hellfire103

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[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's the problem with running an older OSX? https://github.com/blueboxd/chromium-legacy

I am running 10.6. Chromium Legacy is for 10.7 and above, and the same is true of a lot of software. Meanwhile, on my Linux partition, I can have Firefox Nightly if I want. It'll run heavily, but it's possible.

As it happens, I do have a somewhat recent browser installed in OSX, but it's not great.

Also, running an older OS like that isn't a good idea, as it won't have received security patches or microcode updates.

That's the thing, you can run a 64-bit distro as long as you've a 32 bit grub starting it :)

I hadn't quite considered that somebody had implemented this. Thanks for the info!

There was also another user who gave me a link to some software that modifies mixed-mode ISOs so that they will boot on my potato laptop.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Whoa! Thank you!

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 years ago

Well, that explains the memes.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

A-Levels are a British standardised exam, at the same level as the American SATs. However, they are much harder.

An enhancement subject is (AFAIK) a way of getting more UCAS points, which increases your chances of being accepted at some universities.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

If I messed up, my representative should return the form in due course.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago

There are plenty of queer 17-year olds like me here, too!

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

UCAS is the organisation that deals with applications to higher education (e.g. university) in the United Kingdom.

EPQ stands for "Extended Project Qualification", and is an A-Level enhancement subject. In this subject, you pick a topic in September and spend the next few months writing an essay on it.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That be a Conky. I'll give you a copy of my config in a bit, if you like.

EDIT: Here it is: mocha.conf. If you don't have the font, JetBrains Mono, installed, you will need to edit the file to reflect this.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I have multiple devices, but I just use my trusty KNOPPIX LiveCD to unlock the disk and move everything onto an external hard drive before either troubleshooting via chroot or just doing a clean install.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

The Musl issues were a while ago. The other issues were experienced on the glibc version.

Void is a distribution I keep trying, but I believe I'll be either sticking with the Arch family or switching to Gentoo, openSUSE, or NixOS.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you're after an online dictionary, I personally like Wiktionary.

 

I've heard and read recently about a warrant that shows that the US government is monitoring push notifications on iOS and Android. This is possible because push notifications mostly work remotely, using "push notification post office" servers at Apple and Google.

I am aware that certain apps; such as Threema, Signal, Proton, Tuta, and others; use their own servers for push, but not all apps will do this. If I was to run a deGoogled Android ROM or an alternative mobile OS, how would push notifications be handled? And is there an option that doesn't involve a central server at all?

 

I've heard and read recently about a warrant that shows that the US government is monitoring push notifications on iOS and Android. This is possible because push notifications mostly work remotely, using "push notification post office" servers at Apple and Google.

I am aware that certain apps; such as Threema, Signal, Proton, Tuta, and others; use their own servers for push, but not all apps will do this. So, as a deGoogled operating system, how exactly does LineageOS handle push notifications?

 
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I am planning to reinstall the OS on my ThinkPad T400, and I'd like to try using the Trinity desktop environment. Can you suggest some distributions that work well with TDE?

 
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