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How big is YOUR collection?

Mine is 186GiB. I have about 100 movies and 3 TV series on a two hard disks (one for backup). I don’t know if that is small or large....

Rule

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/19699797

Knife vs. Gun Control?

Why are knife control laws so strong in the United States as opposed to gun control?...

How did you get into coding/programming?

I’ve always had trouble getting into coding/programming because I’ve never truly dedicated myself to it. Mostly, this is because I kinda always lose momentum to learn it. I’m a heavy FOSS user; I love coreboot/Libreboot and am interested in getting into firmware development. I’ve already helped test hardware for...

Toy/game makers often list skills children learn while playing them. What skills would adult games develop?

I find no motivation in working for myself

The title is really vague, so I’ll try to clarify my intentions here:...

PSA: Download on your hard drives, never trust online hosting.

TLDR: Download your content offline before it gets lost forever....

What are You Working on Wednesday

Weekly thread to discuss whatever you’re working on, big or small, at work or in your free time.

Simple safe encryption for a server?

Hi, I’m running a ubuntu based backup server. And was wondering if there’s a simple way to encrypt my drives in case they get swiped or something by a break in. But also in a way that the computer can be restarted and decrypt the drive without me needing to stick a key in everytime. Any ideas? It seems basic but I’m not an...

How does Ohio have stock for the new cannabis stores that just opened?

They just passed the law and somehow they already have weed in stock?

A fucking indian is ruling you hahahahahaha

Indian = black now

I thought NIGGERs didn’t shit on street like indians

Coolest historical leader?

It’s gotta be the super mario man himself hailing from Georgia, Iosif Stalin....

Is there a program that I can run on my laptop to tell me what Linux distro supports the hardware out of the box? Also whether the hardware is supported at all?

My laptop is an MSI Sword 15 A11UD. But I’m really looking for a program that analyses and projects problem areas and supported/unsupported hardware

I don't think I'll continue using Arch, btw

PieFed is 1 year old

cross-posted from: piefed.social/post/189492...

The Italian mind cannot comprehend it

Is it a good idea to get a high wattage phone charging brick and standard USB C cord to use for a laptop charger?

My laptop charges with USB C, so when the standard charger broke, I just used the USB out port from an EcoFlow battery. The display on the battery said the laptop pulled 25-30 watts while charging. So, why can’t I use just any USB brick that can output more than 30 watts?...