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Sparky , to linux in I managed to get neofetch running on the library pc
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Let me know what other software you’d like to see running on this thing…

windlas ,

If you haven’t run Doom on it, are you really even trying?

Sparky ,
@Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I’ll try that next time :)

I don’t know how hard it would be to set up proton without any administrator rights, but it might be interesting to try and run crysis 3 on it too.

thingsiplay ,

You could try to use Proton GE, which you just download, unpack and execute the proton executable in it. There are a few variables to set, but no administrator rights is needed. I wrote a little script years ago, which got a bit semi-viral (if we can call it that, but to me it was xD): proton script You need to read and adapt the parts, but at least you can see how this works. There is also a fork, who made an advanced version of it. I have no idea if these scripts work without Steam. But that is left as an exercise to the reader.

BTW its not really recommended to play non Steam games or apps with proton (because it could messup something on your Steam installation, but that is probably irrelevant on the library PC), but it worked for me for regular Windows applications. I did not need to install WINE for that and just used my Proton from Steam back then. Today I have no need for it anymore and don’t know how well this works.

kbin_space_program , to lemmyshitpost in Introverted

Good luck, you missed your chance to buy and/or acquire a sign from Bed, Bath and Beyond.

tuckerm , to asklemmy in What is an event that altered you in some way?

It was during "outdoor school," a week long thing you did in sixth grade (age 12) at my school. You stayed in these really cool cabins that were like 100 years old and spent the week learning about nature. It was fun. Very classic summer camp type of environment.

Also, other schools from the area did it at the same time, so there were a bunch of unfamiliar kids there. Two of the kids in my cabin were from another school, and they perfectly fit the stereotype of "edgy, bad 90s kid." Super baggy JNCO jeans, spiked hair with a ton of gel, etc. If you don't know who I'm talking about, watch any teen show from the 90s. They're in it. Oh, and they said everything was lame. And gay. The cabins were gay, nature was gay, the camp was gay, your glasses were gay. You were definitely gay. That's why you thought outdoor school was fun: because you were gay. The JNCO jeans kids were way too cool for outdoor school.

I should mention that I was a huge nerd. I mean, I still am, but I was, too. JNCO jeans kids were way cooler than me.

For the whole week, we kept hearing about "the night hike," which was when you would go on a hike, by yourself, in the dark. The camp really played up the night hike, like it was going to be this big coming of age moment for us. You need to be responsible on The Night Hike. You need to stay sharp on The Night Hike. You'll be a man after The Night Hike.

On the last day, it's time for the night hike. Each cabin walked as a group up a hill. At the top, you would then walk back down a trail on the other side of the hill, one person at a time, waiting about a minute after the previous person had gone. I happened to be after the two JNCO jeans kids. (Yes, the night hike was gay.)

When it's my turn to walk down, I realize that this much-hyped coming of age moment is going to be...no big deal whatsoever. The trail is a very gradual slope with a few turns. It's paved, for Pete's sake. You could even see the lights from the cabins after the second turn. And the moon was bright enough that I wouldn't even need my flashlight. This pivotal moment wasn't going to be pivotal at all.

After less than a minute, I heard someone on the trail in front of me say, "H-hey, who's there?" It's one of the JNCO jeans kids. He's just kind of standing there on the trail. He didn't get very far.

"Um, it's Tucker, from the cabin," I said.

"Oh, cool," he replied. "Um, I guess you're walking faster than me." He said that like I had caught up to him, which I guess is easy to do when the other person is frozen. "Want to walk down together?" His tone was way different from what it had been the rest of the week.

"Sure," I said.

I don't remember what we talked about. Probably what school we went to and that kind of thing. The whole walk only took about five minutes total, so it's not like we talked about much. But I remember thinking to myself, "The guy that talked tough this whole week...it's because he wasn't."

So yeah, The Night Hike. Ended up learning a thing.

mumblerfish ,

I had two interactions with the same type of realization as a kid.

One of them was the tough and sort of school bully, who one day during the days of yule preparation at school went up to me and tried to probe me on how difficult making candles was because it was gonna be his turn soon.

The second one is more similar to yours. Summer camp thing. One guy I was in the same class as in school was playing tough during the camp. Did not interact a lot with him then, just noticed it, like he did not need a teddy or stuff like the other kids brought. Then we are back at school, after camp, he is not back. I hear from somewhere that he got severly home sick during camp, and had a hard time processing it. Later he did show up to school again, with his mom dropping him off. It was horrible. She tried to leave and he just cried and screamed. I think they tried it a few times more, but he just sat in a corner crying. A year or so later I see him back at school again, retaking that year.

cashmaggot OP ,

I've always laughed at how people can buy cool. This was a great story to read though. I'm not sure how dark it was outside, but the first time I ever entered relative outdoor darkness it was off-putting for me. Maybe that's what happened. But it also shows how powerful the imagination can be, when the brain bin shuts down and adrenaline takes the reins.

Evil_Shrubbery , to science_memes in Isopods

The number 3 option works in the first two cases also, it’s just that your life doesn’t depend on it.

Vampire , to science_memes in What pride flag is that?
@Vampire@hexbear.net avatar

So what is it?

My guess is something about oceans.

Bishma ,
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I don’t recognize is specifically, but it looks like a chart of relative temperatures and mixing currents between the ocean surface, themocline, and dead zone.

wildcardology , (edited ) to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?

Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur. Loving the new mechanics so far.

Akrenion ,

I still haven’t gotten to maps but I love the tiny town. Getting to trade currency is also great.

ArbitraryValue , to memes in US government moral alignment

$5 million for information on Fuad Shukr

played a central role in the October 23, 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut which killed 241 U.S. military personnel and wounded 128 others

Specially Designated Global Terrorist

There’s the US side and the bad guy side but I think some Americans would support Satan himself as long as he was anti-America.

yogthos OP ,
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Nah, we already know that Americans supported Hitler and that US companies continued to do business with the nazis well into the war.

deaf_fish , to memes in Virgin nihilism vs Chad absurdism

I strive to be like Gonzo from the Muppet movies. That whatever is the very picture of the ubermensch.

Atrichum ,

Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

downpunxx , to lemmyshitpost in Living in interesting times

I had just gotten fired from a job, was in the elevator going up to a Gym with my sister in NYC, and Peter Jennings got in, I was telling my sister my tale of woe, and Jennings turns to me and says, "don't worry about it, I've gotten fired from plenty of jobs". rip pete.

Deestan , to games in What are the top 10 racing games available on Nostra, the premier game hosting platform?

Doom, Star Citizen, Solitaire, Pac-Man, Manor Lords, Elite Dangerous, Star Stable

some_guy , to asklemmy in What is the Orb?

Also an electronic music group.

www.theorb.com

anarchoilluminati , to piracy in What do ya'll think of camming (filming newly released films)?
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People still do this?

fmstrat , to science_memes in this one goes out to the urban planning nerds

While we’re at it, cover parking lots in solar panels.

NeatNit ,

From what I’ve heard (and I DO NOT understand it, at all) this is cost prohibitive and impractical.

fmstrat ,

Not sure how this would be the case, would love to see a reference here.

VinnyDaCat , (edited )

It’s like a lot of things in life. It depends and it can be complicated.

Upfront costs for infrastructure besides the panels themselves is expensive and in places where electricity is already cheap companies won’t bother.

You also have to conduct tests to ensure that the grid and transformers can handle more power, and if they can’t then you have more infrastructure that needs upgrades.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t do this. We really need to in the long run but it isn’t something we can simply snap our fingers and do instantly.

Also, a lot of the unprofitability comes from VC culture in my opinion. The individuals at the top of businesses often times won’t stick around with the business long enough to start see the savings from solar energy.

Melatonin , to showerthoughts in diarrhea is so exhausting.

It’s a pain in the ass

Joking aside, when you get a colonoscopy, oh my. Oh my.

7U5K3N , to patientgamers in What have you been playing this week?

The wife and I are doing our first play through of stardew valley.

It’s a lot better than I expected

wizardbeard ,

If you’re playing on PC and end up wanting more content, I can’t reccomend the Stardew Valley Expanded modpack enough.

Adds a ton of new townsfolk, and an entire second neighboring town, all as fully fleshed out as the OG townies and all woven in with base game content to the point that they don’t stand out as mod added.

HollowNaught ,
@HollowNaught@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe SVE on the first playthrough is a little much…

7U5K3N ,

Thanks! We will finish vanilla and then look into mods. We haven’t even unlocked ginger island yet. Haha

Rai ,

ALSO the anthro character mod… my sweet dragon Abigail.

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