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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • Sony AI patent will see PlayStation games play themselves when players are stuck

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  • Right, good point

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  • I think the confusion is in the way it's displayed. The notation in the comic is ambiguous, where the division is shown as a symbol, while the multiplication is implied with the brackets, so some people see the question as 8/(2*(2+2))=1, while others see it as 8/2*(2+2).

    For the later, my understanding is that multiplication and division actually have equal priority and are solved left to right (rather than an explicit order as PEDMAS and BEDMAS seem to suggest). So the second interpretation would give 8/2*(2+2)=8/2*(4)=4*4=16

    The reason this isn't a problem more often is because

    • math questions should be written unambiguously, using symbols everywhere and fraction bars
    • in real life problems, there is a certain order in which you manipulate the numbers, and we can use correct notation (with an excessive number of brackets if needed) to keep it crystal clear

    Also the (2+2) bit isn't relevant to the confusion. We might as well replace it with 4 when discussing the problem. No one should be messing that bit up

  • Help re: interactive calendar in Lemmy

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  • Is there a way to install Windows 11, somewhat bloatware/AI free? (It's for college.)

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  • Yup, this is the one I've been seeing in a lot of guides. I'm not sure how it compares to the other ones, but it was easy enough when I tried it.

    The process for a clean install would be something like:

    1. select the region and keyboard but do not connect to wifi, instead hit shift + F10 and run start ms-cxh:localonly to have a local only account
    2. Once the desktop loads, connect to the Internet and (assuming the recent Windows update didn't break everything again) run updates through the UI
    3. Run Win11Debloat to remove/disable junk and to make common adjustments
    4. Run appwiz.cpl for anything that was missed

    Bonus

    • Winget for apps (or UniGetUI if you prefer a GUI)
    • WinHawk and PowerToys for quality of life improvements

    You can try Chocolatey too, but I gave up on it recently because of constant errors and questionable community packages

  • Is there a way to install Windows 11, somewhat bloatware/AI free? (It's for college.)

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  • Oh wow, nice catch

  • What's the etiquette for posting #mastodon or other federated posts on some of the other reddit-analogues? From what I see you can just mention a #piefed or #lemmy group in a post and it will create a

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  • There are lots of good suggestions already. If you want to explore how the different threadiverse platforms display your posts, look into Lemmy, Piefed, Mbin, and NodeBB.

    kbin.social no longer exists but the project has continued as Mbin. For fediverse discussion communities you have !fediverse@lemmy.world (on Lemmy), !fediverse@piefed.social (on Piefed), !activitypub@community.nodebb.org (nodeBB)

  • Findroid v1.0.0 with a complete redesign is here

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  • I'm looking forward to seeing if it snaps onto the play button after opening some content, that's the main issue I had on Android TV

  • The Rise Of Fake Casio Scientific Calculators

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  • BentoPDF is a self hostable, privacy first PDF Toolkit

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  • BentoPDF is a self hostable, privacy first PDF Toolkit

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  • Nice, and thanks for posting here! We have a lot of discussion about projects, and it's helpful when the creator/developer is around to respond to comments directly 😄

    I saw the update on GitHub about the goal of working on it full time. I also swapped over from StirlingPDF and I'm excited to see where this project goes. Best of luck :)

  • GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim

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  • Relevant bit

    The DMCA filing states that several files in the Rockchip MPP repository are derived from FFmpeg’s libavcodec sources. It lists AV1, H.265, and VP9 decoder files, and claims the copied code is clear because of matching structure, comments, and commented-out calls to FFmpeg functions with their original names.

    Much of FFmpeg, including libavcodec, uses the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1. This license allows reuse, but only if certain rules are followed. These rules include keeping copyright notices, giving proper credit, and ensuring any shared code remains under an LGPL-compatible license.

    The DMCA notice says Rockchip broke these rules by removing the original copyright and author details, claiming the copied code as their own, and sharing it under the Apache license, which does not meet LGPL requirements here.

  • xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet

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  • This also makes me wonder why the xkcd one was laid out like that. Is the xkcd one better/safer, or was it done that way to look more insane.

    On yours, the Canada/US and UK layouts overlap, while in the xkcd one they're opposite to each other.

  • Offline TTS in 2026?

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  • Sherpa links to this page, if anyone wants to preview what the voices sound like

    https://huggingface.co/spaces/k2-fsa/text-to-speech

    From the ones I've tried so far, csukuangfj/vits-piper-en_US-amy-medium|1 speaker sounded the most clear and natural for GPS / driving directions. If someone finds other good ones, I'd appreciate it :)

  • Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were infected by parasites, study finds

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  • Adding on to the other comment, it's one of the theories for why allergies exist

    Each of our antibodies seem to have a specific job, and that allows them to call for the correct response for the type of threat they are dealing with (ex. Fighting one large thing vs many small things, where in the body is it happening, what kind of cells are involved, etc)

    Of those, IgE is the one that's tied to allergies. Turns out it's also involved in the response against parasitic worms. Parisitic worm infections aren't as common in many parts of the modern world, while allergies are. So maybe we can treat allergies by studying worm infections

    The classes differ in their biological properties, functional locations and ability to deal with different antigens, as depicted in the table.[19] For example, IgE antibodies are responsible for an allergic response consisting of histamine release from mast cells, often a sole contributor to asthma (though other pathways exist as do symptoms very similar to yet not technically asthma). The variable region of these antibodies bind to allergic antigen, for example house dust mite particles, while its Fc region (in the ε heavy chains) binds to Fc receptor ε on a mast cell, triggering its degranulation: the release of molecules stored in its granules.[46]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunoglobulin_E

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    Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew?

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  • lol TIL

    🐈️*🔥🔥🔥*

  • Mozilla situation

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  • There are a few browsers/browser engines in the works, but right now you could try a Firefox fork

  • Looking for Software to Track Watched Shows

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  • Trakt was popular in the past, and has integrations with Jellyfin, although some people may have left after their pricing/feature changes earlier this year.

    Here is a relevant thread you might find helpful: https://lemmy.ca/post/38746526

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    xkcd: Lying

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    What does Bluesky have that Mastodon doesn't?

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    Ep. 917 - The Exorcism | Safely Endangered

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    Poorly Drawn Lines – Fly

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    One More Thing - Litterbox Comics

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Your communities might be a lot larger than you think!

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    Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - History

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    Ep. 702 - The Only True Conspiracy | Adventures of God

    www.webtoons.com /en/comedy/adventures-of-god/ep-702-the-only-true-conspiracy/viewer
  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Feelings – The Other End Comics

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    xkcd: Brassica

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    Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Precarious

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    Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Heretic

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    Ep. 911 - Awoo | Safely Endangered

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    Loading Artist » Catch 'Em All

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    Poorly Drawn Lines – Pretty Sensitive

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    "Rite" by SMBC

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    Japan Earthquake Alert App moves from Twitter to Mastodon, currently has 488k posts & 19.9k followers

    unseen-japan.com /nerv-app-x-twitter-leaving/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Mozilla Foundation

    Slack Vs Microsoft Teams — Which App Is Better For Your Privacy & Security?

    foundation.mozilla.org /en/blog/slack-microsoft-teams-privacy/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    Featured

    Organized List of Canadian Communities

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    Eat My Paint - Tight Spot