kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

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What does a post-piracy world look like?

I believe we’re approaching the final 3-5 years of prevalent piracy for several reasons:...

What are some interesting communities on Matrix worth checking out?

Title, pretty much. I’m in a couple of niche communities, and thought I should expa d into more generalized communities. All things tech are of interest, really....

Looking for a minimal distro for a virtual machine

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What picture do you have in mind when you hear "New Balance, Tennis Socks, white polo"?

Of all movies that you gotta watch more than once to really understand, what is your favorite and why?

When the code makes no sense, but it works somehow

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Which Mortal Kombat games across the years should I start with?

NOTE: I have the very first one for the Sega Genesis but any will do.

What to include in a backup? (Ubuntu)

Hi! A friend just recommended the backup tool that comes with Ubuntu. I took a look at it and was wondering what you guys include and exclude from the backups. I just installed wire guard VPN and but the config file in the etc/wireguard folder, where it belongs. I would have to include this folder as well if I want to keep my...

Should I date now if I have to move in a few months to a place that is hours away by car and would likely have more potential suitors?

Please be kind as this topic is a pain point for me. I’m feeling the pressure of finding my significant other because I’m at an age where it seems like everyone in my social media feed is getting engaged, married, or having kids. The issue is I have a huge transition coming up and will have to move in a few months to a place...

If hot air rises, why is it colder at the top of a mountain?

After the April 8th eclipse, what do you think will generate the next conspiracy theories?

What person can help me sort out the big picture of my life?

21M, my life right now is such a mess....

SAS hardware questions

Hi, anyone could point me at an ELI5 about SAS hardware? I’d like to assemble a NAS using an old HP Z200, I want SAS because I’d get also a tape drive for backups and I cannot find SATA tape drives. For example, is a Dell Perc H310 pci-e card good for me? Can I avoid hardware RAID?

Hello, Im having a connection issue.

Hi, i am having a problem with my internet speeds. I should be getting 100mbps, but am only getting 50ish. I have a dual boot machine, Windows 10 on my ssd and MX Linux on my m.2...

What is the deal with Graphical User Interface/app psychology?

Like where is the goto psych/CS UI 101 class/book/YT that over simplifies but grounds someone with no background or previous knowledge? Maybe something like the “Blender Doughnut” of great UI design?...

Linux in hospitals?

I was in the ED the other day and noticed that they use a mix of Windows 7 and Windows 10. My question is two part....

eza (formerly exa, ls replacement) can now show the actual total size of directory contents

I just noticed that https://github.com/eza-community/eza can now display total disk space used by directories!...

Ad-less Spotify on iOS

Hey-ho!...

Qbit + VPN in truenas?

I’m trying to figure out how can I install a VPN on truenas that hides my IP. I have tailscale running so I can remotely access Nextcloud and manage it doesn’t hide my IP. Wouldn’t really throught on using it but my country recently published a law to lick Big Corpo in the ass better, the fines are pretty big so that’s...

Linking Fediverse identities

When posting from Lemmy in my profile I can look for all of my posts but when I reply to a comment from, let’s say, a Mastodon account is not shown as my post because it was created from another account. Is there any way to link my accounts, at least in Lemmy, to show that all posts from a different account belong to the same...