I ran Manjaro Linux as my daily driver a few years ago but slowly phased it out for Windows for some reason, and I’m finally back using Linux (currently Linux Mint). I gotta say, I don’t know why I ever switched back to Windows. There’s just so much freedom Linux gives you right off the bat that Windows is just plain...
It has always been a very common term to describe the distro/OS of choice. Even moreso when linux was a bit less usable as a desktop OS and dual-booting was pretty necessary
I know it’s not even close there yet. It can tell you to kill yourself or to kill a president. But what about when I finish school in like 7 years? Who would pay for a therapist or a psychologist when you can ask for help a floating head on your computer?...
A small-town Alabama pastor and mayor killed himself Friday, days after a local conservative news website published a story that included photos of him wearing women’s clothing and makeup....
It’s that time of week again! Share your favourite photo you took around Brisbane over the last week, and give encouragement and constructive feedback to others sharing their photos.
No photos from me, but I'll just say "wassup". Formula E double header is on his weekend, which should be cool (in London). Hopefully it'll come to Brisbane someday in preparation of the olympics
TL;DR: Announcement of a new Brisbane City Council initiative to improve local parks, a police search for a man connected to several stabbings in Brisbane, and the diagnosis of the first professional female athlete with CTE. There have also been a major milestone for a popular restaurant....
Removing interest-expense deductions for airBNB is a possible solution. This will somewhat switch the profitability balance towards rentals, while having a fairly minimal impact on legit owners who are AirBNBing a property that they own for the purpose of residing
Awesome that it's a mix of setups rather than just single bedrooms. This sort of development is badly needed
because the plans did not meet the council criteria for the site, they were considered “impact assessable” and open to public submissions both for and against the proposal.’
The council needs to get their nose out of it and stop getting in the way of development during a fucking housing crisis
More than 1,000 events and performances will bring the city to life as part of this year's Brisbane Festival with one of the festival's biggest shows transforming an entire warehouse....
My account is on kbin.social, but I'd like to be subscribed to every communit on aussie.zone. Rather than adding every community individually, can I subscribe to the whole instance on my kbin.social account? Like, self-federate to it?
Ubuntu is the common bistro that everyone gets started on. Lots of advanced users continue to use it, because it works well.
Use Ubuntu or Mint or Pop_OS (both of which are modified varieties of Ubuntu). Watch some Youtube videos to compare them. Pop_OS is supposed to be particularly good for gaming, but I'm not sure why
I finally switched back to Linux as my daily driver after a couple of years of being on nothing but Windows.
I ran Manjaro Linux as my daily driver a few years ago but slowly phased it out for Windows for some reason, and I’m finally back using Linux (currently Linux Mint). I gotta say, I don’t know why I ever switched back to Windows. There’s just so much freedom Linux gives you right off the bat that Windows is just plain...
People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
As the title says…what are you all doing?
I want to study psychology but won't AI make it redundant in a couple of years?
I know it’s not even close there yet. It can tell you to kill yourself or to kill a president. But what about when I finish school in like 7 years? Who would pay for a therapist or a psychologist when you can ask for help a floating head on your computer?...
Optus network outage affects millions of Australians (www.reuters.com)
Alabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressing (www.thedailybeast.com)
A small-town Alabama pastor and mayor killed himself Friday, days after a local conservative news website published a story that included photos of him wearing women’s clothing and makeup....
Brisbane Foto Friday 2023-07-28
It’s that time of week again! Share your favourite photo you took around Brisbane over the last week, and give encouragement and constructive feedback to others sharing their photos.
How a start-up built the search engine of the future — and then died (www.theverge.com)
ELI5: Google DRM bad
Non-techy here, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about Google DRM shenanigans, but don’t really understand it, and what’s ‘bad’ about it....
08 July 23 - Brisbane News
TL;DR: Announcement of a new Brisbane City Council initiative to improve local parks, a police search for a man connected to several stabbings in Brisbane, and the diagnosis of the first professional female athlete with CTE. There have also been a major milestone for a popular restaurant....
Former Gabba Councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan's thoughts on Airbnb and other short-term accommodation (www.facebook.com)
The post itself is excellent, but there are also some interesting thoughts in the comments.
The cringiest presidential campaign ad video you will ever see, courtesy of Ron DeSantis (twitter.com)
Few days old so you may have already seen it but what the fuck is this lmfao
Brisbane Foto Friday
It’s that time of week again! Share your favourite photo you took around Brisbane over the last week.
Proposed tower to put Breakfast Creek arvo sessions in the shade (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
Key points:...
Full program for 2023 Brisbane Festival revealed
More than 1,000 events and performances will bring the city to life as part of this year's Brisbane Festival with one of the festival's biggest shows transforming an entire warehouse....
According to some economists, we need more unemployment in Australia to get inflation under control. Perhaps they would like to volunteer? (www.abc.net.au)
File this under “I’m got mine, the rest of you can sod off”!
So glad we have Ausfinance community here
Thank you
How do I subscribe to a whole instance?
My account is on kbin.social, but I'd like to be subscribed to every communit on aussie.zone. Rather than adding every community individually, can I subscribe to the whole instance on my kbin.social account? Like, self-federate to it?
YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers (www.theverge.com)
Help me find a fitting distro
Hello there!...
What’s one thing that you wish you had known when jumping over from Reddit?
I imagine with the expected influx of new users on the 1st a lot of the questions that have been asked here will be asked again....
New towers to dominate Indooroopilly skyline if plans get the nod (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)