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James R Kirk

@ Kirk @startrek.website

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  • Trill Symbiont Lifespans

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  • This is the content I come here for 🖖/5

  • I Love Sideloading

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  • I agree with this. It's installing an app. Installing a program to a computer you own should never be considered "unofficial"!

  • In Another Thread about ‘D S 9’ & Challenged Characters, I Came-Up with This Why This Series Not Happened Yet, & Thus An Idea for A Brandnew ‘Star Trek’ Series

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  • I was hoping that's what something like the Section 312 movie might be about since genetically altered people seem to be the only true "outcasts" in the Federation (at lease on paper).

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x05 "Series Acclimation Mil"

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  • An excellent episode and would easily have been my favorite for the season if not for "Vox in Excelso".

  • Is Home Assistant the recommended default for smart homes?

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  • As others have said, you can run Home Assistant on anything if you want to just test it out. Their own hardware is a great choice though.

    But to answer your broader question, yes. Home Assistant is the choice. It works better with literally everything else out there.

  • Two snowy roads in New York. One exposed to traffic and one not.

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  • Anywhere you see piles of snow it should be turned into pedestrian only space (since it's obvious the cars don't need it)

  • Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting Android

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  • Been looking forward to this one. Might finally be time to switch over. I wish there was a Graphene build for it.

  • Reddit mods immediately delete Post about Eppsteins private Email leak(s)

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  • Surprised a Lemmy instance doesn't have it honestly

  • Coworker wants to try Linux with gaming, Bazzite or Mint?

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  • Yes a little bit if you have an Nvidia card, and Bazzite has the option to boot right into a Steam Deck like interface which is great for controller gamers.

    To be clear Mint is a totally fine choice too, but for gaming and especially for a total Linux newbie Bazzite is the choice.

  • Coworker wants to try Linux with gaming, Bazzite or Mint?

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  • Bazzite 100%. It's the best out of the box gaming distro, and bonus points for immutability (not that your friend needs to know what that is).

  • Signal Contingency Plan (spoiler: it's Delta Chat)

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  • deltachat will leak metadata everywhere

    Got a citation for that? Genuinely curious

  • Kiss goodbye to 8K as support from the TV industry 'dwindles'

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  • I would like to see 8K for movies in cinema, especially for remasters/digitizations from existing film negatives and archival purposes.

    While I wouldn't say no to it, 8K on a TV under 75" is not going to add much value to the average consumer.

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Across The Unknown - Official Game Mechanics Deep Dive: Rebuilding Trailer

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  • Same. It seems almost too good to be true.

  • Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

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  • Right, exactly. It also takes 3-4 seconds to load in which time I could have just middle clicked and loaded it in the background. Maybe on mobile I'd use it but only in rare circumstances.

  • No wonder Reddit has turned to shit

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  • Every platform is going to have someone trying to exploit it.

    Reddit turned to shit because the people who own it allowed it to.

  • Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

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  • What exactly are the AI features everyone is talking about? The only one I've encountered is the "long click to preview link" and it's... not super useful but far from annoying like Copilot.

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    Yes, Windows is the Problem.

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  • I upvoted you, but I do feel it's only a matter of time before the open source community outpaces Apple as well. Just a few short years ago the "year of the Linux desktop" was a joke. Now for many, Linux is unquestionably the better option.

    Imagine having the option to be-exactly-like-MacOS-if-you-want-but-aren't-forced-to (basically what's happened with Linux and Windows this year). It would be game over for Apple, at least from a software perspective.

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    Yes, Windows is the Problem.

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  • Zorin is a good OS but IMO it's a little too simplistic for most people who know what an operating system is.

    But as the video gets at, the question of "when will Linux be better than Windows" is solidly "today". MacOS is probably still "better" for someone fully invested in the Apple ecosystem. But Linux is not far behind that either.

  • The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time...

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  • Well, the main criticism is probably too few Kelpians...