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- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
I thought Wayland was created by the X11 team as a replacement for X11, and support for both is just to make a smooth transition possible.
- Comment on Microsoft admits it would have to let Trump spy on EU data if demanded 3 weeks ago:
It only works on Google Pixel phones.
There are other operating systems, and some more open (but more expensive) manufacturers like Fairphone and PinePhone.
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
I know, but I’d rather leave them to people who really want them, and support the people working hard to make open source products.
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
I want a fairphone 4 with either e/OS or Ubuntu touch. It’s still a little out of my price range though.
I would love to run grapheneOS on my phone, but I’m not willing to pay Google to not use Android.
- Comment on aussie.zone down 4 weeks ago:
In that case I’ll count myself lucky that I looked away at the right time.
- Comment on aussie.zone down 4 weeks ago:
I haven’t noticed any problems here.
- Comment on "Pilot had to dive aggressively to avoid midair collision over Burbank airport." 4 weeks ago:
I wonder if you’ve ever listened to the part of the safety briefing before every flight where they instruct you to keep the seatbelt fastened throughout the entire flight.
Judging by the number of clicks I hear when the seatbelt light turns off, I’d say most people don’t.
- Comment on 91% of renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels, but Trump just defunded a vital US grid upgrade 4 weeks ago:
Wow, I never would have thought Australia would lead America on policy. Queensland recently cancelled funding for previously approved renewable projects.
On the other hand, more than 50% of private properties in South Australia have rooftop solar panels There is so much renewable energy that the wholesale electricity price frequently goes negative on cool summer days.
There may be some politicians working against us, but the majority of people are doing the right thing, and its making a pretty noticeable difference.
- Comment on How active is too active while being on lemmy? 5 weeks ago:
Make sure you don’t go for a walk more than once per week or you might get too healthy.
More seriously, I’ve noticed that my mental health is better on days when I’m not on Lemmy. Browsing and participating on its own is not a problem, but mindlessly scrolling all day when other tasks need to be done is. I have a few tricks that occasionally work.
Leave your phone on the other side of the room when you sleep. You’ll have to get out of bed before picking up the phone, so is easier to not start mindlessly scrolling.
Set an end time for Lemmy and pick a different, more relaxing task at least an hour before going to bed. Social media is not conducive to sleep.
Other than that, I haven’t had any issues with people posting too much content. As long as you’re respectful and willing to change if someone complains, you’ll fit in fine here.
- Comment on What should I get my online friend for their birthday? 5 weeks ago:
You might be thinking of another game. Void Crew is only available on Steam.
- Comment on What should I get my online friend for their birthday? 5 weeks ago:
As stated by others, their Steam wishlist is always a good starting place.
If they like story games, To The Moon is like a book you wish you could forget so you could read it again for the first time. It’s best played with 0 spoilers.
If they are the type of person who tries to optimise everything and automates a lot on Minecraft, Factorio (a bit expensive) might take over their entire life for a few years.
If they enjoy puzzles and/or you want to play with them, Portal 2 has a co-op section.
I will happily agree with everyone who mentioned Stardew Valley. It can be single or multiplayer, and has a large number of mods. The Expanded and Ridgeside mods add a huge amount of content including trans characters.
Depending on how well you know them, you could try asking if there’s any game they’d like to play together that they don’t have. Having a friend to play with is often better than the game itself.
PULSAR: Lost Colony and Void Crew are mediocre games made fun by forcing interaction with other players (friends or random people in open games). They also have a surprising proportion of LGBTQ+ players. - Comment on In the cave 5 weeks ago:
Get a Looking Glass display (ignore the price, you didn’t need that mega yacht anyway).
- Comment on Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA 5 weeks ago:
I use mine as a general purpose computer about as often as a gaming machine. I also use my desktop as a gaming machine about as frequently.
- Comment on Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA 5 weeks ago:
He has a large audience and used his position to publicise it.
There have been countless volunteers and enthusiasts who have worked hard to make Linux worth publicising.
- Comment on Instant and overnight are synonyms and antonyms depending on context. 1 month ago:
AutoAntonyms are also pretty cool.
- Comment on EA reportedly shelves Need For Speed completely to focus on other projects 1 month ago:
I really liked Need for Speed World and discovered it 1 week before the severs were taken offline.
At least I still have Need for Speed Most Wanted III.
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- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 1 month ago:
LLMs are great at language problems. If you’re learning the syntax of a new programming language or you’ve forgotten the syntax for a specific feature, LLMs will give you exactly what you want.
I frequently use AI/LLMs when switching languages to quickly get me back up to speed. They’re also adequate at giving you a starting point, or a basic understanding of a library or feature.
The major downfall is if you ask for a solution to a problem. Chances are, it will give you a solution. Often it won’t work at all.
The real problem is when it does work.I was looking for a datatype that could act as a cache (forget the oldest item when adding a new one). I got a beautifully written class with 2 fields and 3 methods.
After poking at the AI for a while, it realized that half the code wasn’t actually needed. After much more prodding, it finally informed me that there was actually an existing datatype (LinkedHashMap) that would do exactly what I wanted.Be aware that AI/LLMs will rarely give you the best solution, and often give you really bad solutions even when an elegant one exists. Use them to learn if you want, but don’t trust them.
- Comment on Elon Musk wants to rewrite "the entire corpus of human knowledge" with Grok 2 months ago:
I expect he’ll ask Grok and believe the answer.
- Comment on Order of magnitude is a hell of a drug 2 months ago:
If you’re trying to calculate it, then it’s quite difficult.
If you just want to use it in a computer program, most programming languages have it as a constant you can request. You get to pick whether you want single or double precision, but both are atomic (a single instruction) on modern computers.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
It sounds like your driving instructor wasn’t any good. A good driving instructor will never put you in a situation that you are not ready for. They never should have allowed you to get a licence until you felt safe.
If you feel like you’re not in control then you’re right - this accident is proof of that. If you want to try driving again, I highly recommend getting a good driving instructor first - one who won’t put you in situations you can’t handle.
If you can get everywhere you need to without driving, then you can save yourself a lot of money by not paying for a car, insurance, or registration.
You always have the right to say no, and you can always say “not now”. Maybe wait a few more weeks before making a decision.
- Comment on Shooting an unarmed woman who was just trying to walk home: just LAPD things 2 months ago:
It was a rubber coated metal bullet fired at close range.
You do not shoot someone unless you want them dead.
- Comment on Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds 2 months ago:
Just wash your dishes in a landfill.
- Comment on Should try again tomorrow 3 months ago:
You should try talking to me instead. I’ll still interrupt and talk over you, but I’ll also repeatedly apologise for it.
- Comment on Go Private? 4 months ago:
I often send links to friends who probably don’t have a Lemmy account. Keeping everything visible to everyone would help me.
If there is a reasonable concern about server resources/costs, then I would be willing to give up a little convenience.
- Comment on New community request - Amber Electric Users 5 months ago:
I believe they are all residential. There might be a few small businesses, but nothing huge.
- Comment on New community request - Amber Electric Users 5 months ago:
See my other comment reply for more context.
Amber is currently an Australian only electricity company, and the users are unusually involved compared to other energy retailers.
I think targeting wholesale pricing specifically instead of just Amber could be better. For the foreseeable future the two user groups would be identical, but a wholesale group would also encompass any emerging wholesale providers.
- Comment on New community request - Amber Electric Users 5 months ago:
The difference with Amber is the variable energy prices that can change every 5 minutes and vary between -100c/kWh and 2000c/kWh. Many users take advantage of these prices with custom battery automation, or want to know how Amber’s default automation (Smart-Shift) will behave in certain circumstances. There are very few options for whole home automation yet, so many users are developing their own, or asking for help using early access systems that are not yet user friendly. The automation and control of solar, home batteries, car charging, and deferable loads has led to a large amount of discussion that is centered around wholesale prices.
The group could be renamed to include all users of wholesale electricity prices. The suggested name is because Amber is currently the only electricity provider in Australia, so all discussion of wholesale prices and the effects of it has been in Amber groups. Because these groups are all non-searchable, the same questions have been asked many times by many people. A forum space like Lemmy would provide more resources to those just wanting a quick answer to a common question.
- Submitted 5 months ago to meta@aussie.zone | 6 comments