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Is slackware still widely used?

I’m looking into advanced distros (like arch) and slackware is fascinating. Is it still supported/used? If you’d like to comment an alternative distro, please do.

How to Move from Mastodon to Firefish (wedistribute.org)

From the article:...

Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best (arstechnica.com)

"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet (www.fsf.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2546109...

El Salvador clears way for mass trials as crackdown on gangs ramps up (www.theguardian.com)

Nayib Bukele’s government has already locked up 2% of El Salvador’s adult population and built the largest prison in the Americas to house the 70,000 alleged gang members he has imprisoned....

"Don't judge a book by its cover." is a bad idiom, because bookcovers are desinged to represent the content of the book.

What's your favourite open source app and why?

Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.co.uk)

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says (www.washingtonpost.com)

A U.S. Air Force general said Thursday the Pentagon's artificial intelligence ethics are better than adversaries' because "our society is a Judeo-Christian society."

"I love Android, but I prefer it more on tablets than phones" - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)

Crappy band removes guitarist from photo when he can no longer perform due to healh reasons (lemmy.world)

What’s the difference between yams and sweet potatoes?

Boss and former coworker got into a very amusing argument over this and it got me curious.

Which Lemmy android app is the most battery efficient?

Does it make a difference which one I use? I am using an old phone (~5 years old). Currently using liftoff! and connect. Feel like my phone is dying a lot quicker since I switched from using infinity for reddit a month or so ago

Missed my windows phone, so I tried some android launcher replacements! (reddthat.com)

Despite its failure to capture a significant market share, I really enjoyed the metro UI on windows phone and tablet. One UI on my Samsung was getting stale and has a nearly unusable apps drawer, and standard Android notifications are nagging and ungainly....

Fun Fantasy series with immense worldbuilding and great characters?

I want to read a recent(ish) fun fantasy series with an eighteen year-old male protagonist, that has immense worldbuilding and greatly-written characters. Any suggestions?

U/SPEZ not popular on place (lemmy.world)

A current state of Place on Reddit shows seems to seems to be signalling something to u/spez :)

Enough with the Mark Zuckerberg Love (jogblog.substack.com)

The article criticizes recent media coverage portraying Mark Zuckerberg as “cool” again based on his success with Threads and a shirtless photo he posted. The author argues that Zuckerberg’s photo looks like that of a middle-aged man cheating on his wife, and that Threads’ success is questionable given it is mostly used...

Can I sue a coworker for using information about they obtained illegally and used in order to create a hostile work environment?

My good friend at work is dating a guy that is also a coworker and at first I thought this guy was pretty cool....