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How should we recommend people sign up for Mastodon? The app seems to have errors

A friend decided to give it a try and so I recommended getting the app, but they got stuck when trying to make an account since they kept getting...

Question: restricting users?

I haven’t really used Linux, but I feel it might be useful for a potential project. Is it possible, and how doable is it, to have a password locked admin account and an open user account which is heavily restricted on what they can do? As in, not even browse files. Preferrably only desktop access where they can launch the apps...

Videos not playing in full FPS

Anyone know how to fix this issue? I’m on linux mint

HEVC_AMF / 10-Bit HEVC

Will or can the HEVC_AMF encoder support Profile 10 or 10-Bit HEVC? I’ve installed the full version of ffmpeg into the ffmpeg Batch converter I use but can’t seem to get the two things together. I’m a little vauge on terminology but I think I’m asking the correct question. Thanks!

Spooky or funny/horror YouTube videos for Halloween?

Here’s what I have so far:...

StreamQ down?

Website says the “undergoing maintenance” and has been for days. Is the service still working? I got their free trial a bit ago and liked it, and was right about to sign up when this happened....

I have an old wireless ball mouse with a sync button, can i make it work?

I have an old microsoft wireless ball mouse, i have the dongle but it has ps/2 connectors (i know about ps/2 to usb but i dont want to use it as the dongle is big). Is there way to use a usb wifi card(tp-link) as the reciever and make it work?

How do I access my ssd where installed windows in Hyprland?

In xfce (thunar) i see window where i enter the root password and can use the ssd...

Holding a life without any talents.

tvmucho paywall

anyone know a way to get past their paywall

please help me out with a sound card problem i have

OK so on windows my soundblaster x4 can output both the spdif digital output thing and the analog audio to my headphones at the same time and use the volume knob to adjust the volume of them so one gets louder the other quieter....

What are my legal rights if my data is stored against my will?

I figured this is the right community to ask, since I assume you must know the legal stuff surrounding your passion. I am a EU citizen, if that matters....

What's the best or a way to request an invitation to Lobste.rs?

I enjoy lurking but sometimes I would really like to be able to engage with points or learn more about niche® details :) Anyone want to give me a nudge in the right direction?

Less astringency: Grind finer

A lot of people already know this, I’m sure, but it’s a bit counterintuitive, and here’s hoping it helps any beginners scrolling through....

Piggybacking off the selfhosting email post earlier, does anyone have experience self hosting anon addy?

I’d really like to use the service and in fact I wish I’d been using it forever. But I want to do it right and self host it. It’s just, maybe the most complicated thing I’ve ever seen....

Why did the sound vanish from all of my recording devices at the same moment?

I am seeking a scientific explanation behind this phenomenon which is unprecedented to me....

Where do you fall politically?

I’m hoping this doesn’t start a fight, I’m just curious what the political orientation is of this community. I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me, like interest in LGBTQ and women’s rights, environmentalism,...