Hahaha so true, do branded bourbons and custard creams even exist. And nice biscuits??
I think by the time .UK was available, people were already totally used to .co.uk so it's still a bit jarring to use the new one
Maybe they should act a bit more like it then
Using a mouse is great for some games like OpenTTD!
That's interesting because of that list I'd only consider tray icons, the rest I would turn off
Can I ask what extensions you are using in gnome?
Soldering some new cables for my sound system, got a big party coming up and trying to make it easier to use. Haven't done it in a while and enjoying it!
I've said this before, the thing I hate about reddit and discord is that you only get exposed to "current" threads or "top" threads. On old forums everything was just there and if someone commented on it, it came back to the top and re-ignited conversations.
I was a big user of the command and conquer forums and I definitely miss the community of it. But that may just be the scale of Internet then compared to now. Back then you saw the same users every day and we ended up chatting on msn and working on projects together. I couldn't tell you any users on my instance or elsewhere other than the admins of my instance.
Really surprised it's taken them this long to try this
And the best part is that there will be no consequences! :)
That example hurts my eyes. Basically every line is wrapped in parentheses.
Very funny sketch of Keir Starmer's only fans in the latest episode of Dead Ringers
Assful? Asssome ?
Ah I see, yes that would be possible as a telco provider but not as a layperson
How do you tell the difference? is it a specific range of numbers?
I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying the situation. It is very stupid. We should be encouraging these kinds of eco-friendly personal transport methods and they should absolutely have total priority over cars
Why does nobody maintain PPAs anymore?
When I first started using Linux 15 years ago (Ubuntu) , if there was some software you wanted that wasn't in the distro's repos you can probably bet that there was a PPA you could add to your system in order to get it.
Seems that nowadays this is basically dead. Some people provide appimage, snap or flatpak but these don't integrate well into the system at all and don't integrate with the system updater.
I use Spek for audio analysis and yesterday it told me I didn't have permission to read a file, I a directory that I owned, that I definitely have permission to read. Took me ages to realise it was because Spek was a snap.
I get that these new package formats provide all the dependencies an app needs, but PPAs felt more centralised and integrated in terms of system updates and the system itself. Have they just fallen out of favour?
Radical New Discovery Could Double The Speed of Existing Computers - simultaneous and heterogeneous multithreading
Does anyone know more about this? Sounds like distributing tasks to other processors that are not really designed for the job? Articles are making it out to be a miracle and not sure whether to believe it
University of Otago physicists have used a small glass bulb containing an atomic vapor to demonstrate a new form of antenna for radio waves. The bulb was "wired up" with laser beams and could therefore be placed far from any receiver electronics.
Ardour 8.1 released - Linux DAW for audio and music production
Hot on the heels of 8.0, we are happy to bring you a mostly-hotfixes 8.1 release. There’s a couple of tasty new features also. The full notes for 8.0 and 8.1 are in the usual place, with the new stuff & fixes for 8.1 also listed below. Download as usual. MIDI port names for the Novati...
"If you trust people and treat them like adults, they'll behave like adults," Dropbox CEO Drew Houston told Fortune.
Modos Paper Monitor - has anybody used one? any good?
At Modos, our mission is to help you live a healthy life by creating technology that respects your time, attention, and well-being. Today, we'd like to introduce the Modos Paper Monitor: an open-hardware standalone portable monitor made for reading and writing, especially for people who need to star...
The prime minister claims the changes will support "hard-pressed families" but opponents accuse him of "selling out".
Alicia Myers - I Want To Thank You (1981)
Not sure what it is about this song but it really gets me. A sort of slightly melancholic ecstasy.
What was your favourite mod?
I was very into the nodding scene back in mid 2000s - what was your favourite mod?
I remember AR2 being great and NCM Revolution, both had great original graphics.
Nextcloud alternatives
So far my experience with Nextcloud has been that it is a pain in the arse to install, and once it's installed is slow as anything. Literally couldn't run it on my pi 3b, now got it up and running pretty nicely on a NUC but it's still not great. Have caching set up.
I have the notes app installed on my android phone and I can never used rich text editing because it gives timeout error.
This shouldn't be this complicated. All I want is to de-Google my documents and notes, and self-host my kanban. I don't really need the rest though it's nice to have the options.
Do people use alternatives? Am I doing something completely wrong? I set it up using nginx which I know is not supported, but the alternative using Docker AIO didn't allow me to use custom port easily.
British Museum Great Court Ceiling
The Great Court is the largest covered public square in Europe. The ceiling is made up of 3312 panels, every panel is a unique shape.
Sharks are older than trees
Don't let Jaws ruin your perception of sharks! Through their evolution, sharks have shaped our oceans into the rich habitats we know today. As apex predators (animals that are at the top of the food chain), sharks play an important role in the ecosystem and help keep the ocean and fish populations h...
I heard this on The Infinite Monkey Cage yesterday and had to look it up and share.
Mixxx 2.3.6 DJ software released - if you are interested in DJing, give it a go!
I've used Mixxx extensively in clubs and live events, feel free to ask any questions
What's the most exciting development happening in your field of work/study at the moment?
What's something happening in your field of work or study that you think could really change things in the future?
There’s a common critique in science fiction series like Star Trek about the extraterrestrial species not looking ‘alien’ enough, as well as about their technology being strangely…
Sorry, not directly stargate related but thought you lot might find it interesting
Dying Breed: a new C&C style RTS from MicroProse - native Linux from launch
Announced today, Dying Breed from Sarnayer that blends together the classic style and gameplay in the original Command & Conquer but with Zombies is now being published by MicroProse.
What's your setup?
What is your software/hardware set up?
I'm currently running Ubuntu, but the way things are going with snap et Al I'm looking to move to something else soon.
My software setup has barely changed in a long time. Ardour is the core of all my production, I use qjackctl for handling Jack, Hydrogen for drums and then occasionally throw in a bit of Renoise or Bitwig for extra synth/sampler needs. I like to keep it simple and this really works for me.
What do you use?