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  • Skill checks

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  • 2 things:

    1: I've gotten disco Elysium, and Ive only played a few minutes, but I don't remember it having rolls like that? How does one know what one is rolling? I played like 20 minutes of it 3 months ago, so maybe I'm misremembering.

    2: that's how my brother DMs. I once critfailed a lock picking so badly that my character broke his finger. My brother laughed his ass off

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever.

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  • Can you explain how to do this? I'd make the switch, honestly. Not a super techy person, but I'm willing to learn if it means a Linux phone.

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • We do occasionally see a small surcharge in the US when using a card, but that's regardless of method (swipe, insert, or tap). Very small businesses will often charge 1-5% for any debit or credit purchase, and cash price is the listed price. But again, that's not tap specific

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • I've honestly never considered using my bank through a mobile browser. Yeah, it I can do that I'd be fine on that front.

    Sniffies is completely dead here, and the dudes that are on it are gross. Grindr isn't much better, but since everyone's on it you can occasionally find people who are willing to use protection or hosting someone other than some bushes. I'll try way droid and see if it works. If it doesn't, I googled it and it says you can use Grindr from desktop if you pay... I may end up having to do that if I made the switch.

    Which leaves cash app as the biggie. I'll try waydroid, but if it doesn't work I'll probably end up needing to keep android or switching to iOS (I hate iPhones:( ), or maybe even getting a second phone I use exclusively for cash app. No sim, just my wifi hotspot (can you do a wifi hotspot with a Linux phone yet?). In order to prevent overdrafts and accidental charges, I never spend directly from my bank account. I transfer exactly what I'll need for each purchase to cash app before the transaction and shop like that. Keeps me aware, and no accidental charges or surprises.

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • Help a non-techy out. I've fully switched my computers to Linux (fedora workstation, silver blue, and ubuntu). Been Linux only for several years now. Silverblue is probably my favorite. I'm willing to make the switch for my phone, too. But there are a few things I'm pretty reliant on:

    My banking apps, cash app, and, embarrassing as it may be to admit, Grindr.

    Any chance of getting those?

  • The state of Linux phones in 2025

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  • I've never seen a surcharge for tap to pay in the US. I'm not sure about elsewhere, but whether I'm tapping my car, my phone, or my watch I have never seen any surcharge from the retailer, my banks, or from Google.

  • YSK that hand sewing is a stupid cheap hobby to get into and reduces your impact on the environment

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  • Yeah, you're pretty out of option for an older iron on patch. Curved needles are your best bet if you're comfortable using them. I hate using them personally, another reason I'll unstitch and hand sew it back together. I've got a machine to do some of the heavy lifting, though

  • YSK that hand sewing is a stupid cheap hobby to get into and reduces your impact on the environment

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  • Iron on patches are your friend for areas like this. Curved needles as someone else suggested also work.

    But because I hate my hands, I almost always just unstitch the pocket and lining, sew the patches on, and then reconstruct the pocket and lining. Probably don't do this, I get hyper fixated on projects and do things the long way round.

  • Russia offers political asylum to Elon Musk over Trump feud

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  • "Elon has too much government information to go to Russia!"

    Y'all, please, listen, Russia already has our government information. The important thing to note here is that whether Elon runs off to Moscow or not, Russia making the offer may well drive a wedge between Russia and Trump. That, in and of itself, is good news. Trump has very few political allies at this point, with most of the world turning against him and trusting the US less. If he is even further alienated, there's a decent chance his party loses reelection or refuses to go along with his insane 3rd term plans. It'll take us a long time to rebuild international goodwill, but alienating Trump is a good thing.

    Happy to proven wrong is there's an aspect I'm not considering here, but in my mind when the fascist fight each other it's good for the rest of us. Makes them easier to tackle, especially if the nonfash (and specifically the left) can unify.

  • Batman's real superpower

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  • We all know the answer to this. Alfred keeps a large supply of BatCoke for him in the Bat Cave

  • Lawnchair - Android Launcher has early access release on play store.

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  • I thought so! When I saw this my first thought was "wait, isn't that the one I used to use several years ago?"

    Yeah, it is. Ended up not being compatible on a new phone is why I switched, I think..forgot about it after.

  • Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time

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  • When you say export, is there a tool for that for, like, mass exporting your subs? Or do I have to manually search each one and sub again?

    I ask because I've been meaning to switch to my alt, but I made a point of subbing to as many communities as possible to make Lemmy more fun to use for me, and good lord, it's a lot to do.

  • Oh, Zot! Nomadic Identity is Coming to ActivityPub

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  • Jerboa @lemmy.ml
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    search within communities?

  • What linux phone is closest to ready for daily use

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  • Thank you! I'll start looking into it!

  • What linux phone is closest to ready for daily use

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  • Maybe you can answer one for me, too. I'm not a coder or really great with computers. I use Linux because of the philosophy behind it/political reasons, and because I really love the look and feel of Gnome, and it has just about everything I need. I dual boot Windows in case my college has some program I absolutely have to have, and I'm too dumb to figure out virtual machines and wine.

    Do you think Linux phones are ever going to be a viable option for someone like me? I use my phone for browsing Lemmy, gps, streaming/YouTube, audiobooks, et cetera. I don't have a lot of niche use cases, but I also don't have a lot of understanding on how to do certain things myself. I can use a terminal if I can copy/paste or have a guide.

  • Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’

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  • I love the idea of an officiant with total free reign. "You may now kiss... The grooms mother on the cheek. ... Just playing, y'all. They gonna dance. Dance, boys!"

  • Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’

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  • Good use for it! My best friend is a former Baptist preacher who still occasionally preaches at different churches, and he likes to use it whenever that comes up.

    Mind if I ask if it was a religious ceremony?

  • Yelp says going all in on remote work boosted job applications by 43% and led to a more satisfied workforce

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  • 10 years ago me and my mom worked jobs from home. I did CenturyLink (phone company) and HSN and QVC. She did dish network, directv and Eddie Bauer. It was easier then to find wfh jobs than it is now. Then it was unusual, but no stigma. Now it's like you're an evil clown bent on molesting the village's sheep if you even suggest it. -_-

  • Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’

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  • Came here looking for someone to have quoted this. I quote it to bigots all the time and it straight pisses them off.

  • Steam Deck @sopuli.xyz
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    Game Recommendation?

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
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    linking communities