Those without A/C, what are your tips to stay cool during the summer?
New apartment Internet has no port forwarding, admin login
Pro: 1Gb upload and download speeds on free Internet provided by the HOA. Con: As a self hoster, I have zero control over it. No port forwarding, no DMZ, no bridge mode. It’s Starbucks free WiFi with a wired connection....
FOSS and Privacy Focused Text to Speech Apps
Anyone know of good FOSS and privacy friendly text to speech apps for Android? Want to listen to my notes
Begging for all the Lemmy Audiophiles recommendations on computer speakers!
I haven’t bought computer speaker setup in well over a decade, but getting back into gaming, any suggestions?...
Why do the vast majority of romantic comedies depict people who are wealthy?
My wife has been on a rom-com binge over the last year or so and something I’ve noticed when I’m vaguely paying attention or walking past is that almost every single rom-com features people who are, at the very least, middle to upper-middle class. These characters all live in gigantic houses/apartments, have beautifully...
TW : The most vicious crime
Why do it seems that pedophilia is, nowadays, percieved as the most vicious crime, along with terrorism? Why not, for example, sexual assault?...
Can you help me with firewalld?
Hello everyone,...
How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals
I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying “woke”, “critical race theory”, ““grooming””, and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
Anyone using a BananaPi r2 /r3 for your router?
My family needs a new router to replace the old (though not old enough that it should be dying) netgear router that is slowly dying. I want to do something with good foss firmware like opnsense or openwrt. I was thinking that the BananaPi options look good, but had some concerns. I would like to install the firmware myself,...
Beijing intervenes in China’s solar industry as overcapacity dries up profit in the country's domestic market
China’s energy regulator said it will limit “low-end” solar panel manufacturing after industry leaders called for more government intervention earlier this month. The move is an acknowledgement by Beijing that solar panel overcapacity is a problem, one that has pushed Chinese solar firms into a price war and shriveled...
[Solved] [Help] Should I use zram?
Hello, I came across zram recently and I’d like to know if I should use it, my laptop only has ~4GB of ram, and for the most part it’ll only stutter when I open multiple programs or a game, so would zram be adequate in my case?...
hi im new to lemmy, some intro and questions
here to discover one more fediverse platform (i have a pretty active mastodon account: @ralen) im interested in tech, specifically linux and other foss systems, like haiku, bsd, redox etc, other foss technologies and software, new hardware, specifically risc-v hardware (tho dont have any myself yet), foss android apps (i build...
Discord servers and their problem
The Discord app is the most popular chatting app....
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my fault gang
UVC Viewer with Upscaling
I have a UVC capture card that I use to play my Switch. Currently, I utilize it via the full screen projector feature of OBS, but the Switch is 1080p while my monitor is 4k and the upscaling that OBS uses causes some noticeable artifacts....
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Annoying marketing practices
I recieved this email today. I don’t use twitch, only made an account once for some specific purpose. I don’t know these people and I’m a 100% certain they don’t know me. This is just toxic marketing to lure me back in.
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Mario Kart
I’m spending more time than I should playing this with my kids on the phone…...
How can I watch or rip the olympics in 2024?
In 2020 or 2022 (it’s all a blur), I was able to rip from NBC’s site since I had access to a cable subscription, but this time around I have completely cut the cord. is there a IPTV provider, or even better, a place to download full VODs?
Issue with WiFi on fresh Bazzite install
I’m hoping to get some help here. I finally took the plunge and installed Bazzite to a spare drive, and during the initial installation setup I was able to connect to my wifi. After booting up for the first time I noticed it said no connection. I see the wifi device listed, but I don’t see anyway to connect. It doesn’t...
How to know you'll turn out trans?
Hey there,...
Btrfs snapshots vs immutable distro?
Does immutable distros something significant over btrfs snapshots?...
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Prequel dialogue
TranscriptImage of Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith) on the left as he yells “From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!” but with text on the right that states “From my point of view, the chicken came first.” Smaller text in the lower right corner that states “I will not be debating this.”...
Why are mods allowed to announce they're pedos openly?
@flyingsquid aka the pedo