hperrin
@hperrin@lemmy.ca
- Comment on This ad that claims that windows 11 is 3 times faster than windows 10 2 hours ago:
It definitely is depending on what you’re measuring. I’ve personally seen at least three times more people pushed to Linux each month since Windows 11 was released. Probably more. Windows 11 is the fastest Windows version at creating new Linux users, easily.
- Comment on Is this incest? 1 day ago:
Welp, that’s enough internet for today. Bye, everybody.
- Comment on Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry 1 day ago:
Oh no wouldn’t that be a shame. /s
I’m sorry but if your industry requires that you commit a bunch of crimes to make money, it’s not a legitimate industry, it’s a criminal industry. We’ve had these for a long time, and generally they’re frowned upon, because the crimes are usually drugs, guns, murder, or theft. When the crime is intellectual property theft, apparently we forget to care. Then again, same with wage theft.
- Comment on Are standing seats on airliners actually going to be a thing? 2 days ago:
No. Severe turbulence happens once in a while, and the people standing at that time can get really injured. That’s why they tell you to stay seated with your belt on unless you’re going to the bathroom.
- Comment on Inspired by a friends current vacation 4 days ago:
Was your tent just a sheet over a single string?
- Comment on I'm looking for a tutorial video, "On today's episode of Will It Blend, we have a blender, some water, and some used lithium batteries" 5 days ago:
No water necessary if they’re charged.
- Comment on demon named racecar 1 week ago:
People named Lana: 😒
People named Kcidymkcus: 😏
- Comment on Lies, Damned Lies, and LLMs: AI is a Con 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, I think we agree on that point. I didn’t mean to make it sound like it’s intentionally trying to trick you.
- Comment on Lies, Damned Lies, and LLMs: AI is a Con 2 weeks ago:
When it’s trying to convince you that it’s right using tricks of confidence, I’d say it’s behaving like a con man. At least it’s indistinguishable from the behavior of a con man.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to technology@beehaw.org | 15 comments
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 2 weeks ago:
Music. I have some data CDs I burned in the mid 2000s, that I booted up a few years ago (Linux live CDs). I don’t have any data CDs from the 90s though. IIRC, ISO 9660 does have error correction.
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 2 weeks ago:
I have CDs that I burned in the 90s that still work fine. I’m assuming the blu-rays I burn now will probably last as long, which is decades longer than I need them to.
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 2 weeks ago:
I just use a USB Blu-ray burner.
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 2 weeks ago:
I burn Blu-rays once in a while. They work for backup.
- Comment on Rate my setup 2 weeks ago:
Ten out of beans.
- Comment on How do children address a non-binary parent? 2 weeks ago:
If I were a nonbinary parent, I’d definitely go with “elder”.
- Comment on I’m a little too self aware to enjoy life and a little too delusional to give up 2 weeks ago:
This is lemmyshitpost, not lemmygiveexistentialdreadtothereader.
- Comment on "I don't know" how much Borderlands 4 will cost, Gearbox boss says, but it had "more than twice the development budget for Borderlands 3" and "it might be" $80 like some Nintendo and Xbox games 2 weeks ago:
I’d be willing to pay that. But honestly, I’ll probably wait until it’s on sale.
- Comment on Here kitty kitty 2 weeks ago:
They probably are, but that’s because of selective breeding.
- Comment on Here kitty kitty 2 weeks ago:
I’m pretty sure we provide them food and shelter because they catch rodents, not because they “sound like babies” (??)
- Comment on Console prices could rise by 69% in the US due to Trump tariffs, tech trade association warns [VGC] 2 weeks ago:
Trump Tax™️
- Comment on DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware 2 weeks ago:
Of course it is. And now all of our social security numbers are probably on the dark web. I mean, AT&T already did that last year, but now they’re on there twice.
- Comment on I found an interesting USB-C alternative to barrel jack wall warts. Thought I'd share... 3 weeks ago:
This is called a PD Trigger or a PD Emulator. They come in adapters too with a female USB C port and are only a few inches long.
Like this:
I’ve used several of them before. They’re super useful.
- Comment on Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable - The Oatmeal 3 weeks ago:
I love my Epson Ecotank. It solves most of these issues.
- Comment on Over 250 CEOs sign open letter supporting K-12 AI and computer science education 3 weeks ago:
Why the fuck would anyone listen to what a CEO has to say about education? Or, really anything for that matter?
- Comment on Bitcoin mining is no longer profitable 3 weeks ago:
By design, it’s supposed to be barely profitable, so it makes sense it would cross that boundary once in a while. Then some miners stop, the difficulty is adjusted automatically, and it becomes profitable again. It’s actually a pretty interesting strategy.
Basically the difficulty depends on how many miners there are on the network. More miners = more difficult. Fewer miners = less difficult. The “difficulty” is just how “lucky” you have to be to hit a successful hash on a block. The block’s hash is based on the previous block + all the transactions you include in your block + a random number you add. If the hash ends in a certain number of zeroes, you have a successful block you can add to the chain, and you’re rewarded with some brand new coin in your wallet (you include that in the transactions in your block).
The amount of new coin constantly goes down as the chain gets longer, until it hits zero and mining doesn’t create new coin. Then, you would charge a fee for including someone’s transaction (a lot of miners already charge a fee). The more zeroes required at the end of the hash, the “harder” it is to mine. The network automatically adjusts how many zeroes are required to keep new blocks being added at a roughly constant rate.
So, fewer miners would mean blocks are being added too slowly at the current difficulty, and the network adjusts to make it easier to hit a successful hash.
- Comment on A completely useful compulsion I have. 3 weeks ago:
This isn’t a useless compulsion. It makes the carton easier to handle and less likely to tear and drop.
- Comment on Linux help and actual pros and cons 4 weeks ago:
Yes. It’s really good at that actually. The browser can be cumbersome, but it’s not too bad for just basic browsing with a controller. I wouldn’t want to write an article on it, though. xD
- Comment on Linux help and actual pros and cons 4 weeks ago:
If you’re going to dual boot, the latest version of Fedora makes that really easy to set up. Linux Mint is also a really good choice. For the love of god, avoid Ubuntu like the plague. It is not user friendly anymore. If you ever have to look up a guide on how to set up Flatpak, you’re in the wrong distro. Flatpaks should be front and center in the software center.
Btw, you don’t download installers from the internet like you do with Windows. You install software from the software app. On Gnome, it’s called Software, and on KDE, it’s called Discover. Fedora offers both Gnome and KDE. Since you’re new to Linux, I’d recommend KDE. It’s similar to the Windows layout.
Then Mint uses Cinnamon. It’s similar to a Windows layout. I don’t know what the software app is called. Cinnamon is really user friendly and familiar. You’d like it.
Since Linux is free and easy to installed, you can try out all three and see which one you like. If you’re dual booting, that might be a bad idea, so instead, try them out using VirtualBox in Windows.
- Comment on Smh being fired for police work 4 weeks ago:
Too many.
