I had one of those! Did you know it has a SCREEN SAVER? Leave it on and untouched, and it will blank the display and let a lonely decimal point scroll along the display.
I probably still have it lying around somewhere… The original battery gave out long ago but a regular ol’ 9V block works just fine.
Everything was good, great in fact. Everything was working, but my OCD weren’t okay with how a few services were set-up, so I cleaned up my yaml, commented my docker compose and felt cushty… right up until it was time to fix Immich....
From what I understand, a lot of knowledge was lost following the collapse of the Roman Empire as manuscripts were no longer being copied at the established frequency and information that had lost relevance (for certain jobs etc.) wasn’t being passed down....
Dell has got to be one of the most frustrating companies that put out a linux laptop. They put out a laptop certified for ubuntu but then never support newer releases. A big part of their hardware is always proprietary drivers like webcam, fingerprint reader etc… Then you update to a new LTS release because lets be serious...
And I’m a little disappointed that we finally made peace with the Canadians. It was running up to be one of the longest wars ever, with each country alternating to jovially plant a flag a bottle of spirits. Politest war in the history of mankind!
Capitalism has eroded society to the edge of what is tolerable. The push for infinite growth has pushed the world to the extreme, with 0.001% of human holding 99.999% of the riches.
We are now at a point where growth cannot continue because the customers are too poor and the thumbscrews are all the way in. And yet, corpos want more. It will break - very soon. Then what happens?
It’s clearly working very well for itself, but it’s doing it for the benefit of the stock holders, not for the community, not for the employees, and certainly not for the environment - those are all just annoying cost factors that must be minimized to maximise profits.
I am saying this is not sustainable, and we have now reached that point. People have several jobs and still can’t pay their bills - that’s new, and a sign that we’ve reached the limit.
On December 28 2023, bugreport 12604 was filed in the curl issue tracker. We get a lot issues filed most days so this fact alone was hardly anything out of the ordinary. We read the reports, investigate, ask follow-up questions to see what we can learn and what we need to address.
“Excellence is not an act, but a habit” - Aristotle teaching that good comes from the whole, not from a single step. Focus on the whole, and the steps will follow.
“So, what’s the next action for this?” - the GTD approach to task management teaching me to be specific and then go do it (or plan it, or delegate it). This really kicks me into productivity mode.
Beeper Took On Apple’s iMessage Dominance. Now It’s Been Acquired | WIRED (www.wired.com)
TI-30 (1976) (lemmy.world)
This example was manufactured on the 7th week of 1979....
Sumela Monastery, Turkiye
What is the scariest/creepiest theory you know about?
Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV (arstechnica.com)
My Overconfidence Killed Me and My Immich Installation
Everything was good, great in fact. Everything was working, but my OCD weren’t okay with how a few services were set-up, so I cleaned up my yaml, commented my docker compose and felt cushty… right up until it was time to fix Immich....
To those with 2+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity? (lemmy.world)
I’m mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist....
Is the combined knowledge of humanity safer than it has ever been?
From what I understand, a lot of knowledge was lost following the collapse of the Roman Empire as manuscripts were no longer being copied at the established frequency and information that had lost relevance (for certain jobs etc.) wasn’t being passed down....
Dell is so frustrating
Dell has got to be one of the most frustrating companies that put out a linux laptop. They put out a laptop certified for ubuntu but then never support newer releases. A big part of their hardware is always proprietary drivers like webcam, fingerprint reader etc… Then you update to a new LTS release because lets be serious...
A new Matrix movie is in development with The Cabin in the Woods filmmaker Drew Goddard at the helm (www.joblo.com)
Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say (news.sky.com)
There are French controlled islands off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) (en.m.wikipedia.org)
…a self-governing territorial of France
What do you see that you wish others saw?
the Apple curl security incident 12604 (daniel.haxx.se)
On December 28 2023, bugreport 12604 was filed in the curl issue tracker. We get a lot issues filed most days so this fact alone was hardly anything out of the ordinary. We read the reports, investigate, ask follow-up questions to see what we can learn and what we need to address.
Cosmic explosion will be visible to the naked eye in once-in-a-lifetime stargazing event (www.nbcnews.com)
The event, known as a nova, will be so bright that a “new” star will seem to appear in the night sky temporarily, visible to the naked eye.
Leaders commit to 'unlock potential' of nuclear energy at landmark summit (feddit.nl)
Source: world-nuclear-news.org/…/Leaders-back-nuclear-at-…...
What is the strangest tech related bug you can't resolve?
Note: this is not a request for troubleshooting help....
Here is the first look at the working Gemini AI in Google Messages (thespandroid.blogspot.com)
Ikea releases a pair of affordable USB-C chargers (www.theverge.com)
What is the most inspirational thing you saw or heard that changed your life?
For me it was these....
There is no EU cookie banner law (www.bitecode.dev)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/10573247...
Jobcenter-Sprecher: "Totalverweigerer" gibt es kaum (www.n-tv.de) German
People not from the USA and have never visited: What is the smallest US city you know by name?
Like, can you name just a few large cities in certain regions, none at all, wtf is the USA, etc....