So the Steam Deck only has one port, so USB hubs/docks are necessary if you want to use external drives and/or keyboard and mouse and/or video outputs, etc...

So what I want is

1. Attach an external portable ssd (so I can install a full desktop linux on it. SteamOS is "immutable" so I can't do certain things on it), and various peripherials like keyboards and mouse (bluetooth doesn't work on preboot LUKS encryption password screen)
2. Have power flowing into the SteamDeck to keep it powered (there's only 1 port, remember)
3. Portability, I don't wanna be stuck to a wall, I wanna use powerbanks.

So I plug power bank into the usb hub's PD USB-C port, then plug it in the steam deck, nope, no power. Unplug-replug, try plugging in using hub first, then power bank, then powerbank first, then the hub, nope, different order doesn't change anything.

But then I try a different power bank (I have a few different ones, varying in wattage), and it works?

So I try the first battery, nope doesnt work.

Then I just got frustrated and I started messing around with different dongles, I plugged in a USB C-to-A to the hub, then a USB A-to-C (so its now USB Hub <--> USB C-to-A <--> USB A-to-C), then power bank, and it works?

What the fuck? WHYYY

Who the fuck designed USB C? Why is this so broken?

(Its a Ugreen battery that is broken and need the 2 dongle trick, the Anker battery works flawlessly, both 140 Watts output)

It's only mildly because it's owned by a POS company in Germany, so it's to be expected. I can see how they carefully crafted it.

Just saw this, I know its a bit pedantic, but damn is it really so hard to make sure your numbering is right for your distro? This is the main one 25.04, the one that the 'download' button downloads.

Looking for one for the initial setup of my little homeserver, because i bought a non-APU CPU (server needs no GPU, amirite?).

The SWIPE plan of Slovak Telekom limited by age up to 28. Despite them having a web portal and shop, SWIPE can only be purchased and managed via a separate app for SWIPE.

Going through registration, it just loads a fucking website to do the registration.

But if that's not enough, it's Chrome-only it seems.

The support for SWIPE seems limited to an LLM chatbot that can do anything but being helpful

Furthermore, at school I got an ad for 3 months 50% off on this plan with ISIC, yet such an offer seems nowhere to be found on the internet, and I've been unable to find the code as directed.

This feels like a usual no-name brand scam, yet it's just part of Deutche Telekom group.

My bank forces me to re-insert my card (or tap) for every transaction. Pay CC - insert card, enter pin, move the money to the CC, machine gives a receipt (or emails it) then the machine spins out the card. If I want cash I have put the card back in. I asked the teller today about why this is happening, they are as shocked as I.

It has been the sensible order of choosing the source account then choosing the destination account. Now they’ve switched it to where you have to first choose the destination account then choose the source account.

I understand this shouldn’t be a big deal but my brain just absolutely rejects it and even knowing full well they’ve made the change on several occasions I’ve moved money the wrong way. Sometimes without even realizing it for days.

I don’t think this is simply a muscle memory thing that I’ll eventually get used to; I feel like it’s fundamentally nonsensical and I’m curious if it’s just me. Or am I just being a stubborn old man stuck in his ways?

no picture bc I'm at home rn, but I recently started working at the Library in my small town. we've been trying to remove the outdated or poorly circulated books and replace them with more recent ones and ones that will circulate better. in the process of doing this my boss found an anti-vax book from 2008 that we got as a donation in the early 2010s (we know bc it says in the computer) and the last time it had been checked out was like 2 months ago and it has some the best circulation of any of our books. even worse, we dont just get a book and put it straight on the shelf. donations are sorted through by volunteers, offered to the library if the volunteers think they'd be good, and then have to be accepted by the director. the previous director added the book to the system personally. a librarian did this. thankfully my boss, the new director, decided it was 1) too old to keep around, 2) too damaged to keep around (fucked up spine), and 3) bullshit, so she put it in the pile of books we are deleting from the system.

Upper middle class folks in my urban neighborhood in my city are buying golf carts to zip around the city. Primarily it seems to be a way to surreptitiously drink and drive while having friends and family in tow. The owners/drivers are typically easily seen with a beer in hand. It seems to fall along racial lines as only white communities would be able to skirt DUI laws in such broad strokes.

Now I am in a city park and one of these assholes drove a golf cart 200 yards in on grass and dirt directly to park directly at the playground. This seems like a clear, "It's only a problem when other people do it, I'm doing nothing wrong," scenario. Fucking hate these golf carts, especially with the Kei car bans, but primarily because of how they are used and abused. I'm definitely a proponent of alternatives to cars, but this application ain't it.

MD5? SHA1? We increase security by not telling you.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/14/nx-s1-5502649/missouri-republicans-repeal-paid-sick-leave-law-approved-by-voters

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/12/missouri-paid-sick-leave-repeal

Canada requires permits. You carry a gun without a permit? Criminal charges.

Australia requires permits. You carry a gun without a permit? Criminal charges

France require permits. You carry a gun without a permit ? Criminal charges

"Other countries with access to guns"

You really don't have a clue what you are talking about 🤦

This argument is usually followed by the racist dog whistle "it's unfortunately our demographic"

Yeah, because Paris or London don't have any black people, right...

THANK YOU for your attention to this matter.

This is probably my only gripe with digital music, it can be fucked up and you'll have no clue as to what layer is responsible for it not sounding "as it really should". Hell, you won't even know what it actually should sound like!

And players that skip the first bit of the music, as if every music began with 1 second of nothing. Learn to code so it only plays AFTER it's fully done loading, ffs

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35385827

The files are in a google drive here

The House of Representatives Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages, including flight logs, jail surveillance video, court filings, audio recordings and emails.

But Republicans and Democrats alike said the files contained little new information and it is unclear if the justice department is withholding other Epstein records.

I received an email, apparently about a month ago. The other day I noticed it in my Spam folder, and responded to it. It didn't trigger any alarm bells at first, partly because it was so well targeted, the scammer asked for the exact services that I am literally preparing my portfolio to formally offer at this moment. These scams aren't usually quite so Nail on the Head. However I should have noticed the little typos, and also questioned the fact that I had been contacted nearly a month earlier, but after responding, he proposed a job with a deadline at the end of this month. What exactly would his plan be if I hadn't responded, because a month is already pushing it.

When the pictures of his "daughter and her dog" were about 30x30 pixels, I did a reverse image search just hoping to find a blog or something, and instead I found a lot more of his daughter's photos with her dog, on various stock photo websites. Huh. And then Mr. Double First Name asked if a Cashier's Check would be alright. I'm fully aware Cashier's Check scams have been around about as long as Cashier's Checks have been around, so I just started toying with him (after remembering 3 minutes later). He will never get one digit of my information.

I am posting the email exchange so people can be aware, and possibly get some suggestions on how best to fuck, or fuck with this asshole.

I figure as long as I string him along, that may be one less desperate kid or Grandma he scams. Thank you for attending my TED Talk. Emails are below. And if anyone also has a better community to post this to, I will.

Misleading pricing:

Using the billing period as the header and showing the price for the billing period... except for monthly—which shows 1/4 the price and says "every week" in smaller, gray text.

Punishing non-subscription payments:

Adding a $6.50 (1400%) surcharge for wanting a weekly one-time payment instead of a recurring subscription.

Charging more for longer periods:

Monthly billing, once you remove the dark pattern and convert it to its actual price, is $2. There are 12 months in a year, meaning it would cost $24 to maintain that subscription for a year.

Why is the yearly subscription $29, then?

If you want to verify this for yourself, you're going to need to clear your cookies and reload an article a lot. They do A/B tests and show different subscription requied modals. This one was the worst.

The township is under a water boil advisory. They decided the way to inform people was on the website, through phone if you have a phone on your water account, through a system no one knew existed, or Facebook.

They're offering a case of water per household for free though!

That announcement was only through Facebook. Great. All gone.