Technical question: how can I find out what type of server (Mastodon/Pixelfed/Firefish/Peertube/etc) a site is running on?
While working on Fedimojis, I’d like to check that the link entered by the user is actually a Mastodon server, to avoid bugs or loading thousands of emojis from Pixelfed instances that don’t distinguish between local and external emojis....
what is the big differences between LE SD Oled and the OLED 1TB regular SD?
I’m looking at getting a 1TB SD but I’m trying to figure out if the Limited Edition SD is worth beyond the look of it. If it’s just looks then I probably will get the regular 1TB Steam Deck.
how do i transfer voice recordings / notes from my iphone to my pc (linux)
linux mint lts jammy, i tried ifuse and i could get my cam roll but couldnt find the voice recordings or notes. any advice?
What do you think the difference is between living, and dying?
I’ve always considered the nature of living to be to grow, to become more – and the nature of dying to be reduced, to become less. Sort of like taking the derivative of what you are, the rate of change…...
I'm poorly and would like cheering up please
Went down with a mysterious cough on Tuesday night. Seemed like just a bad cold Wednesday, got worse and added dizziness to the mix Thursday, now today the dizziness is gone (hooray) but whatever I’ve got has changed tack and is trying out severe nausea on me instead (booo)....
[Solved] Trees supposedly take 30 years *before* they absorb CO₂. Why?
I often hear science-adjacent folks stating that a tree needs to be 30 years old before it starts absorbing CO₂, usually paired with the statement that it’s therefore pointless to start planting tons of trees now for slowing climate change....
Is there a name for downplaying your suffering because other people have bigger problems?
I am looking for a term to describe the line of thinking that goes something like “I hate my work, I am sick all the time, I am depressed, I can’t find happiness. But I should be happy. Those problems don’t matter. All my problems are so insignificant, there are little. They’re just some stupid first world problems. I...
Plex permission denied adding files to library.
So I’m on plex scanning my library to get new videos added and they show up briefly then quickly disappear. So I looked into logs and plex is spitting out a boat load of permission denied logs....
Any experience with teaching kids Linux?
Any one here has any experience with teaching 8 to 12 years old kids Linux?
Current state of Intel Arc graphics cards on Linux?
I was offered an Intel Arc graphics card, but I couldn’t find any information about how they work with Linux that was less than 7 months old. Any of you know how well Arc GPUs are currently working on Linux?
Stereotypical religious nutjobs in the 80s and 90s were all "The end is nigh!" Now that science supports them, they're all "Everything is A-OK!"
Which Desktop / Window Manager is most secure?
I use KDE. Some use GNOME. Most other options are probably to be left out as X11 is unsafe....
Iranian FM, Hezbollah Leader Discuss Regional Developments
Why do a lot of fediverse instances put their software (i.e. Lemmy/Mastodon) in their name somehow?
It kind of makes me think of how odd it would have been if many of the old forums named themselves like bookclub.phpbulletin.com, metalheads.vbulletin.net, or something....
Are there capture cards with such low latency you can use them to game through a computer?
I have a few consoles setup on my desk and I think it would be neat to be able forgo switching inputs on my monitor....
NFC payments on GrapheneOS
Hi, I want to pay with online prepaid visa in person. I could add it to Google Pay, but Google Pay doesn’t support NFC payments on GrapheneOS. Do you know any other app that lrts you do that?
Why are some modern tvs' audiovideo settings still sliders/incremental without an option for exact number input?
This is something on tvs and even PC monitors/speakers that’s left me a little confused. Sliders/incremental input are okay for basic settings adjustments, but if you know exactly what you want your settings at…Why isn’t there a direct number input option on more devices?...
If there was an afterlife, how would it work?
Rational replies only, please.
tip for dealing with audio mixing in movies
common complaint about movie audio is ‘the speech is too quiet and the action is too loud’. this can be resolved with dynamic range compression or normalization. ffmpeg provides a normalization filter called dynaudnorm which u can use in mpv via --af=“dynaudnorm”.
Do aircraft carrying live animals have "cabin crew" French
You may have heard the story about the plane which had to turn around due to a horse in the cargo bay ATC Exchange (Skip to the comment section they are pretty fun)...
My weird KDE plasma workflow
Notes...
What is the weirdest/strangest thing you find comfort in?
For me its opening the apple weather app and the map in it and watching the temperatures and wind patterns all around the world...
Fixed Arch install error
Fixed by using grub....
Critics of capitalism, what concrete economic policies do you support?
Capitalism is criticized a lot on here (especially by American users, it seems to me). Most of that seems well-founded, but I also have the feeling that most of these complaints are simply venting and not the first step to improvement....