piratekaiser

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piratekaiser ,

The beans of pawduction*

Finally making the move to Linux, and I have questions before I get started.

Hi everyone, I'm planning on moving from w11 to kubuntu (lts release - 24.04). I'm a gamer at heart, a game designer by education, and wanting to get away from Windows. I could really use some top tips, best practices, and things to look out for. I have run Linux on a Chromebook, but never as my primary PC. ...

piratekaiser ,

You know flatpak is also a package manager, right? You can use it just as you would apt/pacman/dnf/zypper...

piratekaiser ,

Scientifically speaking, a rich meal of fat, protein and carbohydrates, along with staying hydrated, is the best way to prepare for drinking. Eating anything worthwhile at all helps cut down sobering in half, but that's the best combo to avoid a bad recovery.

Source: I don't drink

piratekaiser ,

Yes, although it has nothing to do with communism and everything to do with dictatorship, ultra nationalism and the strongman image.

piratekaiser , (edited )

It's not just about quality, there's a lot missing or honestly plain worse in gimp for example, compared to affinity photo. I'm as big a proponent of OSS as any, it's just that software isn't there yet.

What's more, the target audience for that product are usually people who've had their chance encounter with programming and have decided against doing it. My anecdotal experience obviously. Edit: I mean it's unlikely they will contribute to features

piratekaiser ,

Yes, because everyone has different needs. Even blender, which has gone far and beyond most graphical software, would be a no-go for someone because of one or two specifics.

Again, I firmly believe in OSS, but I don't see how porting more professional software hurts the community or freedom effort, when our biggest hurdle is adoption. Missing things people need is a barriers of entry. Missing things a workplace needs is an automatic loss.

piratekaiser ,

I've found prolonged inactivity to be a bad recuperation from 9-5. By all means, rest and do nothing productive if you want, but don't close yourself at home the whole time

piratekaiser ,

Funny you had to put a disclaimer for authoritarianism. The world's history and propaganda have made it synonymous with the far left, where that ideology was never about absolute power, but quite the opposite.

piratekaiser ,

That's not a problem for FOSS to solve, but for the environment which allows it

piratekaiser ,

Software engineer here, can confirm I've never received anything by post in my life, it's always couriers. My assumption is that post stamps are boomer NFTs.

piratekaiser ,

As opposed to images on the internet... XD

If anything it would actually take more effort to replicate a physical stamp now that I think about it.

piratekaiser ,

Don't give this any legitimacy, look at what happened with Brexit...

piratekaiser ,

An ai probably misunderstood what the "thoughts and prayers"were about this time...

piratekaiser ,

Sir, this isn't reddit

piratekaiser ,

Controlling what people say equals controlling what people think

piratekaiser ,

No no, the British are no longer in the union. Surely she will act on her dissatisfaction. Surely...

piratekaiser ,

Jiffs or I don't believe you

piratekaiser ,

I'm behind, sauce?

piratekaiser ,

I'd be happy with either tomato sauce or the source of the image in the form of anime/manga name. Let me know if you need an address in case you prefer the former.

... I'm getting neither for being a prick, am I?

piratekaiser ,

The EU would do well to dispel the illusion we need constant growth and focus on actually solving real problems

piratekaiser ,

What you on about, brother? Isn't this a place on the internet, here thanks to god's favourite country ? Clearly everyone can relate to the quintessential USA-ian experience!

And what's that about Eurocentrism, look at a map, Europe is dead center! Asia is to the east and Americas to the west... Relative to Europe!

Oh and here's a massive /S, just in case...

European tech industry coalition calls for 'radical action' on digital sovereignty — starting with buying local ( techcrunch.com )

The rallying call to put European tech first — backed by companies including Airbus, Element, OVHCloud, Murena, Nextcloud, and Proton, to name a few — follows the shock of the Munich security conference, where U.S. Vice President JD Vance tore into Europe like an attack dog, leaving delegates in no doubt that the post-War ...

piratekaiser ,

Silver lining is that's a great opportunity for development. Even more so, we've seen how things play out when such platforms are left unchecked, so we can try to avoid the downfalls of big tech.

piratekaiser ,

As opposed to Linux, which poses a penguin risk.

Puns aside, I completely agree with you, but that one might be either the best or the worst thing to happen to OSS. Best case scenario the govt. ensures critical technology is funded and maintained, is invested in and essentially brings a sustainable model for maintainers. Worst case, open source is regulated out of existence as we know it. There was a piece of EU legislation that thankfully didn't pass, which would've resulted in just that. Here's a reference, sorry I don't have the time right now for a better one.

piratekaiser ,

Jeez contributors, don't you sleep at all?

EU: Return proposals a “new low” for Europe’s treatment of migrants. ( www.amnesty.org )

Today, the European Commission introduced a proposed revision to the 2008 Return Directive, amending the EU legal framework on returns or deportations outside of the EU. Following pressure from certain member states, it also introduces a possible legal basis for ‘return hubs’ in EU law through “agreements or ...

piratekaiser ,

Syria, one of the largest contributors, is not exactly stable yet. Israel is making sure of that with their continued warmongering

piratekaiser OP ,

Right. Wouldn't it make sense to unlock it along with my root drive when I log in though? There should be a way to do that

piratekaiser OP ,

They do use the same pass though, that's why it's so strange to me. Thanks for the help, this at least gives me a clue.

I'll dig around and update the post for reference.

piratekaiser ,

You don't win by them just losing some money. Redistribution is the name of the game. Even if Tesla hits 0/share, you aren't getting any more wealth just by virtue of that happening.

...Aside from basking in the downfall of a nazi of course, but those are priceless things.

piratekaiser ,

Save the puppies act! If we don't know what exactly you say while pounding your wife, how could we possibly hope to save your dear pup, which I promise you did not consent to a threesome?!

And eeevery body loves puppies, no one will object to that. In case you do, you'd be suspected in zoophilia by the way, so don't do it!

piratekaiser ,

The sarcasm here would be lost on so many people...

piratekaiser ,

Bo Burnham's How the works works seems to be an appropriate anthem right now

piratekaiser ,

That's how subscription services get you. Why buy DVDs when you can stream all day long on Netflix? Suddenly, DVDs are no longer for sale and streaming services take down content for one reason or another. Then you have no other legal alternative but to pay whatever they ask, be shown whatever they want and continue to own none of it.

piratekaiser ,

Can you share that? Having a hard time finding it

piratekaiser ,

Reading this made me even happier I don't have to live there

piratekaiser ,

You can follow the sub just like you would on Reddit. The exact placement of things may vary depending on which client/app you use, if on mobile, but there should be an option to subscribe somewhere on the community page or in the menu of one of the posts from here.

You will then find your home or local feed where only what you follow will appear.

piratekaiser ,

Look at history. You need a tipping point, but more importantly, you need organised masses and a vision/visionary to get behind.

That's how Lenin got in power. It's how the French decapitated their king. That's why there was a rally at the White house when trump lost the previous election but nobody is doing anything against him now at the states while he dismantles the country.

piratekaiser ,

My example was about how people get together to make revolutions happen, not wether they were good/bad or what ended up happening after. I chose those examples because in both cases a revolt was long time coming but people couldn't do it until they were organised

piratekaiser ,

That's not how this works. A better solution would be to tax more aggressively second+ homes and severely limit what corporations can invest into.

Why should a company be able to profit off of second hand housing? This isn't a commodity, but it's treated as such. Companies should be able to build new housing (for sale) and own housing only for the purposes of, say, housing their employees if they so wish. I simply see no benefits to allowing companies trade living spaces like stocks.

piratekaiser ,

I understand the logic of it, my point is that this is a trust/honesty based system which leaves you cornered. Here are some problems with it:

  • placing a low value on my house to pay less taxes exposes me to a hostile buyout
  • placing a realistic (e.g. around average for the region) price doesn't solve the previous problem. I'm still in danger of a hostile buyout, while also paying higher taxes. What's more, even if everyone else plays fairly, this additional % someone else paid to take my house is now the minimum added on top of their own valuation, driving prices up.
  • placing an unreachably high price would bankrupt me as I can't pay the taxes, so there is no scenario in which this works out for me
  • given a realistic and unequal economy, there will be those who can't afford to place a higher price on their house, i can just go and buy them out on sale, then rent them back to them (that one might sound familiar)

The fault in your assumption is 1. that this would discourage corporations from buying up; and 2. That you live in an equal and just society;

piratekaiser ,

I'd much prefer not having said grifters, thankyouverymuch

piratekaiser ,

I can't and don't want to argue with your point, however in the faceless internet space unless you specify you speak from the name of a specific subgroup, the blanket 'American' is implied. It's not a lack of understanding, it's a lack of context.

Contrary to that Europe doesn't have one cohesive identity, your example of Orban is multiple country borders removed from me personally. I don't have the power to vote for/against him or influence that country in any way, where that's different in your case.

piratekaiser ,

Thinking that individual European countries have local identities and states or others don’t is absolutely a lack of understanding and not a lack of context.

That's not at all what I said. It's in fact the opposite and because of that I said I can't argue with most of your previous points.

On your latter point, I do lack some understanding on the native reservations, but as far as I know they're still under the governance of the US to some extent. My assumption was they can at least participate in the 'democracy' which affects them immensely. It's very sad that's not the case...

piratekaiser ,

In what way exactly is the current administration better?

piratekaiser ,

The instances are structured much like discord, in that you have a separate server for topics/communities. Think of them as servers that can talk to each other. Instead of subreddits you have this.

Regarding Reddit (US company), well, depending on your values and political views, you might see the need and have the desire to not depend on/support the platform.