salacious_coaster

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Resources for the technically challenged? in c/linux@programming.dev
[–] salacious_coaster 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm not trying to dissuade you from installing Linux, but I am curious to know what pissed you off about Windows so immediately that you don't want to touch it again. Mandatory Microsoft account?

Resources for the technically challenged? in c/linux@programming.dev
[–] salacious_coaster 2 points 4 hours ago

I have spent way too much time trying to get an OS to install on an unfamiliar board only to find out it was barfing up Ventoy for some reason.

SoupDealer Malware Bypasses Every Sandbox, AV's and EDR/XDR in Real-World Incidents in c/cybersecurity
[–] salacious_coaster 4 points 1 day ago

Yikes 😬

Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription in c/enshittification@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 10 points 1 day ago (9 children)

We'll say it again: They had different amounts of power because it wasn't the same hardware.

AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 4 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I guess burning coal as fast as possible means energy is a "solved problem" for China?

Companies be like in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 4 points 1 day ago

I bought a laptop a year or so before the "AI" hype started. Went back to the product page later and found it had been retroactively declared an "AI-powered laptop". Nothing new had been introduced.

Worse than Mormons in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 19 points 1 day ago

These people begging to fix your computer for you... Are they in the room with us right now?

Worse than Mormons in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 2 points 1 day ago

UGH

apicall create

And then just insert the stuff, what don't you get?? 😩

Is there an actor you can't stand? Do they have any exceptions? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 2 points 2 days ago

I dunno. He was pretty good in Lord of War.

Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home. in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster -1 points 2 days ago

Thank you

U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 23 points 2 days ago

"unexpectedly"?

Is there an actor you can't stand? Do they have any exceptions? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] salacious_coaster 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wonder if Will Farrell dislike is a generational thing? I grew up on Will Farrell in SNL and A Night at the Roxbury and loved every second of it.

On the other hand, Bill Murray was before my time, and I haven't liked anything he's done.

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Jumped into Debian 13 early, and it's pretty great (self.debian)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by salacious_coaster to c/debian@lemmy.world
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I finally bailed on Windows to Debian 12 a week ago. I've tried a handful of other distros in years past, but little issues kept me from jumping all the way in (and the one big issue of MusicBee being Windows exclusive and not really operable on Wine; still figuring that one out).

For example, I think it was Manjaro where wifi was inoperable out of the box. Another distro had scaling issues I couldn't resolve. All of them had crappy support for touchpads, making normal operation a chore. Two-finger tap wasn't recognized most of the time, single tap needed an absurd amount of pressure, and I was accidentally zooming every 30 seconds. Debian 12 KDE had intermittent(!) touchpad shittiness, sleep didn't work, fingerprint scanner didn't work, but otherwise everything was workable. Then I heard 13 was coming out soon with updated KDE and I didn't want to wait another few days to see if anything got fixed.

All of it! My Thinkpad works perfectly now, as far as hardware goes. First time I've seen a Linux distro 100% "just work." Half the time I can forget that I switched OSes at all.

If you're hesitating about switching from Windows, Debian 13 KDE is working great for me so far! Go for it!

Edit: well...okay, I guess I spoke too soon on the touchpad and invited egg on my face. The old issues intermittently come back after waking from sleep. Go figure. Hope someone figures that out someday.

Edit 2: reloading the psmouse module fixes it temporarily. At least there's a workaround, but this is one of those "basic functionality" things that are keeping people from adopting Linux.

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Rule, I guess? (infosec.pub)
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Ladybugs are feeling cozy on the lovage (infosec.pub)
 
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"Someday" is either much sooner than you think, or never (self.showerthoughts)
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Antelope Horn milkweed looks so alien (Idaho) (infosec.pub)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by salacious_coaster to c/nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz
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More Lewis flax! (infosec.pub)
 

This particular flower is native to my geographic area, although there wasn't any in my suburban city. So I got a big bag of conservation seed and dumped it everywhere, and it went nuts. Best "weed" ever.

It flowers for most of the season, but it's most magnificent right now. Hoverflies and other tiny pollinators love it. Honeybees do too, but they're a little big for them.

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Woods rose and lewis flax (infosec.pub)
 

Two of my favorites. The rose smells heavenly

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What is your unconventional art? (self.asklemmy)
 

By "unconventional" I mean something other than classical visual or audio arts like painting, sculpture, music, etc.

I've never been a very "artistic" person. But when I took my first programming class, I worked on my code like it was a sculpture. I found beauty in making my code clean, efficient, easy to read, and user-friendly. It still seems weird and affectatious to say, and I wasn't really expecting that kind of experience from that class! It was one of the only times I ever felt "artistic."

But why not? Any medium can be artful.

What's your non-traditional art?

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