What I should do about auditory "hallucinations"
I’m trying to figure out what’s happening to me and I’m not sure where to look....
Lines through printed pages
My elderly neighbor who is an accomplished engineer and has been using Linux for ages recently upgraded his distro. I think he is using Ubuntu or Fedora. Now whenever he prints pages every line of text has a line through it....
How to install QBittorrent search plugins on a seedbox?
Hi all! I have a Feral seedbox that runs QBit and can’t seem to install search plugins. I’ve tried a few things:...
Immutable Distros: What you should know - An introduction into image based systems (Part 1)
This post is part of my “Immutable Linux” post series I have planned....
How to Scale a Startup Successfully
Scaling a startup successfully hinges on strategic focus and operational agility. Begin by honing in on your core strengths and ensuring your product meets a genuine, scalable market need. Technology plays a pivotal role in this growth phase; leveraging adaptable and scalable tech solutions, much like the approach advocated by...
Are there goldilocks zones for tidally locked planets?
A tidally locked planet does not rotate in relation to its sun. One side is always day, one, always night. This is caused by tidal forces pulling all planets towards this same equilibrium, so it’s completely stable once it does occur…a tidally locked planet at an earthlike distance from the sun would be scorching heat on one...
A winding post on Google
I don’t assume many folks here, considering the channel, would have purchased a subscription of any kind from Google Play. But I only recently discovered that whilst refunding apps within a certain time frame that are one time purchases are quite easy; refunding subscriptions are not....
does anyone have "smart glasses"? are there any that are discreet and cannot be heard by others near you?
I was looking at “spy earbuds” but they just don’t seem too practical, even the real expensive ones I found are still disposable batteries only and I just don’t wanna drop that kind of money. I do however wear glasses and looking online I see they average about $30 for a pair of bluetooth enabled ones. My only question...
How to protect Intellectual Property from new employer
Pretty sure I will be asking a lawyer, but I want to learn more words and concepts first....
Hardening Arch Linux
Hi, I’m in a process of making fast, (extrenely) secure, and modern laptop. Currently I have Arch Linux with encrypted root partition (unlocked with Nitrokey or long password), secure boot, linux-hardened, firewalld, etc....
Any suggestions for a gigabit modem?
Do you guys have any suggestions for a 1gig ethernet modem that openwrt or ddwrt supports? Edit: Apparently the device that im looking for is called an access point not a modem
Does anyone know a gtk theme that has similar aesthetics to this gnome shell theme ?
Marble Gnome Shell Theme...
Cronjobs: When First Connected to Internet
Hi folks, Does anyone know how to instruct cron to carry out a command when a connection to the internet is first made after boot? I have a few jobs that only need to be done once per day and require an internet connection e.g downloading the weather forecast and my rss feeds. I’m not always connected to the internet on boot...
What is the exact meaning of a misogynist person?
On the internet, it is common to call a guy a misogynist, but what is the exact meaning of misogynist? Is it 1. A guy who hates women? Or 2. a guy who thinks men are superior. Or 3. A guy who believes in women should follow traditional norms like cooking.
Did you ever think that maybe all VPN services are actually secretly owned/funded by governments and that they are only giving you a false illusion of privacy?
How come there are ~21 hours between the two Diomede islands that are only 4 km apart?
The Diomede Islands are two islands in the Arctic Ocean, between Alaska and Siberia. Despite the distance being 4 kilometres, there is a time difference of 21 hours between them. Why?...
Is diroot.org having license issues?
disroot.org provides several decentralized federated services, as email and xmpp, besides other cloud services as well… But not sure if asking here is right or not, but don’t know anywhere to ask either…...
Advice: What 2022-2024 phones should be on my radar?
High Midrange or old Top Range. £450 - £850 ish....
PoE Single Board/Micro/Mini Computer/Server
I have an 8gb Raspberry Pi 4 that has been a workhorse for years. I keep it for my not intense but essential networking purposes, NetBoot.xyz, Homepage, etc., because I can run it over PoE (edit: Power over Ethernet), so it is always on as long as my network is up....
[Urgent] How do you know your computer or phone isn't spying on you ?
This maybe a dumb question but i became paranoid all of a sudden and wanted some answers because i can’t find it anywhere else nor can i sleep without it. Like even if i did flash linux on a lets say amd laptop couldn’t the chip itself be spying on me ? Also i understand bootloaders are stored or rom is there a way to know...
open source amd GPU driver issues
I’ve been running Manjaro for a a few years now and don’t have very many gripes with the os opposed to some people that seem to hate it. The one major problem I have been battling is the random GPU resets under load for my 5600xt. Usually it’s when I’m playing semi intense games but sometimes just while watching YouTube....
Have you heard of Reiverr?
It’s an alternative jellyfin + radarr + sonarr (jellyseer) front end. It’s in very early stages but it looks and feels so good. I read on the issues that work will progress but there needs to be a lot of planning....
Why don't we refer to twins and triples as a litter?
Technically they’re littermates…
The greatest insult of our time is to accuse someone of being an AI chatbot.
The number of times I’ve seen this accusation in the last year is astounding.