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  • What are some common things people buy that you would never buy?

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  • Am wondering, how do you complete a transaction on Aliexpress? On Librewolf and Firefox, something always goes wrong for me at some point, usually a bogus security check failing or buttons mysteriously ceasing to work.

  • What are some common things people buy that you would never buy?

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  • The monitor my work provided me is much more recent and it touts:

    • Reduced blue light emissions (thought I don't know how that should be achieved without affecting color accuracy)
    • 90 Hz refresh rate
    • Potentiometric brightness control to avoid PWM flicker

    Some individuals are much more sensitive to the latter two, but I don't feel much of a downgrade when I come home to my crappy old monitors, hence I joke that my eyes suck.

  • Do you prefer to work alone or in a group?

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  • If it involves much creative vision, I prefer working alone. If it's more grunt work, I'm happy to work in a group and at least get some time to socialize with colleagues out of it.

    AI is just another tool in the box, never a substitute for an actual person.

  • Out of ten, how would you rate your ability to empathize with people with opposing viewpoints?

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  • Hard to say personally since I can't remember the last time I had a real-life conversation go tense. I'll entertain some pretty wild thoughts, but once the other party centers the debate over emotion at the expense of evidence, I'd say that's the point I start losing patience.

  • Linux users after Windows 10 EOL

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  • If you can get your hands on the LTSC edition, that should have you covered until 2032

  • What are some common things people buy that you would never buy?

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  • I wouldn't be surprised if the Slate Truck/SUV ends up being just marketing hype, but I'm keeping my eye on it since they promise a minimalist EV where you plug in the smarts in the form of your own smartphone. Otherwise, it's just a dumb EV, which is how I'd keep it.

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  • My eyes would bleed at the sight of my laptop's 1366x768 TN panel if I got used to anything better! Those are the "good" monitors haha.

  • Out of ten, how would you rate your ability to empathize with people with opposing viewpoints?

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  • 7.5/10. I find that most people I encounter, even if they support causes against those which I support, would agree with my viewpoints, as long as I don't say "socialism". That is an unfortunate consequence of being raised in an environment of capitalist realism.

    Where's the other 2.5 points? I'll happily listen to my opponents recount the life experiences and thought processes that make them oppose my viewpoints. But for my own sanity, I refuse to engage with those who merely throw attacks at me.

    I back off from arguing on the internet in general, also for my own sanity.

  • What are some common things people buy that you would never buy?

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    • Phones on contract payment plans
    • New monitors: Maybe my eyes suck, but my set of two 21-inch LCD monitors from 2005 is still going strong
    • Third-party meal delivery: I'm fine sitting down with a microwaved meal or some canned soup if I don't feel like cooking
    • A new car every x years: My car of choice is old and relatively cheap, so I could afford to pay in full in cash. Bonus of being spyware-free, so I'll just maintain it for as long as I can.
    • Stuff from Aliexpress, Temu and the like: the user experience is horrendous, customer service is nonexistent, and discount codes are pure gimmicks

  • What content creators would you recommend me based on the ones I follow?

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  • Russell Brand

    Uh-oh

    The algorithm should already give you plenty.

  • Do you brush your teeth in the shower or the sink?

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  • The sink. It never occurred to me that people regularly brush their teeth in the shower until now.

    I used to brush without wetting the toothbrush, but ever since I saw a fruit fly on my toothbrush, I've rinsed it off before using.

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  • A noble goal in mind and I'm glad that the output of ChatGPT works for you. I'm not against LLMs in principle, but anything freshly spat out by an LLM is for you and you only. If AI was only used as an aid but you understand the codebase, document it and make it clear. Otherwise, you leave the assumption of vibe-coding open.

  • What distro do you install on other's computers?

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  • Mint is a very good option for this purpose. In my case, it's Debian, but with a much more involved process.

    The only ones who ask me to help with installing Linux are either very close friends or people in my family with whom I spend more time, and they tend to be curious about the exact setup that I'm using. I just so happen to have a fully-configured system image in a VM that I duplicate onto my machines, so I work with my friend or family to figure out what they need and how they want it to look, then I clone that VM, customize it to taste, and let them try it out. If they like it, I image it to their machine, make sure it's bootable, work out any machine-specific issues, set a new password and encryption key, and make sure that unattended-upgrades is working.

    Everyone else just asks me to help install Windows. I have a penchant for LTSC, with an obligatory trick up my sleeve.

  • I turn 18 this March, what should I expect?

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  • For most people, nothing drastic aside from college if they do start at the typical age of 18. Not that things won't change, but change will be gradual. Depending on where you live, you may gain the privilege to vote, join the military, drink, smoke, or be tried as an adult. The former two are up to you, but the latter three make for bad habits.

    If you are on good terms with your family, cherish the time you have with them. That is often the first thing to start drying up. The next decade is a good time to find out what you'd like to do, special skills you'd like to learn, the people you want to have by your side, and the things that will keep your mind and body happy.

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  • Nice, that's a better rugged laptop than I imagined. Seems to be a fortified variant of a regular Latitude, so you should have access to interchangeable parts for years to come.

  • What would you do with this power?

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  • The implications of the ageing feature mean that I wouldn't ever use it, or I would never leave once I let it run. Unless that piece of media features time travel that translates into the real world.

    I'd love to go for a walk through the museum on those old multimedia encyclopedia CDs. Probably would visit some childhood memories on old cartoon tapes as well. And go for a spin on the Death Star.

  • Looking for DVD player recommentation

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  • HP also made laptops with a Blu-Ray drive built right into them. I got one for a few bucks at a flea market and ended up swapping the BD drive into my old ThinkPad.

  • Options for when selfies are required?

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  • I'd look for an alternative. Failing that, I would try every trick to fake that selfie.

  • It is now 89 seconds to midnight. Closest it's ever been. How concerned are you about global war?

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  • It is on the back of my mind, but there's only so much I can do as a civilian. And I've already got enough personal stuff to keep me busy before turning to the news.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Cannot adjust brightness via keyboard after suspending without a display manager

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    "Deploying" images rather than installing from the official ISO?

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
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    searx.be and results in Russian?

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    How crucial are banking apps? Your experience with them vs. browser banking?