[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Or don't, and just pick what sounds fun!

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I've been sitting pretty with both uBlock Origin and uMatrix stopping both the ads and the delay from YouTube. Not sure what exactly is doing which, but it's been working for me

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Which, as history shows, is a tenuous proposition at best.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Oh nO! noT SocIAliSm!

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

Quick, tell him that on Twitter! Maybe he'll actually do it and we'll finally be rid of his godawful grandstanding.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Try garbanzo bean water, or aquafaba, using unsalted canned garbanzo beans. The protein chains in the water function very similarly to egg whites.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Hardly ever. The leaves store water, and it thrives in arid conditions. I'd water it about as often as a snake plant.

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Desk Garden (beehaw.org)

So I wanted a bit of greenery at my desk, and decided to set up a small garden. It's coming along! The plants in order from left to right, top to bottom:

  • Sansevieria Trifasciata
  • Tradescantia Zebrina
  • Mentha Suaveolens
  • Hypoestes Phyllostachya
  • Hoya Carnosa
  • Portulacaria Afra

I had a problem with spider mites, but hopefully by taking cuttings of the mint and dumping the rest of the plant we're all good.

(Second time attempting this post, phones are not great with posting images.)

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

They did. It's called the Vita and it's still amazing even after Sony dumped it. I have one a friend cracked for me, and any game I could possibly want to play runs at a crisp 50 fps with no fluctuation. If only they had marketed it better.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure this has something to do with using the Moon as a jumping-off point to the rest of the solar system. Assuming we can get a functioning colony on the Moon, it will be significantly easier and cheaper to get to Mars and potentially other planets as well. This might just be something I heard from a friend of a friend though, so don't quote me on it.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

And I've already reported it as misinformation. Nice when a website lets you report stuff without having an account.

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How to Linux? (beehaw.org)

So after reading a number of posts and comments on here about Linux, I've decided to give 'er a go. I have access to an Azure VM, but I have never done anything involving Unix before and have only a basic understanding of coding in general.

Where do I even start? The most daunting thing for me is command line script, as it seems I have to memorize close to 150 common commands and their functions. Is there a set of tools or free classes that would make it easier for me to understand, or should I just get stuck in there? I was planning on using Pop!_OS since I do a lot of gaming and it seems like the closest thing Ubuntu has for that purpose.

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For anyone who has tried switching over, what's your experience with them been like? Were there any hidden upsides or downsides you weren't expecting? What about coverage? It's really hard to ignore them when they keep spamming ads to YouTube, my favorite podcasts, etc.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The people who would use a Meta variant will use it, and people like us will not. This reminds me of the interview with the Mexican restaurant that spawned Taco Bell. The lady who owned it essentially said, "I'm glad he (the founder of Taco Bell) was able to take our teachings and turn it into something. Good for him." If they build proprietary code, that's nice. ActivityPub will still be the same open-source code it's always been, and all of the Fediverse stuff will still exist. It kinda sucks that Meta is trying to make it seem like they're the good guys, but in the end there isn't much they can do to the already established stuff beyond make their own.

Edit: also, if they do try anything, we at least have previous data and most of the people who care about freedom to privacy here that I'm sure we could come up with something. We're not getting blindsided like with Google and XMPP back in the day.

[-] TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

Life always finds a way. At least until the moon has drifted so far from our orbit that our atmosphere is no longer sustainable and the oceans boil off the surface of the planet.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TheCalzoneMan@beehaw.org to c/literature@beehaw.org

So I've been reading The Wandering Inn, which is amazing btw, but it's started getting a little intense and I want to take a break for a bit. I wanted to read something similar, and I like how serious the author takes the topic. Does anyone have any recommendations? I've already blasted through Hedge Wizard and Arcane Ascension for additional references.

Edit: here's a compiled list of the recommendations so far, and where I'm putting them.

Currently Reading: Cradle

To-Read: Practical Guide to Evil, Bastion, Mother of Learning

To Check Out: Beware of Chicken, Only Villains Do, Way of Choices,

This feels like a pretty solid list, but I'll update as I go.

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