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

TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.

They own brands such as Pampers, Olay, Old Spice, Pantene, Oral B, Herbal Essences, Gilette, Dove, Hellmann’s, Axe, Knorr, Magnum, Breyers, and Lipton, among others....

Liftoff is buggy.

Liftoff keeps refusing to show me my feed and it keeps saying that I’m logged out....

Linux taught me self-confidence

I have never considered myself to be tech-savvy. However, there is a running gag in my immediate family where I claim to be terrible with computers (eg. “I dont think i could find that, my google-fu is weak”) which my family responds to by reminding me of that one time I did that one cool thing (eg. reminding me about I...

[Question] Preventing DDoS

I self host all of my services but utilize a VPS as a gateway for access. Primarily to allow access to a media server and file storage for friends and family....

The glass is 50% empty or full, but it is entirely made of glass so it is also 100% glass.

There's no way stopping the flow

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/091dc54b-09a4-426b-83b4-cecc01d5661a.webp

Solidworks and other industry-class CAD software on linux

I am about to go to college for engineering and they require a Windows laptop because of the software we will be using (mostly solidworks I’m pretty sure) doesn’t work on other operating systems. I primarily use windows day-to-day for gaming and such anyways so it’s not a problem for me but I’m wondering if anyone had...

True Story

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/eec25e01-8d57-498b-91b9-9928d78121b1.png

Instance Assistant for Lemmy & Kbin v1.2.0 is now available on Chrome & Firefox!

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/1418762...

Rule 7: Further Explained [META] [Open to Discussion]

This post is a part of the series NSQ Posting Guidelines, and aims to further explain & clarify the implications of this rule, and how it takes effect. It is not definite, and may be improved by any moderator upon any time of need....

Is 4K VRR over HDMI possible on Linux?

Everything that I’ve been reading says that it’s only doable with DisplayPort.

TIL that before the Reddit refugees got here, Lemmy was just called Mmy

Stray really disappointed me. I want a real cat game.

Just an open world survival game, only you’re a cat, dealing with regular cat problems. You have to hunt, avoid larger animals, compete with other cats, figure out which humans are dangerous and which will give you treats, judiciously spray things to maintain your territory, maybe mate and reproduce (your sex and fertility...

Any good alternatives to browsers?

I’ve just been looking for a replacement for Firefox Beta.

Many of my (paid) mobile games became "unsupported"

I own a Moto G8 Play (with Android 10 installed), and i noticed that over the last months i haven’t been able to play or install various games that i purchased on this very phone (and also games on which i had made in-app purchases)....

Do e-cigarettes actually work?

I have a friend who has been using an e-cigarette for 10+ years. He doesn’t seem any less addicted to smoking as back when he was using old-fashioned cigarettes....