7 juin, mon colis n'est toujours pas là...

Update: mon colis (c'est juste une lettre avec suivi) et arrivé dans mon pays de réception... mais non livrable parce que "destinataire injoignable"... je suis en télétravail H24. Personne n'a sonné. Même pas un avis de passage dans la boîte aux lettres... Putain ça rend fou.

Update 2: 30 minutes d'attente à mon bureau de poste local (qui va à la poste un vendredi à 13h?).

Update 3: L'agent de poste qui a entré les données dans le système (en France) avait cafouillé mes coordonnées... Après argument et escalation au chef de service, j'ai ENFIN récupéré mon document.

Vive les services publics !

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 was playing on the radio. The song was released in 1983 and describes the horror felt by an observer of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the 1972 Bloody Sunday incident where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters.

Are there other songs with a social or political message, about more recent historical events (2000s, 2010s, 2020s)? There are many about the 9/11 attacks.

Below are some examples I know about:

• "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas - Released in 2003, this song addresses various social issues, including terrorism, war, racism, and discrimination, reflecting on the state of the world post-9/11.

• "American Idiot" by Green Day - Released in 2004, this song is a commentary on American politics and society during the presidency of George W. Bush, particularly criticizing the media and consumer culture.

• "B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down - Released in 2005, this song addresses the Iraq War and critiques the hypocrisy of war and violence.

En débattant de la grammaire française à l'apéro, nous en sommes venus à discuter du fait que le sujet "on" (3eme singulier) a remplacé "nous" (1er pluriel).

De mon expérience, c'est rare aujourd'hui d'entendre "nous sommes allés ... / nous avons fait ..." dans mon cercle social. Ça sonne presque même faux 🫤

Comment? Pourquoi? Est-ce-que la transition existe depuis des siècles? Est ce la même chose dans les communautés francophones hors-France?

You drove and pulled up to the gas station to fill your gas tank. You exited your vehicle, opened your gas tank cover, grabbed and put the dispenser nozzle in. You also had to pay at some point.

How can you forget that the hose is still connected to your car when you drive off?

Hello everyone.

I want to get back into healthy habits. This includes reading books before bed and no screen before bed.

The thing is that (for now) my partner and our child all sleep in the same bedroom. I tend to get to bed after they are already asleep and don't want to disturb them.

What's the best option to read in the dark that doesn't involve blue light screen (smartphone) or high luminosity?

Are there e-readers with very very dim light that still allow comfortable reading?

Thanks for your input.

Try it. Move your Steam window around. See how it snaps to the edges of your display(s)?

Why is Steam the only program (I know) that does that natively? I would love for ALL my Windows programs to do that (without installing 3rd party softwares/scripting).

EDIT : I'm on Win10.

Hello everyone.

I'm seeking guidance for an issue I'm having with a new pair of HyperX Cloud II. I had an older model (shipped with 2 x 3.5mm jacks 3 pins ). I loved them, but they broke.

I bought a new pair (73EUR | shipped with 1 x 3.5mm jack 4 pins + wired USB dongle). When wired through the USB dongle, I have terrible audio + microphone quality. The USB driver shows as "HyperX Virtual Surround Sound (Generic USB Audio)". The best supported format is 16 bit 48000Hz.

When wired directly to the motherboard using 3.5 jacks (extra splitter 1xF 4pins to 2xM 3pins), I have good audio + microphone quality. The USB driver shows as "High Definition Audio Device". The best supported format is 24 bit 192000Hz.

I installed the most recent driver from HyperX support page. No change. I forced a manual driver install on the USB dongle to use the Realtek HD Audio, but it isn't compatible/not supported and there's no audio ☹️

Do I have a defective part? Or wrong Windows 10 driver? Or is this a shitty USB driver implementation by HyperX and there's nothing I can do about it?

Any input is welcome.

Thank you. Have a great day.

Cheers.

Nintendo, one generation behind once again.

Hello.

Twice a day I ride bicycle for 2km along a busy city road (2x2 lanes at 50km/h).

From a health standpoint, is it recommended to wear a face mask (N95)? Does it stop exhaust fumes?

Thank you.

Is there anything I can do about duplicates? I use Sync for Lemmy on Android.

Yesterday (19/08/2023) everything worked fine. Today (20/08/2023) I can no longer login to Twitch using Firefox. I restarted browser and cleared cache. No change.

EDIT: I tried again after 30min and it works again. I have some privacy-oriented plugins but I don't play with custom useragent.