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Comment on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II -- coming 2024 in ~games
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Comment on Backdoor in upstream libxz targeting sshd in ~comp
jcd LinkReading about this since the start, the main thing in my mind is: Imagine if the work by JT75 was spread among several users: It would be impossible to undo all of it. Of course, it is most likely...Reading about this since the start, the main thing in my mind is: Imagine if the work by JT75 was spread among several users: It would be impossible to undo all of it.
Of course, it is most likely that the above is true: any organized bad actor would do so. Which would imply that mostly everything is compromised (even double compromised).
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Comment on How can I best keep my room cool in summer? in ~life.home_improvement
jcd (edited )Link ParentIf they are on the outside of your window, they should be fine. Keeping the sun out is very important. You should go out, not let the sun inside. You should air the room as much as possible, if...If they are on the outside of your window, they should be fine. Keeping the sun out is very important. You should go out, not let the sun inside.
You should air the room as much as possible, if the outside temp is lower than the inside.
Also, 27-29 Celsius is what I consider acceptable in-house temp for our summer. In July we usually face up to 30-33 at night inside. Above that, AC is the only solution.
One small trick: Sprinkle a few drops of water on a curtain/sheet. It will evaporate and cool the room a little when it does so.
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Comment on How can I best keep my room cool in summer? in ~life.home_improvement
jcd (edited )LinkGreetings from Greece. I would consider a large slow-moving ceiling fan. Also, shutters are much more effective than blinds to keep the sun out.Greetings from Greece. I would consider a large slow-moving ceiling fan. Also, shutters are much more effective than blinds to keep the sun out.
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Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech
jcd Link ParentSeconded for Arch stability. I've used it daily as my desktop since 2013. Real issues were encountered ~4 times in those 11 years, and I could fix them after booting from live usb, downgrading in...Seconded for Arch stability. I've used it daily as my desktop since 2013.
Real issues were encountered ~4 times in those 11 years, and I could fix them after booting from live usb, downgrading in chroot, then waiting for/applying a fix.
For me, such stability is plenty good.
Also, you CAN have multiple installed kernels on Arch
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Comment on Erling Haaland remains both solution and problem for Manchester City in ~sports.football
jcd LinkSo... he is too good and too influential and the team becomes sort of dependent on him? That's expected for world-class players and sort of the point :). I would love to have such players in my...So... he is too good and too influential and the team becomes sort of dependent on him?
That's expected for world-class players and sort of the point :).
I would love to have such players in my team regardless.
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Comment on HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors in ~tech
jcd LinkNot surprised. I bought an HP laser printer/scanner in 2022 and the TOS required me to: create an HP account connect my printer to the internet share all my printed data with HP Moreover, the...Not surprised. I bought an HP laser printer/scanner in 2022 and the TOS required me to:
- create an HP account
- connect my printer to the internet
- share all my printed data with HP
Moreover, the printer would refuse to print until I complied with the above.
I promptly returned it for a Xerox. Never again will I pay HP for anything.
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Comment on Why you should consider a smaller keyboard in ~comp
jcd Link ParentThose are also my thoughts. I hate any notion of smaller keyboards, unless used for a very specialized purpose.Those are also my thoughts. I hate any notion of smaller keyboards, unless used for a very specialized purpose.
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Comment on Notifications are ads in ~tech
jcd LinkIt depends on your apps. I try to use FOSS apps as much as possible, and heavily curate all installed apps. I go so far as to freeze/disable all "required" apps that try to push nonsense...It depends on your apps. I try to use FOSS apps as much as possible, and heavily curate all installed apps. I go so far as to freeze/disable all "required" apps that try to push nonsense notifications, and reenable them ondemand.
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Comment on Oh my days! 3.5yr old got his big boy bed. in ~talk
jcd LinkWe started using an individual bed at 1.5 years. Though sometimes we have similar fights, we usually allow him staying up until tired enough. Which usually means no midday sleep, but night sleep...We started using an individual bed at 1.5 years. Though sometimes we have similar fights, we usually allow him staying up until tired enough. Which usually means no midday sleep, but night sleep at round 20.30 in the evening. I just wait for the time when he will be able to play on his own a little more than 10'
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Comment on Looking for a top down tactical wargame in ~games
jcd LinkLookup Jagged Alliance 3 if you'd like a squad action tactical game. Its pretty good. Jagged Alliance 2 is... dated (think 1999), but still a gem of a game.Lookup Jagged Alliance 3 if you'd like a squad action tactical game. Its pretty good.
Jagged Alliance 2 is... dated (think 1999), but still a gem of a game.
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Comment on I built my own 16-Bit CPU in Excel | Inkbox in ~comp
jcd Link ParentI'd use a local versioning system. Cloud-based.. I won'tI'd use a local versioning system.
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Comment on Exclusive: Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March in ~finance
jcd (edited )Link ParentI think it is pretty normal that some users do not want ads at all. You shouldn't expect that the road to success for fb means that all social media could do the same. Each such platform has a...I think it is pretty normal that some users do not want ads at all. You shouldn't expect that the road to success for fb means that all social media could do the same.
Each such platform has a different userbase with specific needs and wants. I for one can't stomach adds in a forum I follow regularly. Which is why I am pretty happy to be here in tildes.
Reddit userbase is likely transforming to something different than what it once was.
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Comment on Any good PC games that are inherently slow or cooldown-based? in ~games
jcd Link ParentThose are pretty good/great games. Especially "Into the Breach".Those are pretty good/great games.
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Comment on The West vs Asia: what drivers are taught about motorcycle brakes in ~transport
jcd Link ParentThat's probably the best strategy IME. You brake with the front but you keep balance with the rear. Using both about 70/30 is faster and safer when you need to stop quickly.That's probably the best strategy IME.
You brake with the front but you keep balance with the rear. Using both about 70/30 is faster and safer when you need to stop quickly. -
Comment on Custom phone OS - long term opinions? in ~tech
jcd (edited )LinkI'm currently daily driving Lineage. Before that I used PixelExperience for about a year. My banking apps work when I install and utilize shamiko (it's a magisk module). To be sure, I am much too...I'm currently daily driving Lineage. Before that I used PixelExperience for about a year.
My banking apps work when I install and utilize shamiko (it's a magisk module). To be sure, I am much too paranoid to link my main bank account on a phone root or no, but I do link secondary accounts.
For me root is a requirement. I use it for stuff like acc, adaway, etc. I've been using rooted phones since 2008 and I don't plan to stop.
Tbh I install the gapps. No play store and and no services is too much of a hassle for me.
A custom rooted OS feels much nicer to me than any stock (esp. a bloated stock ROM drives me nuts). It is also much more customizable. I feel like I will always jump through the required hoops to work that way, the phone industry be damned.
I also hope that the Pinephone (or any other open platform) will one day become nice/compatible enough to use for most people, but that's utopic.
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Comment on Permanent archival formats. Do they exist? in ~tech
jcd Link ParentI can add to that. My national building registry company uses microfilm or paper format (depending on recency - they send paper for recycling after some time) to store building plans. They are...I can add to that. My national building registry company uses microfilm or paper format (depending on recency - they send paper for recycling after some time) to store building plans.
They are required to store plans forever.
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Comment on I want a clean config directory! in ~comp
jcd (edited )Link ParentI am one of those weirdos, and I am happy and appeased with the standardization of the .config folder (though sadly not everyone uses the standard). I still fully agree with you. I have no problem...I am one of those weirdos, and I am happy and appeased with the standardization of the .config folder (though sadly not everyone uses the standard).
I still fully agree with you. I have no problem with chaos within ~/.config.
IMO the problem with those articles is that the author wants to avoid this chaos, not realizing it is unavoidable.
In truth, at some level there will be chaos, you cannot avoid it, so we just standardize it and move on. Im not sure if further complexity in the standard adds or reduces utility value.
Furthermore, the simplicity/ease of using single per-app config files is hard to beat and much better than things like universal system/app registries etc.
Dont fix whats not broken is the engineering motto, right?
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Comment on Movies without obvious appeal in ~movies
jcd (edited )LinkThree favorites of mine (maybe not exactly appeal-less, but definitely worth watching and not using cheap tricks to sell): The Man from Earth In Bruges A Late QuartetThree favorites of mine (maybe not exactly appeal-less, but definitely worth watching and not using cheap tricks to sell):
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
jcd LinkI am in the minority that used Slide. It is down as well. Today finally deleted all my posts and comments of the last 7 years and said goodbye and goodluck.I am in the minority that used Slide. It is down as well. Today finally deleted all my posts and comments of the last 7 years and said goodbye and goodluck.
Far as I know, there's even tourism due to the 1st game.