GFGJewbacca

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to linux in What are you most excited when it comes to linux in 2024?

I’ve been running Fedora 39 on my ASUS gaming laptop because it’s the only OS that natively supports the utility to deal with the discreet graphics card. I was thinking about using bazzite for the next gaming desktop I build. What do you think about it? I’ve been using Nobara on my Surface Pro 4, but I can’t update using dnf anymore because it would alter some protected drivers, and I don’t want that issue with another distro.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to gaming in Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 10th

Celeste is a wonderfully brutal game. I love the characters and the whole idea behind, “conquer a hard thing just to say I did it.” To be fair, that is what it feels like when climbing mountains or other large rock structures

Plants vs Zombies is the best tower defense game out there. Y’all can fight me on that.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to nottheonion in France passes law protecting cocks' right to crow in the countryside

Did you know that Alfred Krupp, one of the guys responsible for the arms race that led to World War 1, absolutely loved the smell of horse manure? He loved it to a point where he built a house designed so he could always smell it. Wild stuff.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to asklemmy in Do you like or dislike people in general? Why?

That always makes me think of this great moment from “Men In Black.”

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to news in Sudan: Designation of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Committed in Sudan

I’m glad at least someone on Lemmy is talking about what’s been happening in Sudan. Too many of us are neglecting their plight, along with those in Ethiopia, The Ivory Coast, CAR and The DRC.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to memes in Poltergeist's & home decor....

The “live, laugh, love” pillow is a nice touch. I wouldn’t mind this kind of poltergeist in my house…as long as they make good design choices.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to news in Man federally charged after firing shots outside New York synagogue, officials say

Uh… Chanukkah is the least important holiday on the calendar. A shitty thing for this guy to do, but the high holy days were months ago.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to pcgaming in Dead Cells team annouces Windblown, a flashy, action-packed rougelite

I still love playing Dead Cells. I’m planning on putting this on my wishlist for when it goes on sale. Hopefully there’s co-op too.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to worldnews in Burkina abandons French as an official language

I can understand why the government would want to do away with the colonial language. It’s a reminder of a dark time. However, the decision of what the official language(s) should be can lead to some tricky politics. If one local language is elevated, it gives an advantage to those who grew up speaking it. This is especially hard for minority languages from indigenous peoples.

An example of this is in Botswana, where I’m currently living. The Tswana people came up from South Africa and displaced indigenous populations like the San and Herero. After independence in 1966 from being a British protectorate, they made English the official language and Setswana the national language. English is used in education and government, but everyone is also expected to learn Setswana to function in society. For those who didn’t grow up speaking Setswana or who don’t learn it, it’s harder or impossible to get good healthcare or a good job.

Language politics can get really messy when there are lots of local languages. I worry about what might happen as a result of this decision.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to news in Two babies were infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

My wife and I are caring for our 2 month old daughter, and this just scared me a bunch. We’re not using formula from the company in question, but the fact that this happens is terrifying.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to technology in Japanese Institute breaks optical fiber speed record with 22.9 petabits per second — 1,000 times faster than existing cables

I heard GLADOS as I was reading that too. I loved both games. Took me a long time to beat the single player of Portal 2, but damn it was worth it

GFGJewbacca OP , 7 months ago to linux in Made the switch to KDE

Yes! I wholeheartedly agree with you. There are pieces of GNOME I wish I could bring into KDE, and vice versa.

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to memes in POV: you're American

Carl’s Jr has deemed you an unfit parent!

GFGJewbacca , 7 months ago to news in A teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing American Airlines

Lawyers for the 14-year-old and her parents say that American “knew or should have known the flight attendant was a danger.” They say the failure of other crew members to confiscate the employee’s phone allowed him to destroy evidence.

Well that’s pretty damning. Makes me wonder how many other times this flight attendant has done this.

GFGJewbacca OP , 7 months ago to linux in Made the switch to KDE

Sleek is a great way to describe GNOME. It’s really pretty and slick, and I was sure happy with how it worked. Plus, with all my google accounts hooked into GNOME, Evolution just pulled all that info and gave me real easy access to my mail. I wish KMail did the same thing.