The other day I saw a bunch of USB sticks for sale at a gas station with greatest hits of various artists and music genres and it got me thinking of physical piracy again. It's something I haven't consumed for over 15 years, but with the fall of prices of USB sticks it is completely viable economically if you do the math, and I...
Question: are we sure that USB sticks are superior to CDs considering the costs and transfer speed? In recent years I have greatly re-evaluated blu-rays, for example.
I'm trying to learn more about the protocol, and after years of being around in the fediverse there's obviously areas where the protocol could improve. I was reading some of the fep documents and there are really good proposals. How long for these to be part of the protocol? Last update was 2018.
I've been working on converting my gaming PC to Linux for a few weeks, but everything is running, but it all is just a little jankier than I would like....
So I saw this post here a couple days ago about music piracy and got interested in soulseek. I've installed nicotine in a docker container and started searching for some music....
FediVision is an annual music competition in the spirit of Eurovision. This year probably had the biggest turnout ever: 72 entries from a variety of artists and musicians, and you can listen to all of them!
Cryptos can be a useful technology in certain targeted fields but they are not the solution to capitalism, it is much more important to focus on social issues and mutual aid.
At this point, making something that doesn't work using Wine or Proton is actually kind of an achievement, so congrats EA, you managed to fuck up both Origin and EA app. The actual game runs flawlessly, it's the launchers that are all kinds of broken.
By the way, the earlier posted article https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-discloses-user-data-leading-to-arrest-in-spain had an update starting at the paragraph with title Update: Statement from Proton and additional commentary
In this period I was learning about different systems for recycling and reusing plastic from a DIY perspective, when I came to know about this open hardware.
Decentralizing the system of some plastic waste with these machines is really interesting. The price for obtaining a good machine is not very affordable and seems to require a demanding installation.
The Amarok Development Squad is happy to announce the immediate availability of Amarok 3.0 "Castaway"! The new 3.0 is the first stable Qt5/KDE Frameworks 5 based version of Amarok, and first stable release since 2018, when the final Qt4 based version 2.
Could offline physical piracy be good to games?
The other day I saw a bunch of USB sticks for sale at a gas station with greatest hits of various artists and music genres and it got me thinking of physical piracy again. It's something I haven't consumed for over 15 years, but with the fall of prices of USB sticks it is completely viable economically if you do the math, and I...
Where this interface come from?
I love the ViMusic/RiMusic UI, it's something different that works also better than standard material designs.
When is a new update to ActivityPub coming? ( fedia.io )
I'm trying to learn more about the protocol, and after years of being around in the fediverse there's obviously areas where the protocol could improve. I was reading some of the fep documents and there are really good proposals. How long for these to be part of the protocol? Last update was 2018.
Infographic to start Guerrilla Gardening
Tips on how to approach the practice of guerrilla gardening
Sorry I can't do it.
I've been working on converting my gaming PC to Linux for a few weeks, but everything is running, but it all is just a little jankier than I would like....
This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2 ( pointieststick.com )
My Panel
I really like to have my panel at the left side of the Screen #showyourdesktop...
New to soulseek and have questions
So I saw this post here a couple days ago about music piracy and got interested in soulseek. I've installed nicotine in a docker container and started searching for some music....
Just a reminder we are the future of social media. ( lemmy.world )
FediVision 2024 is Live! Listen and Vote! ( wedistribute.org )
FediVision is an annual music competition in the spirit of Eurovision. This year probably had the biggest turnout ever: 72 entries from a variety of artists and musicians, and you can listen to all of them!
Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto ( u.today )
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme....
I managed to run The Sims 4 on Linux after over 6 hours
At this point, making something that doesn't work using Wine or Proton is actually kind of an achievement, so congrats EA, you managed to fuck up both Origin and EA app. The actual game runs flawlessly, it's the launchers that are all kinds of broken.
Linux-only (ex-)LOL players: what did you swap to after Vanguard landed?
I tried DOTA2 but don't like it....
Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
By the way, the earlier posted article https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-discloses-user-data-leading-to-arrest-in-spain had an update starting at the paragraph with title Update: Statement from Proton and additional commentary
It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine ( steamdeckhq.com )
Has anyone ever had experience with 'precious plastic' or similar?
In this period I was learning about different systems for recycling and reusing plastic from a DIY perspective, when I came to know about this open hardware.
I found a beautiful alternative to MusicBee (audio manager & player)! ( lemmy.sdf.org )
Link: https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/...
Amarok 3.0 "Castaway" released! ( blogs.kde.org )
The Amarok Development Squad is happy to announce the immediate availability of Amarok 3.0 "Castaway"! The new 3.0 is the first stable Qt5/KDE Frameworks 5 based version of Amarok, and first stable release since 2018, when the final Qt4 based version 2.
Help a nerd choose a new phone after 7 years
I'm cross posting my own here, I hope it's allowed. Maybe it will reach someone who has a similar problem....