AlpacaChariot

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The Dutch diet in c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
Is it too much to ask for?? in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
Canadians are ‘leading’ in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines: Ipsos - National in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

For anyone else who was wondering, the 2 in LGBTQ2 apparently stands for "two-spirit", which is:

a term used to broadly capture concepts traditional to many Indigenous cultures. It is a culturally-specific identity used by some Indigenous people to indicate a person whose gender identity, spiritual identity and/or sexual orientation comprises both male and female spirits.

First time I've ever heard of either term, but I'm not Canadian!

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/free-to-be-me/2slgbtqi-plus-glossary.html

So sweet-bitter in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
"We're trying for a baby" is sexually graphic, and disgusting in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

More people than you might expect don't find it easy to conceive. That wasn't my experience (if anything it was "too quick") but I think sometimes people are asking you to hope/pray or whatever that they can make it happen.

I've got something special for you in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 34 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes but only for 6 seconds

Welcome to Lemmy in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Gentoo-manist

Welcome to Lemmy in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Arch Communist

Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Given recent revelations, more like he'd just assume that's what he ordered and eat it.

ChatGPT does not fuck around in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I wonder if it has something to do with "frogs" in bricks - frogs being the concave indentation in the surface of a brick. "Stitching" kind of works with masonry as well...

China has introduced a drone that flies like a bird. The new invention could turn the drone industry upside down in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

You're clearly being watched!

Britain gets into the drug trade in c/historymemes@lemmy.world
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems fair to me, we get addicted to tea and they get addicted to opium?

(/s of course)

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NASA does hip hop (www.youtube.com)
 

Just too funny

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Safe seats that may flip (lemmy.world)
 

Does anyone else live in a safe seat that may flip during this election? Looking at the latest Survation poll, which predicts Labour will win 484 seats (vs 64 to the Tories and 61 to Lib Dems), I can't believe how tight some of the results are projected to be in what have previously been very safe Tory seats as far back as I remember.

https://www.survation.com/survation-mrp-labour-99-certain-to-win-more-seats-than-in-1997/

I've lived in some of these seats and always voted but without any real hope of flipping it. For them to turn red would be a huge change.

One seat, North East Hampshire, was the safest Tory seat in 2015 (by numbers and by %) but this election the projection is Lab: 24.2%, Con: 32.2%, Lib Dem: 29.3%.

Results night could be very interesting!

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Debian for Linux gaming? (lemmy.world)
 

I've ordered myself some parts to build a PC for Linux gaming. In the meantime, i'm deciding on which linux distro to use.

For the desktop environment I typically use KDE.

I have used Ubuntu in the past but i'm ruling it out because of snaps and other such annoyances. This also applies to Ubuntu based distros that use the same repos (KDE Neon etc).

I see the wikis recommend Nobara, but I'm reluctant to use a Fedora based distro because I'm so used to Debian/apt (both as a desktop and server distros). I'm not ruling it out completely though.

Any reason why I shouldn't just go with Debian + KDE and install Steam? Will I be missing out on lots of performance improvements or is this easily addressed by using an additional repo for a tweaked kernel and proton version or whatever?

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First build - comments welcome! (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
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I'm working on a build list for a Linux gaming rig. It's my first build so I'd welcome any comments or tips!

I'm mostly looking to run games like the Total War series. I'm not obsessed with getting peak performance, I'm angling more for a reasonable value mid-range build.

Linux support is essential, I won't buy any Nvidia products.

UK market if that makes a difference.

List below...

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
  • Motherboard: MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£89.97 @ Ebuyer)
  • Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
  • Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£84.24 @ Amazon UK)
  • Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (£239.00 @ Computer Orbit)
  • Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.50 @ Computer Orbit)
  • Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£101.62 @ Amazon UK) Total: £794.30
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Krita (f-droid.org)
 

Discovered this one today when looking for an image editing app for Android. I've used Krita on Linux before but didn't know there was an Android app!

The UI is a bit clunky on a mobile but it does the job!

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Whole some mike (lemmy.world)
 
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Has anyone tried Inkbox? (github.com)
 

It's a free software firmware replacement for ereaders based on Alpine Linux.

I've not tried it myself but wonder how it compares to the stock firmware on Kobo, particularly in terms of battery life and general performance.

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How can I stop my TV from turning off when my Linux box is idle? (lemmy.world)
 

I have a box running kodi in standalone mode with X11. My TV displays "no signal" if I leave it for too long, does anyone know how to stop this from happening?

I can still ssh into the box and use the remote app Kore so the system hasn't suspended or anything like that.

Pressing up/down etc on the kore remote, which should change what is displayed on screen, doesn't wake kodi up. However, I can wake it up if I tell Kodi to play a video.

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Linux kernel version vs Debian package version (lemmy.world)
 

I'm looking for a linux kernel for Debian that is 6.4.2 or above (need it to support the AX101 WiFi module).

The Debian package linked below is "linux-image-6.4.0-2-amd64 (6.4.4-3)"

Does that mean the kernel version is 6.4.0 or 6.4.4?

https://packages.debian.org/unstable/kernel/linux-image-6.4.0-2-amd64

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What's everyone's favourite Linux rescue USB? (lemmy.world)
 

Tell me your favourite rescue USB image and why!

Also rescue tips and tricks as that's always interesting.

I have been using a Debian installer USB as I had it to hand (DVD image IIRC) but if I boot into a shell without mounting another root FS the number of utilities is quite limited (just busybox basics). For example just now I wanted gzip but it only had gunzip...

I feel like a shell started from the installer USB should have access to a lot more utilities because the files are there on the disk!

Does anyone know a way to set up a kind of USB like the debian installer where you can install packages from the installer into the live environment?

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