’s GitHub (devclass.com)
How come there isn't more torrent based technology
Most of the problems in the current internet landscape is caused by the cost of centralized servers. What problems are stopping us from running the fediverse on a peer to peer torrent based network? I would assume latency, but couldn’t that be solved by larger pre caching in clients? Of course interaction and authentication...
If you have a kitchen hammer, you should also have a poop knife.
Change my mind.
YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google)
Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93 (www.nytimes.com)
See also ESP Wiki’s entry on Martin Goetz.
The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know About Unicode in 2023 (Still No Excuses!) (tonsky.me)
Any good FOSS weekly planners / calendars you'd recommend?
I’d like to have a tool to break down my free time in a week and try to get some schedule going on, while also keeping track of upcoming events (import from google calendar would be nice). Ideally no cloud service - would like to have it offline on my PC, and would be nice if it can run in the background and play...
D or d come on (i.imgur.com)
Just starting off with Rust, this has been the best resource for feeling comfortable with the language. author @fasterthanlime (fasterthanli.me)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/5850736...
Ya gotta keep up with the times! (lemmy.world)
Alternative to Google Photos with similar UI for local use
I have switched most of my daily apps to FOSS alternatives or privacy adhering closed apps, however I cannot find a suitable replacement to Google Photos, at least not without significant compromises....
API Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Names (www.hackread.com)
What are your favourite open source games?
I’m looking for recommendations for my Linux setup. But shattered pixel dungeon is amazing on android
I had a weird dream I was a car muffler last night....
I woke up exhausted.
Linux users are the vegans of the computer world
“As a Linux user…”...
Looking for a 2 player RPG like (board) game
So, honestly not sure if something like this exists....
Canadian goose in its natural habitat (lemmy.ca)
How can I convert my music?
I have a fairly large music collection, which is 9.9 GB in size. It’s mainly made up of MP3 files, with some OGG Vorbis files and a handful of WAV and WMA files. I would like to convert the entire library to AAC (or a better format, if there is one) in order to reduce the size of my collection by a considerable amount....
A vanilla soy latte is a type of 3-bean soup.
Mmm hot bean juice.
Some people just can't pace themselves (lemmy.world)
18+ The one time GIMP had furry porn for their splash screen. (media.kbin.social)
Why don't candy wrappers write their own songs?
Because they’re a bunch of cover artists!
Why I Would Never Seed a Torrent
In the world of file sharing, BitTorrent has long been hailed as the go-to protocol for its efficient initial distribution capabilities. However, when it comes to maintaining availability and ensuring the longevity of shared files, BitTorrent falls short. There are several alternative platforms that make it much easier to share...
Nicotine Plus - Graphical Client For The Soulseek Peer-To-Peer Network For Music & Files (lemmy.ml)
Nicotine+...