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CEO of AI ad-tech firm pledging “world free of fraud” sentenced for fraud - Ars Technica
  • Whew, that's gonna open up a lot or capital so these companies can finally pay other employees fair wages. Right?..... Right?!

  • ‘I’m not stepping down’: Chuck Schumer defies Democrats’ calls over funding bill
  • It's Ok. Dems will keep losing big until the useless fucks get it into their heads that the future doesn't have them in it (if the Dems even have a future).

    They can't follow the money anymore once it stops flowing.

  • Lookout! We got a badass here!
  • I'd be more concerned with pulling off body panels, if I were him.

    Edit: also, why is it all these people are so bad at writing? How do you get enough money for a Cybertruck while obviously being a moron?

  • [dk wm] red moon
  • Thanks. I wasn't sure based on the tagging.

    I've been looking for one forever. It's my main reason for not using Deadbeef. One exists, but it's only for Mac, for some reason.

  • Musk: "Resistance Is Futile," Vows DOGE War on Fire Departments
  • This is satire but... The Right wanting to privatize fire departments is a real thing.

  • The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism
  • The Trump administration is descending has descended into authoritarianism

  • Where are you planning your next vacation to?
  • Many modern devices can "float" between 110-220v as well as 50 and 60Hz.

    In practice, it means you don't need older style, larger adapters which actually change the voltage and frequency for you. You can just use the cheaper adapters which only change the plug.

    To be sure, just read the little print by the power area on whatever device(s) you're bringing. The ranges will be listed.

    Done it many times.

  • The late 70s Trek series we never got to see 🥹
  • I'm still in the hate camp. To me, it looks like a Star Trek ship design made by a primary school student on a cafeteria napkin.

  • [dk wm] red moon
  • Do you have some kind of media library plugin for Deadbeef?

  • Kamala Harris Picked as Democrats’ Runaway 2028 Favorite in New Poll
  • Jfc. They'll never learn. We really are all doomed.

    Just kidding. We were doomed already.

  • What Can We Do to Get Youth into Ham Radio?
  • Present it as an alternative to social media -- one without the kinds of mental health issues and corporate controls.

    Present things like electronics tinkering as a life skill instead of a hobby. That includes the Tech license.

    It's a long shot, sure.

  • She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it.
  • She sounds pretty dumb. Maybe someone smarter will take over the farm.

  • Arrogant Donald Trump names new fighter jet after himself in unbelievable move
    • It only flies to Greenland.
    • Gold interior with marble gauges.
    • The flight computer rambles on about someone trying to get inside when no one is around.
  • Elon Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters to sign petition against ‘activist judges’.
  • "Illegal"... hm... now that's a word I haven't heard for a long time.

  • Donald Trump suggests US could join British Commonwealth
  • I don't think USians should fight this.

    As pear shaped as the UK may be at the moment, it must be better off than all the nonsense in the US. Though there really is nothing in it for the Commonwealth, in any event.

  • Anon is waiting for Japan
  • I'm implying nothing. Some things are meant to be tongue-in-cheek.

  • Anon is waiting for Japan
  • They will and are changing it, to be sure. Whether those changes are positive remains to be seen.

  • California exploring getting rid of the gas tax, replacing it with road charge program
  • I know people will quickly balk at this because people tend to balk at new taxes, tax changes, and anything happening in California.

    But it's a good idea. Driving electric should not get you out of paying for roads.

    The only way out of paying for roads should be not using them. And that bumps up demand for better public transit, which does substantially more to combat climate change than everyone driving electric cars.

  • Hegseth says Musk did not see China war plan
  • The people who believe anything an ex-Fox News dope says are largely the same people who get their "facts" from the ex-host of Fear Factor.

  • QMK modifications for OpenRGB

    Recently got a Keychron K10 Max. Love the board, and it runs QMK firmware.

    On Linux, I am able to use OpenRGB to control my case lighting as well as my USB Logitech mouse. However, OpenRGB does not detect my Keychron (which is fine -- it is not on the supported hardware list). I have verified that I can control the keyboard lighting via the webtool, but obviously that isn't ideal for common usage.

    My understanding is that QMK keyboards should be software controllable via OpenRGB. I have added the device (by PID/VID) in the QMK settings of OpenRGB, but it is still undetected.

    I have seem some older posts about enabling OpenRGB support in the QMK firmware. I have verified I can compile and flash firmware, so mostly I am wondering if anyone here has experience for modding QMK for OpenRGB, or if that is even supposed to be necessary? I am a bit at a loss as to why it isn't working, tbh.

    Thanks in advance!

    Edit: want to add some additional details. I have also:

    • tried adjusting the default OpenRGB udev rules to match my actual KB. There is a KeychronKeyboardController entry, but it has different PID and VID. If I change this to mine (3434 and 0aa0), after reloading the rules, the behavior does not change.
    • tried adding a new udev rule with my specific VID and PID and uaccess enabled. No change with this either.

    Both of the above were shots in the dark, since I think I can rule out udev since the keyboard is detected by the webtool.

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    Monitor recommendations for a Linux flight sim / strategy system

    Hi all, I have been PC gaming for a long time (30+ years), but specifically gaming from the couch for 10+. I'm now going to be having a nice workspace in another part of the house so I'm building a second system.

    I have two main goals: I want to set up my flight sim stuff (= yoke, throttle, etc) permanently in the workspace, and I also want to play strategy titles in there, in particular ones which have text that can be a bit small on a TV from the couch. I imagine I'll still play a lot in the front room, mostly titles with full controller support, so I think it is fair to say that strategy (4X, RTS) and flight simming (X-Plane primarily) will be the focus where I need a monitor.

    I was considering targeting 1440p, but 1080p is probably also fine.

    Thing is, I haven't been monitor shopping in a long time. Curved screens? Ultrawides? None of that existed when I last was using a monitor.

    So I wanted to ask the community here for their recommendations or ideas. Pretty open ended I guess (modulo a couple questions below) but anything would be helpful.

    Not sure it matters, but the workspace system will be:

    • Ryzen 7 9700x
    • RX 7800 XT
    • running Linux (probably Pop! since I have used it for years on the other system without issue), using Proton for anything without a native binary

    Are there any pitfalls with ultrawides? If a game doesn't support the resolution, do I just get bars on the side? Does Linux / Proton handle it significantly differently versus Windows?

    I also did consider having the flight sim setup and more standard setup be on different desks (thus multiple screens but not next to each other). This might make sense in terms of the flight equipment but then again it might just be a good way to waste space.

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    Are there previous historical examples of cult-like followings of US political candidates?

    (This post was intended for politics@lemmy.world, but as it seems they don't allow text posts, I'm posting it here)

    This post will likely not go over well with everyone and some people may not agree with the premise of the question. Mods please remove if not allowed.

    I am curious if the MAGA-esque approach to politics is new for the US, or if there have been other examples of similar political movements which may be considered "cult-like". To better define what I mean, here are some examples:

    • Large amounts of signs bearing a candidate's name being shown by single individuals (e.g. big trucks covered in Trump signs everywhere)

    • Use of a candidate name over the US flag

    • Use of a kind of supporter uniform (e.g. the red MAGA hat)

    • The "alternative facts" of MAGA, where debate can be impossible because supporters believe anyone who is a detractor must be lying

    • In some cases, voter intimidation or coercion from staunch supporters

    It seems to me that some of this is new but I'd love to hear other thoughts. I have heard and seen many relatively obvious parallels to German politics in the 20s-40s, but I'm specifically wondering if anything similar has ever been seen in the US before.

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    Out of everything, I really want to see my helmet in first person

    I know a lot of people hate this kind of feature, but there are significant reasons why I think it would make Starfield better.

    If I'm not wearing one and I leave my ship, I start taking damage if the planet is dangerous. The only way around that is to be in 3rd person while in the ship (aside from the workaround below). There isn't any indication anywhere as to whether or not you are in a spacesuit, besides your menu and 3rd person view. There is no way to know while maintaining immersion.

    Bethesda's workaround is to auto-hide spacesuits and helmets in atmo. This sucks, because I personally like tailoring the look of my character to the environment. But more importantly, I want to know that I am wearing a pressure suit if I'm out in a dangerous environment. I don't want it to feel like I'm a freecam wandering around -- I want to feel like I'm slogging along in a freaking spacesuit.

    What's really strange is: if you put on the broken Constellation helmet, you can see the tape piece from the inside. It has an overlay! Sadly this works for no other helmet. Did they just abandon making the textures?

    A similar annoyance with a related system: the quick menu does not unequip items. This would make it super easy to change between a spacesuit and regular outfit and not deal with more menus.

    I figure there will be a mod at least for helmet overlays eventually, but damn is it frustrating that they definitely thought about it and only implemented it for a piece of masking tape.

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