Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside....
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
I want to talk about our gateway products to open source. You know, that one product or software that made us go, “Whoa, this is amazing!” and got us hooked on the world of open source....
I don't remember how I heard about it but you used to be able to order free Ubuntu disks. I got them to mail me one and I replaced Windows with it and never looked back.
When I make price signs at work I make sure the price shows taxes and bottle deposits. I think my store is the only one to do that. I manage a liquor store
In Britain after WWII there was a severe housing shortage and the solution they came up with was “row houses” basically large apartment blocks. The genius part of this was along with this you also got an allotment. A small parcel of land where you could garden and enjoy the outdoors.
Hey-o! I'm a linux user and am thinking of picking up a laptop so that I can work on the couch or travel with it instead of being tethered to my desktop all of the time....
A large basement space in the Science Museum now echoes to the sounds of Space Invaders to Mario Kart as the whole space has been filled with arcade and computer games.
If you like transport related games, I encourage you to give it a try. I've sunk a lot of time into this game usually playing with mods. You can find it at https://www.openttd.org/
Decided to open my Amiga emulator and play one of my favorites from my teenage years. If you’ve never played this game, you’ll be surprised when you do. 4 tables. It feels surprisingly realistic. The ball moves like on a real pinball table. The music is very late 80s early 90s, of course!
For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.
Found out about OSMand via Lemmy recently and have since been contributing via ‘StreetComplete’ on android. I’ve been enjoying making edits myself. Cool to see people doing it all over the world. The way its layed out is pretty cool. Pair it with some slow jams and you got yourself a good time.
There's a heap of devs working on bug fixes and improvements to the kbin.social website. If you run into a bug or find something strange, it would be great if you can report it on codeberg....
After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail (theintercept.com)
Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside....
Your first distribution
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
Favorite Prank Call?
Technically from a treehouse of horror, so not Canon, but awesome nonetheless.
What was your gateway product to open source? (www.cnet.com)
I want to talk about our gateway products to open source. You know, that one product or software that made us go, “Whoa, this is amazing!” and got us hooked on the world of open source....
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)
Aww … poor little ISPs.
Row Houses
In Britain after WWII there was a severe housing shortage and the solution they came up with was “row houses” basically large apartment blocks. The genius part of this was along with this you also got an allotment. A small parcel of land where you could garden and enjoy the outdoors.
Recommend me a linux compatible laptop please
Hey-o! I'm a linux user and am thinking of picking up a laptop so that I can work on the couch or travel with it instead of being tethered to my desktop all of the time....
Useful android apps you are using?
As in title, preferably open-source, but doesn’t have to, I will start:...
Immerse yourself in gaming history as the Science Museum (London, UK) opens a games arcade (www.ianvisits.co.uk)
A large basement space in the Science Museum now echoes to the sounds of Space Invaders to Mario Kart as the whole space has been filled with arcade and computer games.
Retroid Pocket 2S now live. What's your preferred handheld for retro gaming? (www.goretroid.com)
Anyone here play openttd?
If you like transport related games, I encourage you to give it a try. I've sunk a lot of time into this game usually playing with mods. You can find it at https://www.openttd.org/
I guess it's a pinball kinda weekend. (lemmy.world)
Decided to open my Amiga emulator and play one of my favorites from my teenage years. If you’ve never played this game, you’ll be surprised when you do. 4 tables. It feels surprisingly realistic. The ball moves like on a real pinball table. The music is very late 80s early 90s, of course!
People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars (www.theverge.com)
For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.
Watch people edit open source maps in real time. would make a great screen saver. (osmlab.github.io)
Found out about OSMand via Lemmy recently and have since been contributing via ‘StreetComplete’ on android. I’ve been enjoying making edits myself. Cool to see people doing it all over the world. The way its layed out is pretty cool. Pair it with some slow jams and you got yourself a good time.
Anyone have a dock for their T480/T480s?
I plan on ordering the official dock. Probably get a used one. Whats your experience with the docks?
Are there Lego Race Track Pieces?
I just finished building the Aston Martin set if cars and would like to build a section of track. What are my options for track pieces?...
TIL That Chuck E. Cheese Secretly Sold Pizzas on Delivery Apps During the Pandemic Under the Name “Pasqually Pizza” (www.foxbusiness.com)
Chuck E. Cheese is now selling pizza under a different brand.
I'll tell you what I'd do. (lemmy.world)
Looking for recommendations for a mini pc server to start self hosting
With all this migration i’ve been inspired to start self hosting some services....
Enjoy your Saturday!
Found an issue or bug on kbin.social? Help report it. We're keeping track of issues and working on improvements daily (codeberg.org)
There's a heap of devs working on bug fixes and improvements to the kbin.social website. If you run into a bug or find something strange, it would be great if you can report it on codeberg....
Everybody in the pool!