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5 votes
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Cool Pics -- The fifty finalists in the 2019 Agora photo awards
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Suggestion: a simple table of contents
I think it would be awesome to have some markdown to create a simple table of contents for longer posts!
7 votes -
Shoot them in the legs, US President Donald Trump suggested: Inside his border war
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Make the collapse/expand all option persistent
In such a fashion that all my threads will open either collapsed and expanded. Ideally, there should be a setting for that. Some people might prefer to always open expanded regardless of their...
In such a fashion that all my threads will open either collapsed and expanded. Ideally, there should be a setting for that. Some people might prefer to always open expanded regardless of their last choice.
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Amber Guyger, police officer who shot a man to death in his apartment, found guilty of murder
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What makes a Linux Distribution Stable instead of Not-Stable? (full-disclosure: I wrote this for Reddit - /r/ManjaroLinux - but I think I'd love to know what you think about the subject))
Introduction I wanna say that I made several corrections, additions, and improvements just because I love you guys way more than I love the people at Reddit Please note that I'm merely a dedicated...
Introduction
I wanna say that I made several corrections, additions, and improvements just because I love you guys way more than I love the people at Reddit
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Please note that I'm merely a dedicated Linux user, I'm speaking from that point of view. I'm not a developer and not a programmer. These are just my opinions of 10+ years using Linux
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These are just some commentaries from a dude who happen to love the concept of STABILITY in general (autism represent) and would like to discuss how it works when it comes to Linux distributions. This is all based on my use-cases and on what I think is common sense. I have no knowledge of how open-source projects really work, and make no claims regarding how they should work.
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Only distributions that claim to be stable are under my scope. So Arch and Debian Unstable are clearly out the scope, but Slackware, CentOS, Debian Buster, and MX-Linux are clearly under the scope.
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All considerations are void if the malfunctioning is SOLELY a product of hardware, extremely rare conditions or your own lack of knowledge.
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Except when otherwise noted, non-compliance means the distribution is deemed not stable.
1 Deal Breakers
After a correct installation by the user on hardware that is expressly supported by the developers, a stable distribution should, in the period of 1 year (counted from the first boot):
- Remains bootable, manageable and fully accessible.
- Work with almost no maintenance or intervention (updates excluded)
- Present no decrease in performance
- Freeze at most once every two weeks
- Have no package issue that cannot be solved by a simple command from its own package manager
2 Major Issues
Because of the complex nature of major issues, I'm not going to establish any criteria about them. Both stable and unstable distributions have critical problems that cannot have a fixed time-frame.
3 Minor Issues/Bugs/Annoyances/etc
Small issues are the ones that do not impede the usage of the machine, but provoke significant annoyances:
Examples:
- Window switching is not working properly
- The mouse stops working for 3 seconds every 15 minutes
- For some reason, the letter "c" is sending "h" on the terminal
- My configurations are not saved after reboot
- My configurations are not being saved at all
- I must change video output manually every time I switch monitors
- I must change audio output manually every time I switch monitors
- Some essential configuration is ridiculously hard to find
- Configurations have no undo button
- Configurations have no reset button
- A certain package cannot be installed
- A certain dependence cannot be installed (dependency hell)
- There's a ridiculously accessible keyboard shortcut that makes your keyboard change layouts all the fucking time
3.1 Places for Research
Such minor issues must be solved within 30 days, as long as the user does their part and seek some of the following resources:
- Official websites
- Official forums
- Official warnings, newsletters, etc
- Semi-official communities
- FAQs
- Manuals
- Github Issues
- Gitlab Issues
- Other Venues to post issues
If the minor issue is not solved in 45+ days, the distribution will be deemed not stable, regardless of the behavior of the user.
4. Conclusion
It is my opinion that, if any of the major and minor requirements are not fulfilled according to their particular rules, the distribution in question should not be deemed not Stable.
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The dark side of Japan’s anime industry
9 votes -
NASA, Elon Musk, and the effort to return to orbit - A conversation with Jim Bridenstine about the Commercial Crew program
9 votes -
As one of the world’s most unequal cities, why aren’t Hong Kong protesters angry at the rich and powerful?
7 votes -
Halide 1.14: Updates for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro
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Global shipping companies have spent millions rigging vessels with “cheat devices” that circumvent new environmental legislation by dumping pollution into the sea instead of the air
16 votes -
The hedge fund billionaire’s guide to buying your kids a better shot at not just one elite college, but lots of them
11 votes -
What is the difference between activity and all activity ?
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7 votes -
Game difficulty is about trust and communication, not "hard" vs. "easy"
12 votes -
All hands on deck—In two hours of leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook employees against critics, competitors, and the US government
11 votes -
Journey into wokeness: A conversation between Sam Harris and Caitlin Flanagan
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Facebook has taken down the popular 'World USA' page with almost 1 million followers after being exposed as a Ukrainian-based operation targeting older Americans with pro-Trump content
9 votes -
Are New Zealanders buying slave-picked tinned tomatoes?
7 votes -
Why can’t we agree on what’s true any more?
18 votes -
Local artists thread
Let's mix things up a bit and talk about musicians and bands from our local areas. There's often some really great music happening in a local scene, which rarely sees the light of day. So hit us...
Let's mix things up a bit and talk about musicians and bands from our local areas. There's often some really great music happening in a local scene, which rarely sees the light of day. So hit us up with links to the music makers in your local scene (or your own band even!) so we can have a listen and maybe discover something new and amazing :)
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Where can you find the content policy
Don’t know if this is the right place to post this but where can I find the things you can post and the things you can’t
3 votes -
Birds of Prey | Official trailer
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What are some co-op games with full-controller-support that run flawlessly on Linux?
Just looking for games to play with girlfriend. Cheap is better.
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PlayStation Now subscription price reduced; GTA V, God of War, Uncharted 4, Infamous 2 added as first "marquee games" available for a limited time
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Rocket League - A first look at Blueprints, the system replacing crates
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Tractor trails of protesting Dutch farmers snarl traffic for hundreds of miles
6 votes -
Police shoot teen protester with live ammunition as Hong Kong violence escalates
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Facebook to exempt opinion and satire from fact-checking
7 votes -
Darkwood
4 votes -
Make your 5“25 floppy double-sided by punching a hole
10 votes -
Meat isn’t evil, it’s how we raise it, how it’s prepared, and what it’s eaten with
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Inmates suffering heart attacks or brutalized in jail beatings have been released so sheriffs wouldn’t have to pay for their medical care. Some were rearrested once they had recovered.
6 votes -
Survival of the friendliest: It’s time to give the violent metaphors of evolution a break
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October 1 1989 – Thirty years after Denmark became the first country to allow same-sex couples to register in legal unions
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The internet is overrun with images of child sexual abuse. What went wrong?
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Meet Ari Eldjárn, Iceland's hottest comic – the former flight attendant started standup as a dare
4 votes -
Mississippi Fred McDowell: You Done Tol' Everybody (1959)
4 votes -
Bike riding courses offer Finland's immigrants new freedom
7 votes -
Billy Idol - Save Me Now (2014)
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 uses streaming satellite data to allow you to fly anywhere in the world, including taking off and landing at over 40,000 airports
Microsoft held a Global Preview Event on September 19 and 20 for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it's been NDA'd until today. Here's the official blog post, which doesn't say much itself,...
Microsoft held a Global Preview Event on September 19 and 20 for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it's been NDA'd until today. Here's the official blog post, which doesn't say much itself, but there are a ton of detailed impressions articles and videos all over the internet today.
The major revelation is that they're using satellite data from Bing Maps and combining it with procedural generation and some other data sources (such as the ability to use live weather data) to make it so you can fly anywhere in the world and it will look extremely realistic. Being able to do this in Google Earth is already very cool (especially in VR), and this should be even better.
Here are a few of the articles - a lot of them have incredibly stupid titles because that's how internet journalism works now, so I'm just going to link with the site's name:
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What games would you consider "expired classics"?
If there's a better or more commonly used term for this let me know, but my idea of an "expired classic" is a game that was acclaimed and beloved at the time of its release but that would be...
If there's a better or more commonly used term for this let me know, but my idea of an "expired classic" is a game that was acclaimed and beloved at the time of its release but that would be nearly unplayable or unacceptable by modern standards. Not just less impressive or weaker, mind you, but outright bad. Think "aged poorly" but like, REALLY poorly.
The quintessential example is Goldeneye 007. While absolutely landmark for its time, gamers that pick it up now would likely be baffled by its controls and appalled by its significant, unforgivable framerate issues. Even some people that used to love playing it have a hard time enjoying it now (myself included). It is a game that has "expired" over time.
The expiration doesn't have to be due to technical issues either. It could be due to cultural issues, design issues, or any other factor that makes the same significantly less palatable today, even to those that want to play it!
What are some other examples, and why have they expired?
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What's a piece of art or media (film, book, painting etc) that you loved, but would never want to see again?
I have some obvious examples, like the anime Kare Kano, and the movies Lion (2016), It and The Exorcist. What are yours?
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This Inside-Out Motor for EVs Is Power Dense and (Finally) Practical
6 votes -
The British show how to improve 401(k)s
8 votes -
Zig 0.5 Release Notes
10 votes -
In California, orcas and salmon have become so scarce people have forgotten what once was. Will the Northwest be next?
11 votes -
Send your name to Mars
10 votes -
Humble Book Bundle: Linux & UNIX by O'Reilly
8 votes -
Bernie Sanders' US CEO corporate tax plan
16 votes