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  • Seconding Framework, they make great laptops.

    Highly recommend getting one with an AMD processor, as AMD drivers are built into the Linux kernel updates. Driver updates will just work without you having to think about them.

  • The amount of damage a newbie programmer without a tight leash can do to a code base/product is immense. Once something is out in production, that is something you have to deal with forever. That temporary fix they push is going to be still used in a decade and if you break it, now you have to explain to the customer why the thing that's been working for them for years is gone and what you plan to do to remedy the situation.

    A newbie without a leash just pushing whatever an AI hands them into production. O, boy, are senior programmers going to be sad for a long, long time.

  • From the source:

    In the case of Vyacheslavova and Others v. Ukraine the Court held that there had been violations of the right to life/investigation on account of the authorities’ failure to do everything that could reasonably be expected of them to prevent the violence in Odesa on 2 May 2014, to stop that violence after its outbreak, to ensure timely rescue measures for people trapped in the fire, and to institute and conduct an effective investigation into the events. It also held that there had been a violation of the right to respect for private and family life in respect of one applicant concerning the delay in handing over her father’s body for burial.

  • Sounds like the Steam family sharing feature. Good on them for catching up on this! Microsoft and Sony have yet to.

  • Europe is fucked. Always gotta have America do everything! ;p

  • Yeah, going along these lines. There is probably a USB header on the motherboard. These have pretty darn good speeds. You can get an adapter that lets you turn those into a USB-C port and then use a standard USB-C to Ethernet adapter. Something like this or this. No guarantee on either of those specific adapters being good though. Looks like slim pickings for such things and both of those are garbage brands.

    If you have a USB-C port on the back of your motherboard, you can get an adapter for that directly.

    Also, motherboards generally come with 2.5Gb/s ports now too. Some even have two. Something to consider.

  • Am I correct in understanding that the card will run at PCIe gen 3 X1 if I do this?

    Correct. The situation you described in the original post would result in Gen 3 x1 speeds.

    The interface will always default to the fastest standard that both sides can support. If one is gen 2 and the other is gen 4, gen 2 is the highest that can be supported. If one side is x8 and the other is x4, x4 is the highest that can be supported.

    What can I do if the card is PCIe gen 2 x8?

    If you put a Gen 2 x8 card in a Gen 4 x1 slot, you will get a Gen 2 x1 link.

  • That's just good planning. Natural disasters can easily require more than that in supplies. Buying extra cans and a few gallons of water isn't expensive.

  • File a small slit in the end of the slot so the card fits into it, but runs past the back. The card will run at Gen 3 x1 speed, but otherwise work properly.

    Many motherboards even come with the end of the PCIe slots open for this exact purpose.

    Edit: Gen 3 x1 runs at almost a full GB/s, so a 2.5Gb/s card (notice the change in size of the "B") should have more than enough bandwidth on Gen 3 x1, even at 2.5Gb/s full duplex.

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  • It's only possible because the law is asinine and upon being informed about it, people do modify their ballot choices.

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  • Manufacturers should not be prevented from selling their product directly to consumers. The enforced middle man balloons costs for everyone.

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  • If you don't have enough money to pay for delivery, you need to be picking it up yourself or, even better, cooking it yourself. DoorDash is horrendously expensive.

  • What is a good linux program that serves this same purpose? Specifically removing formatting from copied text.

  • Honestly, Mint works well for games too. Been running it for the last year. :)

  • Depending on what VPN software you use, they may already have a linux version. All of the big-name ones do, as well as a good chunk of the smaller ones.

    For anti-virus, you don't need one in Linux. Even for Windows I would recommend using the built-in AV, rather than Norton.

    Edit: I see you use Norton VPN. That one doesn't have a linux version. Check out Mullvlad or Nord VPN.

  • Yep! In steam, Add Game > Add Non-Steam Game > Select the Game. Then in the game's properties, go to the compatibility section and choose "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool", which will then run the game under Proton.

    That said, I actually run a number of games under Wine. The Heroic Launcher covers GOG, Epic, and Prime games, and will install them with Wine enabled for them by default.

  • it’s long since outlived its usefulness as a concept

    It is the critical basis on why all diets work. One can eat as healthy as they want, but if they eat more calories than they expend, they will gain weight. Tossing aside such a fundamental concept is fraught. Instead, build upon it.

    OP wants to design a diet that has the following requirements: reduce body fat, vegan, high-protein. Vegan limits it to plants, and high-protein further limits it to things like beans and tofu. Now, OP needs to figure out how much beans and tofu he can eat to achieve his goal, and this is where calories in - calories out becomes critical. Eat the right amount and the diet works.

  • CaloriesIn - CaloriesOut = WeightChange

    Fat forms using spare calories. Any diet that involves eating fewer calories than what you burn will reduce your body fat.

    As long as you have that part right, you are free to add any other requirements on your diet you wish.

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes place in Japan circa 1579...300 years before the advent of the incandescent light bulb

    These little jabs are great.

  • they should be paying proportionally to the damage they cause

    Good news, electricity is already taxed. Driving larger EVs already costs more in taxes than driving smaller, more efficient EVs.