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Macaroni_ninja Macaroni_ninja @lemmy.world

EU citizen. Interests: RPGs, board games, litrpg, alternative rock/metal, cycling, quality memes

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On a lighter note: Why do people still buy fast food?
  • I know it sound crazy, but maybe some days use the time you spend on traveling to and from the fast food place and cook home instead multiple portions of food you enjoy for a fraction of cost.

  • TIL of intense rainfall that lasted between one and two million years.
  • Inagine planning a BBQ and it starts raining for a million years. Smh

  • What is your pet peeve in 2024?
  • People at work wants me to do something and using phrasing, like "can we check this?" , "we must do xy quickly". What do you mean WE? If you want me to do something personally just fucking say it MF! It makes my blood boil.

  • Merry eggmas
  • You are all laughing, but what if he really-really likes eggs?

  • Microsoft will charge $30 for an extra year of security updates on Windows 10 - NotebookCheck.net News
  • Same. Since the Win 11 update on my work laptop I got so fed up with the OS, that I installed Linux on both of my desktop PC and my wifes laptop. Zero regrets, no more MS bullshit on my personal stuff.

  • Ubisoft launches NFT game with figures costing up to $63K
  • I know it will fail but I really hope it will fail big time to accelerate the dowfall of this soulless corporate piece of shit company.

  • I remember jumping in my seat in the theater
  • It wasn't just the alien, it was the setup of the scene and the reaction of Joaquins character. Brilliant moment in a silly movie.

  • Have you heard about Blue Screen syndrome?
  • No hesitation, pure feedback

  • Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social media
  • I love the sentiment and would love to see this working, but lets be realistic, It never will how things are now. Just a few things that comes to mind:

    • Companies and public services use social media sites for customer service.

    • Social media corporations are almost never held responsible for propaganda and any of the sick stuff they serve up on silver platter. Putting up an age warning Y/N window does nothing. They will still target 15 years or younger audiences.

    • People profit off other peoples data and corpos will fight hard not to loose a huge chunk of this money machine.

    • Social media sites only goal is to show you content and make you go through as many ads as possible. They will definetly not consider people under 15 and change their algorithms to make their product less appealing.

    • Parents are also addicted to social media, like what are the chances a kid of two chain smokers will also try cigarettes?

    • Probably a million other reasons...

  • Jones the White
  • Not enough quality Monty Python exists, we need more

  • Veggie
  • The label didnt stick properly once you removed it from the original place to create this funny pic?

  • I would accept it gratefully.
  • Probably more value than the chocolate:)

  • I have no idea
  • I worked in a coffeee shop a long time ago and we had a new girl, who just started. Its the end of the shift and we told her to put on rubber gloves, we will show her how to clean the coffee machine.

    She went to the store room and after 10 minutes she returned with only one glove on, holding the 100 pack box of disposable gloves and with visible confusion as she explained that we run out of right hand gloves as she could only find these marked with "L"

  • Give it back...
  • I will take my travellers cheque to a competing fellowship.

  • Linux and your family
  • My wifes old laptop died and I got an ancient gaming laptop from a colleague and put Linux Mint on it. It works great.

    She uses it for studying and some light gaming (Stardew Valley). It just works. She never used Linux before but had zero issues using it and she even said its just like Windows, just faster.

  • little e-waste
  • Hope thats not the cats name

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  • I personally love the smaller userbase. Less spam, more quality, less screentime, no doomscrolling. Its a win-win in my book.

  • I did it finally, deleted win10 and installed Linux Mint

    This is just to share my experience with everyone, especially the people still undecided.

    I was planning the switch for months, and finally had a couple hours undisturbed from the wife and the kids :)

    It was a slightly rocky start, as my USB wifi receiver did not have native drivers, but with wired internet and the official Mint tutorial the rest of the transition was super smooth.

    The OS install went flawlessly and within an hour I had all the basic programs, browser and utilities up and running. I love that I just download the app from the dedicated place, no pointless web surfing for the latest versions.

    I backed up my steam folder (with the rest of my files of course), so after installing the steam client and some quick synchronization I had my installed games library back in minutes. I did some testing and everything works great. As I own a steam deck I already had some experience with games not running natively on Linux, but a saw many great tutorials for beginners. I cant wait to test out some more games!

    Edit: thank you for all the positivity and great feedback! I know Lemmy users love Linux and I have to admit I feel a little bit more included :D

    Who knows, maybe I will start warching Star Trek next...

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    About to buy my first road bike, need some advice

    Hi all, I hope my post doesn't violate any rules, because of the links, if yes, please let me know.

    I am a beginner with road bikes, I was always a MTB person, but I decided to get a road bike for my cardio exercise as I turned 40 and I have less option in my area for MTB rides.

    Since Im a beginner with road bikes I would need some advice to not mess up my purchase. Of course I done some research as well, but never know what I missed.

    Im in the EU and my budget is 700-750 EUR, so yes, it will be a budget bike. I will ride 3-4 times a week for 50-70 km distances. Some hills, but nothing serious.

    I found two possible candidates:

    Triban RC500 The obvious choice, many reviews calling it the best budget bike under 1000 EUR, some compromises, but I think it would be perfect for me. Price: 750 EUR where I live.

    Sava Vegur 1.2 A bit of a wild card, its currently on half off sale with a reputable online retailer for 680 EUR, but cant decide if its the deal of the year or I should be cautious. I know, I dont need a carbon bike for my needs, but still, Im curious if anyone ever had experience with the brand? I found reviews, opinions, etc but nothing which would tell me to buy or not buy it specifically. Its a Chinese brand, but thats about it from what I can see.

    Thanks for the time and I would prefer constructive feedback if possible :)

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    Learning is fun!

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    This always makes me laugh

    Most likely a repost of a repost from 5 orher platforms but I love how quickly Lemmy become my favourite place and would like to contribute!

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    Question: Should I raise a warranty claim or upgrade?

    Hi Lemmings!

    I have my Deck since March 2022. I was one of the fortunate ones to receive it quite soon.

    Lately I noticed two things: The right joysticks movement is not as smooth as it was before and sometimes it makes a creaking noise.

    The "A" button lost some of its resistance and become super sensitive in some games registering twice per button push. For example in a text heavy game I often skip dialogues because of this.

    The device is in a perfect working order, no abuse, no damage, screen protector since day 1, protective skin applied, etc.

    My question: Should I contact Valve and ask for a repair..

    ...or maybe try to get some nice replacement parts and upgrade the buttons and joysticks?

    How does the available replacements compare to original parts? Are they an improvement? Or should I go the safe route and let Valve repair it for me?

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    : Ability to favourite communities so they will always appear on top of the subscribed list

    First of all love the app, its my daily driver now for Lemmy!

    I was wondering if you could favourite or "star" communities in the list so they would always show on top of the list? I love to check my feed but also I like to daily browse specific communities. It would help a lot, especially with my growing number of communities subbed.

    Many thanks and keep up the great work!

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