Evkob

Evkob , 10 months ago

I think you’re confusing pity with empathy.

In any case, it’s pretty clear that the original comment bore no ill intent, so why are you reacting so aggressively?

Evkob , 10 months ago

I usually write FOSS since I like acronyms, but when I speak I’d say open-source. I don’t see how open-source is any more confusing than free software, considering most people would immediately think “free as in beer”.

Evkob , 10 months ago

I can’t imagine why, he sounds like exactly the type of person police departments go for.

Evkob , 10 months ago

No Heelies at the hockey rink for me. Last I checked, they still had the printed-out Word document in Times New Roman posted up on the bulletin board.

Evkob , 10 months ago

• Eat vegan, the more local and the less processed the better.
• Opt for cycling, walking, or public transit rather than owning and driving a car.
• Shop secondhand (thrift stores, FB Marketplace, Kijiji, yard sales) whenever possible, especially clothing and electronics.
• Re-examine your consumption habits, we probably don’t need (nor really even want) like half the stuff we buy.

Evkob , 10 months ago

I think they’re asking “If you use one only for specific circumstances, what are those circumstances?”

Evkob , 10 months ago

Their weird crypto rewards system is what turns me off the most.

Evkob , 10 months ago

He’s just very British, I think. IIRC, he also plays a bit of a character inspired by BBC reporters of his youth on camera.

If you listen to him in a context other than his main channel (I love his Lateral podcast) he doesn’t come off as smug at all really.

Evkob , 10 months ago

My mom’s phone is full of videos of her saying “oh shit” because she meant to take a photo. I really need to make a backup of those for when she’s gone.

Evkob , 10 months ago

I know a guy who has Elmer Fudd next to his asshole with a speech bubble which reads “Come on out you wascally wabbit!”

Evkob , 10 months ago

Mozilla is shitty, so you’re opting for Google instead? That’s like saying the air quality is bad, and opting to jump in the ocean and drown.

Evkob , 10 months ago

Oh sorry, my reading comprehension is clearly lacking :P I’ve been eyeing LibreWolf for a while, but I’m mostly too lazy to switch my addons over.

Evkob , 10 months ago

I use EndeavourOS. I like pacman and AUR, as well as the fact that Arch-based distros are well-supported by most software. I’m too much of a noob/too lazy to setup an OS without a GUI installer though, which is why I prefer Endeavour over Arch.

Evkob , 10 months ago

Neolauncher!

Evkob OP , 10 months ago

It’s done this with multiple files, even ones which previously worked. The blanks are from the same spindle, and I’ve also tested with another batch. My PC can’t read them either.

Evkob OP , 10 months ago

Her current setup already can read files from a USB, she still insists on DVDs. I don’t really think she can wrap her mind around how files are as permanent as DVDs. Any technology is basically magic in her eyes, and I think having a physical disc that plays a movie is much less overwhelming to her.

But I adore that woman so I want to get her her movies, obsolete technology be damned.

Evkob OP , 10 months ago

Yeah that’s kinda the only conclusion I could come to, this post is really a last-ditch effort to see if anyone more knowledgeable than me could figure anything out before I spend money on new hardware. Like if something I did in the BIOS while figuring out my dual-boot could have messed up any firmware settings for the disc drive or some other sort of issue.

Evkob OP , 10 months ago

This is a fair comment, and would definitely have helped me out 15 or so years ago when I was trying to figure out how to burn DVDs for myself :P

Evkob OP , 10 months ago

I’ve tried with multiple batches, from oldish to brand new.

Evkob , 11 months ago

It’s tiring hearing people discuss how myself and people like me shouldn’t have rights, so I try to avoid it.

The fact that it’s much easier to avoid bigotry by sticking to queer-created content says more about cishet people than it does about LGBTQ+ folks.

Evkob , 11 months ago

As someone also near the border between Gen Z and Millennial, I relate a lot to this comment. I was also the family tech kid, and since like middle school I’ve always told people “I’m not good with computers, I just know how to use a search engine”

My “computer literacy” is literally just basic research skills; knowing how to formulate a web search and how to identify bad sources.

Evkob , 11 months ago

See github.com/lgg/awesome-keepass for a curated list of KeePass clients for various OSes! :)

I’ve been using KeePassXC for a while, I like it much better than the official client. But even the official client’s download page give you a list of alternative clients.

Evkob , 1 year ago

There are torrent sites on the megathread… You just have to scroll down to where it says “Torrents” rather than direct download. I’ll be honest, you come off as a bit entitled in this post. Calling a free resource that someone took the time to make “useless” just because you didn’t take the time to scroll down is a bit rude, IMO. Not that I think you meant to come off that way.

Anyway, here’s a link to the torrenting section on FMHY’s piracy resource list.. The link should automatically scroll down to the list of torrent sites ;)

Evkob , 1 year ago

Hey props to you for acknowledging it, we all have our moments!

I definitely feel you on how frustrating it can be sometimes to access information in the piracy community, both due to potential legal repercussions and to a certain insularity. Pirates don’t always want to share the cool new thing, because sometimes when too many people start knowing about the cool new thing, corporations will also learn about the cool new thing and want to shut it down.

1337x.to has been my go-to for a while, I rarely fail to find what I’m looking for there!

Evkob , 1 year ago

Your policing of conversation isn’t really adding to the discussion either, is it? You could just downvote, or better yet, ignore it and move on.

Evkob , 11 months ago

“Trying”? I’d say you succeeded in putting seasoning on your fries.