I've said it elsewhere, but people are scared, and they want change. They'll take it however they can get it, even if it means making the tactical error of voting for someone who will almost certainly make things worse.
True! I forgot about that. Other accounts have used similar functionality.
Tbh, Jake has already lost. If he wins, people will say he beat up a 58yo man, former boxer or not. If he loses, he got beat up by a 58yo man.
Like, there's no way he can actually win in the square of public opinion, and I'm here for it.
That's cool. Well, I wish them well. Hopefully they can make something that's good for people and not just chase profits.
Mastodon devs didn't care to cease the moment
And they never will. That's not their focus or goal. They don't care about "gaining momentum" and explosive growth, and I wouldn't want them to.
That's up to us. Convincing people to join the Fediverse and showing them better alternatives to their favorite platforms (and teaching them how to use them) is our collective job, not some group of hobbyist devs.
Plus I think explosive growth would change the vibe of the Fediverse in a negative way, since most people expect it to be free (i.e. "I am the product") and shitty (so always taking offense). I'm fine peeling people away over time.
For groups, I don't know if Mastodon will ever get that or not. Friendica exists, it's more analogous to Facebook than Mastodon, and it already has groups and public/private forums. I'm not really sure if that would be a great addition to the microblog format of Mastodon, anyway, so I don't really care if it never comes.
musk could just buy it. jack already sold twitter to him,
Yeah, certainly, or some other billionaire. I think it goes without saying that most of us here understand the flaws with centralized services.
I'm not saying it's the best choice ever, but I'm hopeful that the choice to leave Xitter might do positive things to people's mentality when BlueSky almost certainly repeats history. It's not likely to happen right away, as even an offer to buy would take time to approve, so for now, I'm taking it as a net positive.
The Fediverse will continue to grow and change in the meantime, and we'll all still be here to help them migrate to better things in the future.
People aren't going to be convinced of social/communism overnight.
I celebrate the move to BlueSky as positive in that they are no longer propping up an apartheid tech bro who's now running a meme branch of US Government, and also because many of them are doing the thing they were scared to do before: leave. They now know how that feels and what it will be like rebuilding friend groups and such.
It's not the anti-corpo step many are deluding themselves to believe it is, but getting out of the muck and learning how to take the step to change something are both things I see as positives that can be guided to better things in the future.
I see that, now that you explain it that way. That does seem ethically questionable.
I'll have to take some time to learn more about the details, so I can make my own informed decision.
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That's lazy journalism. There's a functional search bar as well as trending hashtags.
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There will never be suggestions by design, but there's accounts like FediFollow and guides on how to get started with Mastodon. If you meet those people in the future, tell them to follow hashtags for topics they like, and encourage them to start using hashtags. They'll find people that way.
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This is also by design: there's no suggestions, because there's no algorithm. You decide what goes on in your feed (boosting is another important part of that). If you've looked at everything, explore a new hashtag, follow more people, check the Local or Global feeds, or Satan forbid anyone actually take that as a sign to take a break and go touch grass.
I have Bazzite on a laptop for the ease of use and general resistance to breakage, and Spiral Linux in a VM. The latter works flawlessly that way, like it was always meant to be in a VM.
I'd do it, though I might cut new side stretchers and do a full mortise and tenon through the legs; maybe also add a cross stretcher between.
But I agree, looks pretty neat
Ah, I see. It doesn't particularly bother me, but I can appreciate why it might bother somebody else with different values.
Thanks!
Time-limited deals like these are financial traps.
or it sells out to another already established billionare that abuses the power of media control etc...
This cannot be overstated. That's exactly how Elon ended up with Twitter, and nobody should think for a second that there aren't richer, more tactful billionaires who could keep people credulously swimming in the propaganda in order to make their power plays.
I give it four years before their first enshittifying changes are announced.
Tldr, to help fight patent trolls:
They're asking you to find evidence of preexisting technology -- referred to by patent lawyers as "prior art" -- that can kill off bad patents. This could be open-source documentation (including release notes), published standards or specifications, product manuals, articles, blogs, books, or any publicly available information.
They use this info to essentially undercut and invalidate the patent trolls' filing, killing their ability to file suit on that patent again.
There's also a contest with a $3000 prize for anyone who can help kill a current one on their plate.
https://patroll.unifiedpatents.com/contests/s3vQkRdTC6coNkjyx
I feel like there was a YouTube Premium series that paid homage to the original story, too, but I don't remember the name of the show.
and try to effect the conversation,
And these people are insane. Elon has total control over the narrative, and the people that believe they can "throw sand in the gears" with some quippy xeets are delusional.
At least they're moving, but fucking Christ; far too many people have main character syndrome.
When do we get the Home Assistant who falls in love with its owner and tries to kill their partner out of jealousy?
A brilliant, introspective summary of how single-issue voting got us here and how it won't save anyone.
>The system sucks, but please, be pragmatic. Vote for Harris, hold the Dems accountable, and donate to STAR and Ranked Choice Voting initiatives in your area to avoid this dilemma in the future. > >Twenty years ago, I made a choice that left the world a distorted echo of what it could be. > >Twenty years from now, you too will reap what you sow.
The Supreme Court decided Monday that a court order finding Texas hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a state abortion ban will stay for now.
The "Pro-Life" Party, everyone. SMH
Meanwhile...
>At a campaign event over the weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, hundreds of Allred’s supporters broke out in raucous applause when he vowed to protect a woman’s right to an abortion. “When I’m in the Senate, we’re going to restore Roe v. Wade,” Allred said.
Please vote, y'all. There's more at stake than just a presidency.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/14010304
> State constitutional rights to abortion are on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota. > > Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin have initiatives on the ballot to ban noncitizens from voting. It's already illegal, but the initiatives will probably be used to harass and disenfranchise minorities and activists, if they pass. > > Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, D.C., Alaska, and Missouri will vote to adopt or prohibit ranked choice voting. > > Alaska, California, Massachusetts, and Missouri will vote to adopt a $15-18 minimum wage. > > And so on. Ballotpedia has a complete list. > > Go register to vote, or check your registration if you've already registered.
I'm saving up to get a 5700X3D around Christmas, upgrading from a 5600G, but I want to make sure I prepare properly before I do the swap.
The RAM I bought couldn't match the C18 @ 4000 M/Ts advertised and still remain stable, but I managed to manually overclock to C16 @ 3666. Should I drop to JDEC specs before I upgrade, or is it a non-issue?
OpenWrt One WiFi 6 router samples are now available for $89
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13942074
I noticed that a lot of the posts from Lemmy.World are showing with few or no votes, and often no comments. Going to the actual post shows votes and comments.
Did something change with how we/they sync up?
Reddthat: https://reddthat.com/post/26198974
Slrpnk.net: https://slrpnk.net/post/13517175
The Crane WASP, also known as "the infinity 3D printer," uses locally sourced clay, mud or cement to 3D-print affordable homes. It can even use agricultural waste as aggregate. The system is now being used to build much-needed housing in Colombia.
I've been thinking about getting a couple of Yubikeys for a partner and myself, but we share certain accounts. While I would love to have the Yubikey 5 that can store TOTP, that seems like it could be problematic for shared accounts.
Would using the cheaper Yubico Security Keys to unlock Bitwarden Premium vaults, that use a Shared Organization, be a better/more sane option than trying to sync up TOTP secrets every time a new shared account gets added? Any other critiques or suggestions?
The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas.
>In response to questions about why A&M discontinued the medical care, a university spokesperson said its growing student population and the resulting strain on the A.P. Beutel Health Center require officials to continuously review the services they offer and how they use the center’s resources. The spokesperson noted that the university has invested more in mental health care following a national rise in college students seeking it out. > >Transgender and queer students are skeptical of that explanation and believe the university acted in response to pressure from conservative groups. They say the move shows the university is not willing to support them equally. > >“It just seems that they don't take the same level of care to address concerns of the queer community as they would other communities,” Klatt said. > >Students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas. And it comes as the state’s public universities face top-down pressure to appease Republican leaders — or risk incurring their wrath during next year’s legislative session.
Don't you just love that "small government?" FFS, y'all. Please vote like people's futures depend upon it.
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/24214265
> So, a couple years ago, somebody published the 2017 free desktop client of SketchUp on the chocolatey repos, and I managed to snag it before it got taken down. I use it primarily to make woodworking plans. > > I'm wrapping up my transition plan to Linux, but I'm not really up to date on SketchUp alternatives. The only ones I know of are Blender (afaik more for animation and 3D printing) and FreeCAD (CAD seems like overkill, since I'm just doing simple cuts and joinery). > > Are there good Linux/FOSS alternatives to SketchUp that have similar features, or is the web client the only reasonable option?
So, a couple years ago, somebody published the 2017 free desktop client of SketchUp on the chocolatey repos, and I managed to snag it before it got taken down. I use it primarily to make woodworking plans.
I'm wrapping up my transition plan to Linux, but I'm not really up to date on SketchUp alternatives. The only ones I know of are Blender (afaik more for animation and 3D printing) and FreeCAD (CAD seems like overkill, since I'm just doing simple cuts and joinery).
Are there good Linux/FOSS alternatives to SketchUp that have similar features, or is the web client the only reasonable option?
This isn't a joke, though it almost seems like one. It uses Llama 3.1, and supposedly the conversation data stays on the device and gets forgotten over time (through what the founder calls a rolling "context window").
The implementation is interesting, and you can see the founder talking about earlier prototypes and project goals in interviews from several months ago.
iOS only, for now.
Edit: Apparently, you can build your own for around $50 that runs on ChatGPT instead of Llama. I'm sure you could also figure out how to switch it to the LLM of your choice.
Court says Universal Service fee is "misbegotten tax" that violates Constitution.
>A US appeals court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional, finding Universal Service fees on phone bills to be a "misbegotten tax." If not overturned, the ruling would upend the $8 billion-a-year system that is used to expand telecom networks and make access more affordable through programs such as Lifeline discounts and deployment grants for Internet service providers. > >But the FCC program could survive in the end as the case appears ripe for Supreme Court review, with yesterday's ruling creating a circuit split. The ruling against the FCC was issued by the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which is generally considered one of the most conservative appeals courts. > >The FCC previously prevailed in the 6th and 11th circuit appeals courts, which both rejected claims that the Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional. All three cases against the FCC were filed by Consumers' Research, a nonprofit that fights "woke corporations," and a mobile virtual network operator called Cause Based Commerce, which offers wireless service to "values-based consumers who want alternatives to the many companies and providers that support causes and positions contrary to their beliefs."
Everyone's favorite, Texas-based, Conservative rubber stamp strikes again. This may be a federal court, but don't forget that these people represent Texas every time they issue a bad ruling.
I'm working through some necessary issues in VMs as I work towards dropping Windows, but it occurred to me that I should pick a distro my non-techy partner could use in the event that something catastrophic happens to me. I really like the declarative/immutable distros, but perhaps something more traditional with btrfs snapshots would be better suited to such a use case...?
It's no secret that NixOS has a steep learning curve, but do any of you share a NixOS PC with family/partners/etc.? If so, what has that experience been like? Could they take over admin if you were incapacitated?
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/21668140
> I have a VPN daemon that needs to run before the client will work. Normally, this would have been set up automatically by its install script, but the system is immutable.
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> I've created the systemd service via sysyemctl edit --force --full daemon.service with the following parameters:
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> > [Unit] > Description=Blah > After=network-online.target > > [Service] > User=root > Group=root > ExecStart=/usr/bin/env /path/to/daemon > > [Install] > WantedBy=multi-user.target >
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> I've verified that the daemon is actually executable, and it runs fine when I manually call it via sudo daemon. When I try to run it with sudo systemctl enable --now daemon.service, it exits with error code 126.
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> What am I missing?
Edit: Typo, and added the relevant user and group to the Service section. Still throwing a 126.
Solution: the system wanted /usr/bin/env in ExecStart to launch the binary. The .service file above has been edited to show the working solution.
I have a VPN daemon that needs to run before the client will work. Normally, this would have been set up automatically by its install script, but the system is immutable.
I've created the systemd service via sysyemctl edit --force --full daemon.service with the following parameters:
``` [Unit] Description=Blah After=network-online.target
[Service] User=root Group=root ExecStart=/usr/bin/env /path/to/daemon
[Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ```
I've verified that the daemon is actually executable, and it runs fine when I manually call it via sudo daemon. When I try to run it with sudo systemctl enable --now daemon.service, it exits with error code 126.
What am I missing?
Edit: typo
Edit 2: Added script modifications. Daemon appears to be some kind of pre-compiled binary.
Solution: ExecStart wanted /usr/bin/env to launch the binary. The service file above has been edited to reflect the correct solution. See this post for further discussion.
I'm working on my transition plan away from Windows and testing out various things in VMs as I do so, and one big hurdle is making sure the VPN client my work requires can connect. Bazzite is my target distro (primarily gaming, work less frequently), though other more traditionally structured ones like Pop!_OS and Garuda are possibilities.
I'm currently trying and failing to get the VPN client working in a distrobox (throws an error during connection saying PPP isn't installed or supported by the kernel). However, I can successfully get the VPN connected if I overlay the client and its dependencies via rpm-ostree install, but I read somewhere that Bazzite's philosophy is to use rpm-ostree as sparingly as possible for installing software to preserve as much containerization as possible.
Since I can get it working outside of a container, am I overthinking it? Should I just accept that this might be one of the "sparing" cases? Is Bazzite perhaps a poor fit for my use case? I've been trying to make sense of this guide, but I'm having trouble understanding how to apply it to my situation, since I'm not that familiar with Docker or Podman.
For example, I saw a post the other day detailing how to set up a Brother laser printer on Kinoite. That's not something I would have initially considered a potential problem to be solved. Another I ran into some years ago had to do with an Edimax WiFi dongle that used some weirdly specific Realtek 8812 radio, for which you had to set up the driver via dkms. A little prep and knowledge in advance would have saved days of searching online.
I've started a personal to-do list of things to research and make sure I have all my ducks in a row before I make the full-time switch on my main desktop, so besides the usual "back up your files" advice, I'm hoping y'all can point out some QoL things I and others may often miss!
As an ex-fundigelical, I think the boys get it wrong here. Perhaps the people at the top are cynical with regard to the existence of demons, but I guarantee there's a concerning number of people in the crowd who think demons are real, and they genuinely think they're fighting a holy war against them by opposing people that include "liberals and 'unhuman' communists." I used to think demons were actually real, and average people often had demons inside them, like sleeper agents waiting to be activated.
I agree that the "demonic" rhetoric is a convenient tool to justify political violence, but many of them aren't using demons as an excuse to do something they already want to do; they're doing it because they genuinely think they're saving humanity from Satan to usher in some kind of idealized 1950s utopia only for white, affluent Christians.
In their mind, they are sincerely at war with their fellow Americans, but there's a convenient, dehumanizing layer of "demons" to make them feel better about any acts of violence or stripping of rights.
Hello, spectre of Nazism.
First, let me be clear up front that I'm not promoting the idea that there should be one "universal" Linux distro. With all the various distros out there for consumers, there's lots of discussion about Arch, Debian, and Fedora (and their various descendant projects), but I rarely see much talk about openSUSE.
Why might somebody choose that one over the others? What features or vision distinguishes it from the others?
Edit: I love all the answers! Great stuff. Thanks to everyone!