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Comment on Dubmood - Fighting Words (Razor1911) (2026) in ~music
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Dubmood - Fighting Words (Razor1911) (2026)
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
Liru LinkPop OS on my main laptop Vanilla Archlinux for my external and home miniserver Whatever comes by default with Synology machines on the NAS. I wanted to use Gentoo on the laptop back when I first...- Pop OS on my main laptop
- Vanilla Archlinux for my external and home miniserver
- Whatever comes by default with Synology machines on the NAS.
I wanted to use Gentoo on the laptop back when I first got it, but I needed to fiddle a bit too much with it for my liking to get it working with the laptop hardware. Pop OS seemed like a decent thing to look into. The initial plan was to switch to Archlinux afterwards, but Pop turned out to be acceptable in many ways (and annoying in a bunch of others).
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Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech
Liru Link ParentAnother high-effort shitposter here. KDenlive is good for free software, but it has some extremely rough edges that appear in the weirdest of places. "Sturdy" isn't a word I'd use to describe it,...Another high-effort shitposter here. KDenlive is good for free software, but it has some extremely rough edges that appear in the weirdest of places. "Sturdy" isn't a word I'd use to describe it, either; I had it crash just from scrubbing through a video, or adding in a few solid-colour frames. I also had to work around it due to odd audio playback/rendering glitches.
I don't think I was trying to do anything "extreme" with it, either.
That being said, if something quick and dirty needs to be done with video, I'd still recommend it.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
Liru LinkNothing huge, but I've gotten around to plotting/writing a story idea I've had since an old TiMaSoMo. The good news is that I seem to be up to over 20,000 words already. The bad news is that I'm...Nothing huge, but I've gotten around to plotting/writing a story idea I've had since an old TiMaSoMo.
The good news is that I seem to be up to over 20,000 words already.
The bad news is that I'm still in the "outlining" stage, just noting down the various beats, the moods, and sample dialogue as it comes to me.
This may be a mess.
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
Liru Link ParentOccasionally you get people that think that's their address without realizing it isn't. There's a bunch of stories about people with more common names getting random people's email because the...Occasionally you get people that think that's their address without realizing it isn't. There's a bunch of stories about people with more common names getting random people's email because the people giving the email believed they were giving their email.
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Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech
Liru Link ParentSurprisingly, this isn't the one I meant, but it's fitting that he also did one right before leaving.Surprisingly, this isn't the one I meant, but it's fitting that he also did one right before leaving.
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Comment on "CEO said a thing!" journalism in ~tech
Liru Link ParentI'm certain (not "fairly certain", but "100% certain") that Jon himself did a bit on this sort of article title... during his first stint on the Daily Show. It seems almost impossible to look up...Jon Stewart Eviscerates the Media's Coverage of Trump
I'm certain (not "fairly certain", but "100% certain") that Jon himself did a bit on this sort of article title... during his first stint on the Daily Show.
It seems almost impossible to look up now, though.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Liru Link ParentA good chunk of Zojirushi cookers play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when you start them up, and Amaryllis when they finish. You can disable that, but I have a hypothesis that people that do that...A good chunk of Zojirushi cookers play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when you start them up, and Amaryllis when they finish. You can disable that, but I have a hypothesis that people that do that hate fun in general.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
Liru Link ParentI have a fancier Zojirushi rice cooker that has separate settings for brown and GABA brown rice. The first takes roughly an hour and a half, while the latter takes over three. That said, I'm...The wait is especially bad for brown rice, which I swear takes more than an hour!
I have a fancier Zojirushi rice cooker that has separate settings for brown and GABA brown rice. The first takes roughly an hour and a half, while the latter takes over three.
That said, I'm seconding the Neuro Fuzzy choice. It's in that sweet spot of cost, reliability, and cooked rice quality.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
Liru Link ParentYou've never looked up how to convert one thing into another, or how to do something that should be simple from a tech POV? If you do, you're definitely going to run into one of those websites....You've never looked up how to convert one thing into another, or how to do something that should be simple from a tech POV? If you do, you're definitely going to run into one of those websites. The name is an amalgamation of that type of website.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Liru Link ParentI have a similar use case to that, with maybe the eventual sharing of stuff like "public" events with others as a nice to have. From a quick overview, not to my knowledge (although I don't have a...I have a similar use case to that, with maybe the eventual sharing of stuff like "public" events with others as a nice to have.
Is there anything that DAVx5 + Radicale doesn't do that would warrant you rebuilding from the ground up?
From a quick overview, not to my knowledge (although I don't have a full view as to the capabilities yet). I've also been waffling between Radicale, Baikal, possibly the builtin Synology programs, and a little bit of Monica for the server-side stuff, always going in a bit and getting distracted by something else.
The whole "rewrite it" feeling comes from wanting to parse the format myself, as well as getting a server implementation that's not in Python or PHP (either Elixir or Rust, most likely). Highly irrational, but that itch is real.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Liru Link ParentWhat are your thoughts on DAVx5 and Radicale, from a usage/instance admin perspective? I've been planning on eventually setting up my own instance for webdav/carddav stuff for years now, but I've...What are your thoughts on DAVx5 and Radicale, from a usage/instance admin perspective? I've been planning on eventually setting up my own instance for webdav/carddav stuff for years now, but I've been really cagey about actually doing it for some reason. I keep wanting to invent my own solution from the ground up in another programming language, which is an iffy proposition for obvious reasons.
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
Liru LinkA while back, I worked and lived in central Europe, using a tethered mobile phone as my main internet connection for my laptop computer(s). Occasionally, despite setting language settings in my...A while back, I worked and lived in central Europe, using a tethered mobile phone as my main internet connection for my laptop computer(s).
Occasionally, despite setting language settings in my browser and on Windows itself, small websites like Google would determine I'm located somewhere I'm actually not when accessing my email, and serve me a login page in another language.
Sometimes it wasn't that bad, like Czech, or Portuguese, but imagine trying to see if you got any new mail, Google thinking you're in Armenia, and seeing Armenian for the first time:
Սա հայերեն նախադասության օրինակ է՝ իմ տեսակետը լուսաբանելու համար։
Or, alternatively, Georgian:
ეს არის ქართული წინადადების ნიმუში ჩემი აზრის საილუსტრაციოდ.
And no fiddling would fix that. I basically had to wait a few hours for my IP address to change so that I knew what was going on.
A similar thing happened recently with USPS (or UPS?), of all places; I got pages served to me in Polish, despite being in Canada. I think it's because I have a Polish software keyboard input layout installed and that's the first (non-English?) one they detected. I have no idea why Polish of all languages, since I also have Japanese and French inputs.
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Comment on The AI disruption has arrived, and it sure is fun in ~tech
Liru Link ParentUnsure if it's used elsewhere in Canada, but Ontario refers to it as a hydro bill as well.Unsure if it's used elsewhere in Canada, but Ontario refers to it as a hydro bill as well.
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Comment on I made a word game in ~games
Liru Link ParentBug report: switching speed when the replay is active causes the game to go out of sync and give an incorrect "answer" .Bug report: switching speed when the replay is active causes the game to go out of sync and give an incorrect "answer" .
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Comment on I made a word game in ~games
Liru Link ParentHaven't looked at the code or tried to mess with the results myself, but I feel like submitting a moveset for verification instead of a count would probably work a bit better. The current day has...Haven't looked at the code or tried to mess with the results myself, but I feel like submitting a moveset for verification instead of a count would probably work a bit better. The current day has some 3 and 4 move submissions, when the absolute lower bound based solely on Manhattan distance is 5.
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Comment on Do you have your invite request email? Post it and let's find out what drives people to want to be a part of Tildes. in ~tildes
Liru LinkMine was simpler than I remember. Followed by Deimos sending an invite code and a link to the docs explaining the site mechanics.Mine was simpler than I remember.
Hi, I'd like to request an invite to Tildes.
Is there any additional info/text I need to provide?
Followed by Deimos sending an invite code and a link to the docs explaining the site mechanics.
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Comment on Apple TV picks up rights to Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books for adaption in ~tv
Liru LinkI'm actually curious as to how certain things that would be easy enough to express in text will be adapted for a TV audience, such as the singer rhythms (as well as switching between them) and the...I'm actually curious as to how certain things that would be easy enough to express in text will be adapted for a TV audience, such as the singer rhythms (as well as switching between them) and the glyph/script system from the Stormlight Archive.
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Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
Alternative title may as well be "Razor 1911 - Razor1911".
Live Demoparty version