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French culture by phantomwise in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago

Nope, pretty sure French politics should get a crying face (saying this as a French citizen)

Made by, or made of? by phantomwise in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

Why pretend to be a bride when you could pretend to be a dinosaur ?

bruh they are asking for my home address now? by phantomwise in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 weeks ago

They don't even pretend it's for security reasons and just admit it's for ads 🤣

Firefox Finally Did It (Tab Groups) by phantomwise in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

Don't worry they say they'll shove AI in it so it's definitely our world

What is the smallest hill you would die on? by phantomwise in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

Having devices require a USB-C charger might be great for small devices, but it's awful for laptops. That thing is so flimsy it's only a matter of time until it starts having faulty contacts. I've had one for a year and now it connects/disconnects everytime I touch the cable. Gimme back my huge Dell barrel jacks 😭 😭 😭

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI | The Verge by phantomwise in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago

Let's also replace the customers by AI, that way the whole system will really be "AI first" and self-sufficient.

Now we can run Linux on excel! by phantomwise in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 weeks ago

The excel people will never cease to amaze me...

You asked, we built it: Firefox tab groups are here | The Mozilla Blog by phantomwise in c/firefox@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"You asked, we built it" --> "People keep shitting on us for our terrible decisions... Quick let's do something people actually want to compensate ! Wait let's also slap AI on it, I'm sure everyone will love that" (Mozilla being Mozilla I guess...)

Google Calculator is so funny by phantomwise in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 weeks ago

Data can’t be deleted

The developer doesn’t provide a way for you to request that your data be deleted

Not big fans of the GDRP I assume 😂

Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installed by phantomwise in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 weeks ago

The price difference does make sense, it's the cost to cover therapy for the employee that was forced to preinstall Windows on a computer for the thousandth time

The power of Linux by phantomwise in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 weeks ago

I thought BitLocker was enabled by default on Windows 11, which is a terrible idea imo. Full disk encryption by default makes sense in professional settings, but not for the average users who have no clue that they'll lose all their data if they lose the key. If I had a penny for every Windows user who didn't understand the BitLocker message and saved the key on their encrypted drive, I'd have a lot of pennies. At the very least it should be prompted to give the user a choice.

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Email client recommendations ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by phantomwise@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi, I tried using an email client over a year ago, and after trying almost all of them in the span of a week I gave up in frustration. Would anyone have a recommendation ? For an email client :

That is actively maintained
That is not controlled by a company that could pull a Mozilla on it (Thunderbird)
That isn't proprietary
That doesn't need 77 dependencies and 450 GB (WTF KMail 😭 )
That is reasonably fast and light and not too bloated (I just want to read emails, I don't need a full app suite...)
That supports POP
That supports writing HTML messages (sorry Claws, I really liked you but occasionally I kinda need to write formatted messages to preserve other people's sanity 😅 )
That supports reading HTML messages without showing the HTML version as attachments so that every single email has the paperclip icon and I can't tell which messages have real attachments (Sylpheed I think ?)
That supports MailDir format for portability (why isn't it the default everywhere already instead of weird non-portable formats ? 😭 )
If possible, that doesn't have an interface that's so awful it's a pain to find anything (Thunderbird)

I also tested Geary and another one but I don't remember much about it... I can't find out whether Geary does support POP and maildir, its documentation page is... well it's a list 8 lines long, but on a page called "Documentation" so it's technically counts as documentation I guess ? 😅 https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary/Documentation

Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated !

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Challenge : The most convoluted way to run a Windows app ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by phantomwise@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Comrades I challenge you to find the stupidest, most convoluted way to run a Windows app !

The rules are :

You start with Windows and end with a Windows app
All steps must be different, so no using 4 different VM software

Here is my entry, with a score of 9 beautifully stupid steps :

Windows > WSL > WSL Wayland compatibility layer > Linux Wayland session > XWayland > QEMU > macOS > Wine > Windows app !

Can anyone do better ? I'm sure whoever get the highest score will gain eternal fame !

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How do you deal with VLC themes + tiler ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by phantomwise@lemmy.ml to c/unixporn@lemmy.world

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I'm curious, what do you do about VLC if you use a tiling WM ?

Do you ignore the pain and still use a theme ?
Do you not use a theme and live with it messing up your nice color scheme ?
Do you just not use VLC ?

For those who struggle with dating, what do you consider to be your biggest hurdle? by phantomwise in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Talking to people I don't know and initiating conversations in general. If the other person doesn't approach me first, I can't do it myself. I'm not much into dating, but it's really inconvenient for socializing in general.