Use volcanic ash to reverse global warming
While I was in the shower, I thought of a brilliant idea! Let’s trigger several smaller volcanic eruptions that release a semi-controlled amount of volcanic ash into other atmosphere. That will cool down the atmosphere, which should buy us some time to fix our carbon emissions....
If you could make a non-linux OS go mainstream, which one would you pick?
I make the specification of non-linux because otherwise this would just become a thread full of obscure distros that do the same thing as a million other distros....
Removing GNOME packages from KDE install
I installed GNOME on my KDE fedora install some time ago not realizing it would litter my install with gnome apps. Wondering if there’s a safe and easy way to remove them. Everyone online seems to say that removing a DE risks uninstalling a lot of stuff and thought I should ask here to be sure....
what's better to manage ports? ufw or firewalld?
I’m trying to open a port for transmission but before I get to know either of the 2 options I’d like to know what you recommend and why....
If your toilet was sentient, would you rather that it begged *for* your poop, or that it begged you to *not* poop in it?
What would be the cheapest and most cost-effeciant way of self hosting LLMs
I’ve a minipc running an AMD 5700U where I host some services, including ollama and openwebui....
[linux mint, cinnamon] how can i resize the panel's width?
i tried out plasma on opensuse (in a vm) and liked how they handle panels, i especially liked how i could set the bar to be only as wide as the content inside it....
Can't be the only one right?
So I created this blog from scratch, and after posting my first article I noticed something....
Pan frying a steak butter vs oil
I want to put the steak onto a hot pan to get that sear on the outside and uh lock in the flavor or something. But butter burns at high heats and oil doesn’t add flavor like butter....
My homelab upgrade experience
This is sort of a follow-up to my previous post, asking about migrating ZFS pools to a new machine. Migration went smoothly and the new machine is quite the nice upgrade, if I may say so myself I went from:...
Contemporary African Music is not getting the credit it deserves
I am on a binge, listening to tons of Nigerian, Ugandan and Kenian music, and I am absolutely loving it. Why is this not playing on our (Western European) radio stations regularly?...
Remote desktop for Wayland?
I only just switched to Linux last month that time I don’t know what Wayland or X11 is and I just use Linux like normal without knowing I’m using Wayland (KDE), now since I’m already configured my KDE desktop on Wayland and I don’t wanna do it again, so I’m looking for a remote desktop that work under Wayland not...
[SOLVED] do I have to install language packages to write in languages other than English on xubuntu 24.04?
I sometimes write in German and French, which means non ASCII characters....
Canon Connections: DIS 5x09 - Lagrange Point
• This episode was directed by Johnathan Frakes, who starred in the ENT episode, “These Are the Voyages…”...
Would Trump win?
If there was a game show like are you smarter than a fifth grader, but instead it is are you smarter than previous President George Bush Jr. and twice impeached previous President Trump is the first contestant would Trump win? So basically who is smarter the 43rd or 45th?
FOSS Media Playback Device
I want to create a minimal install for mpv playback through jellyfin-mpv-shim and macast. this is going to be a base for a FOSS media sink akin to a Chromecast. you attach it to your TV and it plays whatever you send it, like movies from your jellyfin server and youtube/vimeo/piped/etc videos. otherwise, there’s no interaction...
What would you do if you got all ATLA bending powers, with the caveat that every time someone saw you using them, you would lose the power until they looked away again. They can still use other senses
[SOLVED] if I copy a ff profile (folder) in a new computer I should see the bookmarks as well, right?
or is copying the bookmarks as a html file the only way?...
My friend didn't have a great experience with Linux
I have been daily driving Linux for over two years now and I have switched distros many times. So, when my friend bought a new laptop, I convinced him to install Linux Mint on it. I asked him if he wanted to dual boot, he said no because it would fill up all his storage. We installed Linux Mint. The other day, he wanted to play...
How to graphically enter Password to unlock encrypted disk
Is there some way I can unlock my btrfs encrypted disk using a graphical unlocking screen....
Cable or adapter?
Does it make any difference (quality-wise and input-delay-wise) if I use a DisplayPort to HDMI cable directly or a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, followed by a regular HDMI cable?
Do they sell laptops like these in 2024?
I’m sick of my laptop breaking after just three years. I want a laptop that:...
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YSK: Supercook is an amazing app for those with diet restrictions (or anyone)
Supercook is an app where you put in what ingredients you have, then it shows you recipes on other websites that only have ingredients on your required list....