Free Friday is now over
I’ll be renaming it next week, hopefully we get some more interest next week, if not, no big deal. Hit and a miss, but I’m trying!
TIL Saint Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people and students
I think he would love Vegas source...
Linux vs Windows, my experience
Hi all, I bought a gaming PC with the intention of installing Linux to play recent games. I chose AMD for the GPU because I know the drivers are more optimized on Linux....
What is the legal difference between owning digital and physical media?
Sony is Sony is about to delete Mythbusters, Naked and Afraid, and tons of other Discovery shows from PlayStation users’ libraries even if they already “purchased” them....
Two issues with Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 via Lutris
I have Ubuntu 22.04, standard edition + KDE (if that matters)....
is there a Plex S4S community
Ive been in a s4s with a guy for a few years after chatting on a reddit share for share community and he went dark a few weeks back so I’m looking for a new s4s partner to help bridge content....
Ethical cloud (VPS) provider recommendation
Does such a thing exist? A coop cloud provider? A unonized cloud provider? An ethical cloud provider? A good guy cloud provider?
why doesn't GNOME have a mascot??
KDE not only has 1 mascot, they have over 6 or more mascots!! Yet GNOME only has the foot, that’s interesting, they need a mascot. And made by Tyson Tan or someone with a similar art style, it would be amazing!!! But anyway GNOME is the best desktop environment and it’s better if it’s vanilla with some small...
What small gift can I bring to someone who is feeling down?
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Questions about private trackers for the extremely paranoid (read: anonymous VPN users)?
TL;DR - 1. How do most PT’s track ratios? is it always by IP address or are there other methods. Asking bc IP address seems like it would be an issue on VPN. 2. Do all PT’s operate on ratios or are there other systems? 3. Which PT’s are best for competition and education tv shows? 4. other options besides PT’s?...
What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport?
e.g....
Do you run a private CA? Could you tell me about your certificate setup if you do?
Hi, I was looking at private CAs since I don’t want to pay for a domain to use in my homelab....
I've tried ownCloud.
Hey there!...
Recurring blue screens with various error codes, Win11
The system:...
Sega "Gold Cartridge" in Master System
Hi, I’m looking for info on the compatibility of the “Gold Cartridge” with regards to the Master System. I was looking at one of these and it says on the box that it’s made for the Mark III and Master System. However, the form factor is different than other Master System cartridges, and it’s also nothing like a Sega...
Do cats assume we shed skin?
Do you think your cat watches you change clothes assuming you shed skin regularly?...
"You have an adblocker installed" workaround
I went to thetvdb.com site yesterday and much to my surprise, they won’t let me in unless I subscribe or turn off my adblocker. Is there any workaround for this?
recommendations for 2.5 gig 48 port managed switch
Anybody see a 48 port managed 2.5 Gig ethernet switch for reasonable pricing yet? it seems like these are still either thousands of dollars or sold for chinese market without appropriate certificatiosn to be plugged into the north american electric grid. Any help would be appreciated (even better if it has 2-4 SFP+ 10 gig ports...
How do some people "read lips"?
Is it like a rough inference of what’s being said based on mouth movements, or is it more precise somehow? Would it be a mistake to think you knew exactly what was said by reading lips (even if you were good at it)?
How can I switch back to wayland on Manjaro GNOME?
I am using Manjaro GNOME. I wanted to use automatic1111, but it wasn’t recognising my graphics card (NVIDIA 1660 ti) and wasn’t proceeding to the next stage of installation (the terminal kept crashing when it got to a certain point), so Bing said that switching from wayland to x11 might fix it. I changed the...
Is there something I can add to a direct video URL to make it loop?
So if I have lorenipsum.com/test.mp4, can I modify it like so: lorenipsum.com/test.mp4?&loop=1 or some other append to make it loop?
Linux Mint 21.2 multiple Problems
Few days ago i switched back to LM 21.2 and everything worked fine. Installed Steam (native), gamemode (or was already installed), mangohud, xone, newer kernel, kisak-mesa, protonup-qt....
How loose is too loose on a Samsung T7 Shield?
I’ve just bought a Samsung T7 Shield SSD and the connection is fairly loose. I’ve seen people complaining about theirs being very loose to the point where it would just get disconnected with normal movements. In my case it is not as severe, as regularly it doesn’t seem to come off and, for example, when connected to my...
Why are LED power supplies called Drivers and not Ballasts?
They have the same function and every other type of light refers to them as a ballast, even the newer electronic power supplies for Neon and Argon are called Ballasts with no Iron core transformers needed.