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owenfromcanada

@ owenfromcanada @lemmy.ca

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  • No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog

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  • The main use for AI that I've seen in my circles is a search engine replacement. Not because AI is a good search engine, but because search engines have largely become useless.

    If Mozilla wants to cement their place, create a better search engine. It's how Google came to control a huge portion of the internet, and there's now a huge vacuum waiting for someone to replace what we lost.

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  • Hot damn, you actually found it

  • First all-optical XPU processing system

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  • I've wondered for years when we'd reach this point. Optics-based processors have the potential to blow way past the limitations of electrical/copper circuits, at least in theory. I'm curious to see where this leads.

  • An alternative way to power Raspberry Pi 5

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  • If you happen to be using an ethernet cable, a PoE hat can work great as well. Just be sure to check the voltages and wattage compatibility, as there are multiple specs for PoE.

  • Supreme Court weighs Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

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  • I agree. Let's get rid of limits on party spending. Instead, let's ban it altogether.

  • 4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced

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  • laughs in Jellyfin

  • Dollar-stores overcharge cash-strapped customers while promising low prices

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  • Mike Johnson says lawmakers should be able to continue owning stocks

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  • If Carter was willing to give up his farm, you can muster up enough balls to stop trading stocks while you're in office.

    And if it discourages people running for office, that seems like a feature, not a bug.

  • Would a cheap, used raspberry pi 3 make for a good test server for following random self hosted tutorials? [SOLVED]

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  • As long as you don't use a DE on it, a pi3 is great for experimenting with server software. I still use my 3b for plenty of things.

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  • Assume spherical child

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  • Apparently cheetahs aren't "big cats", they're just large versions of small cats. They share features like purring and meowing, and their temperaments are closer to housecats than a tiger or lion.

  • Linux Kernel 6.18 Released, This Is What’s New

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  • Linus himself sees his own behavior as problematic and has put significant work toward changing it. Call it whatever you want, I guess, but just because it doesn't result in physical bruises doesn't mean it's not problematic.

  • Linux Kernel 6.18 Released, This Is What’s New

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  • There's some controversy around him--he has a history of anger issues and it's impacted his work. But his contributions to the open source community are practically unquantifiable.

    Overall, I'm incredibly grateful for him and his work, but still hope that he continues to work on his personal issues and becomes his best self.

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  • Ah, the danger blep

  • New to Linux which OS to use?

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  • I guess I would classify features like variable refresh rates and fractional scaling as "advanced", but that's fair. I moved from Cinnamon to Gnome because wayland was working better for me, so fair point. I imagine it won't be too long before Cinnamon catches up, though.

    For now, I'm just using a handful of extensions to make Gnome feel more like Cinnamon. Can't say I've ever been a fan of KDE, but that's just me.

  • What's the story behind your username and avatar?

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  • My avatar is a picture of a large ceramic cow in northern Michigan. The cow is named Jillbert.

    The name is largely self explanatory.

  • I checked my backup hard drives

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  • Thanks! Yeah, I have a separate SBC connected to a spinny HDD for backups of user data, plus I mirror it in the cloud. The snapshots are for when I mess up something on my system.

  • New to Linux which OS to use?

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  • Fedora is a good option. I'm surprised to hear about hardware incompatibilities with Mint, though. Do you have obscure or bleeding-edge hardware?

    I'll +1 the Ventoy suggestion. Lets you try lots of things easily. Try at least Fedora KDE, Ubuntu, and Mint. Go with whichever feels good to you when you try them out.

  • New to Linux which OS to use?

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  • Cachy user here. Nope.

    Anyone who says Cachy is good for a newcomer is taking their knowledge for granted. Most people getting into Linux for the first time are climbing several learning curves all at once. There are simpler distros that allow you to learn at a more reasonable pace.

    The only time I would recommend CachyOS to a newcomer is if they have bleeding-edge hardware and aren't afraid of a challenge.