WolfLink
@WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on A metaphor for capitalism? 1 day ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
Windows is designed to work on a very wide range of specs, so older devices as well as low-end newer devices should be able to run it.
That’s even more true about Linux. Many popular distros can be run on a raspberry pi, a 20 year old MacBook, or a state-of-the-art gaming desktop.
It’s less true about macOS because Apple has more control over the hardware so they can be pickier. Mobile developers also have more control over the hardware and can be pickier, although that’s less true about Android than iPhone.
- Comment on Ads when you’re pumping gas 2 weeks ago:
I have like a 70% success rate with this trick
- Comment on If we replace most plastic with a non plastic alternative and would that really be better? 2 weeks ago:
If you use reusable bags, bottles, and other containers, that’s way more sustainable than any single use product.
But using paper is still better than plastic, and yes, trees can be and are sustainably farmed in many parts of the world.
I have seen some shifts away from plastic. For example, Apple seems to have removed almost all if not all plastic from their packaging, replacing it with paper.
- Comment on what is north? 2 weeks ago:
Weddell sea is good, mentioning Antarctica is good, the word “North” is meaningless in this context which is what the OP is laughing about.
- Comment on Anon goes camping 2 weeks ago:
The chlorine tablets taste like ass IMO getting a good filter is the way to go.
- Comment on Anon goes camping 2 weeks ago:
The most common cause of symptoms like in OP’s story are multicellular organisms. While still microscopic, they are plenty large enough to get caught in a filter.
- Comment on Anon goes camping 2 weeks ago:
They clog and you do need to rinse them, and running (clean) water in the opposite direction is a common way to clean them.
They do eventually degrade or clog to the point of being unable to function and then you have to replace them. Usually they fail such that it gets slower to filter the water rather than letting dirty water through, although that’s not always the case. One time I had a cracked filter, and the symptom was the filtering went suspiciously quickly. I think I drank some only partially filtered water before I figured it out (didn’t get sick though).
- Comment on Anon goes camping 2 weeks ago:
Get a water filter that’s designed for backpacking. The two varieties I’ve seen are either a hand pump or using gravity to force the water through a ceramic filter. Try to pick water that is relatively clean looking (not obviously murky, and it helps to pick flowing water).
Best tasting water I’ve ever had and you won’t get giardia (the most common cause of diarrhea symptoms described above).
- Comment on Anon is an audiophile wannabe (he uses .mp3) 3 weeks ago:
They are usually ogg in game, if not some sort of proprietary midi format.
- Comment on I'd choose 4 tbh 3 weeks ago:
1 kills you because you need some fat to live
- Comment on Gave him an offer, then took it away. Thanks PayPal. 5 weeks ago:
Maybe but are you really going to hire a lawyer to sue when you don’t have a job to pay the rent?
I know someone who went through a similar situation.
- Comment on What would it mean for the world if America was confident they developed a technology that would act as a fool prove deterrent from nuclear attacks what would that mean for the rest of the world? 1 month ago:
The treaty isn’t the technology, it’s the result of people much better informed on the topic considering the scenario you are asking about.
The technology is the hypothetical anti-ballistic missiles.
- Comment on Spotify 30 minutes of uninterrupted... Just kidding 1 month ago:
Tbh I kinda don’t mind the podcaster ads when they put their own spin on it and are cute about it
- Comment on Pearson complaining about using Linux to access my course material 1 month ago:
Neither have I really. It’s the last one I used, which was like 5 years ago.
- Comment on Pearson complaining about using Linux to access my course material 1 month ago:
So that you can run the windows exclusive software in a virtual machine.
- Comment on Pearson complaining about using Linux to access my course material 1 month ago:
Time to download Virtualbox
- Comment on Philosophy moment 1 month ago:
“It’s fine if it’s in a bag and off or silent” has been cell phone policy in my experience (10-20 years ago).
- Comment on What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts? 2 months ago:
- literally any foss player vs. what MS offers - be it VLC, SMPlayer, MPV, anything is better than windows built in crap
FFMPEG is an open source command line tool and software library for audio and video encoding. You’ll find it mentioned in the credits of just about any video playing software ever, but you can also just go use it for free.
- Comment on What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts? 2 months ago:
I like GIMP but find Inkscape impossible to use
- Comment on What's a cancelled game you really miss? 2 months ago:
Obligatory “fuck Notch” but I really liked the idea of 0x10c when it was announced.
- Comment on Anon predicts the future 2 months ago:
We had a chance to make some radical societal changes. Working from home became socially acceptable. Commuting disappeared, and the environment noticeably improved. People had more time to take care of themselves and work on hobbies while also still getting their work done.
Then as soon as bans on working in person were lifted, companies decided they had to bring people back to office in order to justify the expense of the office building.
- Comment on It's a fun new game 2 months ago:
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Oh whoops got the instructions mixed up
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller is only compatible with GameCube games, Nintendo says 2 months ago:
Huh? My actual GameCube controller works with all games on the Switch 1, although it doesn’t have all the buttons used by some games.
- Comment on Anon plays Metroid 2 months ago:
She’s also a “bounty hunter” because “Boba Fett in Star Wars looked cool”
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
This is the plot of Horizon Zero Dawn
- Comment on shrimp colour drama 2 months ago:
We don’t really detect direction of light exactly. Instead we detect the location in the eye where the light landed, and have lenses to focus the light onto our retina. That relationship does imply some of the directionality of the light I suppose.
- Comment on GOG seems to be considering paid membership option 2 months ago:
- a tool for backing up offline installers
This really should be something they offer for free, and there are already some FOSS options that do this, although they aren’t as good as I’d like.
- ability to install previous versions of a game
This is a feature they already have for free and there would (or at least should) be backlash if they were to lock that behind a subscription
- extra insight into the preservation work they’re doing.
Sure, neat.
- voting rights on games to bring into the preservation program.
Sure but said votes better have an actual impact.
- Comment on Virgin Physicists 2 months ago:
Grab a box full and test a bunch until you find one that works well for your use case. That way you end up with a resistor that’s much better than the rated tolerance you’d get if you just grabbed one resistor at random.
- Comment on Javascript/Linux is what I call it 2 months ago:
Yo I miss all the great in-browser shockwave games