One of the great mysteries of Civilization V has finally been solved. Aqueducts doubles your food yield until you reach 40% of what is needed to grow until the next citizen; that doubled food is then banked towards the next citizen and added when you grow. Thanks to Affenbreit and GeneralBARDAK for their insight.
I would like to distro hop to EndeavourOS, and it has been suggested that I use rclone to copy my home folder to an external SSD. Unfortunately, I don't have an external SSD at the moment, but I do have a phone that has plenty of free space. Is it a good idea to back up my computer files to an Android phone? My gut says it's not ...
I used to back up important files into my phone for a while. Its an okay move for things you want to have all the time on you, but you should get a proper ssd/hdd with a backup tool (like deja dup/timeshift) sooner than later.
Just yesterday, I completed an application for snap benefits. That's all I wanted and needed assistance with. Because I'm a part-time worker, my finances at times get strapped because I'm paying off a loan from a bank and it makes my working budgets feel a little compressed. I need some breathing room here. ...
Honest to gods, this conversation happened today, and it may have cost me a job opportunity. The customer was super impressed with my menu design and animation, and wanted to know who we got it from. When I said I did it, their face lit up! Too bad as soon as i said GIMP, they weren't interested anymore. Has anyone else ...
Picture of post from my Bluesky of a convo between me and a customer... {Convo between me and a customer today: "neat menu, i really like it." "thanks, I made it." -me "Really? How?" "I used Gim... and an online program, Canva to animate it." "Im sorry, Gim?" "Umm, GIMP. It stand for GNU Image Manip..." "GIMP?? Like the suit?" "No, not like the suit." why, gimp dev!? }
Windows hit its lowest market share in decades, Microsoft lost $400 billion in a week, and now their own president is admitting they need to fix the OS. SteamOS and Linux aren't waiting around.
Basically, there was a discussion about how instances have rules and Feddit also needs to abide by local (Austrian) law to not get in legal trouble. ...
I am a voluntary admin and I have had it with your strawmen and badjacketing. I don't get why I constantly have to be on the defense just because you can't get into your thick skull that I am not a Zionist and things arent as extremely black and white as you make them out to be.
The thing is that its easy to talk about being brave. Its another to actually.
Its easy to imagn being Rosa Parks. Its good to want to be like her. Its very hard to actually be and all the thankless negatives that come with it.
"I typed in YamzWorld into the Amazon app and lo and behold there were all my products there with my pictures from my website as well," Montes-Tarazas said. ...
The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records. ...
Some very small cc bikes that would be more common in developing countries are making some in roads in the US. Some thinking outload about the financial conditions of the youth in there as well.
How aqueducts ACTUALLY work in Civ 5 ( www.youtube.com )
One of the great mysteries of Civilization V has finally been solved. Aqueducts doubles your food yield until you reach 40% of what is needed to grow until the next citizen; that doubled food is then banked towards the next citizen and added when you grow. Thanks to Affenbreit and GeneralBARDAK for their insight.
Is it a good idea to use an Android phone as an external SSD for backing up my home folder?
I would like to distro hop to EndeavourOS, and it has been suggested that I use rclone to copy my home folder to an external SSD. Unfortunately, I don't have an external SSD at the moment, but I do have a phone that has plenty of free space. Is it a good idea to back up my computer files to an Android phone? My gut says it's not ...
Little girl gets Bruno Mars to cover JB [Throw Back Thursday] ( www.youtube.com )
18+ Anon learns the dangers of polyjuice potion
Lots of love
Romance is alive, unlike someone I know.
Do you ever feel guilty for trying to sign up for government assistance programs?
Just yesterday, I completed an application for snap benefits. That's all I wanted and needed assistance with. Because I'm a part-time worker, my finances at times get strapped because I'm paying off a loan from a bank and it makes my working budgets feel a little compressed. I need some breathing room here. ...
"I'm not scared of a germ: I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats." - RFKjr ( i.imgur.com )
Seriously, Why GIMP Dev(s), Why??
Honest to gods, this conversation happened today, and it may have cost me a job opportunity. The customer was super impressed with my menu design and animation, and wanted to know who we got it from. When I said I did it, their face lit up! Too bad as soon as i said GIMP, they weren't interested anymore. Has anyone else ...
Windows Is Falling Apart, And Microsoft Is Panicking ( www.youtube.com )
Windows hit its lowest market share in decades, Microsoft lost $400 billion in a week, and now their own president is admitting they need to fix the OS. SteamOS and Linux aren't waiting around.
Retro StarCraft prizes
Tesla’s Head of North American Sales Out After Just Over Six Months, With Canadian Sales Down 60%+ ( fuelarc.com )
AI Automatic (200) Difficulty! - 3v3 Offline Skirmish - Halo Wars: The Definitive Edition! ( www.youtube.com )
Meanwhile in Ancapistan ( www.youtube.com )
Cypress residents pay tolls to leave neighborhood
The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics ( futurism.com )
Cast it into the fire
‘Steel Coffins’: Russia’s T-90M Tanks Are ‘Blowing Their Tops’ in Ukraine ( nationalsecurityjournal.org )
Dessalineses Hypocrisy
Basically, there was a discussion about how instances have rules and Feddit also needs to abide by local (Austrian) law to not get in legal trouble. ...
Recreating uncensored Epstein PDFs from raw encoded attachments ( neosmart.net )
Small business owners say Amazon is selling their products without permission ( www.newschannel5.com )
"I typed in YamzWorld into the Amazon app and lo and behold there were all my products there with my pictures from my website as well," Montes-Tarazas said. ...
I Gave My Ant Colony Steak ( www.youtube.com )
"If We Lose, Were Going to Jail" - Epstein Files Get Worse... ( www.youtube.com )
F1 fans right now ( files.catbox.moe )
Original source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUTAMKTjIbX/
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled ( www.404media.co )
The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records. ...
Brazil shocked to find that 13,000 students about to graduate from medical school lack basic knowledge to practice medicine ( english.elpais.com )
Change This Email Setting to Keep Cops OUT of Your Inbox ( www.youtube.com )
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Change This Email Setting to Keep Cops OUT of Your Inbox ( www.youtube.com )
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Change This Email Setting to Keep Cops OUT of Your Inbox ( www.youtube.com )
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Change This Email Setting to Keep Cops OUT of Your Inbox ( www.youtube.com )
There is a federal privacy law from the 1980s that give the cops a giant loophole to access your emails without a search warrant. ...
Usually a horrible interaction for all involved
Ailing Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized ( www.thedailybeast.com )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/78e7051e-a252-45ab-83b8-34d69a25d707.jpeg ...
Royal Enfield Scram 411
After driving around on little scooters for many years, I finally have something to properly carry me across the Andes. 😍 ...
Kawasaki Eliminator 500
I am riding this 2025 Eliminator 500 since the beginning of December and can't wait for the hot season to hit some mountain pass!
the epstein files are getting worse... ( www.youtube.com )
Something Weird Is Happening to Entry-Level Motorcycles ( www.youtube.com )
Has anyone else seen this trend. I personally have not. I do agree that the entry level is kinda lacking/limited in the US (at least around me)
Good news everyone
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Good news everyone
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Good news everyone
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employees-vent-reddit-saying-theyre-not-getting-paid-still-no-insurance-despite-promises-1775650 ...
DOMINATE Civ 5 with the Liberty Policy Tree [Civ 5 Deity Guide] ( www.youtube.com )
17 years* ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
https://mastodon.online/@FranckLeroy/109627512801712672
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting ( www.propublica.org )
Both apparently Hispanic and from South Texas. Makes you wonder if their names got leaked to throw them under the bus. ...
Art of the deal..
Would the United States actually risk a Tiananmen Square incident?
So, lets say we get to August or some summer month, and 4,000,000 people are protesting right out front the white house. ...