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limelight79

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  • Airstream @lemm.ee
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    Lemm.ee is shutting down

  • I'm annoyed with the idea of getting a Mac

  • Yeah. We have a 2009 MacBook pro here that still works great, other than being horrendously out of date. I was getting 6+ hours of battery life out of it when it was new, which is pretty surprising in those days.

    And OS X is pretty nice (or was for the life of that laptop, I haven't used it much since then), and still Unix.

    When my wife needed a new laptop a few years ago, we got her a Mac, because it's just so much less maintenance for me, compared to Windows. (She uses some stuff that Linux does not yet support.)

  • Is Mommy and Daddy Fighting?

  • Yeah, I can't figure it out either. Except that Trump is a user - a people user - and he saw Musk as someone he could use.

    There are two things about this falling out that surprise me: First, it took a LOT longer than I expected, and second, it's nowhere near as contentious as I expected.

  • Musk sports black eye at White House farewell with Trump

  • Unfortunately, you're probably right.

    Wasn't Tesla the company that had a person (or group of people) dedicated to distracting him, thereby letting the rest of the company actually do work?

  • Micro-retirement

  • A woman I know did just that, except she wrote a book during her "off" years.

  • Musk sports black eye at White House farewell with Trump

  • I LOVE that he thinks his leaving government to refocus on Tesla will solve the sales issue Tesla has been experiencing.

    He just does not get it.

  • 31 May 1982

  • He was in charge of the Personals and was a Comic Stripper for a while.

  • 2025-05-31

  • PRB = Powder River Basin, if anyone is wondering.

  • Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die'

  • Hey, the death panels the Republicans predicted are coming soon!

  • Which program is the one that surprised you most that it is available on Linux?

  • Vuescan.

  • Cringe at Farpoint

  • I just remembered the discussion without separation was in Disaster, when Troi was the senior officer on the bridge and a warp core breach was developing. Ro wanted her to separate the ship to save as many people as possible, but Troi wanted to wait in the hopes someone would get to engineering and fix the problem.

  • Cringe at Farpoint

  • Yeah what was the point of that test?! "Oooh he give orders good."

    Break out the joystick like in Insurrection and let's fucking dock this thing MANUALLY.

  • Cringe at Farpoint

  • Yeah I read somewhere they found it just slowed down the episode too much, so it wasn't used much after the first season.

    Correctly used in the movie though.

  • Cringe at Farpoint

  • Not to ruin the mood, but I think the idea was that it was this scary procedure only used in extreme emergencies.

    For example, when the episode was running short by about 5 minutes...

  • To join Facebook these days, one must record a video selfie

  • Who is actually creating a legitimate Facebook account at this point?

    I moderate a few groups on Facebook, and every account I see for new members that was created within the last few years is a spammer. The people who wanted Facebook accounts already have them. Very very few actual human beings are signing up for new legitimate accounts at this point.

    Facebook should just close the new account option. They're working toward AIs talking to each other and won't need human interaction any more anyway.

  • New to me Bridgestone RB-1

  • Sounds good. My brother is an originalist, but I'm more of a modern guy. I have an old Cannondale 2.8 frame that he built up for me in the late 90s, and it has 8 speed 105. I've threatened a few times to upgrade it, possibly using the SRAM setup with wireless shifting and rim brakes. I think it would disappoint him. Of course, it would require new wheels as well.

    But as a practical matter, those 8 speed parts aren't going to last forever, either. I think the rear derailleur spring that holds the chain in tension is a bit tired already, for example. And it's not like I can buy a new 105 8 speed derailleur; I can get a used one but that's just as old. (I use the bike on a smart trainer on Zwift. What I really should do is upgrade to one of the trainers that doesn't require physically shifting.)

  • Can you rotate an apple in your head? (by Shen)

  • A friend of mine has that condition where she can't visualize things. I wonder how she would like this comic. My guess is she'd crack a joke about it being a good thing she can't do this.

  • New to me Bridgestone RB-1

  • Nice! I'm surprised that it has the correct wheel spacing for 11 speed.

    Those were steel, right? I can't remember.

  • Aaaand credits

  • It's the release from the stress of the moment.

  • Who guards the guards?

  • I love that you are voted negative on this. You're absolutely correct, but people don't want to hear it.

    Had a long argument with someone a few months back where they insisted if they come around a curve and a tree is laying across the road, and they can't stop in time, the tree is at fault...

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world
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    I fixed my air conditioner!

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world
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    Trim around garage door replacement

  • Bicycles @lemmy.ca
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    My year in cycling - 2024

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
    limelight79 @lemm.ee

    Zooz Zen51 relay - my thoughts

  • Hockey @lemmy.ca
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    Trouba traded to Ducks by Rangers for Vaakanainen | NHL.com

    www.nhl.com /news/new-york-rangers-trade-jacob-trouba-to-anaheim-ducks
  • Bicycles @lemmy.ca
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    Friend got hit by a car over the weekend

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Last Place Comics

    What is he?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    limelight79 @lemm.ee

    Debian 12 install - monitors won't turn off

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
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    Using HA to start my work laptop

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world
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    Latest rant...wiring by the PO

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
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    Updating notifications

  • Hockey @lemmy.ca
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    Gritty takes blame for stolen Jagr bobbleheads

    www.nhl.com /news/topic/short-shifts/gritty-takes-blame-for-stolen-jaromir-jagr-bobbleheads
  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
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    Shelly and their terrible customer service

  • Boost for Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    This post is crashing Boost for me

  • Bicycles @lemmy.ca
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    My new gravel tourer is on the road

  • Hockey @lemmy.ca
    limelight79 @lemm.ee

    Police report reveals details surrounding Milan Lucic's arrest, domestic abuse allegations

    sports.yahoo.com /nhl-bruins-milan-lucic-arrest-details-revealed-police-report-domestic-abuse-allegations-215119762.html
  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
    limelight79 @lemm.ee

    Backups, people...backups

  • Hockey @lemmy.ca
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    Gritty puck from the Hockey Hall of Fame

  • Airstream @lemm.ee
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    66th Annual Airstream Rally makes big waves with remarkable community contributions

    wyo4news.com /news/66th-annual-airstream-rally-makes-big-waves-with-remarkable-community-contributions/