Remember when it was a big deal if you chose .zip, .rar, or 7z, etc? Now we all have so much bandwidth it doesn't matter.
Motherboard upgrade
Considering upgrading my gaming rig with the following bundle ->...
best foss replacement for microsoft launcher?
i’ve been trying to get rid of non-foss garbage as much as possible but i haven’t found anything to replace the microsoft launcher yet, a few good candidates but they were all either underbaked or too unstable to use. Any suggestions?
Linux on old School Machines?
Hi all, the private school I work at has a tonne of old windows 7/8 era desktops in a student library. The place really needs upgrades but they never seem to prioritise replacing these machines. Ive installed Linux on some older laptops of mine and was wondering if you all think it would be worth throwing a light Linux distro on...
Is it possible to use Linux without the command line?
We’ve all heard it before: People claiming Linux isn’t a viable alternative cause you can’t run it without using the command line....
What are your favourite moments in videogames?
For me it is opening credits sequence in Nier Automata, Shadowlord’s castle in Nier Replicant and AI reveal in MGS2. All these three games are masterclass in storytelling.
Lemmy.ml tankie censorship problem
I feel like we need to talk about Lemmy’s massive tankie censorship problem. A lot of popular lemmy communities are hosted on lemmy.ml. It’s been well known for a while that the admins/mods of that instance have, let’s say, rather extremist and onesided political views. In short, they’re what’s colloquially referred to...
Anyone else have this happen after grabbing a coffee?
I grab a cup coffee from a shop and it’s ruined because the barista is wearing cologne or perfume that inevitably has gotten on the cup and it’s all I can smell when I take a sip. I guess 2 things, this means 1 they haven’t thoroughly washed their hands, and 2 I can’t drink the coffee because it smells so bad and I have...
[Closed] Help/Advices about debugging zfs pool issues
Hi all,...
Is a peanut butter sandwich a balanced meal?
I mean carbs in the bread, proteins and fat in the peanut butter. Use wholemeal bread for fibers....
Do you use both a personal desktop and laptop?
I’m moreso curious if laptop functions have been offloaded to phones. If you have a full gaming desktop, do you see the use case for an additional laptop? or if most people here don’t see the need for the increased processing power of a desktop, do you just use your laptop and a phone?...
If your life story was turned into a book,, what would the title be?
how do you apply Isopropyl alcohol to clean a notebook's surface and keys?
after reading www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Keyboard and other sources I used a 75% isopropyl alcohol solution to clean my black and grey plastic notebook’s keys and surface....
List of useful BTRFS tools
Hi, I want to do an “awesome things” list with BTRFS tools...
Proof these sheet music pages existed?
Came about these sheet pages of Beethoven, Clementi and Mozart...
Is it possible to safely "give away" a Steam account to a stranger?
I’m pretty sure I’m done with Steam gaming, haven’t launched a game in almost a year, and generally want to move away from DRM....
Fedora 40 boot hangs with kernel 6.8.10
For the past couple days, my Fedora 40 install has been hanging with kernel 6.8.10-300....
Most painless way to play Old School Runescape on Linux?
I see there are several different ways to install OSRS on Linux - flatpaks, Android emulators, Steam, etc. - but can anyone recommend the best as far as ease of setup? With lack of glitches being the second priority?...
President Biden is the First President Elected From The Silent Generation
This is kinda blowing my mind right now....
PieFed development update, June 2024 - Peertube, Polls
cross-posted from: piefed.social/post/128173...
open-source nvidia driver with flatpak
Hopefully this is the right place to ask. Lemme know otherwise....
Non-Political Connections Left and Right
Welcome to Non-Political Connections Left and Right, where the boundaries of red and blue fade away, and the threads of shared humanity take center stage....
Is there no mobile app for Hubzilla?
I think Hubzilla is very good. But how do you use it on a mobile device?
How come no true use for recent AI developments has been found yet?
I saw people complaining the companies are yet to find the next big thing with AI, but I am already seeing countless offer good solutions for almost every field imaginable. What is this thing the tech industry is waiting for and what are all these current products if not what they had in mind?...