qjkxbmwvz @ qjkxbmwvz @lemmy.sdf.org

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I've had way more plug-and-play success with USB-serial devices under Linux than Windows. Maybe just me though...

I think an issue is that people tend to think of Linux as meaning "all distributions." So if something is compatible with X distro version yy.zz, the general idea is "it's compatible with Linux." This, in my experience, is one of the things that leads to mandatory command-line usage --- it definitely is possible to get it to work under a different flavor of Linux, but it's not necessarily easy if you're uncomfortable with a command line.

Another is drivers --- if it's mainlined, it will Just Work, but if it's not...well, it may work, but you might have to jump through hoops and get busy with the command line.

In short: if you view your distro the same way you view a particular Windows release, then I really don't think you need the command line for desktop Linux. But you need to accept that some software isn't "compatible," in the above, user-friendly sense of the word.

Ok, figured out a workaround --- simply delete the image from the web client, and the device will re-upload.

So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! That's the kinda thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

For wifi, I was pleasantly surprised that I could set a custom DNS on iOS while still using DHCP for other settings. Can only set DNS on Android if I use manual IP (or just use Wireguard).

Edit: not true, Android can have custom DNS with DHCP, see below.

My favorite systemd moment was when my (headless) box hung at boot...because I didn't have a USB drive plugged in. The drive was listed in fstab, which was never an issue before. But without nofail, it was suddenly worth stopping the boot process.

I see kernel panics at shutdown most often on Arch-based distros after updating system packages.

When I tried Arch, upgrading kernel would delete the kernel modules of the running kernel --- somewhat unimpressive upgrade process.

Yeah...when I cancelled Apple TV (as a paying customer) I had access until end of pay cycle.

As far as malicious subscription practices go, this doesn't even register. If anything, the fact that there's a button right there to cancel is almost refreshing...

Linux and Mac users can hold on to a little piece of that history with the wonderful xscreensaver suite (its author, jwz, was a Netscape dude).

I think many people also don't understand the difference between opinion and reporting. You can despise the opinion section of NYT, or WSJ, or whatever, but still respect the reporting.

Just curious --- how would you like this to work? If you want high quality journalism, you need to pay journalists.

You can pay them through ads, but 1) this is annoying, and 2) people just install ad blockers.

You can have state-sponsored media, which can work reasonably well...or can end up a propaganda machine.

Or...you can pay.

Journalism is not a crazy lucrative career for most. Financially, most of the folks writing for NYT would be better off in PR --- and I don't think that's a good thing for society.

I know it's just a meme, but an OBDII dongle --- even a cheap $10 Bluetooth one --- is super useful. You can read and reset the codes, and watch stats in real-time if so inclined.

Yeah, good point --- I just copy-paste this from my response to another post where OP wanted tips am migrating to a CLI-centric workflow. Different question from this OP.

First thing I'd do is ditch the GUI file manager: get comfortable with cd, ls, mv, rm, etc.

After that, maybe start with basic text manipulation, like grep, awk, sort, uniq, etc. This ties in nicely with IO redirection, which is essential for a "CLI based workflow." Get comfortable with pipes and file redirection, it's extremely powerful!

Writing shell scripts is another super useful exercise: any time you find yourself running the same set of commands multiple times, think about making it a shell script. You may end up with some really useful little custom tools that way.

Kinda like abortion --- not sure the brains of the GOP wanted a win on that one.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/25/the-dog-that-caught-the-car-republicans-brace-for-the-impact-of-reversing-roe-00042387

If I'm really tired, sometimes I'll just dose off in the midd

If, as an adult, you have a kid and send 'em to daycare...you're probably going to be getting sick "pretty regularly" again! (It's worth it, but it does suck.)

Yeah, possibly the most expensive wedding I've been to was one where they (rather, the parents) could afford it. And it was lovely --- it was first and foremost a party for friends. No dress code, great food, and the only "micromanaging" by bride and groom was to make sure guests were enjoying themselves/remind us that the bar was open. Vows weren't even a part of the wedding (small, family-only).

As an ordained minister of The Church of the Latter-Day Dude...that's just, like, your opinion, man.

I think finding a renewable way of producing hydrocarbons for fuel is pretty valuable though --- if these carbon vacuums can eventually be used to essentially turn solar into hydrocarbons, that's pretty useful.

Hydrocarbons are, unfortunately, a really great way of storing energy Although hydrogen and batteries are great, stuff like fast transcontinental flights are tough to achieve without the use of jet fuel.