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rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
I did not buy it to be a gaming laptop, though. That's a big factor in my happiness with it. Putting linux on there didn't require me to sacrifice a bunch of windows exclusives that it could otherwise play.
It can comfortably handle renpy/twine/2d zachtronics titles/solitaire but youtube makes it run a bit hot. It can do it, but it's happier if you put it on a lapdesk or other solid surface first
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
A few months ago I finally got a new laptop and the OEM windows install was like "sign in to your actual locally hosted operating system with your fucking microsoft account" and instead I just blanked the HD and put Linux Mint Cinnamon on it instead.
And it's been a delight! I was expecting the track pad or the sound to be unreliable but it actually works slightly better than on my desktop. I visit my websites and play my gay little visual novels or kde solitaire and have a ball
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
I think I'm basically the ideal end user for linux desktops. Everyone I follow who is better at computers than me has an absolutely miserable time doing whatever god forsaken things they do with their linux installs, everyone less computery than me just uses windows.
I only have problems when I try to fly too close to the sun by installing an exotic tiling window manager or something
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jockr ("Jock Rutherford 🌻") wrote:
We could be 16 years into a methane-fueled 'termination' event significant enough to end an ice age
https://www.space.com/climate-change-termination-event-end-ice-age
> Methane emissions from tropical wetlands have been soaring since 2006.
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timbray@cosocial.ca ("Tim Bray") wrote:
For camera geeks (and wildlife-photo lovers): Thoughtful remarks about lens choices and framing techniques. Plus, wow, those photos, the leopard and the elephant shots are to die for: https://petapixel.com/2023/08/19/one-lens-plus-two-teleconverters-equals-one-amazing-safari/
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johnshirley2024@wandering.shop ("John Shirley") wrote:
A professorial Asian-expert friend of mine said to check out pictures of the Hebei Province floods, said it reminded him of JG Ballard's The Drowned World and my novel Stormland.
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codingmilf@techhub.social ("Via") wrote:
I just was informed that the budget for my position has been cut. I have to the end of the month.
I’d love to get recommendations for open roles for a mid iOS developer position!Sharing for visibility would be much appreciated.
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goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org ("Sarah Brown") wrote:
Anyone near Cambridge UK wanting old, possibly non working, 80s computer shit and able to collect in the next week?
I think I have a C64, Amiga 1200, maybe a ZX81
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
m@martinh.net ("Martin Hamilton") wrote:
Less: #DoomScrolling
More: #BloomScrolling
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
One-click "restore my PWAs" on a new device after logging into your browser *is not too much to ask*. Long past time, in fact. We're blocked in this on Android because Google won't share access to the WebAPK Minting Service, and on iOS because...well... [ gestures expansively ]
This should be table stakes for modern browsers in 2023.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:
I wish people more deeply understood that the thing measured is not the thing itself, basically ever.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Who decided to call Taylor Swift fans Swifties and not devoTays
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
I wonder how many more democrats could get elected in the US if they stopped talking in code.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Something like a good 5% of my job is giving people tours of what WebPageTest.org (and our internal version for MSFT) can do.
If you're working on the web, it's worth your time trying to decipher what WPT is trying to show you. I recommend starting with a site you own and can edit, using the "simple" mobile config, and focusing on the flimstrip section (initially). Learning where the time goes is invaluable.
See also @TheRealNooshu's masterly post on the topic:
https://nooshu.com/blog/2019/10/02/how-to-read-a-wpt-waterfall-chart/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cwebber@octodon.social ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:
Hack & Craft, our online crafting event, is TODAY! Come hang out and work on cool projects from 14:00-16:00 ET! https://fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-craft/
Personally I'll be doing live sketching and attempting to animate those sketches in Blender and Blender's Grease Pencil, or maybe other Blender things!
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cwebber@octodon.social ("Christine Lemmer-Webber") wrote:
Hack & Craft in just 5 minutes! Cya there! https://fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-craft/
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Proud of Edge peeps for nailing PWA sync. Makes each new Windows box instantly a first-class web machine
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It's kind of incredible – and sad – that PWAs don't restore on your device when you install Chrome fresh and turn on sync. Not even a prompt to offer it. Still.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
we have a bit of wind here today, but guy ropes do the trick #HamRadio #μFieldDay
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
voila! 2 meter station set up on top of #ROC #HighlandPark
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
HF stating on the left, 2m FM station on the right
Mastodon FeedReblogged by lloydmeta ("Lloyd"):
As bad as the #serde-bundling-some-sketchy-binary-thing is, it would be good if we could find a way to avoid a 2.0 version of the actix shitstorm here.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
yes!
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sitharus@cloudisland.nz ("Thea / sitharus") wrote:
@so in the process, the mighty process, the I/O sleeps tonight. In the process, the quiet process the I/O sleeps tonight.
Async/await, async/await, async/await, async/await, async/await, async/await, async/await, async/await
Hush my theadpool, dont fear my threadpool, the I/O sleeps tonight. Hush my theadpool, dont fear my threadpool, the I/O sleeps tonight.
Thanks sleepy brain 😂
Mastodon FeedReblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
gabrielesvelto@fosstodon.org ("Gabriele Svelto") wrote:
Starting with version 116, #Firefox will drop support for macOS versions prior to 10.15 as well as Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. This has understandably annoyed a few users so let me explain why we're taking this step: the maintenance burden of supporting several versions of each platform is very significant. I'll show you how much by citing three platform-specific bugs I've worked on over the past two years. 🧵 1/13
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blazeward7 ("Blaze Ward") wrote:
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
What do Jordan Peterson and creationists have in common?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/19/the-power-of-the-ellipsis/
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
It's strange to me that the Tomie movies are so hard to find in good quality. The first one in particular seems like the exact kind of thing that Synapse or Arrow Video would pick up for a remaster.
Mastodon FeedI desperately need a "skip cutscene" feature for real life situations.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Big Friday Night Energy
