Music lover and English teacher with an interest in slightly geeky things
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Music lover and English teacher with an interest in slightly geeky things
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Why is this episode of NOVA about data privacy recommending Privacy Badger? ( www.pbs.org )
I was under the impression that Privacy Badger wasn't considered useful any more . . . ? They should've just recommended using Firefox instead, yes?...
Can't figure out how to get Plank working on Wayland
Hey y'all...
SSH login without user name? ( docs.gitlab.com )
I was reading GitLab's documentation (see link) on how to write to a repository from within the CI pipeline and noticed something: The described Docker executor is able to authenticate e.g. against the Git repository with only a private SSH key, being told absolutely nothing about the user's name it is associated with....
text clarity on windows is so good, can I get the same on linux?
I tried different font settings in the font settings and it didn't improve much (font hinting, anti aliasing, custom DPI settings, different font size)...
NewPipe/PipePipe-like app for Linux?
Any YouTube client that doesn't track me that works on Linux or in Firefox?
When do you consider a system to be bloated?
I often hear folks in the Linux community discussing their preference for Arch (and Linux in general) because they can install only the packages they want or need - no bloat....
Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie Are Getting a Refined APT Command-Line Interface - 9to5Linux ( 9to5linux.com )
Automatic Playlist Generator: A Thing?
Is there such a thing as an automatic music playlist generator? Or even something that will play a similar track next?...
Looking for a minimal distro for a virtual machine
Hi all :)...
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent ( arstechnica.com )
Android phone saving metadata for screenshots ( i.ibb.co )
I always remove this data from my screenshots before sharing, but is there any way to prevent this from happening in the first place? I've searched and searched, but all I can find is information about how to remove the data after the fact, which I already know how to do, but it would sure be nice if it never got added in the...
Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects ( drewdevault.com )
Signal Blog: Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames ( signal.org )
Finally, we can have usernames in Signal instead of giving our phone number to everybody.
Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy. ( signal.org )
Dead Cells - A super-late (we know) update on Dead Cells - Steam News ( store.steampowered.com )
New laptop time. Thinkpad recommendations?
My lappy has bitten the dust, and I'm in the market for a laptop. I'm thinking about going Thinkpad....
is there a foss project to automatically sort files
do you know that minecraft mod that autosorts your inventory? is there are project that can autosort a messy file system and put all of your files of a similar nature into a well organised, well named order. obviously this would require ai that could do image, language, and audio recognition but is there anything in the works? i...
A good, privacy respecting and FOSS PDF viewer for Android?
Currently, I'm just using the default 'Drive PDF Viewer' on my Android devices, would love to switch to something FOSS and non-google. Any good recommendations?...
(Constructively) What is your least favorite distro & why?
I’ve been distrohopping for a while now, and eventually I landed on Arch. Part of the reason I have stuck with it is I think I had a balanced introduction, since I was exposed to both praise and criticism. We often discuss our favorite distros, but I think it’s equally important to talk about the ones that didn’t quite hit...
"Must Try" distros and DEs?
Hey folks! I'm getting a fresh laptop for the first time in about a decade (Framework 16) in a couple of months and am looking forward to doing some low-level tinkering both on the OS and hardware. I'm planning to convert into a "cyberdeck" with quick-release hinges for the screen since I usually use an HMD, built-in breadboard,...
HP Elite Desk
Thinking of buying a second hand Elite Desk small factor to throw Linux on. I'm worried about the HP firmware-bios thingy. Does it call home? Can I disable calling home somehow?...
Desktop icons not loading ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
I've had this issue for a while now, since I thought I could fix it myself. Almost all my programs have lost their icon image, which is not fixable by applying a different icon theme unfortunately. Just installed the Reversal icon pack to test that. My settings are attached here, sorry for the german:...
Where have all the websites gone? ( www.fromjason.xyz )
Evolve - A brand new GNOME Theme Manager ( arcnations.wixsite.com )
Hasn't been released fully yet by the developer but looks interesting....
Where, and when, did you start using Linux? Where are you now?
I started fairly recently (probably somewhere between nine and seven years ago; time isn’t my strong suit, cut me some slack) on Debian. Now I’m on Arch Linux.
What's your current favorite distro that isn't Arch, Debian or Fedora?
I'm wondering what the current favorite distros are besides the most popular ones like Arch, Debian and Fedora.
Language learning app?
I'm looking for an app to help learn the basics of language similar to Duolingo. Something to become conversational to get started.
I deleted all my post from my reddit account, can they still monetize them?
Deleting a post is simply marking a piece of text so nobody sees it, but I think the text is still stored in their servers....
The fall of Firefox: Mozilla's once-popular web browser slides into irrelevance ( www.zdnet.com )
Article seems pretty flawed. Relevance is a vague metric, and the author relies pretty heavily on data related to government site visitation, which seems subject to bias toward certain types of users....
Help with a simple and private phone
Hi everyone, I’m looking to possibly simply my smartphone setup. I would really love to keep it as a utility: phone, text, camera, GPS, web browser, notes, email, music player. Im think of switching to local NextCloud backup system as well. I currently have an iPhone but used to flash ROMs on Android phones, so I would be...
What's your favorite music player on Linux? ( lemmy.ml )
Mine is Strawberry since it has a ton of options and plays a ton of formats. It’s also (distant) fork of Amarok 1.4 and integrates well with KDE Plasma. I’m curious what other people are using these days. What’s your favorite player?
New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?
mullvad.net/en/help/install-mullvad-app-linux...
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 31st
Last post of 2023! What have you all been playing?...
Question on F-Drood and OsmAnd~
Not sure if there’s a better place to ask this. From what I understand, OsmAnd~ is basically a community-run version of the otherwise subscription-based OsmAnd+...
how do i efficiently attach audio to an image
hi all, ive tried using shotcut and kdenlive but the outputted file ends up being huge. i have a single image and want to put audio on top (releasing a song) but these programs end up making video files where they render the same image on each frame and the files end up being huge. what is the best way to achieve my use case of...
The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2023 ( kotaku.com )
Video Game Movies And TV Shows Finally Got Good In 2023 ( www.gamespot.com )
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 24th
Merry Christmas!! 🎄 What have you all been playing!!