Easy WM based desktops to use
As a beginner I mainly focused on Cinnamon, XFCE and GNOME but want to try out a windowing DE on a VM to get a feel for things....
Who says "...maxing" nowadays?
I have read people write and heard people say words like “jobmaxing”, “hobbymaxing” and stuff like that. I guess I understand what these words mean, but I am confused as to where the “…maxing” thing comes from....
Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?
I’m just a regular person making about $70K a year in a big city, and I’ve recently felt incredibly powerless dealing with private companies. For instance, my landlord’s auto-pay system had a glitch that excluded my pet rent and water bill. I ended up with over $1,000 in late fees. Despite hours on the phone, it turns out...
Rust developers are frustrated with Linux C kernel developers.
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/30414136...
"REM sleep is the next AI"
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/19628702...
Steam stuck on logging in for anyone else?
Having a unique issue where steam is not logging in for me. Its stuck on the logging pop up and stays like that. Is anybody else having this issue? I’m on Ubuntu, it was just working about 10 hours ago. I made and reverted a change thinking that’s what caused it but that doesn’t seem to be the case....
What are some good games with really awesome stories?
(With a Linux version or at least works good with Proton) Edit: just bought disco Elysium, going to post updates in the comments when I try it tomorrow. It’s on sale until tomorrow in case anyone is going to purchase it.
What are your three must-have software?
Mastering Essay Writing for Academic Excellence
Essay writing is a crucial skill for students aiming to excel in their academic pursuits. It involves more than just compiling words into paragraphs; it is an art that requires critical thinking, analysis, and the ability to articulate thoughts clearly. Whether you are writing an argumentative essay, a research paper, or a...
Help me with QubeOS (as beginner)
Hello, I’m beginner to QubeOS and I don’t know really how to use it properly. I’m not really an absolute beginner in Linux (running it since 2 years), but I’ve never tried it and these I wanna try so installed it 2 days ago. At first it’s very good, not laggy, etc… It’s what I want! But today I want to really set...
What happened to HMD/Nokia between the 2017 - 2019 period?
Back when I was a high-school student in this 2017 - 2019 era, HMD released a lot of different devices, including a diverse smartphone portfolio covering every segment imaginable....
We have been played for fools
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/3333079
Is WattOS open source?
I’m incredibly close to pulling the trigger to make WattOS my new distro for my netbook. I’ve been using antiX for a while and it’s really great overall but the lack of systemd has worn me down I feel. A few programs I want to use just don’t work properly without systemd and I don’t have the patience to fill in the...
You can't park that there mate
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Triple Buffering pushed to Gnome 48
Retargeted triple buffering to GNOME 48 instead of trying to upstream it in 47 at the last minute. Actually upstream wants it in 47 more than we do. But recent code reviews are both too numerous to resolve quickly and too destabilizing if implemented fully. So I’m not going to do that so close to release. There are still no...
How different would the world be if school never ended but you could leave and come back anytime you elect to?
In this alternate universe school is completely funded by the government and housing is included.
What’s the Autism Vibe and Crazy Monkey Business Here?
Hey, you wild deaf monkeys at Lemmy. I’ve just wandered into this crazy jungle, and I’ve got to ask, are we all rocking the same type of autism here, or is this place a mixed bag of spectrum madness? But here’s the real deal. What’s that one messed-up, Ebola-level, turtle-paced, or dead-19-year-old-turkey quirk that...
Interesting to see how dead the MMORPG genre has become. Are there still players around?
Mostly referring to the release of the latest WoW extension which isn’t discussed anywhere (or maybe I missed it)
NSA and Ghidra
Do people trust Ghidra? How come it’s been developed by the NSA? From an outsider perspective, that sounds so weird!...
How is Open Source project work paid?
Forgive me but this part of the open source and foss confuses me. If you code and release an open source and free piece of software like say, a robust video player such as VLC, how is that dev being paid?...
Exposure time/ shutter speed is capped
Why is the exposure time/ shutter speed for my phone capped at 1/2 (half a second)? I would like to take photos with an exposure time of up to 30 seconds. Even when installing other apps, like GCam or Open Camera, it is not possible to increase the exposure time. I have an Fairphone 4 with Android 13....
How do I uninstall my browser along with all its data?
I recently installed chromium, created a new user and logged into a website. After my work was done, I removed chromium with “sudo dnf remove chromium”....
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