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Comment on Help with setting up a PiHole - I would like to become worthless to tech companies! in ~tech
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Comment on F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom in ~tech
slampisko Link ParentPeople probably recommend it because it's really the only app of its kind (an Android app store of FOSS and FOSS-friendly apps). Obtainium doesn't count as there's no discovery in it, and I don't...People probably recommend it because it's really the only app of its kind (an Android app store of FOSS and FOSS-friendly apps). Obtainium doesn't count as there's no discovery in it, and I don't know of anything comparable.
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Comment on Stanford violated its AI policy by turning a Hispanic student into a fake Black woman in ad in ~tech
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
slampisko Link ParentI was literally listening to Eternal Kingdom on my way to work (after a long period of no CoL)! What's your favorite album? I thought mine would be Somewhere Along The Highway forever until...I was literally listening to Eternal Kingdom on my way to work (after a long period of no CoL)! What's your favorite album? I thought mine would be Somewhere Along The Highway forever until Mariner came and blew my socks off, subjectively I haven't heard any better post-metal album since.
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Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
slampisko Link ParentIt worked on all Android devices I've had, but I haven't had a Samsung for a hot minute 🤷It worked on all Android devices I've had, but I haven't had a Samsung for a hot minute 🤷
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Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
slampisko Link ParentAlso, in most contexts on mobile, you can hold-and-drag to select text, instead of holding until a single word is selected and then dragging one of the nubs that appearAlso, in most contexts on mobile, you can hold-and-drag to select text, instead of holding until a single word is selected and then dragging one of the nubs that appear
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Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
slampisko (edited )Link ParentGonna piggyback on this to add some more keyboard shortcuts you can use while editing commands in bash (and probably more shells) that I wish I had known earlier. ^r lets you search the command...Gonna piggyback on this to add some more keyboard shortcuts you can use while editing commands in bash (and probably more shells) that I wish I had known earlier.
- ^r lets you search the command history (by far my most used one). Pressing again will move on to the next hit
- ^u cut everything before the cursor (complement to ^k)
- M-f and M-b (M- meaning meta, i.e. Alt) moves the cursor to the front/back by one word
- ^w deletes the word before the cursor (and adds it to the register for pasting with ^y, works even when you do it a few times in a row)
EDIT: Vim-specific, I had been using vim for years before learning that you can press ZQ to exit without saving changes (:q equivalent), or ZZ to write changes and exit (:wq equivalent).
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Comment on What are some seemingly silly things in your life that have practical purposes? in ~life
slampisko Link ParentYou may be cooking with an extremely low number of things wrapped in plastic (or your recycling company may have superpowers), but most soft plastic is non-recyclable. The bulk of non-recyclable...You may be cooking with an extremely low number of things wrapped in plastic (or your recycling company may have superpowers), but most soft plastic is non-recyclable. The bulk of non-recyclable trash we produce in the kitchen are those non-recyclable plastics, leftover food that we can't or won't compost, and used diapers. Plus dust and other particles from the roomba and from manual sweeping. The plastics bin is larger, but we made it a point to get educated about what specifically our recycling company can recycle, and only put that in it (i.e. PET bottles and some other hard plastics). They do sort those things out at their facilities and burn the non-recyclable stuff anyway, so we technically don't need to do that, but we like not to wish-cycle and know the actual impacts of buying foods in soft plastic wrapping (and we started buying less of it as a bonus)
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Comment on TV series suggestions in ~tv
slampisko LinkI loved a few of the shows you mentioned, surprised not to see Pluribus recommended, and the previous Vince Gilligan shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul if you haven't seen those. To me BrBa...I loved a few of the shows you mentioned, surprised not to see Pluribus recommended, and the previous Vince Gilligan shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul if you haven't seen those. To me BrBa is peak TV show. Congrats on the baby!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
slampisko LinkJust today I beat Inscryption on my Steam Deck and I loved it to bits. I went in completely blind and oh the places this game goes... Totally unexpected and absolutely incredible, some of my best...Just today I beat Inscryption on my Steam Deck and I loved it to bits. I went in completely blind and oh the places this game goes... Totally unexpected and absolutely incredible, some of my best moments in gaming.
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Comment on Tips for FL Studio in ~music
slampisko LinkI used to poke around FL studio and made a few tracks; I don't have time for it anymore, but I still have to recommend the YouTube channel Synthet -- short and sweet, fun, inspiring tutorials...I used to poke around FL studio and made a few tracks; I don't have time for it anymore, but I still have to recommend the YouTube channel Synthet -- short and sweet, fun, inspiring tutorials about how to do all kinds of stuff in FL Studio. I guarantee you'll like it.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
slampisko Link ParentHi, this is a link to the chart (I don't like giving reddit traffic, but at least the author gets the credit this way).Hi, this is a link to the chart (I don't like giving reddit traffic, but at least the author gets the credit this way).
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
slampisko LinkI've been slowly getting into King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's discography. I learned about them by reading about their decision to leave Spotify for Bandcamp (with a Name Your Price model) and...I've been slowly getting into King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's discography. I learned about them by reading about their decision to leave Spotify for Bandcamp (with a Name Your Price model) and found a handy flowchart that suggested to start with I'm In Your Mind Fuzz and continue onto other albums depending on what about that album I like the most.
I have since bought 2 of their albums and currently my favorite is Nonagon Infinity, which is designed to be played on repeat. Can recommend!
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Comment on What are your AI-generated guilty pleasures? in ~tech
slampisko Link ParentThis characterization made me realize my own answer to OP's question: the YouTube/Insta alternative reality comedy channel neuralviz. They write their own stuff and then use AI to make it come to...Someone else's AI assisted, genuinely human creative content
This characterization made me realize my own answer to OP's question: the YouTube/Insta alternative reality comedy channel
neuralviz. They write their own stuff and then use AI to make it come to life and it's so good. -
Comment on How do you comfort people? in ~life
slampisko Link ParentYou (both) might want to look into Non-violent Communication. Despite the name, this is not just a communication thing, but also a framework that gives you tools to recognize and express your own...You (both) might want to look into Non-violent Communication. Despite the name, this is not just a communication thing, but also a framework that gives you tools to recognize and express your own feelings and needs in a healthy way (self-empathy), which is a mandatory pre-requisite to being able to give empathy to others (which I think is the best way to comfort them in times of need). By doing that, you can then recognize and focus on the feelings and needs of others and use that for more satisfying and connecting communication.
For example, related to the comment I'm replying to, one of the things that is taught in this framework is that your feelings are your own and other people are not responsible for them. You can be mad, because someone did or said something that triggered your anger, but you learn to recognize that you are not mad at them. And the same goes for anger expressed by other people. You can navigate tense situations and empathize with them better when you learn that they are never "mad at you".
It's hard to put into words briefly, but I did my best haha. Please look into it to learn more (and more accurately than I was able to convey it).
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Comment on Help me understand vim motions in ~tech
slampisko Link ParentThe difference is that one of those is 10 undo-able with u (or redo-able with .) actions, and the other is just one action affecting 10 lines. Figuring out which is which is left as an exercise to...The difference is that one of those is 10 undo-able with
u(or redo-able with.) actions, and the other is just one action affecting 10 lines. Figuring out which is which is left as an exercise to the reader :) -
Comment on Steam Deck low battery health (% of original capacity) and formatting in ~games
slampisko LinkThere's a version of letting the battery drain fully that I would not recommend, specifically putting the device to sleep and leaving it to discharge. It has happened to me twice now and the...There's a version of letting the battery drain fully that I would not recommend, specifically putting the device to sleep and leaving it to discharge. It has happened to me twice now and the result was a seemingly dead display, which gave me quite a scare.
Details and resolution steps
The device would work when docked, it would display everything and play games, but when undocked, there was a black screen. Fortunately I found resolution steps online—I needed to turn it off completely, then hold VolumeDn and the power button. The diode would blink, and when I came back to it an hour later, the screen was working. -
Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
slampisko Link ParentI just kinda quickly pull at both ends with both hands. Sometimes I need to twist slightly, but it usually rips apart easily, especially when it's in the early stages of ripeness. I can report...I just kinda quickly pull at both ends with both hands. Sometimes I need to twist slightly, but it usually rips apart easily, especially when it's in the early stages of ripeness. I can report that it feels super badass to do it
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
slampisko Link ParentI might be a psychopath, but my favorite way to open a banana is by ripping it in half. It's surprisingly easy to do (unless it's very old and mushy, then I go for the ass-end method)I might be a psychopath, but my favorite way to open a banana is by ripping it in half. It's surprisingly easy to do (unless it's very old and mushy, then I go for the ass-end method)
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Comment on Looking for a new mouse (maybe) in ~tech
slampisko Link ParentI swear by my L-Trac! I have a 3D-printed riser and module for additional buttons (Cherry MX-like from mech. keyboards) and my wrist loves itI swear by my L-Trac! I have a 3D-printed riser and module for additional buttons (Cherry MX-like from mech. keyboards) and my wrist loves it
You need any computing device that can run Linux and can be connected to the Internet, preferably wired. A lot of people are praising refurbished Dell Optiplex workstations as good homelabs, though I don't have experience with one. I am not recommending you do this, but I had an old cheap TV box laying around. I installed Armbian on it and from there it was a matter of installing PiHole as a systemd service and configuring my router to not act as a DHCP server and let the PiHole do that, advertising itself as the only DNS server to devices connected to my network. This setup has been chugging along in my attic for months now with very little maintenance necessary. I also run Jellyfin on it and some other services.
I realize a lot of that may sound like gibberish to a beginner, but the individual concepts are not that complex and learning all of this was pretty rewarding. Just be prepared to do a lot of reading and digging into rabbit holes.
As much as I dislike AI, it's usually pretty good at helping with basic Linux and networking questions. Maybe it can help you get started (I recommend using duck.ai if you do pick this route).