I’m considering switching to linux but I’m not a computer savvy person, so I wanted to have the option to switch back to windows if unforeseen complications (I only have 1 pc). Is it just a download on usb and install? And what ways can I get the product key or “cleaner” debloated versions.
Heard the editor being interviewed on Radio4 Today Programme this morning. This 90s throwback is bizarre. Do people really think there will be demand from this after the initial novelty?...
Yes, but that newspaper is writing satrical (?) content. “Find the bastard that shat down my chimney”, “I’m 62 and my parents STILL haven’t told me if I am a boy or a girl”, etc.
The article I read today about a young dude who made money banging his 60 year old gf on onlyfans definitely read like one. The article didn’t even get their ages consistent throughout.
I think the best case scenario is that some eccentric guy thinks he is being a legend by continuing the tradition of the shrub magazines that he enjoyed as a kid. That’s still pretty weird imo… however I was born in 93 and missed this phenomenon completely.
Playing Hellblade 2 at the moment myself. Personally I’m fortunate not to need any of the accessibility features but I found this review to be a fascinating read....
Discord is closed source and has no way to easily archive/record conversations. This makes it unsuitable for a lot of open source projects who need a chat client. I’ve not used much Discord but potentially the “gamer” culture might put people off.
Matrix seems good but it’s not quite there yet from what I can tell. It’s got way more features than IRC but none of them seem to work that well. Like a swiss army knife full of blunt tools.
For IRC I’m on the libera.chat server. Usually hanging out in the gentoo channels since I use that distro. There are a lot of different channels for the various devs, user tech support, niche uses like gaming* and also offtopic chat channels.
*More gamers tend to use other linux distros for some reason
King did a good job of massacring his own boy when he tried to make a film adaptation of the book. To some extent I think that justifies Kubrick’s creative changes.
Agree that the book itself is excellent - and much scarier than the Kubrick movie btw. It’s just that some aspects of it that are the most chilling seem reliant on the medium of it being a novel.
She’s not great during election campaigns at the best of times even without the racism cloud hanging over her. By all accounts she is an articulate and intelligent person in private but she has a bit of a habit of engaging with the media while unprepared for interviews. Things like the gaffe where she misquoted the price of training a police officer tend to stick in people’s minds; feeds an unhelpful narrative about Labour being bad with money, etc.
Nothing profound here, just need to vent: I haven’t used Facebook for several years now, but I just got my 10 year old son a Meta Quest 2 and had to activate it by linking to my Facebook account. Just two days later I got a warning that the account will be locked because they detected that a child was using the Quest with an...
My mate has a Quest 2 and he’s only been able to use it twice due to system updates forcing him to re-login with his FB account which has somehow become dislocated from his Meta account.
Warner Bros. said Thursday that it will release more films in its The Lord of the Rings franchise, the first of which is still in script development but is planned to be released in 2026.
Most of the switching posts are from frustrated windows users making the jump. I’m already a Linux user on my server (Ubuntu for now, going Debian at some point) and a 2014 iMac for tinkering/testing (KDE Neon), and a couple of raspberry pis (raspberry pi os headless) but our main household computer is an M1 Mac mini that my...
So… not compulsory then? Or do you just get fined or something? Anyway, earliest policy U-turn of the Conservative campaign so far - will it be their best?
They’d need to be pretty old. My parents were born in the 50s - so avoided national service - and they are in their 70s now. Is the average tory voter older than them?
You can kind of have your cake and eat it though. If you just ask HR to provide a letter saying they need you at work, so you need to be excused from jury duty. I’ve done that like 4 times over 3 workplaces.
Edit: then the other cheat code is asking the assessor if “jury nullification” exists in the UK
What is/was your distrohopping journey?
For me it was:...
How easy is it to switch back to windows?
I’m considering switching to linux but I’m not a computer savvy person, so I wanted to have the option to switch back to windows if unforeseen complications (I only have 1 pc). Is it just a download on usb and install? And what ways can I get the product key or “cleaner” debloated versions.
Loaded magazine returns to reassure men they can ‘ogle beautiful women’ (www.thetimes.com)
Heard the editor being interviewed on Radio4 Today Programme this morning. This 90s throwback is bizarre. Do people really think there will be demand from this after the initial novelty?...
Junior Doctors announce five day strike before election – Channel 4 News (www.channel4.com)
What are your must-have programs?
Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion)....
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II: Accessibility Review (www.reviews.sightlesskombat.com)
Playing Hellblade 2 at the moment myself. Personally I’m fortunate not to need any of the accessibility features but I found this review to be a fascinating read....
What's Your Favorite IRC Client, and Why?
Finally someone agrees with me on The Shining (startrek.website)
Jessica Huang from Fresh off the Boat TV series, said this in response to Honey quoting the movie. I totally feel the same way.
Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe (www.bbc.co.uk)
Meta is a complete dumpster fire
Nothing profound here, just need to vent: I haven’t used Facebook for several years now, but I just got my 10 year old son a Meta Quest 2 and had to activate it by linking to my Facebook account. Just two days later I got a warning that the account will be locked because they detected that a child was using the Quest with an...
Box Office: ‘Furiosa’ Just Barely Beats ‘The Garfield Movie’ in Disastrous Memorial Day Weekend — the Worst in Decades (variety.com)
New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Planned: Here is What We Know About 'The Hunt for Gollum' (www.hngn.com)
Warner Bros. said Thursday that it will release more films in its The Lord of the Rings franchise, the first of which is still in script development but is planned to be released in 2026.
Kicked macOS to the Curb and Installed Asahi Fedora Gnome
Most of the switching posts are from frustrated windows users making the jump. I’m already a Linux user on my server (Ubuntu for now, going Debian at some point) and a 2014 iMac for tinkering/testing (KDE Neon), and a couple of raspberry pis (raspberry pi os headless) but our main household computer is an M1 Mac mini that my...
The weight of different breeds of chicken over their lifespan (i.imgur.com)
EDIT: for some context on the problems this creates...
‘No one going to jail’ for avoiding UK national service, says Cleverly (www.theguardian.com)
So… not compulsory then? Or do you just get fined or something? Anyway, earliest policy U-turn of the Conservative campaign so far - will it be their best?
Non-binary (lemmy.world)
Register to vote for the General Election (www.gov.uk)
I assume most people here already are registered but just in case: here’s the link.