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- Comment on Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years 1 day ago:
When’s the last time you tried? I had a hell of a time dual booting in ~2016, but as of the last five years or so I’ve set up half a dozen dual boots without issue. My current set up has three partitions on the main drive: windows, linux, and a “shared” ntfs partition
- Comment on Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years 1 day ago:
What is this disclaimer warning about? I have used LTSC exclusively since 2019 and everything works. I have not had an instance of something not working that would have otherwise worked on Enterprise or Home, etc
- Comment on 1994 white Kevin 2 days ago:
For $7.50 I’d unironically use a walking buddy at least once
- Comment on Tesla Slumps Below 50% Share of California's Electric Car Market 3 days ago:
I’m rocking a kei truck for landscaping and home reno projects, and it still uses more gas than I’m happy with. I’d love for someone to make an electric truck that isn’t a massive behemoth intended to prove something about my masculinity. Just give me a clean energy box bed.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 5 days ago:
Outside of steam will be a case by case basis. I wouldn’t expect a lot of luck, and it may require that you use a compatibility layer like Wine.
- Comment on Uncle Sam abruptly turns off funding for CVE program. Yes, that CVE program 1 week ago:
ISWYMBIHTD
- Comment on BACK OFF FELLAS, SHE'S MINE 2 weeks ago:
This thing is so early 2000s; I kinda love it for that
- Comment on The best thing *you* can do for the fediverse is *just be kind* 2 weeks ago:
The thing that I appreciated most about Lemmy and my transition from Reddit is how cordial everyone has been. Even if my comments are taken out of context people tend not to jump down my throat and assume the worst, or make bad faith arguments full of fallacies. I’ve had legitimate back and forths with people, something that basically never happens on Reddit.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 2 weeks ago:
I find this interesting as I’m a beginner with only about 3 months of Linux use under my belt, whereas Ive used Windows since I was like 5 years old. I was originally recommended Mint, like many are, and I found the experience to be a negative one as opposed to my later experience with Debian. (Note I have no experience with Bazzite or any other distros).
The additional ‘bloat’ in Mint obfuscated from me various aspects of Linux. It insulated me from learning how Linux is different from Windows, and that actually hindered me from understanding the OS. By starting with Debian I got a feel for using the CLI, setting up my drivers, package installer, and desktop environment. And, while those aspects can be complicated for new users, i think its somewhat necessary if its going to be recommended them as their OS.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 2 weeks ago:
So Mint is the ‘distro’, which is actually based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. In simple terms, a distro is a bundle of programs and configurations assembled for you. Basically, Debian is a stripped down version of Mint.
A ‘desktop environment’ is a separate program(?) that changes what your desktop looks like, and they can be downloaded on any distro. So you can try out KDE Plasma on your Mint installation! The one that you’re likely using right now is called ‘Cinnamon’, which I personally didn’t like and turned me off of Linux my first time trying to switch over years ago.
Something cool about KDE Plasma is that you can download themes and make your desktop environments look really cool. For instance, sometimes I like to rock this Windows 7 theme: gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 2 weeks ago:
Have you ever seen how to draw a circle in GIMP?
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 2 weeks ago:
I couldn’t name another Microsoft employee if a gun was to my head. but I can still vividly remember myself in 4th grade reading about Bill Gate’s mega mansion in Popular Mechanics for Kids
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 2 weeks ago:
Already did and it’s glorious! Steam works beautifully and the only final thing that I’m missing Iis Adobe products
- Comment on Found money. What do? 2 weeks ago:
I agree with this. It’s cash. If I handed it in and the police called and told me they found the rightful owner I’m not sure I’d even believe them. Let the girl keep it!
- Comment on Power is not energy: why the difference matters [Technology Connections] 3 weeks ago:
I moved into a tiny home and got one for measuring the current draw of my kitchen appliances and keeping track of the cost of my electric space heater ($40/month so far, yeesh)
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- Comment on You should know there's a font designed to make reading easier, especially for people with low vision. It's called Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. It's free for personal and commercial use. 4 weeks ago:
It’s been a long time since I tried, but I tried to install Atkinson Hyperlegible on my android and it wasn’t possible without rooting the phone. Your manufacturer may have a way to add fonts, but for Samsung I was limited to downloading them through their Galaxy store, which had no fonts I wanted
- Comment on You should know there's a font designed to make reading easier, especially for people with low vision. It's called Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. It's free for personal and commercial use. 4 weeks ago:
Oh hell yeah I use Atkinson Hyperlegible everywhere. There is also Atkinson Monolegible for a monospaced font so you are stuck using Consolas
- Trump's team states Ukraine must cede territories to Russia as part of peace agreementnewsukraine.rbc.ua ↗Submitted 1 month ago to privacyguides@lemmy.one | 0 comments
- Comment on Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Studio Will Work On Several Projects Simultaneously, Insipired From CDPR 1 month ago:
Oof that’s a challenge, but one can assume they’ve grown quite a bit as a studio and are up to the challenge. I wish them luck!
- Comment on Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data 1 month ago:
Tor. Anything short is freely giving your data away. If you’re looking for something that isn’t based on Gecko or Chromium there is the DuckDuckGo browser, which is WebKit. I can’t attest to their privacy practices though
- Comment on Why can't we go back to small phones? 1 month ago:
I used a Jelly pro for two years as a daily driver. Smaller than a credit card
- Comment on Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader 1 month ago:
It took me this long to realize that trump wears that same arrangement of suit colors everywhere because it’s red, white, and blue 🤦♀️ JD Vance has started exclusively wearing it too I think
- Comment on Upset with the lack of necessities in life and no representationin government? Time to go in the funny box. 1 month ago:
Idk I kinda wanna try the grippy socks, but the rest of it sounds like a bit of a hassle tbh
- Comment on I love the future. 1 month ago:
Hey man, I’m sorry you’re feeling that way. I can absolutely relate to all of that. The way things are going in the world is certainly making things feel darker than ever.
If these are of any consolation I’d like to share them; they are a few realizations that I’ve come to over time, and that I try to bring myself back to when I start feeling those feelings:
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I can’t control the world. There are things in motion that I simply won’t be able to affect, set that way long before I ever came along, and that ball will keep rolling long after I’m gone.
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I’m not a failure for not becoming a millionaire, famous musician, successful executive; for not having the relationship I wanted by this point; or whatever high standards I held my future self to. I know more than that person did, and that person, compared to me, had a very naive outlook on how things will or ought to be.
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You are up against the most advanced technologies we have ever created; the most conniving of villains; the world pollutions; the greatest wage gap in human history; inflation is skyrocketing and unemployment is too; we are in a great recession; we are more isolated than at any time in our history. You are not a failure for struggling!
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I’m going to die one day, but I’m here right now. The ride will end; I don’t need to get off of it early, and I can experience things like awe and wonder while I’m here.
I am not a failure for these things. My only fault was ever thinking that I, the world, my life, should be so perfect; and even then, being wrong is expected of us. We are dreamers. Don’t be so hard on yourself, you are doing so great.
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- Comment on I love the future. 1 month ago:
- Comment on I love the future. 1 month ago:
If only he had spent some skill points in Charisma, he could’ve talked Hoover into self destruction, but alas
- Comment on I don't have my shit together 1 month ago:
- Comment on Skyblivion, the fan remake of Oblivion in Skyrim's engine, nears completion 1 month ago:
Skyblivion in OpenMW
- Comment on Skyblivion, the fan remake of Oblivion in Skyrim's engine, nears completion 1 month ago:
Half right. They are rumors that they’ll be releasing a remaster of Oblivion soon, which is a separate project from TES 6. And yeah, it’s a major dick move.
