I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....
Messing around with system python/pip and newly installed versions till all was broken and then looking at documentation.
This was way back on the 00's and I'm still ashamed on how fast completely I messed it up.
This is my new favorite thing. I don’t have a CRT to display this on, but I’ll settle for an old 4:3 LCD monitor I have sitting on a shelf in the basement - it’s old and blurry enough to be a reasonable facsimile....
Can you imagine a time before the Graphical User Interface, when you could only operate a computer with abstract-looking text instead of using simple menus, and it was unheard of to use the oh-so-common mouse? A time when computers were harder to learn, and even harder to master? Well then, join us on our splendid trip where...
In the post-COVID world where so much is done remotely I’m utterly amazed with the absence of a decent app for making slides. I recently went through a long and honestly very disappointing journey for finding the one and only app that fits my needs. And… yeah… there is none. Here are the requirements I have, and I can...
Hello everyone. I just tried to create an account with linode and got the automated cancellation email due to fraud, which left a bad taste in my mouth about the company before I even had the chance to get started....
I think a lot of people agree with me on Minecraft being cozy, but some might not because of how prevalent combat is outside of Peaceful Mode. I personally find Minecraft cozy even off of Peaceful Mode, but this also might have to do with the fact that I usually play it with friends indoors, and I’ve done so on a rainy day...
Not joking, although I understand it seems very silly at face value.
Dark Souls 3 PvP specifically SL60+6 at gank town (after pontiff).
It used to be my go-to wind down after a work day.
It made me smile and actually relaxed me enough to go to bed and sleep, especially after a hard day.
Here’s the kicker: based on these AI-assigned definitions in the updated terms, your access to certain content might be limited, or even cut off. You might not see certain tweets or hashtags. You might find it harder to get your own content seen by a broader audience. The idea isn’t entirely new; we’ve heard stories of...
Today as I was searching for interesting communities to join I suddenly became saddened as I remembered this app that I spent hours using. StumbleUpon. When it was young it was the app I spent the most time on waiting between classes. just finding something interesting was always worth it....
I'm sorry but how is that possible? I'm here and I have eaten fish all my life, 50 years of it.
Had bloodwork done a few weeks ago that included count for heavy metals.
No sign of any kind poisoning.
The whole country should have from mild to heavy poisoning by now... And yet they don't.
How do you explain this discrepancy?
How much mercury did your friend had before coming here? How much was it acquired here?
Fish of all kinds is a staple of mediterranean common diet, there should be people dropping left and right...
Reddit account deleted. It’s weird, fell out of love with Facebook but still have the account, but as a paying Reddit customer I held it to higher expectations....
What're some of the dumbest things you've done to yourself in Linux?
I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....
WeatherStar 4000+ Emulator (github.com)
This is my new favorite thing. I don’t have a CRT to display this on, but I’ll settle for an old 4:3 LCD monitor I have sitting on a shelf in the basement - it’s old and blurry enough to be a reasonable facsimile....
The Majestic Birth of Graphical User Interfaces – Xerox Alto and the Alto Trek game (blisscast.wordpress.com)
Can you imagine a time before the Graphical User Interface, when you could only operate a computer with abstract-looking text instead of using simple menus, and it was unheard of to use the oh-so-common mouse? A time when computers were harder to learn, and even harder to master? Well then, join us on our splendid trip where...
On the search for the ̶b̶e̶s̶t̶ decent presentation making software (lemmy.ml)
In the post-COVID world where so much is done remotely I’m utterly amazed with the absence of a decent app for making slides. I recently went through a long and honestly very disappointing journey for finding the one and only app that fits my needs. And… yeah… there is none. Here are the requirements I have, and I can...
Linode Alternative Suggestions for Small Projects
Hello everyone. I just tried to create an account with linode and got the automated cancellation email due to fraud, which left a bad taste in my mouth about the company before I even had the chance to get started....
Fallout 1 artwork by Justin Sweet (files.catbox.moe)
The first game had such a particularly dark, almost ‘Heavy Metal’ like tone that never really got fully translated into the rest of the series.
Pyradion, internet radio TUI client, with recording functionality, written in Python (gitlab.com)
https://gitlab.com/christosangel/pyradion...
Why it’ll be hard to tell if AI ever becomes conscious (www.technologyreview.com)
We know remarkably little about how AI systems work, so how will we know if AI becomes conscious?
Microsoft Needs So Much Power to Train AI That It's Considering Small Nuclear Reactors (futurism.com)
The Secret OS That Really Runs The World (www.youtube.com)
What’s a game you consider cozy that others might not? (kbin.cafe)
I think a lot of people agree with me on Minecraft being cozy, but some might not because of how prevalent combat is outside of Peaceful Mode. I personally find Minecraft cozy even off of Peaceful Mode, but this also might have to do with the fact that I usually play it with friends indoors, and I’ve done so on a rainy day...
X/Twitter has updated its Terms of Service to let it use Posts for AI training (stackdiary.com)
Here’s the kicker: based on these AI-assigned definitions in the updated terms, your access to certain content might be limited, or even cut off. You might not see certain tweets or hashtags. You might find it harder to get your own content seen by a broader audience. The idea isn’t entirely new; we’ve heard stories of...
Teaching a free Python course at local charity. Need help with idea.
Hello!...
Europython2023 MS candy (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
MS giving away expired candy at EP2023 :)...
With our own image and video search, Brave Search now offers comprehensive independent results, giving users a fully-fledged, privacy-preserving choice outside of Big Tech (brave.com)
The First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor (arxiv.org)
Twitter Blue For Free Glitch - X (TWITTER) Is perfectly Balanced With No Exploits (www.youtube.com)
Not broken at all...
I miss StumbleUpon
Today as I was searching for interesting communities to join I suddenly became saddened as I remembered this app that I spent hours using. StumbleUpon. When it was young it was the app I spent the most time on waiting between classes. just finding something interesting was always worth it....
Seafood consumption in Europe per capita (i.imgur.com)
Dark fantasy resources
Hi,...
OC Full, expanded list of all the data points and their purposes that Meta's Threads collect and link to user accounts. It's even more insane than you might've thought.
OC NanoLLM - A Python streamlit app that implements the smallest usable LLM
This post is meant as a small demonstration of both streamlit and languagemodels packages....
Help identifying open source solutions for MaaS/IaaS
Hi,...
OC Python Kivy app to Android APK without a Linux box
First the app for the example....
Well.. that’s that then.
Reddit account deleted. It’s weird, fell out of love with Facebook but still have the account, but as a paying Reddit customer I held it to higher expectations....