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CaptainPedantic

@ CaptainPedantic @lemmy.world

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  • I've found Linux Mint to be easier to install and use than Windows. (I don't have to enter the console and allow myself to setup an offline account because no network drivers were working in Linux. Windows 11 did that).

    I've never had issues with graphics drivers, despite using Nvidia cards. The only issues with Linux have been because I broke something when I was messing around.

    Get a USB drive, burn a Linux ISO to it, and try it out without installing it.

  • Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem

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  • I tried one of those alternatives once. It was like chewing on gristle. The flavor went away within seconds. I'd rather eat glue. Hopefully they'll improve, but I'm not optimistic.

  • When building a home server, could a used/cheap PC do the job?

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  • When I build my NAS/server last year, I bought a used Dell Optiplex from 2013 on eBay for $50. I tossed in an old SSD I had laying around, and squeezed in 42 TB worth of HDD drives. I added a PCIE SATA expansion card, and a 10 gig network card for 60 bucks to improve performance.

    The only real downsides of doing it this way are

    • No realistic way of upgrading hardware
    • Limited space for internal drives
    • No hardware transcoding abilities out of the box
    • More power consumption than buying something newer

  • The FDIC's goal is to prevent another banking crisis. It's now also a Trump target

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  • Every few generations? The FDIC paid out for bank failures in 2008!

  • Utah poised to become the first state to ban fluoride from water systems

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  • "Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water, or rain water, and only pure-grain alcohol Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation. Fluoridation of water? Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?

    I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!"

    -- these goobers

  • Encrypted backups to the cloud

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  • I use Kopia to backup to Backblaze B2. I also use the Kopia UI since I can't be bothered to figure out the cli for it. I have it running constantly in the background so it automatically takes care of everything.

  • Americans’ confidence in air travel falls after string of plane crashes, poll shows

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  • I averaged data from 2016 to 2022. What am I cherry picking?

  • Americans’ confidence in air travel falls after string of plane crashes, poll shows

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  • Airplanes aren't as safe as trains!

    In the US, air travel is safer by an order of magnitude. According to the National Safety Council, scheduled airlines have a passenger fatality rate per 100,000,000 miles of 0.001 while rail has a fatality rate of 0.025. Hell, busses are safer with a fatality rate of 0.0066.

    I'm sure rail safety is probably better in Europe and Japan since they have better rail infrastructure and more passengers.

    A /r/dataisbeautiful post from several years ago also shows a similar story.

  • i'm your god now.

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  • I never squash spiders. They're either my buddies and they catch insects that get into the house, or they're entirely too large to squash; they'd make a mess. If my wife sees a spider and gets scared, I put it outside. It helps that there are no (common) venomous spiders where I live.

    Mosquitos, crane flies, flies, and wasps are all fair game though.

  • Senate panel advances RFK Jr.'s nomination to be health secretary

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  • Ya know, the Kennedy's haven't had too much luck with their noggins.

    Shot in the head, shot in the head, lobotomy, brain cancer, brain worms, etc.

  • US egg prices expected to climb further as farmers strained by bird flu outbreak

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  • H5N1 has a 90% to 100% fatality rate in chickens according to the CDC. Either the chickens are killed by farmers before the virus spreads more, or the virus will kill the chickens.

  • 'Everything I Say Leaks,' Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio

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  • For some reason "dildo" is way funnier than "you dildo". Thanks for the laugh

  • Republican state attorneys pressure Costco to drop diversity policies

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  • ~~Trader Joe's is a subsidiary of Aldi. I'm not sure how that relationship works in regards to labor relations, but if this person wants to avoid Trader Joe's for moral reasons, they might want to avoid Aldi too. ~~

    I was wrong, they're different companies that split from the same original company. Thanks for the corrections.

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    Ahh hell nah!

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  • There's no way it's intentional. If you're not familiar with the phrase "white power" in a racist context, the product description is perfectly accurate and reasonable. It took me a few seconds to figure out the problem, so if someone is unfamiliar then there's no way they'll identify the problem.

  • If you were not allowed to acquire any new clothes, how long do you think your current wardrobe would last?

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  • I would assume the older washing machines with a big metal or plastic agitator in the drum would be much, much harder on clothes than modern front loading washers. Modern washers just toss the clothes around to agitate, rather than using a big hunk of material to do it. That being said, I think some modern washers run longer cycles than old ones, so it could be a toss up as to which causes the most wear.

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  • I'm using Linux Mint (Cinnamon) with a 3070. I have absolutely zero issues.

  • HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content

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  • How is improving the specs of a standard a scam? It's not like a phone that entices people to buy them with new "features" of questionable utility. Cables are boring! Most people don't buy HDMI cables for fun; they probably only buy them when they get a new device or when an existing cable dies. And even then, who is going to shell out for an expensive version of a cable that they won't utilize its capabilities? Most people buy whatever is cheapest.

  • True love

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  • Tell the time, the date, and act as a stop watch according to the manufacturers website. My $250 watch does all that and it looks better.

    I can totally understand buying a nice/expensive watch, they look nice, the feel nice, they're accurate, they can do cool stuff. I don't understand buying a watch that costs more than most cars cost, especially if it only does the most basic watch features.

  • How the heck do you give you cat a pill?

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  • Pill pockets are the only way we can get our cat to take her pills. But we've had to put the pills into little gelatin capsules and wrap those in pills pockets because the pills are bitter. If my cat gets a taste of the bitter pills and the pill pocket, she'll never eat the pill pocket flavor again.