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  1. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

  2. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    Middle click paste is one of the things that convinced me that Linux is the Way (ages ago)

    Middle click paste is one of the things that convinced me that Linux is the Way (ages ago)

    3 votes

  3. Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech

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    Arch user for "only" 13 years here, currently on wayland/KDE (also x/xfce on my old machine), always on AMD graphics. My only real gripe is that actually I want MS Office to work (word & excel is...

    Arch user for "only" 13 years here, currently on wayland/KDE (also x/xfce on my old machine), always on AMD graphics.

    My only real gripe is that actually I want MS Office to work (word & excel is enough) natively (or on wine). I believe they are the best software MS makes and I miss out on compatibility/interop by using LibreOffice or OnlyOffice or the cursed ms-office-on-the-browser versions.

    That being said, i have lots of respect for LO (for some tasks Calc does beat Excel).

    Other than that, i feel the linux experience has been significantly better that any windows version, especially over longer time periods (even if win11 weren't a telemetry/cloud-infested mess)

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003) in ~movies

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    That's the sailing master who says that: the person responsible for navigation, which makes it high praise (it was an unbelievable feat though)

    That's the sailing master who says that: the person responsible for navigation, which makes it high praise (it was an unbelievable feat though)

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions in ~transport

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    Would they leave the EU market then?

    Would they leave the EU market then?

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    After finishing a year-and-a-half read of all the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian, I now continue my nautical journey with the Hornblower series by C.S. Forester. That one is not quite as...

    After finishing a year-and-a-half read of all the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian, I now continue my nautical journey with the Hornblower series by C.S. Forester.
    That one is not quite as amazing as the POB series, but still good.

    Regarding the Aubrey/Maturin series: The Mauritius Command & Desolation Island are my personal favorites.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books

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    I enjoyed the first two, but until the third i got a little tired. Worth the read though.

    I enjoyed the first two, but until the third i got a little tired. Worth the read though.

  8. Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes

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    Tildes is a small community. Tools that enable half the people to block the other half would seal its demise.

    Tildes is a small community. Tools that enable half the people to block the other half would seal its demise.

    43 votes

  9. Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official

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    Yea, minimal maintenance and arms race cant lead to a good outcome.

    Yea, minimal maintenance and arms race cant lead to a good outcome.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Choosing a printer in ~tech

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    Ecotank printers are good for someone who prints at least weekly, but not good if you wish to print very occasionally (eg. every three months), like the OP said.

    Ecotank printers are good for someone who prints at least weekly, but not good if you wish to print very occasionally (eg. every three months), like the OP said.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Choosing a printer in ~tech

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    Colour laser printers are not that cheap to use, since they need four toners and replacement stings. A monochrome laser otoh is cheap and reliable. As for brand, Brother used to be a good choice....

    Colour laser printers are not that cheap to use, since they need four toners and replacement stings. A monochrome laser otoh is cheap and reliable. As for brand, Brother used to be a good choice. Just don't buy a HP.

    PS. You also need to decide between a printer/scanner vs a simple printer, and also if you need dual side scan or print. Those, and your target pages per month/year should point you to a specific class of machines.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google’s AI Overviews in ~tech

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    You must be me. I would write the exact same thing, except that i can resist reading the ai summary 9/10 times.

    You must be me. I would write the exact same thing, except that i can resist reading the ai summary 9/10 times.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women

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    I mean, canning requires a good seal for safety reasons. The solution could be having a special groove for a specific tool to latch on.

    I mean, canning requires a good seal for safety reasons. The solution could be having a special groove for a specific tool to latch on.

    20 votes

  14. Comment on How long can I go with an obsolete phone? in ~tech

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    I agree with degoogling, but I'd like to have a good foss alternative to maps for navigation/aauto. OSMAnd / Comaps & gmaps-on-the-browser are pretty good for all purposes but this. (Disclaimer: I...

    I agree with degoogling, but I'd like to have a good foss alternative to maps for navigation/aauto. OSMAnd / Comaps & gmaps-on-the-browser are pretty good for all purposes but this. (Disclaimer: I degoogled anyway, and use my wife's phone for navi :))

    1 vote

  15. Comment on How long can I go with an obsolete phone? in ~tech

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    After I broke my screen, I went back to the old Samsung A6+ from 2018. It works so long as battery lasts. The older android version can be an issue with modern apps, but its rare. If you have at...

    After I broke my screen, I went back to the old Samsung A6+ from 2018. It works so long as battery lasts. The older android version can be an issue with modern apps, but its rare.

    If you have at least 4G support & acceptable battery life & your apps work on the older phone, staying on your old device should be OK.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Canada will take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in ~music

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    Time to call it UniVision or GloboVision and make entry available to all nations.

    Time to call it UniVision or GloboVision and make entry available to all nations.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro

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    July heatwave in Athens, Greece is like that. We also work if not on vacation. It sucks

    July heatwave in Athens, Greece is like that. We also work if not on vacation. It sucks

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk

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    It must be DeusEx. (also see username) Other contenders: Baldur's Gate 2 Disco Elysium Kingdom Come Deliverance Gothic 2 Morrowind Europa Universalis Mass Effect

    It must be DeusEx. (also see username)

    Other contenders:

    • Baldur's Gate 2
    • Disco Elysium
    • Kingdom Come Deliverance
    • Gothic 2
    • Morrowind
    • Europa Universalis
    • Mass Effect
    1 vote

  19. Comment on What do you think is the best sandwich? in ~food

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    Maybe not THE best, but in summer I take a loaf of bread, cut it in half, take out most of the white part of the one half and fill it with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive oil and oregano....

    Maybe not THE best, but in summer I take a loaf of bread, cut it in half, take out most of the white part of the one half and fill it with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive oil and oregano. Basically a version of Greek-salad-in-a-bun

  20. Comment on Is there a FLAC equivalent for digital comics? in ~comics

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    IME JpegXl does 15%-20% over Jpeg and you can get back to the original JPG (ie no generational quality loss). Jpeg-XL also has a lossless option, though I'm not sure if it is more efficient than...

    IME JpegXl does 15%-20% over Jpeg and you can get back to the original JPG (ie no generational quality loss).

    Jpeg-XL also has a lossless option, though I'm not sure if it is more efficient than other formats (it probably is).

    The problem is that the CBZ'd jpeg-xl format is not very compatible. (Mihon/Kahon support them though)

    4 votes