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  • Share a script/alias you use a lot

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  • Because using docker can sometimes cause ownership issues if not properly configured in your docker-compose.yml, I just added an alias to ~/.zshrc to rectify that.

    -edit- Only run this script in your user owned directories, e.g. anything from ~/ (or /home/

    <your_username>

    ) you might otherwise cause ownership issues for your system.

     
        
## Set ownership of files/folders recursively to current user
alias iownyou="sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP"

  • Austria to tighten gun laws after recent school shooting. Applying for a gun license will require taking a serious psychological test. There will be a "cooling off phase" after ordering a weapon.

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  • I mean I guess it's a better system then just being able to walk into a random store and just buy a gun. In my country we have a pretty strict gun control you need have not committed any crimes and be able to get a document from the government saying so, you'll also need the following;

    1. be part of a gun club, which itself has a cool down period of several months and they can refuse you for whatever reason they see fit
    2. have a minimum amount of shooting days per year
    3. have to participate in the yearly contest for one of the different disciplines possible at the club
    4. have to be a continuous member of previously mentioned club at least one year before you can even apply for your first licence
    5. your first licence can only be in a single .22 weapon, this weapons will be registered to you as a person and your place of residence
    6. your gun and ammo needs to be in separate safe's, also the gun may not be stored in a loaded state
    7. after you have the weapon you will be checked at random and you need to be able to show the weapon at the visiting police officer immediately, or if you cannot show it at the local police station within a few days after the visit. if they visit they will check if your safe('s) are properly mounted to wall/floor
    8. have to extend your licence yearly
    9. if you fail the checks or violate any laws you will lose your license and you will need to either store your weapon(s) at a registered location or sell them, evidence of both will need to be shared with the police. you can apply for a new licence after one year of probation
    10. the maximum amount of weapons you can have registered at any time is 5

    Firearms are either considered a part of sport (hence the clubs) of for hunting which has their own subset of rules. You can never have any full automatic firearms, those are considered for military use only.

  • YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads

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  • Not only that but the bit-rate as of late seems horrendous, 1080 looks more like 720 or lower with artifacts all over the place.

  • ‘They cannot be jammed’: fibre optic drones pose new threat in Ukraine

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  • With lasers! Shooting through the fiber optic cable, but still. LASERS!

  • I have used Windows all my life, and I have some questions.

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  • Will my ability to play games be significantly affected compared to Windows?

    That will depend on the games you play, and what platform you use. If you are using Steam, you can enable the proton layer have more access to games, but if the game in question uses any type of kernel level anti cheat chances are it's not going to work.

    Can I mod games as freely and as easily as I do on Windows?

    Depends on what you are used to, if you are using mod managers and which ones.

    If a program has no Linux version, is it unusable, or are there workarounds?

    A lot of work has been done with WINE, games on Linux, and Proton. You'll need to do a little bit of reading to see if it can work on Linux, but the community can often be awesome and already have found a solution. There are also a lot of great alternatives to Windows/Mac only software you can try.

    Can Linux run programs that rely on frameworks like .NET or other Windows-specific libraries?

    Depends on your distro but most can install .net, you'll need to do a bit of reading.

    How do OS updates work in Linux? Is there a “Linux Update” program like what Windows has?

    Yes, there are package managers that you can use to install and update software, some distro's even have a shop like interface.

    How does digital security work on Linux? Is it more vulnerable due to being open source? Is there integrated antivirus software, or will I have to source that myself?

    I've only ever had to use a virus scanner twice in my Linux journey and both of those times it was on a server. Because Linux is open source everybody can see what is going on in the code and this way bugs or security issues can be found and patched quicker.

    Are GPU drivers reliable on Linux?

    Depends, if you are using AMD you should be fine, Nvidia has functioning drivers as well, I can't speak for Intel ARC support because I've never used it..

    Can Linux (in the case of a misconfiguration or serious failure) potentially damage hardware?

    I've never broken my hardware, but I've broken my system a few times by ignoring the warnings the system gave me, always got it to work again.

    And also, what distro might be best for me?

    Linux Mint might be a good one, the Cinnamon is great for beginners, but there are many flavors you can choose from. Start with a live system which will not require you to install anything just yet, but you'll get a feeling for how everything works. After trying it out live you can decide if you would like to install it. But remember that when trying it live you are limited in what you can do.

  • What was your first Linux distribution?

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  • Red Hat 8.0, the Linux Starter 2003 double cd edition. From there I tried my first Ubuntu when they where still sending out free cd's which was version 6.06 LTS. After that I dabbled a bit jumping from distro to distro to try out different flavors, tinkering a bit for fun and even tried to build my own with Arch. All the while keeping my Windows (XP, 7, 10) daily driver as my main rig. Finally switched over to Pop_OS! a few years ago as my daily for work. I've been thinking about switching over my gaming rig to a Linux distro but haven't figured out which one is the best one and requires the least amount of tinkering.

  • Signal downloads spike in the US and Yemen amid government scandal | TechCrunch

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  • why do religious zealots keep doing this...

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  • The question I get asked by religious people all the time is, without God, what's to stop me from raping all I want? And my answer is: I do rape all I want. And the amount I want is zero. And I do murder all I want, and the amount I want is zero. The fact that these people think that if they didn't have this person watching over them that they would go on killing, raping rampages is the most self-damning thing I can imagine. I don't want to do that. Right now, without any god, I don't want to jump across this table and strangle you. I have no desire to strangle you. I have no desire to flip you over and rape you. --Penn Jillette

    Think of the man what you will, but this has to be the best answer for that dumb question.

  • Sony finally surrenders: PSN accounts will be 'optional' for games on Steam, but they'll give you free stuff if you sign up

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  • Valve does not limit you in where your game is sold, the publisher of the game has to set this and the publisher for Helldivers 2 is PlayStation Publishing LLC.

  • The Crazy Nokia Designs That Never Saw the Light of Day [Wired]

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  • Windows OS was the better OS as the time, ran great on low spec hardware, and the tile system and integration of apps was a a lot better than anything Android or iOS has to offer at the time. The downfall was hardly any apps, changing the OS so much every update that the people that were developing left the eco-system because they where fed up of having to change their apps again, and hardly any first party apps. The promise that you could run Android apps on your Windows phone device was never delivered. Also Steve doubling down that he was too busy to use apps so why would you want them on your phone thing.

    I still love my Lumia and turn in on from time to time