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Jack_Burton @ Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca
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  • Linux phones are more important now than ever.

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  • Interesting. I've seen Sailfish mentioned before, I'll look into it. I've got a couple old tablets to mess around with, seems like a fun project. Thanks for the info!

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever.

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  • I've switched as well but didn't realize you could put Linux on an android device. Is it a specific distro and can you throw it on an old android tablet?

  • Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%

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  • If I remember correctly in order to save costs they're moving production for Crown sold in the US to the US, and Crown sold in Canada to Quebec. Not ideal but not as bad as I've seen the headlines frame it.

  • Everytime I try to start something with Linux I fail.

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  • Not op but new to Linux myself. First I'm hearing of Lutris. If I understand correctly, Wine is used to install/run Windows programs in general, and Lutris does the same but with a specific focus on Windows games?

  • A look at search engines with their own indexes

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  • Yeah, definitely something to keep an eye on. Might not renew and just start using Qwant.

  • A look at search engines with their own indexes

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  • I got a sub to Kagi a few months ago. It seems pretty good but I'm behind on the news. I've read a few things here and there, but can you explain a bit about the ethics?

  • Multiple victims in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and suspect reportedly dead

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  • Ok, I'll just be blunt haha. The number of shootings that occur in the US, regardless of where they occur, should not be accepted by a rational society.

  • What will MS do when Linux becomes a serious threat to their monopoly ?

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  • I see this as the most likely outcome as well. It's the preferred route, seen all of the place lately. Want to privatize a public service? Cripple the public service enough to "prove it doesn't work" to convince people privatization is the best option. I suspect most people would switch to Microsoft Linux over something "tech" sounding like Debian or Ubuntu. When the trial of their slowed down and crashy "Linux" comes to an end, Microsoft will offer an easy solution to switch back to Windows.

  • Multiple victims in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and suspect reportedly dead

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  • I mean, a shooting occuring in, around, or near a school once every 1.7 days is still absolute fucking insanity and unacceptable in any rational society.

    The media has a really loose definition of “school shooting” so they can keep people scared.

    People should be scared. Whether it's 8 or 140 or 1000 it doesn't change the fact that Americans not only allow this to happen, they allow it to continue and won't do anything to stop it.

  • Multiple victims in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and suspect reportedly dead

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  • August 27 is the 239th day of the year, so there's been a school shooting every 1.7 days this year so far.

  • Democrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state

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  • I replied to someone else with this but I'll post it here as well.

    The comma does the heavy lifting and is unfotunately ambiguous.

    Democrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state

    This could easily mean:

    Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state

    Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel while recognizing Palestinian state

    In the case the resolution is unnamed in the headline:

    Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state

    Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state in the process

  • Democrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state

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  • The comma does the heavy lifting and is unfotunately ambiguous.

    Democrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state

    This could easily mean:

    Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state

    Democrats vote down resolution that is calling for arms embargo on Israel while recognizing Palestinian state

    In the case the resolution is unnamed in the headline:

    Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel and recognizing Palestinian state

    Democrats vote down resolution thus calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state in the process

  • Democrats vote down resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel, recognizing Palestinian state

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  • Your explanation isn't straightforward though.

    Democrats voted on a resolution for an arms embargo, and the vote failed

    This could mean the Democrats voted for the resolution, but it failed. It could also mean the Democrats voted against the resolution, making it fail. All we know is the Dems voted, and the vote failed. The statement isn't clear which way they voted.

  • Here’s What Happened When I Made My College Students Put Away Their Phones

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  • Taking a seat in a full class to fuck around on your phone could fit that bill. Someone else might have wanted to be in your seat. In this scenario, your actions in that class could have repercussions beyond just the classroom.

  • Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what?

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  • Good to hear someone say it's a good distro. I'm totally fine learning as I go, just didn't realize how different they can be. Kinda thought it was Arch for the pros and everything else was accessible easily. I'm loving learning it, and happy to hear I picked a bit of a harder one to start, it's how I learn best. I was just frustrated.

    Unfortunately the only audio I've been able to get to work right for my use case is Alsa, I can't route anything through my mic interfaces with Pipewire or JACK.

    I'm getting the hang of it, but it doesn't help that my PC is also my media server so that was another layer to figure out. It's been a journey.

  • Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what?

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  • Could be. I'm getting the hang of it but the first bit was literally "this doesn't work", found a fix, which made something else not work, etc. Drive permissions were a big hassle, I've got things going but it's been a huge learning curve.

  • Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what?

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  • Yeah, now that I'm getting used to it I'm probably gonna test some others on my laptop. Ubuntu seems finicky with my hardware. I REALLY don't want to start over though, I've spent a lot of time this week setting things up and starting from scratch with another distro seems like a pain in the ass and a risk if I can't get things (audio recording) to work right.

  • Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what?

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  • Yeah, I chose it because it's built for creatives. I do audio work, voice acting, music, etc and I was scared I wouldn't be able to do my work. Studio seemed safest.

  • Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what?

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  • I'm a freelance voice actor and musician. I was concerned I wouldn't be able to do what I need to do and Ubuntu Studio seemed safest as it's "designed" for this stuff.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Ok, new question, Updates!

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Are distros really different or is it more about preference?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Program alternative SCRU

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Ok, I need to scream into the void. I have questions.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Distro advice for a specific case.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    I'm back again with another question: Wine/Proton

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    Researching making the switch from Windows on my main PC and I have questions.

  • Movies @lemmy.world
    Jack_Burton @lemmy.ca

    I've never seen a Wes Anderson film. Where do I start?