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How I install Mullvad on Silverblue based distros and add repos
One of the things I struggled with initailly when using immutables was installing programs like VPNS that need to interact with the immutable parts of the distro but don’t have a flatpak option. I figured I’d just make a post to help anyone with this specific issue regarding mullvad or if it helps people install other...
Are you using passphrases? Is it worth it?
Nowadays, most people use password managers (hopefully). However, there are still some passwords that you need to memorize, like master password (for a password manager), phone lock, wifi password, etc....
DMCA takedown requests - how responsive?
I’m in my first month of Usenet. I own several popular BluRay Movies but thought I’d save time ripping them manually and instead see what I could get off Usenet (NZBGeek + Eweka) now that my niece is visiting and needs entertainment....
How many watch lists am I on now?
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No visual output shortly after boot
Lately, when booting up my linux machine (Fedora 39 KDE), everything looks good until about 30s after I log in. Then both screens go black with no output, and shortly after that they light up as if there is a signal but I don’t seen anything....
[Solved - Firefox extension SingleFile converts the page to a .html file that can be accessed without login!] Any tricks to saving chapters in a digital, online-based textbook as a PDF?
Print-to-PDF is locked down. There’s a print option as part of the software, but it slaps my student email diagonally across every single page, which makes reading it kind of obnoxious....
Thule
> Charges $600 for roof rack cross bars...
PEMDAS is technically correct, but morally wrong
If we’re supposed to be able to understand math as easily as a language, we should be able to read it from left to right like a language....
What are your favorite Steam games?
What's the most unintentional monetary damage you've ever witnessed someone cause? German
Any KDE Plasma themes that have more padding like GNOME?
I moved to KDE for better gaming support, but I really dislike the condensed look of everything in the settings app, discover, and most of all in Dolphin....
thinking of trying linux,
My current issue is i see you guys constantly having issues, editing files etc....
Books for Computational Linguistics?
Hi everyone, I’ve always had a special interest in linguistics and have informally studied a couple of different languages from all around the world. The different writing systems such as radicals in Chinese, Kurdish scripts and reading from right to left, to Inuit glyphs are all fascinating in themselves....
Trying to pirate a physical book. Where do I get thinner printer paper?
I need to pirate this book thats over 1000 pages. I already have the pdf but I really want a physical copy and the book costs too much for me. Even if I have to buy a bunch of ink (the book has no pictures) and even if I wear out the printhead before the job is done, it’s still going to be cheaper to do this. My printer has...
Lemmy, what's your internet speed in mbps?
chmod -R hit me, again... Anyone else who faced these sys-admin woopsies?
sudo’s Hall of pain
How does Heroic Launcher work for WMV-encoded videos on GOG games run through Proton?
I’m considering prioritizing buying GOG games when available, because they’re DRM-free, especially now that there’s a partner link through Heroic to show where my purchase is coming from. But a thought just occurred that those Windows-encoded videos were a problem on Steam until Valve started re-encoding those videos in...
Supernova Absorption for Nulification
As hinted at in the title, assuming the technology/means existed that could absorb energy fast enough, would it be possible to stop a star from going supernova, effectively “calming” it?...
How do I find the Riker playing a trombone with the subtitle "sad note"?
I’m not actually a Star Trek fan but I saw that meme and now I need it to make a sick joke. How can I find it?...
Do you agree with this assessment of picard and sisko
I saw make this assessment of picard and sisko as both characters and as captains. That if you want to prevent a war you send picard but if you want to win one you send sisko.
Discovery Season 5 Early Review Round-Up
The SXSW premiere was today, and it looks like the review embargo has been lifted, so reviews can be shared here.
StarTrek.website has updated to Lemmy version 0.19.3 (Clear cache/cookies in browser or remove+re-add account in app if experiencing login issues)
We had been waiting at 0.18.5 for a while because 0.19 came with some federation bugs (and obviously it would be extremely embarrassing if this instance had issues in that department)....
Do the game Star Trek: Resurgence worth it?
What’s your opinion about this game? I was thinking a Telltale Game Style with Star Trek, but it is good or is boring? Obviously I’m talking about story, I don’t expect nothing about gameplay....