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tomenzgg

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  • Systemd v261-rc1 is out with the 'birth date field'

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  • Your instance (if it's anything like lemmy.blahaj.zone) likely turned off downvotes which (I'd guess) is why you don't see a button for it.

  • Arxiv bans slop

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  • When someone proposes, implements or enforces a clearly sensible rule, and someone else brings weird corner case scenarios up, always ask yourself if there’s a conflict of interests.

    I can't tell if I started doing this more as disinformation became more prevalent over the recent years or it's something I've always done; I don't know where I would've picked it up from.

    Nevertheless, you're spot on; it's an incredibly good rule-of-thumb.

    (I just realized it might've been funny if I'd responded to this with a weird, corner-case scenario, instead; but it's late and I can't think of a good one for it)

  • Too real

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  • The one I absolutely loathe (maybe because I run into it more often) is them stealing when I press Ctrl+f to focus their page's search textbox.

  • kew 4.0 released (offline terminal music player and library browser)

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  • Oh, absolutely (I'm a copyleft absolutist so I'm convinced, from the get-go).

    But I'd also, just as much, like to avoid the n-word.

  • kew 4.0 released (offline terminal music player and library browser)

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  • Luke Smith is a far-right neo-Nazi–sympathizer; there's better advocates for copyleft to quote.

  • Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory

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  • Did you mean to respond to me?

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  • My organization provides some proprietary software. What is a motivation to use a FOSS alternative anyway (as a worker)?

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  • You have greater assurance of what the software is doing behind the scenes.

    Even if you can't read code, others who can will; privacy groups (official and hobbyist) likely will.

    You can know, even if just through others, sort of what's going on with the software in a way you simply can't with proprietary software.

  • Which one is more annoying: leftover bread or leftover cheese?

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  • 100% this; cheese on its own is always a wonderful snack.

  • Treble the terrible tailless terror

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  • Will happily accept a snack if you’re holding

    To be fair, I've never known a cat who wouldn't.

    He looks like such a nice lad.

  • Whatcha all working on?

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  • ID3 tags reader/writer library in Elisp for Emacs and a unit conversion app. that's responsive to be able to be used on mobile Linux.

  • Why are you crying, Windows user?

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  • Sitting on a cool 64, over here.

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  • And people doubt the hypercarnivore theory.

  • Hamster IT

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  • If it weren't for rating you poorly, that'd be incredible performance art.

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  • Frankly, this is why I'm still antinuclear; everyone is always, "It's so easy to store!" but, like, that's a reliance in a world that loves cutting corners (usually because of corporate pressure…).

    I'd rather invest in the energy source that doesn't have devastating consequences if we don't do it right or someone decides to drill into it despite all the warnings we put up.

  • rule

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  • Shhh… (this is cuter)

  • I Started Programming When I Was 7. I'm 50 Now and the Thing I Loved Has Changed

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  • That's fair. I took a class while getting my Masters that used Scheme (having learned Scheme on my own ahead of time) and, after getting past the parts I was already familiar with the language on, I found it really difficult to grasp what they were trying to teach me. I can't say it's what you experienced but I've tended to find that higher level education courses that utilize Scheme tend to operate on a level of abstraction that's hard to grasp unless you already know the big picture they're trying to impart.

    Regardless, I hope it's easier the second time (if you ever do give it another try).

  • I Started Programming When I Was 7. I'm 50 Now and the Thing I Loved Has Changed

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  • A chicken in a programming comm.‽

    Please tell me you write in Scheme…

  • Cats @midwest.social
    tomenzgg @midwest.social

    Scratching Post and Cat Tree Recommendations?

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Federal Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force

    blockclubchicago.org /2025/11/06/hold-federal-judge-blasts-border-patrol-boss-for-lying-extends-order-restricting-use-of-force/
  • Linux @programming.dev
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    I ditched Linux for Windows 11 for one week - and found 9 big problems

    www.zdnet.com /article/i-ditched-linux-for-windows-11-for-one-week-and-found-9-big-problems/
  • Leopards Ate My Face @lemmy.world
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    Conservative Commentator Speaks Confidently while Knowing Nothing