A photo of a russian twix-knockoff candy bar. The packaging is titled “Twin Pix”, it depicts a pair of twix-like caramel cookie candy with silver mountain peaks in the background. The person taking the photo is holding the candy bar in their hand. Grocery store shelves are visible in the background.
I’m in the same boat - only started getting into Nix a couple months ago, with no proper engagement in the community yet
I liked the breakdown posted by another user above. As far as I understood (I hope others will correct me) is that:
One person, who happens to be a well-respected long-time contributor, was dismissive of others’ concerns about accepting funding from a MIC company.
They got suspended for 6 weeks due to being affiliated with said company (?) and not having disclosed it properly.
They went on Reddit to write about the situation, grossly misrepresenting it in their favor, turning their contributor cred into vocal support in reddit comments.
All of that is happening while the community as a whole is struggling with scalability and transparency of organization, as well reaching an ethical consensus on the funding question.
I’m in a bit of a productivity rut and whilst I suspect the issue is mainly between the keyboard and chair I’m also interested in what (FOSS) tools there are that people find effective....
A lot of people answering this struggle to understand what highly-specific means. I’m looking to, for the sake of experiment, highly-specific advice that gives a reader clear understanding of what they should do. Unlike the vague advice, on the contrary, that may be too abstract to get implementing it right away....
Get a habit of tracking your habits. When you know everything you do while “on autopilot” and why, - you can outsource a lot of chores and work to your “autopilot” self by setting up your routines and habits correctly.
This skill is best learned as soon as possible, and it’s a shame it’s not taught in schools. 20s is a good time - all the momentum you gain within next 20 years can carry you the rest of the way.
Also, don’t be hard on yourself for failing. You’ll see tons of good advice - a lot of it will seem essential (like being financially responsible), for good reasons. Just know that failing at all these things does not necessarily make you a failure or a bad person. Who knows what struggles you might/will face - as long as you survive and take care of your loved ones, you should be ok. Ultimately that is all we can do.
Also, try to engage with physical things more: people IRL next to you, touch grass, craft something with your hands. Of it’s not physical, it exists in your head, - and your head might not always be the best place to spend most your time.
Here is the story: I decided to buy a good and expensive controller for my PC for the first time, after 3 decades of using stock dualshocks and cheap knock-off brands. Googled “best controller for PC”, found a lot about elite series 2 controllers. Got excited about it (primarily the back-grip buttons and adjustable stick...
Gyro has been present in Sony controllers since Dualshock 3. All of the Nintendo controllers I ever used had it. Steam deck has it. I honestly assumed it is a standard feature.
Hey, I’m interested! Don’t have a lot of knowledge in the domain, but I am a software dev with a special interest in pattern languages. Feel free to DM
Hello, yes. All eleven years. Yelling, picking, fighting, name-calling, stealing, stalking - never understood why, until I was diagnosed with ASD not long ago. I guess I really was that different.
At one point in middle school I remember being so sick of one guy in particular, - he always kicked and pushed me during PE. Sometimes he would steal my things and throw them in the girls changing room to lock me there when I go to get them (I am a man). One time he pulled my pants down so the other guy could snap a photo of my bare behind on his phone. When I asked them to delete the photo, he punched me in the face.
I had a crush on a girl once. Came clean about it, we even went on a small date. This one time she waited for me after school with two girl friends - they pushed me to the ground, kicked me in my stomach, my back and between my legs, laughed at my pain and threw snow at my head. We were 10 at the time, and I was a lot smaller than the girls. I never told anyone, didnt want them to laugh at a boy who is being picked on by girls.
In middle school I got in a fight with one of my bullies during PE. He kicked me, I caught his foot with my hands and lifted it up - he fell on his wrist and broke it. The entire school started treating me like a plague. No one talked to me for several days, aside from the occasional “maniac” or “break my arm too, I wanna stay home”.
There were several kids like me in our school. Teachers did nothing - for them I was a weird quiet kid, and quiet kid always get picked on. Parents did nothing, because nobody knew I’m autistic - they thought I’m just “lazy and weird”.
I don’t know what is there to learn besides “don’t raise bullies”.
I was only recently diagnosed, and I am into my thirties now, which means I am a “high masking” individual. I am learning very slowly how to communicate what I actually feel and think, instead of saying what “would be appropriate to hear from someone who fits in”. It can be very challenging.
I have family and friends now who are supportive, and they do a lot of things that help: we normalized non-verbal communication (texts, gestures, etc, - I have read about communication cards as well). Also, it is ok to be unable to say anything at all sometimes, especially during an intense moment.
Something I have noticed about myself which is also fairly typical (AFAIK) for people with ASD is that our attention and focus work differently than in most people. I seem to be unable to divide my attention up between things: I am either hyper-focused on something singular, or relaxed. So when I am focused, and something distracts me, it is distressing. Imagine someone you know suddenly startling you as you exit your home bathroom as a prank - getting pulled out of the focus feels sorta like that, minus the fear. When that happens, the frustration can be tough to control. If I suddenly snap at someone when they’re trying to reach out - that is the reason most of the time.
I wish I could help you more - but I am only learning these things myself now. I used to really struggle with communication as a kid, and it turns out I just didn’t have access to the support I needed.
When it comes to bullying, I think the most effective way to get rid of it is to start deliberately calling it out. This may be tougher than it sounds: sometimes we have to overcome a lot of bias and fear to call out a bully. Once I nail that, I’ll think about a way to teach it to a kid.
Who the hell did facial expressions / animations ? Its so gloriously overexaggerated and over the top! I just picket it up because it works on steam deck and im having a blast
Forgive my ignorance, but I’ve got a question concerning OCR tools. Until now, I have utilized a paid service to upload, scan, convert them to searchable documents, and store my handwritten Uni notes. Handwritten because, frankly, my brain seems to engage with the content “better” than by digital note-taking....
I don’t have much to recommend, but so far this little tool was very useful for me and my math studies: github.com/lukas-blecher/LaTeX-OCR
I am not a student, but I learn like a student all the time. I also enjoy handwriting (got an e-ink tablet for that) and knowledge management. I am often dreaming of a “perfect setup” where all I write gets pushed automatically through OCR into my knowledge vault (Obsidian, Logseq or whatever I/my peers happen to use). Even came up with a plan. I hope this new year will leave me enough energy to execute something useful.
Back in 2011 I already felt that there should be some sort of easy-to-follow hygiene to maintain around mass media, especially internet. You know, like we hide our coughs and sneezes, maintain healthy distance around people, wash our hands, use slippers in communal pools. I should probably look up if someone smarter has already done the work.
So for context: I'm a programmer and I like the idea of not using a game engine, but I have no real prior experience with game development specifically.
I thought it was a good idea to make a text adventure game (think Zork) in C, since the language offers great portability, including the ability to run code on the 6502. Also a text adventure game made sense because I can't make art and idk anyone else who wanted to work on a game with me.
This was a terrible idea for a few reasons:
A text adventure game is impossible to make with a small scope
My from-scratch engine wasn't really designed with modifying the game data mid-development in mind
I have no clue what I'm doing.
I just don't know what to do now. Any ideas? @gamedev
Other people have already suggested starting with an engine, I’d like to go a bit further and suggest you start with Raylib. It’s an open source game engine that fits into a single header file, written in C.
I think it would allow you to build a couple of small games, while inspecting engine internals in your favorite editor at the same time to learn the ropes.
Bug fixing ways (infosec.pub)
rule dumping (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
pirate wednesday rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Spotify rulecommendation (beehaw.org)
Darude Sandstorm
Twi[n Pi]x rule
A photo of a russian twix-knockoff candy bar. The packaging is titled “Twin Pix”, it depicts a pair of twix-like caramel cookie candy with silver mountain peaks in the background. The person taking the photo is holding the candy bar in their hand. Grocery store shelves are visible in the background.
Jon Ringer, a significant contributor to the NixOS project, has been banned (discourse.nixos.org)
He revealed the secrets ! (jlai.lu)
cross-posted from: jlai.lu/post/6002282...
The year is 2001, what CD are you playing on your Walkman? (dormi.zone)
I thought donations were optional (lemy.lol)
Donationware: you must donate to use it. Not like regular optional donates.
What Linux "Productivity" (ideally FOSS) tools do you use?
I’m in a bit of a productivity rut and whilst I suspect the issue is mainly between the keyboard and chair I’m also interested in what (FOSS) tools there are that people find effective....
I've recently turned 20. What highly specific advice you, lemmy users, would offer me?
A lot of people answering this struggle to understand what highly-specific means. I’m looking to, for the sake of experiment, highly-specific advice that gives a reader clear understanding of what they should do. Unlike the vague advice, on the contrary, that may be too abstract to get implementing it right away....
Dissapointed in Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
Here is the story: I decided to buy a good and expensive controller for my PC for the first time, after 3 decades of using stock dualshocks and cheap knock-off brands. Googled “best controller for PC”, found a lot about elite series 2 controllers. Got excited about it (primarily the back-grip buttons and adjustable stick...
Pattern language for community resilience and preparedness (slrpnk.net)
Anyone into pattern language, to be applied to increase community resilience and preparedness?...
[SERIOUS] Were any of you ever bullied?
Some of my friends have been and I was wondering if I could learn anything from y’ill.
egg_irl (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
18+ I work in a warehouse surrounded by Europeans. What are some British insults I can teach them?
I’ve already ran the gamut on jokes about Dicks.
Metal Gear Revengeance - whats with their faces ?^
Who the hell did facial expressions / animations ? Its so gloriously overexaggerated and over the top! I just picket it up because it works on steam deck and im having a blast
Trademark Tussle: Remedy Entertainment And Take Two Clash Over Logo (respawnfirst.com)
OCR Tools for Uni and Research Notekeeping
Forgive my ignorance, but I’ve got a question concerning OCR tools. Until now, I have utilized a paid service to upload, scan, convert them to searchable documents, and store my handwritten Uni notes. Handwritten because, frankly, my brain seems to engage with the content “better” than by digital note-taking....
Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: ‘It’s not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours’ (english.elpais.com)