Magister
@Magister@lemmy.world
- Comment on Anyone notice how Brian Thompson dies and suddenly aliens start attacking? 1 week ago:
She should watch this short www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-2tpwW0kmU
- Comment on in the return of the king movie, when Pippin looks in the palantir, why does gandalf ask him if it was minas tirith that he saw? 1 week ago:
Seriously, I’m an old coot, read the book in the 70s and 80s etc. and the trilogy is absolutely beautiful
- Comment on It is matter of time 1 week ago:
Khrushchevka ?
- Comment on Trying to retain your sanity while married 2 weeks ago:
hé, I’m an X ;-)
- Comment on Trying to retain your sanity while married 2 weeks ago:
only half the time? You are married for less than 25 years!
- Comment on ''The CEO case has been taken care of brother'' 2 weeks ago:
The fucking Bogdanov brothers, they were wild…
- Comment on CEO brains go brrrrr 2 weeks ago:
There’s like 1 billion firearms in the usa, how may CEOs?
- Comment on Are there any actual free programs that clean up all bloat ware on a new laptop? Without them putting hidden stuff in? 3 weeks ago:
This, and for missing drivers, I always have a SSD with SDIO and the latest driver pack (something like 30GB)
- Comment on I have to be knowledgeable about a particular superstition in order to sign in to access a government form 3 weeks ago:
At my date of birth, the sun was in Ophiuchus
- Comment on Why did the first people to settle in very cold climates decide to settle in such a harsh climate? 3 weeks ago:
Not only cold. Without AC the south of USA would be completely different too.
- Comment on I've had the same laptop for seven years. Don't know much about them besides buy a Toshiba. Is this Hp Essential Laptop a good deal? 4 weeks ago:
A used corporate surplus laptop would be far better.
Absolutely, a 3 years old Dell that was $2000 can be had for like $300 sometimes on eBay
- Comment on I can't imagine being paid to act like I enjoy working in the office 4 weeks ago:
Time for some Nerf!
- Comment on In the US, is this actually the moment past the point of no return? 5 weeks ago:
Reagan, he is the starting point of everything: the tax cut from 73% to 28%. USA never got back on track after this.
- Comment on "I never asked for this" 5 weeks ago:
Seriously, I liked the Netflix serie, it was pretty good, maybe too much julia/vicious compared to the anime, but character, acting, VFX, fights/stunts, were pretty good.
- Comment on Why do the majority of women still take their partner's last name? 5 weeks ago:
True, for instance in Québec, Canada, it is illegal for a woman to take her husband name.
- Comment on Dear Americans, be prepare to get screwed! 1 month ago:
She can, but I guess she’ll have to pay for it/go to private.
- Comment on Dear Americans, be prepare to get screwed! 1 month ago:
REGULATIONS
Returning to the U.S.
Less than 48 hours in Canada:
$200 USD worth of goods per person, tax and duty freeAny purchase of alcohol or tobacco products may be subject to duties and taxes
48+ hours in Canada:
$800 USD worth of goods per person, tax and duty freePurchases may include 1 litre of alcohol, 200 cigarettes (1 carton), and 100 cigarsFamily members can combine their tax and duty allowances
- Comment on Dear Americans, be prepare to get screwed! 1 month ago:
For years, us, Canadians went to USA for shopping. Next year with the exchange rate at the highest for US$, and Canada without tariff, a shit load of americans will come to Canada to buy their electronics and stuff.
- Comment on So begins the great smart bulb saga! 1 month ago:
Not specific to Apple… it’s the same thing for Android… buy a “brand A” bulb, nowhere to find the app, install another app for “brand B” and it works… SmartLife, SmartThing, ECO plugs (this one was hard to find, it is to control my WiON plug), Sylvania Smart Home (for the bluetooth ones), Tapo (I had Kasa too but TP-Link made them work with Tapo, one less app!!!), Geeni, etc, all kinds of apps… and some stuf like the Sylvania BT bulb can be flashed with their own firmware, the google home firmware, the amazon alexa firmware etc so if you have the wrong one, it half-ass pairs and does not work, you have to toggle its power 5 times to repair with the app etc
- Comment on Houses in my area increases 82% in just 4 years 1 month ago:
About everywhere… In Toronto it’s now 1 million+. In Vancouver it’s now 2 millions+
- Comment on Can a laptop docking station be used on a KVM switch? 1 month ago:
Yes, I used a hardware KVM with a laptop (Dell with a dock) and a desktop, it makes a lot of wires, but it works.
But having both system at the same time is a must, so at one point I used RDP (windows->linux or linux->windows) from a screen.
But for ~3 years now I’m using a software “KM”, meaning my desktop is connected to a monitor, my laptop is connected to the second monitor, and I share the keyboard/mouse (hence KM) in software using InputLeap (formerly Barrier). It is seriously pretty good, when my mouse exit monitor #1, it enters monitor #2, and whatever you type is entered in the system where your mouse cursor is. It is fantastic, I cannot live without this now.
- Comment on Where can I find the highest quality Star Trek: The Original Series? 1 month ago:
Netflix in Canada has the 1080p remaster ones, pretty good!
- Comment on I know what I got. No low balls 2 months ago:
Oh shit I have to try this
- Comment on End of the World 3 months ago:
Iconic, I remember the good old flash, I still have it somewhere I’m sure
- Comment on the number of spam calls i've received since i started using this sim card 3 months ago:
It’s an animated GIF
- Comment on Disney knew 3 months ago:
It’s been a long time I saw a reference to goatse!
- Comment on If Russia takes out all the Internet cables like the news is saying. How much of that traffic can be re-routed to satellite? 3 months ago:
Something like 1% of internet traffic is by satellite…
- Comment on (Win 10) Move all windows of a single programme to a different screen? 3 months ago:
I use something called “TAN Windows Manager” to save windows position and restore them, it may be what you want
github.com/Todd1561/TANWindowMgr
Check also this one github.com/kangyu-california/PersistentWindows
Also I never tried it but windows powertoys fancy zones may help you, you can edit layout and all
- Comment on What kind of laptop should I get? 4 months ago:
Here’s a 11th gen for instance
Just search for “dell 11th gen laptop” or 12th gen etc
- Comment on Why my avatar is not displayed? 4 months ago:
well, you were right, I saved it as a PNG and re-uploaded it, and now it works, problem solved then :)