It’s an Ubuntu downstream maintained by Linux box maker System76 which is targeted for both general usability and design/media applications. They will soon be debuting their own home-spun desktop environment, Cosmic DE, which is highly anticipated by the Linux community....
For those that want to know why, IIRC the bolts on the differential were too long and the gas tank was directly behind it. If the car was rear ended the bolts could pierce the tank. To make matters worse, during a rear end collision the tail light assembly could short and spark, thus igniting the leaking fuel. Ford added a rubber bladder to the tank and shortened the bolts, but the PR damage was done.
PS: I think there was a possibility of the doors not opening after a rear end collision, trapping people inside the burning car, but I am not sure.
SOURCE: We had to study that case in college back in the 90’s.
I have recently bought older generation 12.9" iPad Pro and an M2 MBP through Backmarket at a fraction of the price. I’m primarily a Linux user but I bought the iPad for the screen and the MBP for music production. Even though they are years old, they still have more processing power than I need.
There is some functionality not available through the web apps. If you work in a corporate setting, the odds are really good that the web apps won’t be adequate for you.
One example that comes to mind is one of our clients that has us file a report once per quarter. The report is an Excel spreadsheet that can be filled but not edited. The submission demands that the file be then password edit protected and uploaded along with the password. You cannot secure files that way via the web app. We literally keep a Windows VM with the a copy of the desktop office suite, just for this client’s quarterly form.
I use to run RasPlex on a PiZero with a Bluetooth gamepad as a Plex client. There has to be a jellyfin equivalent. For some time, I have just used older game consoles as media clients instead.
Fun Fact: I started “archiving” games off of BBS back in the intel 386. By the early 2000’s I had hundreds of games and apps going back to Zork and other very early PC, backed up in hard drives, CDs, and Zip Drives. I have no doubt that I might have had one of very few copies in existence of some games.
Sad Fact: They all went missing after one of our moves. All I have left are a small stack of zip drives and no zip drive to read them with.
The point is that, had it not been for a moving mishap, I would have copies of long lost games to share with the world, all thanks to piracy.
It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
The US academic on why the Mr Burns caricature of rich people is wrong, the double-edged sword of godlike technologies, and why young people shouldn’t follow their passion...
Success requires luck. With that said you also have to help luck along by doing whatever you can to put yourself in a position to “luck out”. Finally, you need to be alert, ready, and willing to react to a lucky break.
The city of Austin set up proper bike lanes, not just markings on the road. They are great. Unfortunately that bike theft problem got out of hand and pretty much killed the e-bike commuter idea before it could grab hold. COVID-19 and the shift to WFH was pretty much the nail in the coffin.
Texas would be the perfect setting. The privateer settled by n Louisiana to enjoy retirement at her plantation. An English minor lord wants to partner with her for an expansion into the new fields west of the river (now Texas) and they hire a ronin that just arrived at the port of New Orleans. It once in Texas, they encounter the gunslinger.
Hi-Fi Rush creator praised "good situation in our studio" and freedom of risk-taking a month before closure (www.eurogamer.net)
[ META ] What is the community's opinion of Pop!_OS?
It’s an Ubuntu downstream maintained by Linux box maker System76 which is targeted for both general usability and design/media applications. They will soon be debuting their own home-spun desktop environment, Cosmic DE, which is highly anticipated by the Linux community....
Seeing these memes lately. Anyways, -most- druids are like: (lemmy.world)
Now don’t leave me hanging, and let’s get to the next adventure!
'Lost' spy satellite orbited Earth undetected for 25 years—until now, scientists say (phys.org)
Australian Eurovision performer posts in support of Palestine 🍉 (aussie.zone)
source: www.instagram.com/p/C6sUpWuIf3y/
Today I learned that Ford manufactured and sold Pinto's with a "hot pants" body kit, that had a whopping 103 horsepower engine. (i.redd.it)
https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1cna9vl/today_i_learned_that_ford_manufactured_and_sold/...
A high school artist called out Christian bigotry. Her school board is furious. (www.friendlyatheist.com)
Apple introduces M4 chip (www.apple.com)
Worth the effort to obtain a copy of MS Office on the high seas? *SOLVED
It’s for my mother, who so far cannot stand LibreOffice.
wawa rule (lemmy.zip)
Linux Distro for Jellyfin Client HTPC
I’m looking to replace my Rock 5B running Android TV (the OS jank has finally gotten to me) with an x64 Linux HTPC coupled with an Rii remote....
Columbia Student Terrorists? NYPD Must Think We’re Pretty Dumb (jacobin.com)
Video Game Piracy Is Good, Actually (www.youtube.com)
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Jack Dorsey says he’s no longer on the Bluesky board (techcrunch.com)
It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
Brad is still looking (lemmy.world)
Its a hard fate : ( (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Why the oems resist giving proper drivers for fingerprint😡 lemy.lol/post/24413858
Either that, or Sam was simply uncorruptible and should have been carrying it the whole time (lemmy.world)
Pivot podcast host Scott Galloway: ‘Tech bros conflate luck with talent’ (www.theguardian.com)
The US academic on why the Mr Burns caricature of rich people is wrong, the double-edged sword of godlike technologies, and why young people shouldn’t follow their passion...
Hawaii to limit vacation rentals in response to tight housing market (www.theguardian.com)
Last year’s deadly Maui wildfire revealed the extent of short-term rentals and their contribution to the state’s housing shortage...
Duality of man (lemmy.world)
E-bike incentives prove to be worth the investment | UBC study finds rebate program significantly reduced car travel and carbon emissions (news.ubc.ca)
New adventuring party just dropped
Maddie Ziegler stars in new dark comedy, I directed and wrote! (www.youtube.com)
Would love to hear all’s thoughts!