BassTurd

@BassTurd@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Seems like Trump waited for winter to escalate his ICE agenda but why did he go after Minnesota? People who are completely acclimated to frigid weather.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody with a brain said he is smart.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Reaper is native Linux support too. I’m very very much a novice in audio production, but using yabridge you can import most plugin models as well. I don’t know that getting something like neural DSP is possible, at least stable though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why did I feel so hungry today for no reason?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  You fasted for half a day, and then ate shit food of no substance. Eat something that has nutrients in it, eat more calories, and if need be, shorten the gap between meals.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨X down – latest: Twitter and Grok not working in another major outage⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Life uh… Finds a way?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Literally never.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have seen a lot of movies where the Catholic School Nuns smack a students hand for being disruptive or something is this a trope or a real something? Like most notable in Blues Brothers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My mother told me a story about how once my uncle was in school and the teacher told him to go out and cut a switch, which is just a thin stick good for whipping with. He cried, went out and got one, came back, and it turned out it was for someone else. This would have been the 60s or 70s maybe. My mom also mentioned that the typing (typewriter) teacher would smack fingers with a ruler when mistakes were made. This was a public school.

  So yea, definitely a real thing that happened.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The "man vs bear" "debate" is a no-win scenario⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Well this is up there as some of the dumbest shit I’ve read today. Congrats for summiting shit mountain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord in discussions of going Public Trading, economics expert discusses how that might change things⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably that too, but specifically the ability to spin up a private space to communicate with people for things like video games. Anyone that’s using it as their means of customer service is an idiot.

  Apparently I struck a chord with my post, so I’m curious what is better than discord, and free that made my statement controversial?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord in discussions of going Public Trading, economics expert discusses how that might change things⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s the best at what it does, but had been getting shitty in the way you described. However, it’s free and they have to support it somehow. I’ll put up with the nitro pushing and understand that’s my cost of doing business. If they go public, I’ll probably actively start looking for an alternative, because that always kills a product and it will for sure mean “AI” will be forced into it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨once you start to realize that incels are right as a non-white, you see why Elliot rodger did it.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nobody is calling you a lier, dumbass. We’re calling you a liar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I want to reenforce the other response you got with yes to all of you questions. I use steam and discord daily on my Linux install. I don’t use blender, but as mentioned is was developed for Linux, so should have no issues. If you have an old laptop or something around, try flashing on a distro and give it a whirl. Otherwise you may be able to get something dirt cheap on Craigslist if you want to have a lengthy try without configuring a dual boot, running off the install drive, or nuking your current setup.

  I went all in on mine fairly blind and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made in a couple of years. Go with something more stable if you’re hesitant or not well versed in computers and terminal. I went Arch because I wanted to force myself to learn more about how Linux is built and operates. It took me a full day to get loaded to a desktop mostly reading the wiki and deciding what items I wanted and how I wanted them configured. Linux 10 years ago is so different from the current versions, so if you’ve tried it before with issue, forget that experience and treat it as a first time experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oof yea. I can see how that’s missed. Knowing it’s there, I kind of like the minimalist design. Not ideal for a new user.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s weird, and sticks you had that experience. I should take a step back and say that I haven’t used a lot of different districts, including Debian. What I have experienced though, was either a star menu like button either in the bottom left, to left, or a floating dock.

  I went full in on Arch when I made my permanent switch a couple of years back to make myself really learn more rather than just plug and play. That may be skewing my perspective some. However, I did throw mint on an old laptop that I have to my brother, and I was shocked that everything was exactly ready to go after install. Libre office, browser, other useful tools, updates, etc. I spent more time verifying things than configuring them and just passed it off.

  I know that at least when I install kde in Arch, there are a few different build options from fully loaded to no extra apps. Perhaps with Debian there is a similar selection and you grabbed something stripped down rather than fully loaded? I’m not sure, but it’s good to hear this stuff to check my ignorance when discussing this with people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t truly understand things like this. Most DE’s are similar enough to Windows that anyone who’s spent a minute on a computer should be able to intuitively get to a web browser to surf the web. That’s what most people do. Word processing and the likes is tough since most are ingrained in Office, but something like (pukes in mouth) Google sheets is decently popular and good enough for most people.

  If you give most someone a computer with a browser and auto updates, they’ll be able to do almost everything they are already doing on Windows with minimal thought.

  There are exceptions, but those people suck at Windows already, so it’s a moot point. If you can’t find the start menu in Windows, it doesn’t matter what OS you’re using.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Been a long time since I smoked but if I opened the door to my fireplace and tossed in a kilo of pot and just let the smoke fill up the house will everyone in my house get high?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As everyone has said, bad idea. But I honestly don’t think it will work, at least not well. I grew up with wood burners and enjoyed many open fireplaces, but the majority of your smoke is just going to go up the flu and out the chimney. There are poor choices you could make to mitigate that loss, but they’re just that, poor choices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grindr CEO Says App Will Be “AI-First” and “Not in the Business of Politics”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s Grindr, almost everything is in the back end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree, but the money has to come from somewhere. Athletes generate the money they are paid, and they generate a lot so they get paid accordingly.

  I don’t think that we are equating profit generated as value. It’s just a fact that athletes make lots of money because they generate it.

  I think that what should happen is that the organizations/teams that are making billions should be taxed higher or something equivalent and those funds should go to under paid professionals like teachers. But, I don’t think that athletes should make less because there’s enough extra profits that both can exist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Athletes that have spent thousands of hours training their whole lives to be the some of best in the world at their craft, generate billions of dollars doing their job. Why shouldn’t they get paid well from that pool of billions?

  Teachers, nurses, etc should get paid more, but their professions don’t generate the same kind of revenue as the entertainment industry, so that money has to come from some other source, like the government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI-generated code contains more bugs and errors than human output⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Blaming AI is in general criticising everything encompassing it, which includes how bad data centers are for the environment. It’s like also recognizing that the crack the crackhead smoked before robbing your house is also bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only reason I stopped using Librewolf is because it has to install from binaries on update and that took a nonsignificant amount of time on at least Arch.

  I didn’t love the extra overhead from the security, but I would do it if it didn’t mean 15 min updates seemingly every couple of days. Maybe I’m an anomaly and was doing something wrong, and I’d love to hear if others have something better, but I just try to adjust my behaviour accordingly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Boone? There are plenty of fan boys out there that are selling rust like AI, or in other words snake oil.

  Rust obviously has built in securities that C doesn’t have, but a shitty coder is a shitty coder and bad QC is bad QC. Now we’re seeing the reality of the consequences.

  Rust and/or other memory safe® languages are like the future, but hopefully more people are now seeing the cracks. Just look at cloudflare for a prime example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Obviously if there’s someone in the cross walk you wait for them, but the expectation is that nobody starts crossing in front of the procession.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Welcome to America is a black African coming to America. I’m sure there’s multiple Jackie Chan movies that fit the bill. Once upon a time in Mexico was mostly Hispanic people in Mexico.

  I guess I’m not sure what you exact question is. Does it have to be a fantasy where a minority dies and ends up in a fake, white dominate location, like opposite of Wakanda?

  I’m not well versed in foreign films, but I bet there are a bunch of Bollywood films as well that cover these bases.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  All possible, but currently I have lifetime Plex pass and just need to share with people I want to share with. No extra config. Once Jellyfin can do that or something similar, I’ll look at jumping ship. Until then, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Bummer… unfortunately, that’s a deal breaker for me to completely drop Plex. Maybe someday.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there a specific reason you never used it? Plex isn’t great with their enshitification, but once you have a Plex pass, that’s the complete expenditure. I disabled all of the “free” and other streaming suggestions from my Plex environment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Does jellyfin have an easy way for remote streaming? I have a couple dozen people on my Plex server, most not very tech savvy, so setting up tailscale and running remote that way isn’t an option. I have a Plex pass so I haven’t been screwed by Plex yet, so I’m not rushing to get out, but I could see myself running both.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why isint lemmy more popular?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Reddit has been around for 20 years and Lemmy not near as long. Reddit didn’t really hit it big until Digg screwed the pooch driving away users around 2010. I don’t see Lemmy hitting Reddit number probably ever, but reddit is one of the highest trafficked sites on the web. Lemmy is steadily growing, but I think to many non users, federation and instances is a confusing prospect, so they never try. As it grows, I would imagine it will get easier or at least clearer for the layman and the velocity of growth will increase due to that and a larger user base as a whole.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who shops at small businesses?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it’s usually niche things and like you mentioned, ethnic foods and local restaurants. There is a tea and coffee shop near me that sells locally roasted coffee, and a plethora of loose leaf teas. The farmers market when open is a great for produce and some nick knacks. We have a co-op that has a little market in it where I’ve purchased yarn and knitting supplies.

  I don’t explicitly try to shop small stores or local, but a lot of the big box options have highlighted in recent years just how shitty they are, and I avoid those places as much as I can. I am financially stable, so I do have the luxury of being able to choose where I buy groceries without breaking the bank, and that’s not lost on me. I haven’t been to Target since they caved on DEI, Walmart just a few times in the last couple of years since sometimes it’s the only option, Amazon maybe twice for the same reason as Walmart.

  It’s not been the easiest transition and in some cases it’s more expensive, but I’ve also cut some things like buying PepsiCo products regularly and not replacing with an alternative.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Woah woah woah, lot’s not compare fabulous knee high rainbow socks with the malware MS is putting in their OS. That’s not fair to rainbows or socks.