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Trying to wean off spotify
  • iirc, spotdl let's you "log in" by storing a specific cookie in a file or getting a token or something. It's probably somewhere in the docs, but I don't remember exactly off the top of my head

  • "I want my software to stay out of my way and only update when I say to" also me the moment an update releases for anything:
  • I believe there's a setting either in Discover (the KDE "app store") in the main plasma settings (somewhere in the "updates" section? That might be somewhere else, I don't remember) that will automatically install updates without you needing to approve them.

    And there's also a setting that will wait to install them until the next boot. When I had that setting on, it only added maybe 10 seconds to my startup time when I needed to apply something like a kernel update.

  • Chat GBT my beloved
  • Me being medicated for ADHD like

  • CPU in June rule
  • As a trans person all I can say is:

    lmao

    (I love making jokes out of transphobia)

  • How are you pro-bike and anti-bike lane???
  • Ironic that the replier's last name is (assumedly) carr

  • The irony
  • This AI blocklist for uBlacklist and uBlock origin should help.

  • Lemmings who have personal experience with bipolar disorder (self, family, or friends), how hopeless is the situation, really?
  • jsyk, BPD stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, not bipolar disorder. I get them mixed up as well because BPD could reasonably stand for both.

    The disorders can seem similar, which leads to more confusion, but they are pretty different in some aspects.

  • My phone showed 0% battery but didn't die
  • Not entirely sure if this would apply in your case, but for future reference you can sort of "recalibrate" the battery percentage by:

    1. charging the device to 100% and keeping the charger on for a while (normally a few hours)
    2. drain the battery until the device shuts off
    3. charge the device back to 100% without unplugging it (keep it connected for a few hours again just to be sure)
  • on AI art, copyright and theft
  • Disclaimer: I've not workshopped this much, so idk if these are the right words to convey how I feel

    I feel like using AI to generate images is akin to taking someone's art and applying a light gaussian blur to it or putting an uncredited artist's work in a big game.

    I know it's done in a much more intricate way, and it's genuinely impressive how AI companies got it to work so well, but if I try to sell AI generated images, especially if they're meant to be made similar to an artist's work, then that's all I'm doing.

    I don't necessarily see it as stealing from artists (though it is threatening the livelihood of a lot of artists), but more as exploiting artists but with a new buzzword.

    If I arrange 4 pieces of art in a jpeg and then apply a whacky filter, am I actually creating anything, or am I just exploiting artists and doing something similar to copying and pasting different bits of an essay and then changing every instance of a word to a different synonym?

    I believe AI does something similar to that, albeit in a more sophisticated way that looks like creativity.

  • unusabrule
  • I don't think it's spell check. For whatever reason, VSCode decided that you're writing JS code and is trying to point out syntax errors. There should be some way to change the file type (open the command palette and look for "file type", I suppose)

  • First look at Android's slick new animations for its big expressive redesign
  • Yeah...

    Android authority has like 8000 different articles about the UI refresh or whatever. It was very annoying trying to see more than just one thing

  • First look at Android's slick new animations for its big expressive redesign
  • The dark mode quick settings background will be the same as light mode, just with a slightly darker gray. It's somewhere on the android authority website if you really want to see it

  • plane and simple
  • Not sure if the original image is, but this one is just an edit (look at the slightly bluer background behind the word "crazy")

  • Why do you use the distro you use?
  • NixOS configuration is done entirely through code, so all of your packages are in a list (although that list can be spread across multiple files; it's a bit to explain)

    I've found it can be easier to manage what you have installed, since you can just look at that list and go "oh, why do I still have xyz installed, idek what that does anymore"

    I appreciate the way things are configured a lot, but I would not recommend it unless you really like coding and you have time to tinker. It's not too hard to get simple config setup, but I spiraled down a deep rabbit hole really quickly.

    EDIT: If my comment for some reason persuaded you to use NixOS, I recommend you get a basic config setup before installing it. I'd also recommend you look at how annoying it can be to run dynamically-linked applications (i.e. you download a random executable off the Internet and try to run it, or you try to run something you downloaded with npm)

  • NSFW
    Shitpost Skirt Length Rule
  • I hope your ankles are itchy every time you have to stand or walk for more than 5 minutes

  • The Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone.
  • iirc, it's typically the pixel a series, normal pixel series, the most expensive iPhone, and the Samsung flagship (or smth like that)

    The Pixels tend to give really punchy contrast which a lot of people like

  • Excel logic
  • Most of it for me is the font. It seems like chatgpt likes to use the same font for everything

    It also kind of feels off somehow. I can't explain. it, but there's just something wrong with this image

  • Four Democrats Pass Bill Making It Harder for Married Women to Vote
  • The 24th amendment very specifically bans polling taxes

    The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

  • Four Democrats Pass Bill Making It Harder for Married Women to Vote
  • Is there an amendment that bans a tax on gun ownership?

    If not, then your argument has no standing

  • Great take on "Why don't more people use Linux?"
  • For your journey, I found this Linux mint thread that looks to be helpful. I've not touched cups in a while bc the only printers I have access to only allow printing through some crappy proprietary app that doesn't have a Linux version, so I can't attest to its correctness.

    https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=314035

  • Macaruleni and Cheese

    Text without the "rule":

    Macaroni and Cheese

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    SqueakyBeaver SqueakyBeaver @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    just a trans girl who likes to code and play music

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