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HexagonSun

@ HexagonSun @sh.itjust.works

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  • How to solve wi-fi problem on Macbook Air mid 2013?

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  • The WiFi still works on EndeavourOS on my 2012 MBP but even then I couldn’t use WPA 3 on my router. I could tell the writing’s on the wall for that chip so I got a tp-link USB WiFi adapter that’s recognised straight away without any tinkering.

    I get to use modern secure protocols and feel confident nothing will mess up because I haven’t had to tinker or try anything to have it working.

  • Imperial Wastes So Much Time

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  • That’s an interesting question that I’d never thought about before.

    I asked chatGPT, which predictably bullshitted me and said they’d decided grams made more sense than kilograms for scientific lab work.

    But then I searched and found this from the user tomalator on Reddit:

    “When the French were developing the metric system, they suggested the unit be called a grave (pronounced grav) being the mass of 1L of water (1000 cm3)

    The French at this time being in the middle of a revolution against the rich notice that it sounded a lot like the word Graf, being a word for Duke or Earl, and they wanted to avoid affiliating with the nobility, so they changed the measurement to be the mass of 1mL of water (1 cm3) and called it the gramme

    They then noticed that it was inconvenient to use a mass unit so small, so they changed back to the 1L of water definition, but kept the name gramme for the base, and threw out the word grave in favor of the kilogramme.

    And that's why the kilogram is the base SI unit and not the gram. I had the exact same question when I learned the SI unites.”

  • Three Just Stop Oil supporters walk free after trial for M25 gantry action – Just Stop Oil

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  • A rare rational outcome for one of these trials

  • How do I check that my system is Linux-compatible?

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  • Also sometimes with a wireless issue there’s an easy workaround.

    The ancient Broadcom WiFi module is the most problematic aspect of my 2012 MacBook Pro, but I got a fully Linux compatible tp-link USB wifi adapter for about £10.

  • Is sneeze style genetic?

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  • I wrote that it was people who sneeze “super loudly” that seem to be doing it for attention, not just anyone who makes any vocalisation at all.

    Some people feel the need to turn every sneeze up to 11. Saying like a cartoon character is a good way of putting it.

  • Sailors take warning

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  • In the UK it’s shepherd’s delight / warning.

    That’s an interesting little US/UK difference I never knew before today.

  • Is sneeze style genetic?

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  • You’re totally normal and in fact it’s the people who are, consciously or unconsciously, choosing to vocalise the “ah-choo!” that are the weird ones, at least in my book.

    It actually really bugs me when people sneeze super loudly, I swear some people just do it for attention.

  • Define fries

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  • I’ll bite.

    It might have been different a few decades ago, but in the UK these days fries are still fries. Nobody would ever ask for a Big Mac and chips. Chips are specifically much fatter ‘chipped’ potatoes. And potato chips are crisps.

    So if we’re talking objectively… Fries are just the same US and UK. But US potato chips aren’t actually ‘chipped’, they’re very thinly sliced. And ‘crisps’ are indeed very crisp.

    So I’d actually say the UK descriptions are more objectively correct.

  • Mimi #67: Flat

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  • Something about how her face is drawn in these comics really bugs me.

  • "Best," somewhat turnkey, user-friendly distro for a 2016 Intel MacBook Pro

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  • The only problem I’ve had was the Mac not going asleep properly, and immediately waking up. But that’s something I encountered on other distros including Mint also.

    Found a fix for it.

    Ctrl key hasn’t been a problem. Often on many distros the old hybrid Nvidia graphics and the old Broadcom card were both problems. But ok on Mint and EOS.

  • "Best," somewhat turnkey, user-friendly distro for a 2016 Intel MacBook Pro

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  • Endeavour OS has been the best I’ve found on my 2012 MBP

  • What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?

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  • I didn’t buy an aeropress for years as I had a coffee machine and was like, surely that’s better.

    But finally got one, and my god. The simplicity. The ease of cleaning. The nice coffee.

    It’s basically my sole way of making coffee now, despite more pricey alternatives at my disposal.

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    New psychology research uncovers surprisingly consistent misjudgments of tattooed individuals

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  • The headline here made it sound to me like they were claiming people with tattoos were the ones making poor judgments.

    I was like, that’s a pretty ballsy claim to be making.

  • What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo?

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  • Actually Sonic 3 is a slight improvement in this regard once you get the hang of things - Tails can be more helpful, and carry Sonic to higher ledges

  • What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo?

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  • Sonic 2.

    Controlling Tails can be good fun if you’re very young and don’t fully know what you’re doing!

    Can be hard keeping both characters on screen at times though.

  • Red Dead Redemption 1

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  • After resisting at first, I started listening to the RDR1 soundtrack again recently and then the nostalgia became so strong I just had to buy it. I bought the Switch cartridge from Amazon for £30 a few days ago.

    Is it a fair price? Not really. Is it a game I don’t expect a heavy discount on any time soon because it’s Rockstar? Yes. Am I enjoying playing again, at way higher resolution and clarity than it ever was on PS3? Absolutely.

    It’s actually a better port than I was expecting, and much more of an upgrade than I expected from PS3.

  • Which Video Game was most influential on you as a child, and why?

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  • The Settlers II… what a game.

    I’m still desperate to find a port of the Mac version, the DOS intro just doesn’t hit the same.

  • What's your hot sauce of choice?

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  • Encona hot sauces are some of the most readily available in the UK, reasonably priced, and they generally slap

  • Linux distro recommendations

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  • Wanted to just chip in and agree that EndeavourOS deserves enormous praise for how much it gets up and running for you straight off the bat.

    I run Linux on a 2012 MacBook Pro, more as a hobby than as my main computer.

    It’s about the only distro that actually near-enough just works on that particular Mac at this point, with Linux Mint a close second. If I install it from the live image then change my network settings to use WPA 2 security rather than WPA 3 then I have a fully working computer.

    Most distros fail to even boot to a working live image on that Mac. And if they do, then I can’t for the life of me get the WiFi working after that.

    Being “terminal centric” scared me off at first, but I finally realised how little you actually need to know to install software and keep it updated once you’re up and running.

    It’s an amazing distro.

  • unixporn @lemmy.world
    HexagonSun @sh.itjust.works

    Next stage of the Linux journey, from Mint to Endeavour. But feeling Gruvbox vibes more than the default theming.

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
    HexagonSun @sh.itjust.works

    What's the oldest game anyone here has played in 2024?

  • Linux Mint @lemmy.ml
    HexagonSun @sh.itjust.works

    Nvidia 390xx drivers vs Nouveau

  • Unixporn @lemmy.ml
    HexagonSun @sh.itjust.works

    I'm still pretty useless with Linux, but I'm trying to learn