To contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success.
“coping with child-rearing and a full-time job.”
To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them.
To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
As a foreigner it’s really jarring seeing this verb adopting a new meaning of “failing to cope”. I’ve seen it many times, it’s definitely not you and not new, but it does make the English language just a tad more inaccessible.
When I first started using Linux 15 years ago (Ubuntu) , if there was some software you wanted that wasn’t in the distro’s repos you can probably bet that there was a PPA you could add to your system in order to get it....
Oh I’m not defending PPAs at all, I’m glad we’ve moved past them, I just thought it was a Debian tech that got boosted by Ubuntu. I see I was in error. Thanks for clarifying!
Encouraging something and disabling something are two different things. They have Flatpak in stable, which is untested software. That’s not why they didn’t use PPAs.
*I was there, 5000 years ago…*Ads were unobtrusive and nobody cared about them. Then greed happened. Pop up ads, massive content hiding ads, privacy intrusive ads… not using Adblock now is like not using condoms.
On Tuesday, voters in Crook County passed measure 7-86, which asked voters if they support negotiations to move the Oregon/Idaho border to include Crook County in Idaho. The measure is passing with 53% of the vote, and makes Crook County the 13th county in eastern Oregon to pass a Greater Idaho measure.
Just finish dying already. I’m sick and tired of this drama. Everybody and their grandma has a better product and their shit keeps getting free exposure.
Top picture is silver medalist Thomas Paine from the 1896 Summer games, the first year with a shooting competition. Bottom is gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina from the 2020 games....
lol, I figured it must have been some sort of specialized handle, but thank you for taking the time explain and most importantly showing the other side of the gun.
When the DM tries to make it as obvious as possible (lemmy.world)
Soggy Screech (lemmy.world)
From Glen Helen...
rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Picture by Rob Hoeijmakers
Direct link to the pic: files.catbox.moe/o0x30l.jpeg...
No elaboration needed (lemmy.world)
Why does nobody maintain PPAs anymore?
When I first started using Linux 15 years ago (Ubuntu) , if there was some software you wanted that wasn’t in the distro’s repos you can probably bet that there was a PPA you could add to your system in order to get it....
Anon figures out how dieting works (sh.itjust.works)
I won't fall for such nonsense 😡 (files.catbox.moe)
mfw they can’t spell “atheists”
Microsoft word update messes up exams in Denmark (www.dr.dk)
Sorry for the Danish post i hope you can translate it....
Americans, what's the plan if Trump wins the election in November? (serious)
The Games Industry Needs A Stronger Games Media (www.thegamer.com)
Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho (ktvz.com)
On Tuesday, voters in Crook County passed measure 7-86, which asked voters if they support negotiations to move the Oregon/Idaho border to include Crook County in Idaho. The measure is passing with 53% of the vote, and makes Crook County the 13th county in eastern Oregon to pass a Greater Idaho measure.
2024: The Year Linux Dethrones Windows on the Desktop – Are You Ready? (lemmy.ca)
NTSync coming in Kernel 6.11 for better Wine/Proton game performance and porting....
Dungeons & Dragons will release its 2024 ruleset under a Creative Commons licence (www.dicebreaker.com)
US Justice Department to Seek Breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster (www.bloomberg.com)
Paywall-free link: archive.ph/eGuHC
50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones harbor oldest-known human viruses (www.livescience.com)
Neanderthals who lived 50,000 years ago were infected with three viruses that still affect modern humans today, researchers have discovered....
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says (apnews.com)
Olympic Competitors 1896 vs 2020 (lemmy.world)
Top picture is silver medalist Thomas Paine from the 1896 Summer games, the first year with a shooting competition. Bottom is gold medalist Vitalina Batsarashkina from the 2020 games....