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  1. Comment on Feeeed is a reader app that goes beyond tracking RSS feeds in ~tech

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    Woops, thanks for the tip!

    Woops, thanks for the tip!

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Feeeed is a reader app that goes beyond tracking RSS feeds in ~tech

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    I really like Newsblur, for an Android app. For feeds to follow, check out ooh.directory!

    I really like Newsblur, for an Android app.

    For feeds to follow, check out ooh.directory!

    5 votes

  3. Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech

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    +1. I've used Void for years, like @crdpa, but I knew it wasn't the best choice for something like Plasma, which I want for a general-purpose desktop. I'll live with (meaning try to ignore)...

    +1. I've used Void for years, like @crdpa, but I knew it wasn't the best choice for something like Plasma, which I want for a general-purpose desktop. I'll live with (meaning try to ignore) systemd to get the reliability of NixOS updates/rollbacks.

    An alternative was Kinoite, but it has the downsides of Fedora mentioned above, and it isn't as tested as NixOS.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on The more I use Linux, the more I hate every distro in ~tech

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    You can use nix-ld to solve some of those problems, right? I'm new to NixOS, but that was one of the selling points for me. (Along with appimage-run, and flatpaks just working.)

    There isn't a /lib/, which will however break just about every single normal binary looking for libc

    You can use nix-ld to solve some of those problems, right? I'm new to NixOS, but that was one of the selling points for me. (Along with appimage-run, and flatpaks just working.)

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Google announces major update to combat AI-generated spam in search results in ~tech

  6. Comment on KDE Plasma 6 is (mega) released in ~tech

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    As a contrast, I'm quite happy to see it. I haven't used KDE for years, in part because I'd heard that the past major releases were buggy. This time it sounds like they went for reliability.

    As a contrast, I'm quite happy to see it. I haven't used KDE for years, in part because I'd heard that the past major releases were buggy. This time it sounds like they went for reliability.

    12 votes

  7. Comment on Tumblr to begin selling user content to AI generative service companies, opt-out will be per blog in ~tech

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    Same problem with WordPress. If you have a wordpress.com blog, make sure to opt out of third-party data collection. Their instructions:...

    Same problem with WordPress. If you have a wordpress.com blog, make sure to opt out of third-party data collection.

    Their instructions: https://wordpress.com/blog/2024/02/27/more-control-over-the-content-you-share/

    Short version: Settings → General → Privacy → enable "Prevent third-party data sharing"

    18 votes

  8. Comment on How Google is killing independent sites like ours in ~tech

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    I have indeed seen the best results from a trial of Kagi, but I can't financially support them until they reconsider their use of Brave.

    I have indeed seen the best results from a trial of Kagi, but I can't financially support them until they reconsider their use of Brave.

    13 votes

  9. Comment on The Playdate handheld console is now in stock and available in twenty-two additional countries in ~games

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    I don't have any trouble with that, no. I keep both index fingers and both middle fingers under the device, supporting it across the whole back, and my thumbs on the buttons. It's at least as good...

    I don't have any trouble with that, no. I keep both index fingers and both middle fingers under the device, supporting it across the whole back, and my thumbs on the buttons. It's at least as good as any classic game controller.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on The Playdate handheld console is now in stock and available in twenty-two additional countries in ~games

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    I have a ton of fun with my Playdate. Highly recommended. And it's easy to develop for!

    I have a ton of fun with my Playdate. Highly recommended. And it's easy to develop for!

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Pace of electric car adoption has markedly slowed in the US in ~transport

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    I've never heard of this. The landlords I've had would rather quietly get rid of you by not renewing your lease, if you ask for something like this. Where is this required?

    I've never heard of this. The landlords I've had would rather quietly get rid of you by not renewing your lease, if you ask for something like this.

    Where is this required?

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Daggerfall Unity 1.0.0 release: an open source recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine in ~games

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    I did try those, with no result. The game doesn't have some other settings I usually change in other games to prevent motion sickness. Morrowind is one of my favorite games, and wish I could try...

    I did try those, with no result. The game doesn't have some other settings I usually change in other games to prevent motion sickness. Morrowind is one of my favorite games, and wish I could try Daggerfall!

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Daggerfall Unity 1.0.0 release: an open source recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine in ~games

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    I would love to play this with the recreated engine, but anytime I've tried, I quickly get motion sickness. I'd love to know if anyone else had that problem and found a way to solve it!

    I would love to play this with the recreated engine, but anytime I've tried, I quickly get motion sickness. I'd love to know if anyone else had that problem and found a way to solve it!

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Consider the lobster in ~food

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    What do you mean by ignore? There's quite a long section about how using a knife in that way is not likely to stop their pain response because their "brain" is not centralized like ours.

    nowadays we just instantly kill it with a knife before boiling rather than throwing it into hot water (something that the article mentions and then promptly ignores for some strange reason)

    What do you mean by ignore? There's quite a long section about how using a knife in that way is not likely to stop their pain response because their "brain" is not centralized like ours.

    9 votes

  15. Comment on Does Linux From Scratch actually teach you anything? in ~comp

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    Most Linux distros compile support for almost all hardware into modules that can be loaded at runtime. You can learn a lot by configuring a kernel without modules, and paring down the...

    configure your kernel

    Most Linux distros compile support for almost all hardware into modules that can be loaded at runtime. You can learn a lot by configuring a kernel without modules, and paring down the configuration until it just works. (I wouldn't recommend doing that for a practical kernel for most use cases, but it'll certainly teach you about the components of the kernel and why each is important.)

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Does Linux From Scratch actually teach you anything? in ~comp

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    In my experience, you'll inevitably have problems because the guide isn't perfect. Problems are where you'll learn. If the guide is perfect these days, try changing compilation flags or replacing...

    In my experience, you'll inevitably have problems because the guide isn't perfect. Problems are where you'll learn.

    If the guide is perfect these days, try changing compilation flags or replacing a subsystem with a competitor. You'll learn a lot about what those flags do and why certain combinations are important.

    17 votes

  17. Comment on I played EverQuest for 100 hours - should you? in ~games

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    Same - and I met my wife in game! We still play RPGs together, including EQ once in a while :)

    Same - and I met my wife in game! We still play RPGs together, including EQ once in a while :)

    2 votes

  18. Comment on I played EverQuest for 100 hours - should you? in ~games

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    Innoruuk crew!! My guilds were Kinship of Fate and then Anathema.

    Innoruuk crew!! My guilds were Kinship of Fate and then Anathema.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on I played EverQuest for 100 hours - should you? in ~games

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    Haha, me too! I put so many hours into faction grinding so I could walk my iksar monk into almost any city in the game (as of Kunark). I was sad that there were a few factions not possible to raise...

    Haha, me too! I put so many hours into faction grinding so I could walk my iksar monk into almost any city in the game (as of Kunark). I was sad that there were a few factions not possible to raise...

    2 votes

  20. Comment on It’s the breakfast of champions no more: Cereal is in long-term decline in ~food

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    Even most raisin brans are packed with sugar now. I have to compare every brand to find the one with the least.

    Even most raisin brans are packed with sugar now. I have to compare every brand to find the one with the least.

    3 votes