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oomf
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Ooh, now it makes more sense.
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oomf
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Ooh, now it makes more sense.
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Not boring hobby recommendations?
Lokal volunteer run radio, if you have something like that in your area. Find out when they recruit or send them a mail. There are several in my area, and they are very social, perfect wether you want to talk, code, write, do audio or something else. You can often start from zero there, or find a way to use something you already know.
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oomf
What does oomf mean in this context? Is the darker haired person friendzoning or calling the lighter haired person a mere follower?
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What are your BEST tech purchases?
My Fairphone 5, because it has allowed me to break free from Google and other big tech companies by letting me install whatever I want on it.
And my good old Thinkpad.
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If you could see one statistic above every person's head, that is updated in real time and never goes away, what would you choose?
A sort of hunger bar. It would be useful in so many situations.
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Summer reading list
I'm currently reading "Les plus jeunes années du monde" by Marie-Lorna Vaconsin, which seems really promising and worth the wait for a translation if you don't read French. Trees around the world suddenly start glowing red due to a new form of photo synthesis, and the people close to the events make sure every page is interesting and surprising.
I've recently read:
Dungeon Crawler Carl 8. I was entertained by yet another wave of chaos.
"Heureux comme jamais" by Guillaume Chamanadjian, an easy to read satire about a space ship full of rich and entitled people not really caring whether or not they are the last people in the universe.
"Automatic Noodle" by Annalee Newitz, about a kitchen crew of robots. Very cozy and easy read.
"There is no antimemetics division" by qntm. Short, scary and thrilling. I would go into it without reading too much about it. It is so well thought out, and I don't want to spoil anything for anyone about this gem of a book.
"Murder by memory" by Olivia Waite. A cozy murder mystery set on a generational ship. This is a sweet book if all you want is a break for your brain, a bit like "Automatic Noodle".
"A Cantlicle For Leibowitz" by Walter Miller. This is a classic that is still worth reading. The monks of a monastery preserves knowledge while the rest of the world struggles after a devastating event. So beautifully written, and surprisingly funny as well.
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Anyone using a Linux Smarphone?
I daily drive Ubuntu Touch on a Fairphone 5. It's not without quirks, but I like the experience. Many practical and nice native apps, Android app support through Waydroid, banking and things that would require Google Play verification I solve through the browser. Fairly good battery life, VoLTE is solved for the FP5 and some other models (which has been an issue with many Linux phones) and the community is very active solving issues and helping each other day and night.
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Is Linux Smartphones any good?
I daily drive Ubuntu touch and like it very much, but I can see how that would be hard in certain situations. Keep doing some research, and pick one that seems to fit your needs to try it out! Only you can decide if it is good enough for your particular circumstances.
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Ubuntu Touch Mobile Linux OS Is Now Finally Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
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The porting of devices is done by volunteers owning the devices and not being afraid to brick them, which leads to a pretty weird list of supported devices.
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yup yup yup yup
I hear these two guys while listening to the curling matches during the olympics. Yup yup yup!
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Where do you discover new music?
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What's your "I switched to Linux because..." Story?
I grew up with my brother throwing used computer parts on my bed whenever he upgraded something, in case I wanted to reuse them. He also gave me a copy of Windows 98, and later XP that I reused every time I did a major hw upgrade. But one day the XP CD-rom was just too old, but I was too young to start working and had no money, and so Linux came into my life.
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Exclusive: First evidence of Fairphone 6 emerges
How does this indicate that they are working on a new name? Like, are they leaving "Fairphone" behind?
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What loot would you drop upon defeat?
400g of firm tofu and a 5m XLR cable.
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What thing would be nice to have but can't have it because we can't trust people?
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I would love to have smart glasses for subtitles when I'm travelling, measuring stuff, plant identification and other handy stuff, but I don't trust any of the companies making them, and I don't trust most people to not abuse them.
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What are your favorite easy meals?
I try to eat better when I have the time, but when I need something filling that takes five minutes and doesn't cost much, I open a bag of instant ramen, boil it in water with the spice pouch it comes with, two handfuls of frozen vegetables and some soy chunks or beans.
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Anyone using Ubuntu Touch on a Fairphone 4?
I'm on an FP5, but there seems to be a lot of FP4 users in the Ubuntu touch community. It has decent support, and it will receive the big 24.04 2.0 upgrade this summer. If you install it, I would consider running either the beta for 2.0 or wait for the stable 2.0 release, as that will give a much better experience with the built in browser and some other really nice upgrades.
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Summer reading list
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I would love to find a good series for the summer! Dune is a great escape.
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Exclusive: First evidence of Fairphone 6 emerges
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Aha! Nothing very drastic then.
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In your language, how do you describe butch and femme lesbians?
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Some people use it proudly about themselves, but if somebody who doesn't love and respect you use it about you, it can be an insult.