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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
they would allow it to record conversations in their house while the computer is off. people do not give a shit
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
The absolute shitload majority of users will not care about this enough to stop using the product
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
Facebook does this shit too. Tell me your account never got suspended and it asked you to give an ID to reactivate it again
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nvidia might not have any new gaming GPUs in 2026 — and could be 'slashing production' of existing GeForce models⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
no you steam cloud save your cloud steam game in the cloud
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nvidia might not have any new gaming GPUs in 2026 — and could be 'slashing production' of existing GeForce models⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
yea you can wait in a queue to play your unmodded single player experience game
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am looking for a Linux OS⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
A lot of these things look really sleek and fancy. I’m still using Arch Linux with i3 and can play whatever games. It’s all the same shit under the hood once you’ve installed what you need
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it theoretically possible Trump and ICE are killing a very large number of immigrants (like 25% of those detained) and no one knows?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I think the political and legal fallout from something like this would be too much of a deterrent for them. i imagine they want to build private prisons whose owners get to siphon off a shitload of tax dollars.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I love reading actual books. I don’t know why you would quit if you can afford it
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
oh so Windows is good now?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
why did they skip VR compatibility for the on foot sections of the game? seems insane
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks. (A.K.A . Investors panic because they don't understand what "real" videogames are)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
is it? stock prices are still quite high
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube and other content sharing platforms will block New users in the UK starting next week(February 2)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
explain
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube and other content sharing platforms will block New users in the UK starting next week(February 2)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
sorry I don’t know what any of these things are
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasoline⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

The machine also traps water vapor, and uses electrolysis to break water down into hydrogen and oxygen instead of destroying your car’s cooling system.

what the fuck does this even mean
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best free version of word?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I could not get pandoc to work on my system. after a few attempts going in circles with dependency packages, I gave up
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨With what's happening in Gaza, what can we as socialists (and non-socialists) do to fix Gaza?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
you could try protesting and getting shot by cops

⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best free version of word?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

I am composing documents in markdown format and then using a python script to produce a PDF:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Convert Markdown files to PDF."""

import argparse
import sys
from pathlib import Path

try:
    import markdown
    from weasyprint import HTML, CSS
except ImportError:
    print("Missing dependencies. Install with:")
    print("  pip install markdown weasyprint")
    sys.exit(1)


CSS_STYLES = """
@page {
    margin: 0.5in 0.6in;
    size: letter;
}
body {
    font-family: "Courier New", Courier, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 10pt;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: #222;
    max-width: 100%;
}
h1, h2, h3 {
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-bottom: 0.3em;
    padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}
h1 { font-size: 16pt; }
h2 { font-size: 13pt; }
h3 { font-size: 11pt; }
h4 { font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0.5em;}
ul {
    margin: 0.3em 0;
    padding-left: 1.2em;
}
li {
    margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}
p {
    margin: 0.4em 0;
}
p + p {
    margin-top: 0.2em;
}
strong {
    font-weight: bold;
}
"""


PAGE_BREAK_MARKER = "<!-- pagebreak -->"
PAGE_BREAK_HTML = '<div style="page-break-before: always;"></div>'


def process_page_breaks(html_content: str) -> str:
    """Replace page break markers with actual page break HTML."""
    return html_content.replace(PAGE_BREAK_MARKER, PAGE_BREAK_HTML)


def md_to_html(input_path: Path) -> str:
    """Convert a Markdown file to HTML content."""
    md_content = input_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
    html_content = markdown.markdown(md_content)
    return process_page_breaks(html_content)


def convert_md_to_pdf(input_paths: list[Path], output_path: Path) -> None:
    """Convert one or more Markdown files to a single PDF."""
    html_parts = []
    for i, input_path in enumerate(input_paths):
        if i > 0:
            html_parts.append(PAGE_BREAK_HTML)
        html_parts.append(md_to_html(input_path))

    full_html = f"""
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head><meta charset="utf-8"></head>
    <body>{"".join(html_parts)}</body>
    </html>
    """

    HTML(string=full_html).write_pdf(output_path, stylesheets=[CSS(string=CSS_STYLES)])
    print(f"Created: {output_path}")


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Convert Markdown files to PDF")
    parser.add_argument("files", nargs="*", type=Path, help="Markdown files to convert")
    parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", type=Path, help="Output PDF path")
    parser.add_argument("-m", "--merge", action="store_true", help="Merge all input files into a single PDF")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    # Default to all .md files in current directory
    files = args.files if args.files else list(Path(".").glob("*.md"))

    if not files:
        print("No Markdown files found")
        sys.exit(1)

    if args.merge:
        if not args.output:
            print("Error: --output is required when using --merge")
            sys.exit(1)
        for md_file in files:
            if not md_file.exists():
                print(f"File not found: {md_file}")
                sys.exit(1)
        convert_md_to_pdf(files, args.output)
    else:
        if args.output and len(files) > 1:
            print("Error: --output can only be used with a single input file (or use --merge)")
            sys.exit(1)

        for md_file in files:
            if not md_file.exists():
                print(f"File not found: {md_file}")
                continue
            output_path = args.output if args.output else md_file.with_suffix(".pdf")
            convert_md_to_pdf([md_file], output_path)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Yes, according to whistleblowers from the CIA
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the color of the Sun was orange, wouldn't the clouds and everything white also be orange? My friend is adamant that 30 years ago the "real" Sun was orange but got replaced with a white LED.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Image
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
sorry, what is Linux? I’ve never heard of it
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
what happens when fydor monikov from the kgb gets a copy of these master keys
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grok floods X with sexualized images of women and children: Grok generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images, including 23,000 of children in 11 days⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I think this code could be made more efficient
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can we convince Trump voters to NOT vote for Trump (or Vance) in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That’s not what you should be trying to do. The answer is to get Democrats someone to vote for that they’ll actually come out and vote for. a lot of them just don’t vote because their choices are shit
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
this was the plan from the beginning, but nobody was reading any of the articles that they clicked on
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fujifilm reportedly working on 180MP medium format camera⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
emulating a film workflow
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you people all bots?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
yea
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you people all bots?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
correctly an ai cannot suck your dick. That’s how you know
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I imagine electricity generation is also transitioning away from diesel
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
they are shutting down refineries all over the country because people aren’t buying as much gas as they used to
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
most of these companies will probably fail. it’s expected. but the AI paradigm is not going anywhere