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My download seems to be throttling itself because it’s topping out my removable disc usage… But this game is on the SSD
  • Yeah. You could try making a symlink from the removable drive downloading folder to your fast drive but I don't know if that can cause any issues with removable drives, or what would happen if you ran out of space on the removable drive.

    Another option would be to use the steam mover app to move games back and forth from your fast/removable drives and get rid of the steam-controlled library that's located there on the slow drive..

  • My download seems to be throttling itself because it’s topping out my removable disc usage… But this game is on the SSD
  • Do you have a steam library on the slow drive? Apparently steam usually puts in-progress downloads to the same drive as the game destination but if there's not enough room or maybe just at random steam will download to the wrong drive.
    This is a few years old now but there's some discussion here https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1646544161774522444/

  • What do you think would be an actually good use of blockchain/smart contracts? What kind of problems (big or small) is it a good tool for?
  • Blockchain suffers from the same problem. What happens when someone compromises the network by taking over 50% of the computing power then transfers all deeds to themselves? Or hacks or exploits a bug in the smart contract and does the same? Hopefully if that happens then you can appeal to some higher authority to get it fixed, but then what is the point of using the blockchain or smart contracts in the first place since you could get the same result under our current system without the computing overhead of blockchain.

  • Thumpasaurus - Struttin'

    Can't stop this one from going through my head non-stop

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    Viagra Boys - Punk Rock Loser

    Just discovered this song this week and have been really enjoying it. Fun music video too.

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    First picture I ever took with my fancy 50mm lens
  • Haha yeah, total hacker move

  • Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?
  • Not just "oh this is for redhat and I'm on Ubuntu" but what I run into all the time is that you find a perfect guide but it turns out to be for the wrong version of Ubuntu. So most of it works until you get half way through and you get an error because they've switched from initd to systemd or something. Then you are stuck, do you try to roll back what you've done so far? Try to adapt the instructions to the new system? Then you end up chasing your tail down rabbit holes of what is backwards compatible, what isn't, what can coexist and what can't, etc etc etc.

    If you have been using a particular distro and are familiar with the subsystems then the new version comes out and you just have to learn about the few changes in the release but for someone new it adds a whole second layer of complexity to have to learn the whole new OS in addition to trying to blindly figure out how the old system worked, what's different in the new system and how you adapt instructions from the old one to the new one, or if you should just give up and try to find a different guide that will work.

  • Has anyone used or contributed to OpenStreetMap?
  • I've submitted a few corrections before. Garmin or Strava used it for mapping runs and I quite liked it because in my area their maps of trails were actually much more complete and up to date than Google maps. For example in one nature park the current trails were shown on osm but Google showed a completely different set. I later came across a really old and faded sign in the park that showed trails that lined up with what Google showed despite them not existing any more. The new trails WERE shown on a pdf the city provided on their website but I guess they must have never been submitted to Google or something. Fortunately there must have been some dedicated OSM users in my area who were inputting updates.

  • Why do we call ourselves lemmings when lemmons is such a better name?
  • Just don't ask me to join the lemon party. Not falling for that one again

  • What are your thoughts on bots reposting links to Reddit posts?
  • Yeah you can filter out bot accounts but presumably there maybe other types of bot posts that might be relevant or interesting. I'm still so new to Lemmy that I don't know yet so I'm hesitant to block them all like that

  • What are your thoughts on bots reposting links to Reddit posts?
  • Yeah, I'm really not a fan of that instance and it prompted me to go so far as to see if Lemmy has a way to block an entire instance at a user level. And sadly the answer to that is no. Though there is an open feature request but the odds don't seem great of it being picked up because I don't think the original creator or commenters on the request made a very compelling case. Now though with a lot of what appears to be single purpose instances like that lemmit one, or the big NSFW one popping up and having a ton of related communities getting created all the time it's getting to be a big chore to constantly block them individually. Especially, I've found if you try browsing by all/new, it's absolutely flooded with those instances.

  • [X-Posted from Reddit - /u/laughingwater77] - What ( if any) realistic yet hopeful speculative fiction is there?
  • Maybe try taking a look at some books in the solarpunk genre? Sadly I don't have any specific recommendations but I've heard solarpunk is generally more positive and hopeful in the ways you are describing.

  • What's your most favorite android games right now?
  • Puzzle game where you push blocks around. Blocks with words can be pushed together to change game behavior. For example on a level with Baba, Is, and You blocks together let you control your character (your character is named Baba). But if you push a block that says Door in front of the Is and You blocks you will suddenly control the doors instead of Baba. It's a really cool concept and the levels get extremely imaginative. And also difficult

  • Lemmy and Mastodon feel like the real web3.
  • Fingers crossed.

  • First picture I ever took with my fancy 50mm lens
  • Haha Granny Weatherwax has grown up to be that size. She's a hefty gal

  • First picture I ever took with my fancy 50mm lens
  • Not huge... average cat sized? His fluffy hair makes him look bigger

  • cute dogs, cats, and other animals @lemmy.ml Squibbles @lemmy.world

    First picture I ever took with my fancy 50mm lens

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    Mouse (up top) and Granny Weatherwax (watching from below)

    Mouse keeping watch over the new kittens

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    You guys hate carpet in the bathroom? I can one up that. My parents have a bathroom with carpet that goes up the bathtub walls! Bonus points for the terrible wallpaper.
  • Haha we just rented a house last weekend that had carpet that not only went up the side of the tub but had about 6 inches of carpet on the top edge too. Deep pile stuff too, not as low as in OP's picture. Quite a sight to see in person