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  • How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should

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  • I use CalyxOS too. But Google doesn't like it and they've taken steps to stop us. So, enjoy the freedom while you can: the big G is coming for it.

  • Who's the most ridiculed POTUS of history?

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  • I would say Trump. The problem is, ridiculous come from the Latin for laughable, and fascism is no laughing matter.

    Next in line would be Dubya. He was a bit less fascist - although Gitmo detainees probably beg to disagree - but more amusing.

    So I vote for Dubya, despite the fascism.

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    will i be judged or will people think i'm cool if i learn to talk "oldtimey"?

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  • Wait until you get older and one day you'll realize the kids are looking at you funny when you talk. Then you'll realize you naturally talk "oldtimey" and your youth is gone.

    Enjoy not being an old fart while you can and don't wish to become one ahead of time. Trust me on that one, it's not groovy.

  • What physically feels the worst?

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  • the worst parts was when he had an itch,

    Yeah. I don't struggle with the pain so much: I have it, but it's mostly like electric shocks, and somehow it feels like a TENS machine. So as long as it's not too intense or too long, I'm okay.

    But I really struggle with itching.

    I just lumped itching with phantom pain because it's easier to explain to people who don't know.

  • What physically feels the worst?

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  • Amputation pain is right up there, followed closely in the long term by phantom pain.Then nausea.Then tinnitus.

    A large part of why they're the worst for me is that you can't do anything about them.

  • Europe is slowly ditching Microsoft: why it's happening & why it could fail.

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  • It's different this time around.

    The previous attempts were about freeing themselves from an abusive unprincipled data-hungry big data monopoly,

    This attempt is about freeing themselves from an abusive unprincipled data-hungry big data monopoly operating in a fascist country and in cahoots with the regime.

    I reckon it's serious this time.

  • systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success

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  • poettering is an absolute good guy here

    Agreed. But he's also an abrasive know-it-all. A modicum of social skills and respect goes a long way towards making others accept your pet projects.

    pulesaudio protocol is used within pipewire and it works just fine.

    I wasn't talking about the protocol, I was talking about the implementation: PulseAudio is a crashy, unstable POS. I can't count the number of hours this turd made me waste, until PipeWire came along.

  • systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success

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  • systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success

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  • I totally agree. I used to hate systemd for breaking the traditional Unix philosophy, but the reality is that a tight init and service-tracking integration tool really was required. I work with and appreciate systemd every day now. It certainly didn't make things simplier and easier to debug, but it goes a long way towards making a Linux system predictable and consistent.

    Poettering can go fuck himself though - and for PulseAudio too. I suspect half of the hate systemd attracted over the years was really because of this idiot.

  • Hetalia is real

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  • Most people who say "Not my president" are Americans who feel ashamed. Nobody else in the world feels the need to say that because they have no reason to be ashamed.

  • Hetalia is real

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  • Not my president

    Sorry but he is totally your president. You can't be in favor of the democratic process of elections and then distance yourself from the outcome.

    You as a nation voted for Trump. He's your president. You own the consequences along with all Americans.

    I don’t keep up with everything he does

    You should, if only to know when the ICE Gestapo might come knocking at your door or when it's time to flee because it's too dangerous to stay in the US.

  • Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent

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  • The downside is: you work for Fuckerberg.How much is your good conscience worth, is the question.

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    Do pet tarantulas grow to "love" or become "fond" of you?

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  • Tarantulas are insects ferchrissake... They have the nervous system of a guitar amplifier.

  • My CoPilot

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  • Using Copilot even as a mere coding assistance is insane, if no other reason than you're sending all your code to Microsoft, and you also let them monitor your work habits in uncomfortably intimate details.

  • If biphasic sleeping was normalized again, what would you do in those few hours between sleeps?

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  • I didn't do it on purpose. It just happened. I guess living out in the sticks does help: it's not like we don't have electricity or internet out here, but the first neighbor is 3 miles away, the town is 5 miles, and we have real starry nights here. So it's quite easy to turn off the light and experience a, quiet peaceful night at the hours at which sleep should be happening naturally.

    I fall asleep around 8 or 9 pm and I wake up around midnight or 1am, watch something quiet and peaceful so I learn something interesting without falling fully awake - and more importantly without waking up the missus - then I simply fall back asleep until 5 am.

    I live above the arctic circle, so when it's winter, I usually sleep longer. And when it's summer and it's daytime all night long, of course I sleep less. But on average, I sleep 2 x 4 hours per night. I feel just as refreshed as when I slept 1 x 8 hours. But perhaps feel less "disconnected", if that makes any sense.

  • If biphasic sleeping was normalized again, what would you do in those few hours between sleeps?

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  • I practice biphasic sleep - have done for decades.

    I usually put on a light documentary - something about nature or technology, not exciting, terrible or controversial.

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    Am I a bad person for hating foreign stuff like J-pop and anime?

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  • Love and hate what you want. That's totally normal.

    Just make sure you don't start hating people who like things you don't like.

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  • Nah. It's not that thick! It's only 1.6" thick 😃

    I like 90's style chunky and solid. Weight and bulk aren't really a concern for me. Solid, open-source and repairable are my priorities. That's what works for me.

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  • They are not. They're in cell holders.