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todd_bonzalez , to asklemmy in How do I pronounce "Kamala"?

ML making fun of a Black woman’s name. I wish I was surprised, but I’m not.

reddit_sux ,

That’s an Indian name

rickyrigatoni ,

What are you talking about? Nobody here is making fun of her name.

FrostyTheDoo ,

I think it’s an honest question, which is a respectful thing to ask if you don’t know. I myself haven’t been sure, because I’ve heard it pronounced multiple different ways even by news pundits.

razorwiregoatlick ,
@razorwiregoatlick@lemmy.world avatar

No one is making fun. It’s not a common name and people want to make sure that pronounce it correctly.

archer OP , to linux in Steam: Controller not working anymore in Forza Horizon 4

So… no idea what happened but it works again.

Just in case anyone stumbles upon this thread at some point here are my current settings:

  • The compatibility layer is proton-ge-custom (from AUR)
  • Steam Input Translation in the Forza Horizon 4 Controller Settings is enabled using the "Official Layout for Forza Horizon 4 - Gamepad"
  • Regular mode (not big picture mode)
  • Steam Overlay is enabled

I still have the issue that on some screens it shows the keyboard buttons and not the controller buttons but since the controller works anyway I don’t really care (it’s just the optics).

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! :)

Alchalide ,

Just a general tip. Update the firmware on your controller if you haven’t before.

Intrama , to retrogaming in What are your favorite spooky (but not scary) retro games?
@Intrama@lemmy.world avatar

Ooooo. Zombies ate my neighbours! Absolutely a gem to play with your best friend. Good memories of that.

Barzaria ,

Level password VXBB for level ~30ish is forever burned into my memory.

Intrama ,
@Intrama@lemmy.world avatar

Dude, nice. I totally forgot about the codes. Oooof. Fav weapon… Hmm… damnit, I liked chucking the 6-pack. It sucks I don’t recall fine details. I know the mummy levels throughout drove me nuts. I wanna play… Music was fantastic.

Kanzar , to piracy in Where can I download non-English dubs?

Depends on the language and the content itself. I’m hunting one where all the torrents are from 2012, so… Gave up, and buying the actual media. 😂

Mothra , to asklemmy in Is he attracted to me?
@Mothra@mander.xyz avatar

Hard to say given the situation. In fact hard to say even if I had witnessed personally. All I can say is, this guy noticed you and for whatever reason wants to interact with you, I believe out of curiosity. From there to say he’s attracted in a sexual or romantic manner is a stretch.

Intrama ,
@Intrama@lemmy.world avatar

Agreed, it’s impossible to really know.

cucumber_sandwich , to retrogaming in What are your favorite spooky (but not scary) retro games?

Alien 3 on snes

umbraroze , to science_memes in Animals are not gifts.

One of my favourite tragicomical video game achievements was in Firewatch:

Adopted a turtle as a pet. The average lifespan of a box turtle is fifty years. It will outlive you.

And this is why I will not get a pet. I’m by definition incapable of taking care of them because they might outlive me.

halykthered , to asklemmy in What to do with an Android spare smartphone (no sim card)?
@halykthered@lemmy.ml avatar

You can try to see how far you can skip it on a lake or pond.

meekah ,
@meekah@lemmy.world avatar

While that’s a funny reply, I feel the need to point out this is a horrible idea considering the environmental impact of throwing lithium ion batteries into water.

halykthered ,
@halykthered@lemmy.ml avatar

Oh it’s an absolutely terrible idea. But it is something one can do with an old phone.

Mothra OP ,
@Mothra@mander.xyz avatar

Yes well I can also use it as a coaster or as a tv for a dolls house, yes lots of alternatives

meekah ,
@meekah@lemmy.world avatar

I like the doll house idea. Now with realistic house fires!

FlyingSquid , to youshouldknow in YSK that the recommended daily fiber intake is 25g for women and 38g for men in the USA. 95% of the country does not meet this amount.
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

As some people here already know since I talk about it endlessly, I have a weird medical condition where I have not eating solid foods in almost a year now. You have no idea how much fiber you need just to have decent bowel functions when you start at a base of zero.

I drink four cans of V8 and take 2 Metamucil capsules a day to get me up to about 30g. Still less than the recommended amount, but it’s all I can manage at the moment.

Before that, there were a couple of times when the constipation was so painful that I literally started yelling, “OH FUCK! OH FUCK! OH FUCK!”

jerkface , to memes in violently cries and sobs
@jerkface@lemmy.ca avatar

Straight people are the worst of all options.

RandomVideos , to asklemmy in How do I pronounce "Kamala"?

I pronounce it like the toki pona word “kalama

No, i do not swap “la” and “ma”

velox_vulnus ,

Actually, this is the right pronounciation, but obviously, with the words swapped.

stoy , to asklemmy in What would you like to change about Lemmy culture?

Stop needlessly shitring on Windows, iOS and MacOS.

Recently there was a post about Wallmart blocking privacy features on iOS when connected to their wifi.

And the comments spoke about how if you are using Apple, you should not expect privacy anyway, implying that Android is a bastion of privacy. Which tunred into an annoying thread and deflected critisism from Wallmart.

I have seen other threads when people are asking for help with Windows or Mac OS issues and the comments talk about how Linux is much better.

That is kinda like, asking your friends for help after spraining your ancle, and them suggesting amputating the entrie leg replacing it with a far more powerful cybernetic robot leg, that doesn’t help you.

I am an IT guy, I just want my computer to work and let me game, manage and edit photos, watch videos, and listen to music, my current Windows 10 machine works fine for me.

I don’t want to tinker when I am home, I have tinkered enough at work managing 365, reading logs, writing scripts and pulling cables.

When I feel that Linux is working well enough, I will switch, but that is up to me, I am not interested in how I can configure my computer to my exact specification, I want a decent computer that I can run the same install on for 6-7 years with updates before upgrading or reinstalling. So far has Windows provided that, Linux has not, I have dailied both.

Sorry for the rant…

mozz ,
@mozz@mbin.grits.dev avatar

iOS’s security is far superior to Android’s in several of the ways that matter

It’s fine if you love open stuff; I do too. But being ignorant about the drawbacks isn’t advocacy; it’s just ignorance.

stoy ,

I have used both extensively, and that is my impression as well.

Out of the box, iOS seems far more secure than Android, but as you say, you can tinker to the end of time with Android to get it to a point where it is more secure, I just don’t have the time or patience to do so.

Freefall ,

Very subjective. iOS isn’t even in the running for any of my needs

That said, any time and old person or Luddite adult asks for a computer suggestion, I always tell them “if you don’t mind overpaying, get an Apple PC/tablet/whatever or the cheapest iPhone you can find”. Apple limits its users so much that it is perfect for those folks need a device that protects itself from them. Disclaimer: I work in a tech field, so I rarely see the people around me using iOS devices.

mozz ,
@mozz@mbin.grits.dev avatar

I was limiting things specifically to security. E.g. iOS uses encryption for local personal files, and attempts to use strict security as far as what apps are allowed to do instead of a single "yes do whatever / uninstall app" dialog at the beginning (refusing to use background apps to use the camera + network + etc). It wasn't a general comparison.

domi ,
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Android also encrypts the user data by default since Android 10 (2019).

Android also has different permissions the apps need to ask for just like iOS. Including not allowing background apps to use the camera/GPS/mic by default.

mozz ,
@mozz@mbin.grits.dev avatar

Hm, maybe I am misinformed then. I haven’t used Android in a few years and I just remember being very struck by how enthusiastic iOS was, when I started using it, about smacking down apps that wanted to do something sketchy and how absolutely appalling were the app permissions choices I was faced with on Android.

cm0002 ,

Android also has fantastic notification controls on a per app basis compared to iOS. I can pop into settings and disable an apps “Marketing” channel, but continue to allow it to have its “Important notifications” channel for example.

Here’s Nextdoors notification channel settings:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/29ffeef2-dfbf-4d98-a54c-4ee0fc8375f7.png

I can disable any one of these channels independently, and then it goes a bit further

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ca16b242-7880-4ab8-9848-f1d7a5184d7a.png

Tapping on a channel also allows you to set individual settings, maybe I want NDs “Announcement” notifications, but I want them to be silent, but maybe I still want them to popup on screen while I’m actively using my phone

Ofc, it’s still dependent on individual apps to implement their side properly, but when they do its amazing

russjr08 ,

You’re thinking of install-time permissions, which technically does still exist, but pretty much most of the permissions you’d actually care about are runtime (or special) permissions - the application must request these from the user.

There are three main types of permissions on Android:

  • Install-time, these are permissions granted to an application upon installation
    • In this group is also signature-level permissions, which are only granted to applications that are signed by the same party as the OS itself (usually your OEM)
  • Runtime permissions (also known as “Dangerous permissions” within Android internally), which are permissions that the application must request from the user. The system draws the permissions dialog, not the application itself. Permission can also be granted one-time only, or permanently (unless the user revokes the permission)
  • Special permissions, which also need to be requested by the application - except for these the system will not draw a permissions dialog, instead the application must send the user to the “Special App Access” menu within system settings, and the user must turn on the permission there. The best way I can describe these types of permissions is, “permission that the user really must think about before granting” - such as giving an app the ability to bypass DND rules, drawing over other apps, installing APKs from unknown sources, accessing all device files, etc. IIRC, Google also requires that developers provide justification for requesting these permissions when submitting to the Google Play Store as well.

Runtime permissions were introduced in Android 6.0, which was released in 2015, I am not sure when the special permission system was implemented however.

krolden ,
@krolden@lemmy.ml avatar

Lol fuck windows

stoy ,

I doubt you’ll enjoy the experience…

krolden ,
@krolden@lemmy.ml avatar

They paywalled my condom so I had to raw dog

prex ,

Huh

Something I like about lemmy is that I can pick out this comment (or a sub comment) and sort by controversial.

Popcorn time - Upvotes all round!

Cryophilia ,

My lemmy experience got so much better when I blocked any community that talked almost exclusively about anything linux related.

Blaze ,

Same here

frauddogg ,
@frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

I feel you, but… Nah. Apple and Microsoft have thoroughly earned my hatred by now.

stoy ,

I agree with you, but there is a time and a place to advocate for linux, and it isn’t when someone is stressed and just want their computer up and running.

0stre4m ,

Look I worked for apple. There are things I cannot tell for legal reasons. But they are a whole new level of scummery.

stoy ,

Sure, I believe you, Apple is scummy, every huge corporation is scummy, but I still belive them to be less scummy than Google when it comes to privacy

0stre4m ,

You can de-google an android phone.

theguardian.com/…/apple-halts-practice-of-contrac…

They did that, apologised, and a month later they hired another company to do the exact same thing.

southsamurai , to asklemmy in Is he attracted to me?
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yeah, this one is too nebulous to answer one way or another. There’s too many possibilities involved to get to a point of certainty.

It is definitely possible for sure. But so is a simple desire for human contact, friendship, or just being bored while waking. Could be looking for friends for his dog.

It’s even possible that the guy read your smile as nervousness and is trying to alleviate that so neither of you has to change when/where you walk the dogs. Could be similar, but wanting to help your dog not feel nervous around him and his dog.

Missmuffet , to cat in This is Chalupa Batmanuel. He is a goober

What an excellent name

Vinny_93 ,

No doubt inspired by The League

jerkface , to youshouldknow in YSK that the recommended daily fiber intake is 25g for women and 38g for men in the USA. 95% of the country does not meet this amount.
@jerkface@lemmy.ca avatar

Fiber should be the principle and perhaps only macro nutrient most people interested in improving their health and weight should track. If you are consuming enough fiber, you are necessarily eating a large volume of healthy, calorie-poor food, and it becomes a challenge to overeat at all. Once you’ve got your fiber intake high enough you can basically eat anything you want in addition to that.

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