Treedrake

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Arch Linux and Valve Collaboration in c/technology
[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago (20 children)

I'm just waiting for some FOSS purist to find fault in this.

Do you dislike HR in workplaces? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I don't know if this is a US thing. I have no large expectations of HR, but I'm also part of a union and like most places my company has signed a collective union agreement. If there's a conflict the union will represent you as well. The HR people at my company seem completely OK though, I have dealings with them due to my role.

Is using Android with GApps as bad as running Windows on your PC? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The answers in this thread are all over, but it's towards this direction I'm leaning

Is using Android with GApps as bad as running Windows on your PC? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think it's been proven that Google doesn't listen in to your conversations. While there are a lot of real privacy issues, the microphone theory is just conspiracy fear-mongering

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Is using Android with GApps as bad as running Windows on your PC? (fedia.io)
 

In regards to privacy... even when trying to use FOSS-alternatives and F-Droid on Android?

I need a Glassdoor account AND a review of a previous employer to see reviews on the website in c/mildlyinfuriating
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd wager he means something like the fediverse, reddit, various microblogging sites. There are plenty sharing experiences working for Google, Apple and what not.

After having run Windows on my desktop for years (as I thought it was necessary for gaming), I decided to take the plunge to try out Linux again... in c/[email protected]
After having run Windows on my desktop for years (as I thought it was necessary for gaming), I decided to take the plunge to try out Linux again... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Awesome. Sounds like you made the same journey. Right now it feels like I might ditch the dual boot too in a near future.

After having run Windows on my desktop for years (as I thought it was necessary for gaming), I decided to take the plunge to try out Linux again... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

I use Proton for Steam games. You can enable it in Steam settings, just run it via Steam afterwards. For games purchased via GOG, I use Heroic Launcher which uses a variant of Wine.

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After having run Windows on my desktop for years (as I thought it was necessary for gaming), I decided to take the plunge to try out Linux again... (fedia.io)
 

... and it's much, much better than I anticipated. Proton has solved so many things. I've been dual booting on a smaller partition so far, but this has convinced me to wipe the whole disk and use it for Linux only. I might still keep a dual boot in case there is some edge case, but nothing so far has been an issue. I've been running Pop_Os! which I also have on my laptop since some year back. Previously I've also always had Arch on my laptop, but always stuck with Windows for my desktop just because of gaming issues.

Internet Archive Loses Landmark E-Book Lending Copyright Appeal Against Publishers. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I saw a comment expressing this ruling is only applicable to e-books where there already exists an e-book from the publisher, and that it won't affect media preservation or books that have been scanned (e.g., old textbooks) and that do not have an e-book. Is this true? If so, it's not all bad.

What do you think of Facebook allowing people to see who viewed their profiles? in c/asklemmy
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

This isn't possible. You can only see people who viewed your stories.

Crossing the Atlantic on a sailing ship as a passenger? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's generally really hard if you have no experience. But if you're willing to pay, maybe. Check this out: https://hitchwiki.org/en/Hitchhiking_a_boat

Subscription fatigue: when will enough be enough? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

For sure. And Libreoffice doesn't constantly try to make you save your documents in OneDrive...

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Who are your favorite poets and why? (fedia.io)
 

My favorite poets are probably Gary Snyder, Mary Oliver and the ancient Chinese poet Stonehouse. I'm just very inclined to poetry that has been influenced by nature, ecology and Buddhism. Poetry that is simple and transient :)

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Mary Oliver, "The Buddha's Last Instruction" (fedia.io)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/poetry
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Gary Snyder, "What You Should Know To Be A Poet" (fedia.io)
 
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Does the fediverse suffer from the same issues as centralized social media when it comes to mental health and the attention economy? (fedia.io)
 

A lot of people feel drawn to simple living or digital minimalism because they feel a constant need to be connected and stay up to date, and feel less and less in control because of the attention economy and how algorithms are developed to maximize your attention. While the fediverse might not work in the same exploitative way as centralised services does, there's still a feedback loop that keeps you coming back.

To what extent does the problems of the attention economy on the human mind plague the fediverse? Is replacing centralised services with Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed and Mastodon just opting for a "lesser evil" in a sense? What are your thoughts?

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How do I change default sort in threads? (fedia.io)
 

Right now the default sort for threads is "Hot". Can I change the default somehow? I don't know if the option exists or if I'm blind, I can't find it anyhow.

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Gary Snyder, "What You Should Know To Be A Poet" (fedia.io)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/poetry
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Wendell Berry, "The Peace of Wild Things" (fedia.io)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/poetry
1 comments fedilink
 
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Nanao Sakaki, "Why Do You Write Poems?" (fedia.io)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/poetry
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Is kbin enhancement suite still in development for Mbin? (fedia.io)
 

Apparently it works for Mbin, but as the only magazine was on kbin.social and no new magazine has been created, I'm wondering about the future of the script. Check it out here: https://github.com/aclist/kbin-kes or https://aclist.github.io/kes/kes_dark.html

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Why use MBin instead of Lemmy? (fedia.io)
 

I actually started on Kbin.social, but then it got shut down, Kbin died and now fedia.io seems to be the largest one running MBin. I like the interface on MBin and I guess it's good to have a diverse fediverse with different services, but at the same time, why use mbin when everyone congregates on lemmy instances? The local magazines on fedia are for the most part, quite dead, when compared to lemmy collections. In the end I feel like there aren't enough people to go around to support many more services like MBin and Piefed.

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