AnimalsDream

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I don't think that's true. I have a 20+ year old iBook G3 that I keep around to tinker with Mac OS 7-9. The usb slots either don't work, or at least don't support newer usb drives, so it's only a matter of time before I hop over to the Macintosh Garden and start burning discs again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Accounts come and go, but shitposting is forever.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Unfortunately you're going to have to rewatch every episode of Star Trek you previously watched, but this time use Linux to do it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

"MiStEr OwL, hOw MaNy LiCkS dOeS iT tAkE tO gEt To ThE cEnTeR oF a ToOtSiE PaWp?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The thing I don't get about these self-host apps is why so many of them exist when the thing they do would be better to implement as a run of the mill offline program.

I just want to auto-import recipes from websites into a cookbook app without any fuss. We do not need to bring a server into this equation!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Going to be honest. I was looking into sources of bulk organic goods and saw that Eden Foods sells 55 gallon barrels of soy sauce for roughly $3,000. Far beyond justifying for any pay I've ever had, but for how much soy sauce I go through it is tempting that it's there.

But then again I opted not to buy anything from that company because the founder is very openly Catholic, and I don't know what their political leanings are. I'd rather not accidentally support another Hobby Lobby if I can avoid it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It was in mine, for a while. Like with the salt, the iodine levels in seaweed are generally so high that only a tiny amount is necessary. In some dishes I couldn't taste it at all, and in others it would add a subtle seafood quality to the dish. It's often a key ingredient in mock seafoods.

If you're somebody who is extremely committed to the 'whole' in whole foods, it's the defacto choice. Otherwise it's just nice to have more options.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Another thing I hate about the motor vehicle system. It's designed around, and for, the road rage assholes - the very people who cause the most accidents.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Assuming there's even equal performance, that is impressive for Linux since the majority of games have to be run through a Windows compatibility layer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Even without iodized salt it's easy to get iodine on a plant-based diet, it just comes down to adding a small amount of some kind of seaweed each day, dulse flakes being a good choice.

But iodized salt is simpler, cheaper, more available, so that's usually my default.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

What is your thyroid disorder?

 

That's probably my biggest complaint with the looter shooter genre - they're all made with ps3-gen and later design sensibilities. When I play games like Quake, I want those to have rpg mechanics, loot, and an open-ish world structure like Borderlands.

And when I play Borderlands I wish it didn't have the iron sights (semi optional as they are), and combat mechanics that promote cover-style shooting. My character feels like a snail. I want to bunny hop around these open environments in fast chaotic skirmishes.

Anybody else feel similarly?

 

Not a tech support question, I'm just curious. I recently installed it. Everything is working great, feels like I got a whole new laptop compared to my previous setup. I haven't tried out any of btrfs's unique features, so I dunno, nothing special I can report about it. Coming from Debian I was just surprized by how different Fedoras installer defaults are. Do you agree with btrfs being a default option?

 

I keep thinking about this.

  1. Most retro handhelds do not have cellular network chips, gps, or even built it microphones or cameras in many cases. But many do still support wifi and Bluetooth.

  2. The vast majority of them do support either Linux, Android, or both. This is the area that needs the most work, since the Linux distros on these devices are so stripped down that they can't do much more than run emulators and a few bespoke game engine compilations. And for the Android-supporting devices, there would be a need to build more privacy-respecting roms. But that's the thing - many of these devices openly support that, it's just not something the communities have gotten around to creating.

  3. While this would become less useful with popularity, this kind of approach would be a form of steganography. If you're in an extreme situation where you or your belongings are being searched, how many people are going to suspect that the little Retroid Pocket gaming handheld is even something you can or might be storing your private info on?

Edit: Judging by the comments so far, I underestimated how unknown these devices must be still. While they do technically include handhelds like the PSP/Vita, 3/DS, etc; these days when people use the term "retro handheld" they're usually referring to a veritable cornucopia of gaming devices that come in a wide variety of hardware configurations and form factors. They are most often ARM-based devices, though there are even a couple that are pocketable fpga devices. Some of them are even small enough to be keychains.

Right now some of the most popular companies in this category include Retroid, Anbernic, Ayn, and Ayaneo. There is also a large selection of 3rd party custom firmwares out for many of these devices. But again, most of these are just very stripped down versions of Linux. Instead of full fledged desktop environments, they normally have media center style frontends like Emulation Station. And as far as I know, none of them have bothered to port any of the conventional Linux package managers.

As far as I understand, there is no technical reason why PostmarketOS, Mobian, or LineageOS for MicroG couldn't be ported to at least some of these devices, as some examples.

Hopefully that is enough resources for anyone to start to get up to speed. It should be apparent that full, unbroken system experiences with up-to-date software is possible on at least some of these devices, even including apps like Signal.

 

Opting out of ATT seems like the most obvious no-brainer, but are there options for phone service that are actually halfway decent?

Or as an alternative, would it be feasible to get some kind of internet phone/texting service, use that over wifi, or maybe have a basic data plan to go with it at most?

 

It's not like knowing about clandestine methods of sharing info are going to matter any time soon, right? And definitely do not spend any time studying related material.

 

Way, way too many websites. I have to research all of them just to use one? I have choice paralysis! The corporations are right, I shouldn't be trusted to make decisions for myself, and the internet should be like cable.

 

My picks:

  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Final Fantasy
  • Donkey Kong Country
  • Jazz Jackrabbit
  • Lost Vikings
  • Earthworm Jim
  • This X-Men game.
 

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Hypothetically it would make the concept of "voting with your wallet" a real possibility. The biggest flaw I can see is that records of costs would likely see much more fraud, which would require more monitoring and enforcement.

 

And let everyone sort posts by emoji count.

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