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ADKSilence

@ ADKSilence @kbin.earth

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Just a random stranger here for their own soapbox. Expect things about nature, conservation, food, homesteading and the like.

  • MMO mouse for linux?

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  • There really isn't any decent Linux support for anything beyond the basic 5 button mouse without use of 3rd party apps. Even the "name brands" suffer from mass market shitty build quality that negates any "linux compatible" bonus points.

    Then there's the issue of the mouse hardware itself. Good luck finding an "MMO Mouse" that correctly reports every button as it's own input. Which makes the whole "Just remap it, it's an HID" aspect annoying. Redragon seems especially guilty in this area.

  • Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says

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    Do people REALLY want to buy beautiful land instead of empty land?

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  • You'd get more for developing the land, yes. But depending on your area, and how you develop it, you might not profit from it.

    Land with trees on it looks nicer, and draws a higher premium, but usually only if those trees are mature and provide benefits in the form of shade, use, etc.

    A scraggly patch of undeveloped land with some scraggly new trees won't see much of an increase.

    Really depends on the market, and the effort you're willing to put in if making money is the goal.

  • What's something that's taken for granted that occasionally makes you think, wait wtf?

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  • Not just merely a machine powered by explosions, sitting on volatile liquids... but one in which we've decided that it's also a great place to enjoy some music, maybe a nice beverage, and as a great way to take our attention off into vast distances to the sides to "see the sights".

    I think to myself as I steer with one knee, trying to simultaneously drink my coffee and light a cigarette...

  • NASA scrubbed its website to remove mentions of minorities and inclusion [Mixture]

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  • Just throwing an anecdote out there, but just went to nasa.gov myself, entered "Sally Ride" in their search box, and it pulled up several pieces about her. This is as of February 7th, 2025 for a reference for those that see this comment at some later date.

  • What's something that's taken for granted that occasionally makes you think, wait wtf?

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  • Driving.

    Somehow millions of us go hurtling by each other mere inches away in multiple tons of steel, often in conditions less than ideal yet for the most part, it's a safe way to travel.

    We can't even collectively agree on most topics, yet we put our lives in each others' hands every day.

    Even disregarding all the other drivers, we put ourselves in a metal can, hurtle towards solid objects, and simply count on the idea that on average, nothing catastrophic will happen.

    Pure, random chance is enough to end us - animal pops into the road, a tree randomly falling, etc. - yet there we go, on yet another daily commute.

    I have a long commute through the "middle of nowhere" so lots of time to think about things that ought to be downright terrifying. The thought of hitting one moose is bad. Never occurred to me until just the other day that two moose was not out of the realm of possibility.

  • What is one video game cheat code that will you will always remember?

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  • Put an N64 controller in my hands, and I've still got the muscle memory for all the fatalities in Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate Edition. As well as Shang Tsung's entire move set.

    Oh and HALIFAX? !YNGWIE! to unlock the Naboo starfighter in N64's Rogue Squadron.

  • The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified | Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

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  • I can say for certain that they dont. At least not all of the firearms. And "or else"? Really? Are you intending that to read as a threat, or merely a warning about said dumbfucks?

    Because that sort of "threat" is a nice indicator of the type of person that shouldn't have access to firearms.

  • The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified | Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

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  • Those dumbfucks are a vocal minority. We tend to forget that the internet is not necessarily representative of a population. So pretty much every "extreme" really ought to be taken with a grain of salt.

  • The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified | Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

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  • You'd think there's enough global support that something might kick off elsewhere in the world. But those not having to deal directly with the nonsense going on in the US have the benefit of being able to sit back and spout off.

    Sorry we're not revolting fast enough. Kind of hard to do when things are generally equally split in the country, and the majority of folks need to keep going to work to keep food on the table.

    Probably all as designed, but we're all too damned tired and those doing things we don't like know it.

  • Upstate NY community

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  • Hey all,

    The dude that set that community up here. I just want to say to any that the topic might interest: Welcome. I look forward to seeing what others might have to share about Upstate whether news, events, or even just a "Man, this cold is brutal" commiseration thread.

    Feel free to hit me up on kbin.earth, PieFed, or several other federated platforms. My username is spread around as I was working on getting my various federation feeds gathered in one spot.

    See you out there,

    ADKSilence~