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Corb_The_Lesser

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So then I said, "Yes, Chicago is a great city for shopping, but, I'm sorry, I can't help you get a visa."

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arstechnica, to random
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Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers

From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/googles-ai-overview-can-give-false-misleading-and-dangerous-answers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@arstechnica Software has no judgement. That's why AI is a scam.

PJFDF, to linux Portuguese
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is great, but the drivers and all the fuzz around their installation/removal is just chaotic.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@PJFDF Never install Nvidia drivers using Nvidia's instructions.

Only install Nvidia drivers packaged by your distribution following its instructions.

If your distribution doesn't package Nvidia's drivers or tell you how to install them, don't use Nvidia or use another distro.

popey, to windows
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The online backlash to #Windows #Recall amuses me tremendously. I started building a similar open-source (non-AI, local only) thing for #Linux a month ago.

It would take screenshots and create a timeline video of your day. It also enabled searching across your past usage of the computer.

The inspiration was an open-source macOS app called "Rem" which does the same thing.

Ah well, I guess I'll abandon that then, as it's going to be seen as toxic thanks to #Microsoft.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwwqp6nx14o

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@popey My initial reaction was harsh. Then, I read Microsoft's statement that data is stored locally and that Recall can be turned off by users. It will be easy enough to determine if Microsoft holds to that. People who believe now that Microsoft is lying probably aren't using Windows.

mboelen, to linux
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With more people joining after recent news, it may be good to focus on some core commands 🎓

Before you think 'uptime' on the question below, the article got a few alternatives included.

When did a system start? Learn how to query the boot time (uptime) of a system using commands like uptime and ps: https://linux-audit.com/system-administration/faq/how-to-see-when-system-was-started/

Got other options or useful commands that can be added? 🏗️

Feedback and boosts welcome 👷

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@mboelen I've used Linux at home for more than 20 years. I've never had a reason or interest in using uptime. It's not of consequence to me.

Frankly, the worst way to attract new users to is to add to the abundance of command line (bash) howtos that already littler the internet.

Opening a terminal is a handy thing in Linux, just as it is in Windows or MacOS. It's entirely optional in the latter two, and it needs to be in Linux, as well.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@visone @mboelen There is an excellent reason why GUI's were invented in the first place and why Microsoft and Apple have never pushed the use of the command line as a reason to buy their software.

People equate "terminal" with " difficult" and with "programming". The worst possible way to convince people to use Linux is to tell them they need to learn how to use the comand line.

The most popular computing devices in the world are phones. No terminals there.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@visone @mboelen People do not want to be told they need to learn how to use a computing device. It's entirely offputting.

So is telling them they're "slaves".

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@mboelen @visone I use a terminal daily on Linux, But if I wanted to convince somone else to use #Linux, the terminal is the very last thing I'd show them.

People want easy not hard, now not later, shiney not bland, no learning not learning.

Linux has more serious built-in problems re: attactng new users. For starters, finding, downloading, burning and booting an ISO is outside the experience of most people. That's an inherent barrier to entry,

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@visone @mboelen None of those things require use of a terminal.

I don't see any reason to expect wider adoption of if all people hear about it is "here's how to use the terminal" and "Microsoft and Apple are Evil".

I mean, this stuff has been around for a couple of decades and hasn't made a dent. My takeaway is that people do not want to use the terminal and do not care what Microsoft and Apple do.

thelinuxEXP, to linux
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I'm doing another one of my little surveys, this time to see which parts of using on the desktop are the most problematic, and the various issues people are having.

I'll make a video on these results next week, and depending on the answers, maybe I'll make more videos on specific issues, either to explain these topics, or to see how we could improve.

So, here is the form, feel free to fill it out and share it around, so we have as many answers as possible!

https://nextcloud.thelinuxexp.com/index.php/apps/forms/s/aMfgfisXZopCBQ6LtCHzYzTM

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@thelinuxEXP I keep blathering about the initial installation process: ISO, USB stick, boot the USB, live mode, maybe turn off Secure Boot, What's a Partition?, etc.

I have no answers for that but it's still there.

BTW, @EndlessOS 6, the new release, has the best install routine I've seen. Boot the ISO, start the installer, whirl-whirl, and the machine reboots into your new OS. Flexible? Not at all. Easy? Yep.

Corb_The_Lesser, to linux
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Immutable distros and live mode:

@EndlessOS is the only immutable/atomic Linux distro I've come across that distributes an ISO I can boot into live mode.

Not or any of the other @fedora spins. Not .

Why not?

I'm really reluctant to install a distribution without testdriving it in live mode.

gamingonlinux, to linux
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Sounds like a privacy nightmare. You should consider 👍

One day this will type of stuff will end up mandatory, and even if it’s local it’s being fed into an AI. This stuff will get abused.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@gamingonlinux What, exactly, is the AI part of screenshotting everything?

vanillaos, to linux Italian
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A reminder that Vanilla OS, @pop_os_official , @elementary and many others, doesn’t impose snaps and still allows you to install your Deb files 😉

#Linux #ubuntu #snap

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@vanillaos @pop_os_official @elementary #Ubuntu allows the installation of debs. The"Store" in 24.04 does not. Whatever someone's opinion of snaps, they should do "snap list" on a new Ubuntu install and see how many snaps are installed verus the thousands of files installed via debs.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@mirkobrombin No argument from here that Canonical's handling of Snaps, apart from whatever their technical merits may or may not be, has been a mess. If Canonical has so much confidence in Snaps, why not make them opt-in and pitch them with lots of PR about their benefits?

I'd try an all-Snap or all-Flatpak distribution. But, as of now, neither offer me any advantages in a mixed environmont with debs or rpms. They introduce the disadvantage of coping with multiple packaging mechansisms.

talesofaprinny, to fedora
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Anyone from #fedora #atomic images are they all long term supported if not which one is considered LTS? I don't know much about Fedora or its ecosystem. Been mostly debian/ubuntu/arch linux over the decades.

#linux #kde #plasma

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@talesofaprinny All Fedora releases, atomic and otherwise, follow the same 6-month release cycle. Each release is supported for 12 months plus a few weeks, the "few weeks" being the time it takes to close out and archive the current release-minus-two.

The current release and the previous release are always supported.

E.g., Fedora 40 was just released. When Fedora 41 is released, support for Fedora 40 will continue. When Fedora 42 is released, support for Fedora 40 will end.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@talesofaprinny @fedora Release upgrades are done at the user's option. You will not be automatically upgraded to a new release.

Edent, (edited ) to random
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
1/3

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@Edent Banks should never initiate a phone call to a customer. If a bank declares that policy, customers will know any unexpected call claiming to be from the bank is bogus.

popey, to linux
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Hey @itsfoss - This you?
What a difference a year makes, huh?

Bit weird. Maybe have a lie down.

#linux #ubuntu

Also It's FOSS, sorry, IT'S FOSS, GETTING IRRATIONALLY ANGRY ABOUT THE SAME SOFTWARE.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@popey @itsfoss gdebi has been around for a long time. It's like a lot of commercial FOSS sites have a long list of apps and howtos they recycle on a schedule.

The hit on 24.04 is pointless cashing in. People who don't like some things Canonical is doing, aren't paying Canonical customers, and don't have an interest in Ubuntu's future, don't need to use it. If you don't like vanilla, order chocolate.

Corb_The_Lesser, to linux
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Are the @ubuntu daily live images mirrored anywhere?

I'm not waiting 13 hours on cdimage.ubuntu.com. 🤔

Download times there are typically erratic but this is silly.

ashton, to random
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NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi.

The proclamation keeps alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993 under Kirk Fordice—Mississippi's first Republican governor in over a century.

Beauvoir, the historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced this year's proclamation.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/41270/governor-reeves-proclaims-confederate-heritage-month-in-mississippi/

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@ashton No one should honor Confederate heritage, they should regret it. Republicans proclaiming Confederate Heritage Months are waving the flag of white supremacy.

popey, (edited ) to random
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[POLL] Bookmarks in your browser?

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@popey Eight permanent bookmarks in Firefox's bookmark toolbar, then a few dozen in "Other Bookmarks". A lot of those tend to be flights of fancy I think I might return to later that I then ignore and eventually prune.

elduvelle, to linux
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Why is it that there is no version / distribution of that does exactly what does? Well, without the bad aspects like spying on you.

I wonder if Microsoft is somehow suppressing this possibility… otherwise everyone would be using Linux 🤷

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@elduvelle If "exactly" means "duplicate" then it cannot be done, for technical and legal reasons, obviously.

Even if Linux could be an exact copy of Windows, it would always be chasing Microsoft's tail. Most Windows users would not move to a copycat Linux.

Microsoft isn't "suppressing" anything. They're using proprietary licensing for Windows, etc. Whether or not you agree with that, it's legal and legitimate. No need to resort to conspiracy theories to figure it out.

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@dirkdierickx @elduvelle Lindows tried to copy the Windows GUI and got sued. There's more to an OS than its graphical interface.

WINE redirects calls to Windows routines in the Windows kernel and drivers into calls to the Linux kernel and drivers.

thelinuxEXP, to random
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All it would take for AI to completely collapse is a ruling in the US saying these companies have to licence the content they used to train these tools.

They simply would never reach a sustainable business model if they had to fairly compensate all the people who wrote, drew, edited, sang or just created the content they use.

Simply being forced to respect attribution and licenses would kill them. Will that ruling ever happen? Maybe not. Should it? I think so.

Corb_The_Lesser, (edited )
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@thelinuxEXP Not sure how/if it could be implemented but legislation requiring AI scrapers to identify themselves would allow servers to block them.

Web content doesn't make itself. Someone made it and owns it. (That remains true with AI-generated content.) Establishing a right to not have your content scraped, and implementing the opt in/opt out switches, would be an excellent approach.

(In my view, the right to not have content scraped is inherent in copyright.)

JenMsft, to random
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There is a secret third option - people like me that hide their desktop icons

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@JenMsft I'd open one window in the morning and never see a desktop icon.

popey, (edited ) to random
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[POLL] How do you typically manage multiple application windows on your primary laptop or desktop computer? 💻

Do you do things differently now, than you used to, or is this always the way you did it? 🤔

Corb_The_Lesser, (edited )
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@popey One app maximized or nearly maximized, per workspace. On a laptop I prefer switching workspaces via the touchpad. I don't use ALT+TAB. Wayland is a significant improvement versus Touchegg-based gestures on X11.

Same on a desktop except I configure the tilt wheel on the mouse to flip between workspaces

I'd also like to be able to combine opening an app, via menu or icon, with existing windows open on that workspace simultaneously minimizing,

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