I’m a software dev in the UK who’s into sci-fi, fantasy, videogames and music.
Big on doctor who, star trek, discworld, final fantasy, dream theater, and people’s right to be themselves.
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Simple fix on KDE wayland for windows to remember their last position (imgur.com)
Thanks to /u/azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works for mentioning KDE window rules. In KDE, we can add rules for windows so that they behave in specific ways. One rule that can be added is the position: remember rule, and it’s possible to make that rule apply to all windows by removing the match field. This way, closing and reopening...
What are developers in different languages known as?
I’ve heard of Pythonistas and Rustaceans. What are some of the other names given to devs writing in, for example, PHP or C++. Appreciate any answers - both serious and joking.
Can I install Ubuntu 18 software on Ubuntu 22.04? (Technically Linux Mint 21.3)
Hope these kinds of questions are allowed here. On this occasion I’m just looking for a straight answer....
I use linux for the same reason I wear fuzzy socks and sweaters
My understanding of the history of fashion is that back in the 1950s America it was expected that you wore a suit/dress at work unless you had a different uniform. There were a bunch of very boring people who thought that we should be wearing office job garb all the time, because they wore suits so much it was their default...
Tonight's episode was the perfect blend of that Dr Who goodness.
It has that exact right combination of seriousness and absurdity and body horror and science fiction that is Dr Who. They nailed it....
Call me a taxi (lemmy.world)
Taskmaster S16 E6 Brother Alex
For those outside the UK they did a premier on YouTube and here is the video....
Shout out to that moment back in 2009 when Robin Walker of Valve once wrote that they started working on Team Fortress 2 back in 1987. (www.teamfortress.com)
(2nd paragraph) …which would have put the development of TF2 11 years before the first Team Fortress came out. Nice one, Robin.
Hon Hon hon (loot.buckodr.ink)
Not OC
Stride Game Engine - Unity's Licensing Changes: Discovering Stride, a Community-Driven Open Source Engine (www.stride3d.net)
Explore the key differences between Unity and Stride, a C#-based, open-source game engine powered by .NET 6 (soon .NET 8). Learn how Stride’s flexibility and native .NET support offer a unique development experience.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (store.steampowered.com)
Valve’s next mystery gadget may be imminent (www.theverge.com)
6-29-86 (lemm.ee)
Mr. Spock is an elf 🖖 (lemmy.ml)
Steam Hardware & Software Survey - Go Linux! :) (store.steampowered.com)
Linux surpassed MacOS in marketshare for the first ever time this month. Let’s go! :)
Asked Bing AI for a picture of Obi wan (i.imgur.com)
a classic of the genre (i.imgur.com)
wu tang (i.imgur.com)
Thanks Obama (i.imgur.com)
Heard we were doing facebombs (i.imgur.com)