bobs_monkey

bobs_monkey , vor 4 Tagen

I blame the news for starting that "wOkE" shenanigans. The National Hurricane Center has been using the exact same naming convention since 1953, primarily to make tracking different storms easier. The names start with A at the beginning of the storms season, and ascend alphabetically, alternating gender. Additionally, even years start with a male name, odd years start with a female name. I highly doubt a bunch of scientists really give two shits about the naming convention when they're really just trying to tell your dumb ass, "Hey, a storm's coming."

Also, Beryl is an old school woman's name. Get the net. The previous storm was named Alberto, the next one will be Chris. These lists are predetermined many years in advance.

https://geology.com/hurricanes/hurricane-names.shtml

bobs_monkey , vor 10 Tagen

I'm sure someone's walked their dog on a treadmill

bobs_monkey , vor 15 Tagen

When I first started on Linux with Fedora probably a little over 15 years ago, I used gnome just because it was different. At some point I played with Enlightenment, and now I use KDE. It was different when I was more interested in screwing around with my system. Now that I use it for work, I just need everything to be as reliable, persistent, and easy as possible. I haven't used gnome in many years, but I hear these stories all the time and I just don't want to deal with something that'll wrench my workflow when I have other shit to do and no time to play diagnostics.

bobs_monkey , vor 22 Tagen

Unless he's Klaus

bobs_monkey , vor einem Monat

/usr/share/bin/notporn/seriously/definitelynotporn

bobs_monkey , vor einem Monat

It too is a robot live human companion canine.

bobs_monkey , vor einem Monat

We all have the one friend or coworker..

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

because that directly gets in his way of selling more cars.

Which is stupid in itself, because the entire goal of the CA HSR project is to link long distance corridors, not putzing around town like most do with a Tesla.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Whoosh

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

If hunches last longer then four hours

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Just spit balling, but it might be possible to flatten the platters out to recover some of the data, maybe even enough to piece together what was on there. The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

That I'm not sure, I know the premise is that data is read and written magnetically, which would lead me to believe there is some kind of ferrous metal in there somewhere, but I couldn't tell you the actual composition of the platters.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Indeed. I was only speaking to HDDs considering OP's image meme.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Interesting, thanks for that. So perhaps folding the drives like that may indeed shatter the platters.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Haha I just spent this weekend getting my ThinkPad set up with Arch and KDE Plasma. Two weeks ago was my final straw with W11, and I used this weekend for the plunge.

Now, I know I have an unusual setup; ThinkPad X1 laptop, eGPU w/ Nvidia 4070 (BIG mistake, I bought it to play games and do 3D rendering since the onboard graphics on my laptop are non-existent, didn't do my homework and should've bought an AMD), and two external monitors. It's has been an adventure to say the least, and my wife popped in every now and again asking if I'm having fun playing with my computer (she has Mac everything and not an absolute clue lol) while pulling my hair troubleshooting shit I haven't even thought about in a long time.

It's been probably 4-5 years since I've worked with a Linux desktop, and I forgot what it takes to get a system set up from more or less scratch. Of course I could have gone with a more complete, out-of-the-box distro, but where's the fun in that? My home server runs Debian and I almost never have to touch it outside biweekly logins to make sure everything is kosher and up to date, otherwise it just chugs along and it's been going strong for probably 5-6 years at this point. But I still had fun doing it, and I also have more confidence that my current setup isn't doing nefarious shit while I'm not paying attention. My W11 install liked to wake up from sleep and I'd walk in to hear the fans on my eGPU case cranking, so I'm a bit suspect. I'm near positive I don't have an malware or viruses on my machine, but I dunno what the deal is, and I may have let my paranoia get the best of me.

But to your point, it will probably be a while before Linux is ready for the mainstream. Especially until we get a native port of the MS Office suite. Like it or not, MS Office is the gold standard in business, and while different FOSS suites are pretty good, they still lack full compatibility which won't fly in the business world. That, and you can't expect your average Joe to spend and hour or two scraping forums to fix a printer issue.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

It was happening on wifi. I'll admit I didn't really do much troubleshooting on it outside of basic poking around. Ethernet is only available through the dock, but I didn't have it plugged in until I started my Linux install.

Dude I feel ya. I think what everyone forgets is that anyone that has any form of Linux knowledge is already somewhat tech savvy. Hell, anyone on Lemmy is usually pretty tech savvy, if not to have the basics just to wrap their heads around the concept of federation. Most people would have no clue where to start to even install a fresh copy of windows, because they see the hardware and OS as a singular monolithic unit.

I think the only way Linux would get into the mainstream is to have a dedicated hardware company built desktops and laptops that ship with a barney-basic distro preinstalled, and have a dedicated support staff. I don't think most see computers as a separation of hardware, OS, and software, but as a screenbox that runs their favorite apps.

If love to see popular adoption of Linux as well, especially since it will further accelerate improvements in its development. But I think it's a pipedream that the majority of people will jump ship. I do think that many just want to see MS's demise, but that isn't going to happen, anytime soon anyway.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

It all has to do with the economics of import/export. Somehow in some stupid way, if American oil fetches a higher price than Syrian oil with shipping factored, US companies will absolutely export our crude while importing foreign crude because it makes sense on a spreadsheet.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Yes

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

I had to buy an Ethernet dongle for my Lenovo laptop for just such an occasion, and that was an adventure to get working.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Lame

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

HACK THE PLANET!!

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

Pixar made Finding Nemo for Disney during their collaboration period.

bobs_monkey , vor 2 Monaten

"Persuasion." "Repatriate." Uh huh, ok.

What gets me is that these individual countries aren't more concerned that a foreign actor is operating state-sanctioned activities within their borders under the radar. If the script was flipped, say a US operative conducting these activities in China, they'd "disappear" off the radar very quickly.

bobs_monkey , vor 3 Monaten

Reclusive house all day long.

Guaranteed peace and quiet whenever you want it.
No risk of lame neighbors right on top of each other.
Lower mortgage payments to free up cash for other activities.
Likely no HOAs and laxer building regulations to improve upon your property.
Worried about loneliness? Get a pet or two, or plant a garden.

Years ago I moved up to the mountains from suburbia, and I will never go back.

bobs_monkey , vor 4 Monaten

Not only correct, but also entered in the right syntax and form with correct derivative nuance for the slight possibility of Pearson's mymathlab to maybe not tell you to go fuck yourself.