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techno hippie

see c/UGEM for UnderGroundElectronicMusic. :) (I was going to set up something like that when saw someone else had already requested to make it. Good stuff. Populate it.)

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  • Yup.

    Well... it's still plausible that a senior developer could still be vibe coding. We'd hope they not though.

    And the other way too... can use an LLM and not be doing vibe coding. Like me (not considered a "senior developer"), making fin, with extensive consultations with several LLM, I insist is not vibe coded. https://lemmy.wtf/post/26550037

    Takes a lot of discipline to not succumb to just blindly letting the machine do it, not reviewing nor learning the code; Takes discipline to keep using it as a tool to expedite your learning. Too easy a lure to fall for, the illusion of its competence and convenience.

    "We believe when you let a machine do the work of a man, you take something away from the man." (or words to that effect), from one of the Star Trek TNG movies.

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  • Good stuff.

    Though, I don't think "headless" is the correct term there.

    I asked Mistral LLM to check...

    define headless, in terms of computing

    In computing, "headless" refers to a system, device, or software that operates without a graphical user interface (GUI) or direct user interaction via a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Instead, it is controlled remotely or through command-line interfaces (CLIs), APIs, or network protocols. Key Aspects of Headless Computing:

    No Local Display: The system lacks a physical screen or input devices attached directly to it. Remote Management: Users interact with the system over a network (e.g., SSH, RDP, or web interfaces). Common Use Cases:

    Servers: Headless servers are standard in data centers, where administrators manage them remotely. Embedded Systems: Devices like Raspberry Pi or IoT gadgets often run headless to save resources. Virtualization: Headless virtual machines or containers are managed via hypervisors or orchestration tools. Automation: Headless browsers (e.g., Puppeteer, Selenium) automate web tasks without rendering a GUI.

    Example: A headless Raspberry Pi might run a home automation script, accessible only via SSH or a web dashboard, with no monitor or keyboard connected. Would you like examples of headless software or tools?

    Some do use their GNU+Linux (or BSD or others), running in just TTY, just the terminal, without X11 or wayland, but even then that does not necessarily mean no GUI, with some graphical tools (like "mpv" is a good example) able to run without a graphical server (and certainly at least TUI... the web browser "browsh" is a good example). And not necessarily not headless either, with either direct use, or perhaps ssh'ing in through a network, or just running things configured to automate (as per the example the LLM gave). "Dumb terminals" are another related thing, where the "head" is separate.

  • That is a lot

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  • There are websites to help with that.

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  • Doing a backup of some of my 18TB hard drive today.

    This thread gets me thinking about that in new terms.

    Not even enough space left on it for a tenth of a load.

    And I thought 18TB was big when I bought it.

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  • I don't wanna think about where his sperm has been.

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  • Here's a 75mb joke:

    There were 2 sperm, swimming along.

    One says to the other one:

    "We've been swimming for ages. How long until the egg yet?"

    The other replies:

    "The egg!? Oh. It's not for miles yet. We've only just passed the tonsils."

    Edit:

    This calculation is off by an order of magnitude.

    The human genome has about 3.1 billion base pairs. Each sperm has half of that. Ignoring epigenetics, each base pair has four options (A/T/C/G), so it can be represented by two bits each.

    All told, that’s 3.1 gigabits = 388 megabytes per gamete.

    Oh, in that case then, I guess that's a 776mb joke.

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  • Some day, I'll get my (20) albums turned into vinyl.

    That day moved a little closer, seeing this.

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  • It's frightening to me that I seem like an expert.

    I also don't think I have "strong opinions". Just ever evolving preferences as I continue to explore.

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  • Maybe, idk.

    I (and the podcasters) meant also re-licensed under a Free Software license, like GNU GPL.

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  • I heard some podcasters recently promote the idea/wish that M$ release the source code for Windows3.1.

    Could be how Windows starts to get fixed.

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  • A-ha! So that's where the development resources go. To where the money's made.

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  • Maybe all the dependable beta testers who would report bugs had already left to Linux or BSD.

    Or like the other commenter replied here suggests,

    Maybe dependable beta testers who would report bugs had too steep a workload they gave up and moved to Linux or BSD.

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  • Trinity's more stable and dependable.

    Or openbox, declared feature complete something like a decade ago.

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  • Or could take a look at the code, find what's broken, and see if you can find how to mend it, and either offer a pull request or fork it...

    ... ohhhh but wait.

    It's broken at that level too. Denied the right to repair.

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  • What it boots into is broken.

    The more it works, the more it's broken.

    It's broken that much, at such a deep level.

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  • Vibe coding!?

    Oh yes. That'll make windows even better. Doh!

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  • Does it have to be a DE?

    Preferred WM is Xmonad (with my tabular boonad config, the grandpa version).

    But much love also for herbstluftwm.

    And dwm, openbox, icewm, i3, and others.

    I have all these window managers in my wmrotate scripts in my wminizer script, so I can kill one and move to the next, without losing all running gui programs, keeping my X11 session going.

    But if it has to be strictly DE...

    I guess LXDE's still my fave.

    Respect to XFCE and Trinity too. And Mate.

    KDE's awesome. Big love to it again, after it got settled in after the KDE4 debacle.

    LXQt's fine too (though I prefer LXDE).

    I've not tried Cosmic.

    I dont know my way around cinnamon and the various other similar. Only briefly experienced.

    GNOME have utterly lost the plot.

    Why'd you ask?

  • Awww now the hate is coming for her

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  • So they've taken a leaf out of KDE's development book.

    Is windows11 Microsoft's KDE4 moment?