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Shkshkshk , (edited ) to science
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New research shows that the insects flying around the streetlights are in fact in a living hell that we made for bugs.

@science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-44785-3

Essentially, their tiny bug brains think the light is the sunset, so they keep turning to keep the "sun" at the same angle so they can go "straight." No matter how far they fly, they don't make any progress. They are trapped in this little hell we made just for them, not understanding why they can't get to where they are going.

Microplasticbrain ,

Oh i bet, bugs evolve fast

m3t00 ,
@m3t00@lemmy.world avatar

they will evolve. they don’t seem to have any trouble breeding

ajsadauskas , to fediverse
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Time for an ICQ for the Fediverse?

Looks like ICQ is finally shutting down, just as interest in retro internet tools is growing.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

@fediverse

singpolyma ,
@singpolyma@lemmy.ml avatar

Cheogram Android has the send half of URL preview. I will be adding display on the receive side this year when I get the time.

interdimensionalmeme ,

Thanks for suggestion I will try that one

NPR , to random
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Scientists restore brain cells impaired by a rare genetic disorder

A therapy that restores brain cells impaired by a rare genetic disorder may offer a strategy for treating conditions like autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/30/1247900797/timothy-syndrome-genetic-disorder-brain-cells-restored?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

PatternChaser ,
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@GreenRoc @Dremmwel @pa @NPR @actuallyautistic

The background to this is that people have a choice: be yourself, and get rejected, or pretend to be NT, and get rejected, but not as quickly or as often. The NT population WILL NOT accept us for what we are!

Dremmwel ,
@Dremmwel@mamot.fr avatar

@PatternChaser
Again, I was not talking about 'curing' anything with the objective of being accepted by NTs. I was talking about controlling some signs autistic people can find a burden for themselves.
It's not about searching a 'cure' to have a NT seal of approval, it's just pursuing researches such as some autistic ppl can feel better at their own level / with their own objectives. Someone was talking about pain perception level. It's a good example.
@GreenRoc @pa @NPR @actuallyautistic

uhrbaan , to fediverse
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@fediverse Fediverse user growth jumped to ~50'000'000 users. What happened ?
The FediDB Fediverse User Growth graph shows a significant jump in user count in February. Software distribution is also 81% other, and the biggest server is fediverse.hanbitgaram.com with 39 million users ! What happened ?
https://fedidb.org/

GustavoFring ,

Why must you turn this instance into a house of lies!?!

Flaky ,
@Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

AFAIK, no bridges to Bluesky are actually active yet, and Bridgy Fed is considering ways of going opt-in.

teahands , to ukcasual
@teahands@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

In the ever-growing pantheon of fancy iced treats, I believe the humble lemonade lolly is still the superior choice.

And if you're turning your nose up at this right now, I encourage you to give it a go. Most refreshing, tastes like childhood.

@ukcasual

Duchess ,
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It’s much appreciated lol

ShitOnABrick , (edited )
@ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world avatar

Nah Mr wippy with a 99p flake is banging

jlou , to technology

Longtermism poses a real threat to humanity

https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/08/longtermism-threat-humanity

"AI researchers such as Timnit Gebru affirm that longtermism is everywhere in Silicon Valley. The current race to create advanced AI by companies like OpenAI and DeepMind is driven in part by the longtermist ideology. Longtermists believe that if we create a “friendly” AI, it will solve all our problems and usher in a utopia, but if the AI is “misaligned”, it will destroy humanity...."

@technology

lloram239 ,

effective altruism specifically encourages wealthy people to keep their wealth to themselves, so that they can use their billionaire galaxy brains to more effectively direct that capital towards long-term good.

And how is that a bad thing? The alternative is to spend money on stuff that doesn’t work or even is actively harmful. The argument here is literally use less brain, do more pointless feelgood measures.

If, as they see it, Mars colonies tomorrow will help more people than healthcare or UBI or solar farms will today

Are we forgetting that Musk has an electric car company and used to have a solar company (since been absorbed into Tesla). He doesn’t just want to go to Mars, he does a lot of other stuff as well. Also why should billionaires be responsible for UBI and healthcare? If Musk would spend all his money on healthcare, you’d have healthcare for about three months before he is bankrupt. That kind of stuff is the governments job.

Mars ,
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It’s an amazing ideology to have because if you can create a plausible future benefit you can do any real evil and feel like the good guy!

  • Stealed billions in wages from your workers? It’s alright, the funds will be used for you to gain influence and guide humanity to a better future!
  • Did you release a bioweapon in some global south country? It’s all right! Overpopulation was a danger 5 or 6 generations from now!
  • Destroyed democracy! It does not matter. Fascism today ensures democracy in the year 4000, trust me bro!
linuxFan , to fediverse
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@fediverse Vlemmy refugees logging in from elsewhere, how's it working?

linuxFan ,
@linuxFan@lib.lgbt avatar

I had 3 communities I was trying to build up and now, nothing. I finally made a new Lemmy account, but I don’t know if I want to restart those communities.

I’m thinking about starting my own instance (with blackjack and hookers of course) but that has its own set of headaches. I just want to make content, not spend my day being an admin.

Chickerino ,

yea, im still hoping that vlemmy’s just having some major technical issues and will come back soon but judging by some evidence (mainly the donation/github pages being deleted), i dont know if that’ll ever happen

ajsadauskas , to asklemmy
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I'm thinking seriously about getting Google out of my life, and trying NextCloud.

Looking to get a personal account through a managed provider.

Does anyone have any experience with it?

How does it compare to ownCloud?

Any hosts I should look at or avoid?

Any apps I should get for it, or avoid?

Any issues I should be aware of before I switch?

@asklemmy

Aux ,

I trialled the self hosted NextCloud for a while, but the quality of apps is just meh. So instead I bought a Synology NAS. Turned out their apps are actually on par with Google. And you own everything.

voklen ,

Kind of, you can share individual albums so it is possible to share all but one. This may or may not be practical though depending on your album structure.

Another option is to share your entire library but archive the photos you don’t want to be seen.

It would be good of there was an official feature for this but these are currently the two best options.

fell , (edited ) to linux
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I am once again considering to write my own window manager

...unless the setup I am thinking of is already possible, let me construct this in your head:

On the top of the screen, there is narrow status bar, which is split into two parts. On the right side of the bar, you have your clock, your battery, your signal strength and so on.

On the left side, there is a clickable tab for every window you have opened. It's like browser tabs: Every window always uses the entire space below the status bar.

On the far left, there could be an icon which opens a searchable list of applications, kind of like but vertical. Everything supports mouse input as you would expect.

Does that exist? Should I make it? It would be awesome for smaller screens, like phones.

Edit: I should add that I'm planning to run it on a Nokia N900 with a single 600 MHz CPU core, 256 MB RAM and a resolution of 800×480 pixels. Existing full desktop environments like Xfce4, LXDE, and so on are way to heavy to run.

@linux @linux @linux @linux

merthyr1831 ,

Unless you wanna write your own window manager (all the power to you!) almost any barebones window manager can pretty much be customised to meet your needs with their scripting APIs.

Oh damn, maybe you might wanna write your own for such a specific use case.

demesisx ,
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You can do this with XMonad and XMobar.

VENMusica , to linux
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@linux any global mesh networks that could replace ISP's?

Eloquent_Vogon ,
@Eloquent_Vogon@infosec.exchange avatar

@eclipse off lan on public LoRa if possible

eclipse ,

Meshtastic just forwards your requests through other peoples devices until it gets where it needs. It acts as a big repeater system. I haven’t experimented with it much outside of just sending messages. I think you are able to transfer actual small files but that’s the limits.

VENMusica , to linux
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@linux I just switched from windows 10 to Ubuntu Studio last Saturday, just wrapped up the transition yesterday. I love Linux. It is how a computer should be. I lost access to my audio interface, Keyscape VST and Valorant, but I have gained so much more. The Terminal is so much better than Windows neutered offering

VENMusica OP ,
@VENMusica@mastodon.social avatar

@Toidi @the_postminimalist haha I ended up getting rid of all of what you listed , but for someone just starting out and doesn't have money for much, its perfect

Toidi ,

Yeah there is just so much choice now with Linux audio, all of those above are good for beginners. My son regularly uses Guitarix and hydrogen when he is working on something new, before the band get together with the real hardware. Ardour is a great introductory DAW that people can learn before they move on to something like Reaper or pro tools.

With the introduction of pipewire as well recently, the whole Alsa, jack, pulse nightmare is rapidly looking like a thing of the past.

HornofBalance , to games
@HornofBalance@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

Horn of Balance - an indie 2D zelda-like

I'm developing 'Horn of Balance', a 2D zelda-like featuring 12 non-linear dungeons, 2 interconnected worlds and a TON of secrets.

Right now, the project is live on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance) and we've almost hit the funding goal with just 24 hours left!

There's also a free demo on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738140/Horn_of_Balance/) and Itch.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

@games

mnemonicmonkeys ,

They don’t need to if the assets are just similar instead of straight-up copies

Psythik ,

Well I don’t necessarily mean copy the graphics, but more of the gameplay of that era. A N64/GameCube-like title with modern graphics is what I’m looking for.

otl , to selfhosted
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Follow-up: OpenBSD routers on AliExpress mini PCs

I got lots of replies to the last post showing the little OpenBSD internet gateway setup (super interesting; thanks!). Here's more info and pictures:
https://www.srcbeat.com/2024/02/aliexpress-openbsd-router/

Something I've been meaning to share for years now.

@selfhosted

areyouevenreal ,

Normally you use a separate AP to do that. BSDs don’t normally have good support for WiFi cards. Consumer WiFi cards aren’t really meant for use as APs anyway.

Decronym Bot ,

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters More Letters
AP WiFi Access Point
NAS Network-Attached Storage
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand

[Thread for this sub, first seen 4th Mar 2024, 20:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

radlschorsch , to random German
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Wo bleiben die Universitäten im Fediverse?

Warum betreiben Universitäten nicht schon längst eigene Mastodon-Instanzen?

Warum bekommen Studierende nicht mit der Immatrikulation auch einen Mastodon-Handle?

Warum hosten Universitäten Vorlesungsvideos nicht über PeerTube im Fediverse?

Es gibt einiges, das für ein stärkeres Engagement von Universitäten im Fediverse spricht.

Ein Aufruf den man nur unterstützen kann!

https://netzpolitik.org/2023/aufruf-hochschulen-aller-laender-ins-fediverse/

sarahjelm ,
@sarahjelm@mastodon.social avatar

@Oozenet @RichardShaw @srfirehorseart @radlschorsch @academicchatter @edutooters
It’s definitely a system thing …
Every new professor & research student should be forced to read Stuart Richie’s Science Fictions as an introduction ;)

dsfgs ,

@bensb @srfirehorseart @radlschorsch @academicchatter @edutooters
Where are universities on a whole host of things, including furthering the availability of free-license and open-source software which they seem to be doing less and less.

We think universities are well placed to also provide I2P nodes and nodes for other federated systems.

To us it seems that universities have largely been , in they act more as real-estate developers regrettably.

crimedad , to pics

[OC] Neighbor's house just went up.

Not sure how long it was going before the fire department arrived, but it was maybe ten minutes between when I heard the sirens and the fire was under control.

@pics

Firefighters on top of the house, apparently , cutting a hole in the roof to vent the heat and smoke.

jiji ,
@jiji@lemmy.world avatar

Ohhhh I see that now gotcha. Thank you!

Alchemy ,
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C/pics world first.

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