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  • Linux becoming as ubiquitous as Windows or Mac would not be a utopian endpoint.

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  • It’s worth keeping in mind that Linux (and Unix-like) OSs are already the most common server and datacenter OSs by a country mile. At the risk of being the “um aktshually” person here I think you are trying to refer to specifically using Linux as a general desktop OS, specifically for consumers. This is a pretty huge distinction though because all those giant companies are already using Linux in their data centers. Many support desktop use of their applications on Linux, and it’d be pretty difficult to gain any real foothold by limiting use of say Adobe apps to only an Adobe distro. They could perhaps choose to only package for say RHEL to support enterprise users, but then that package will work on Fedora too, and CentOS, etc.

    At its core, desktop Linux is already so fractured through various distros that a single one really doesn’t stand a chance at gaining enough foothold to be the Linux desktop OS, especially with SteamOS and Bazzite taking a good chunk of new users away from Ubuntu as an entry point to Linux, and Mint gaining ground as a good windows replacement. Debian and derivatives are likely to be a very sizable chunk of desktop users (in no small part due to Raspbian), but compared to how monolithic Windows or macOS are I don’t think any single distro can meet the needs of enough users to ever really get the market capture needed to be properly enshittified. Sure some will happen (through things like Snap no doubt), but it’s too easy to fork and create a new distro without that for it to become a Windows level problem. Plus Linux can’t be charged for directly due to its license (other aspects on top of the open source pieces can be, which is what RHEL does, but even there IBM has run into a ton of developer pushback with the stupid moves they made with CentOS a couple years back). The lack of real ability to commoditize the entire OS makes me confident desktop Linux won’t ever have the same enshittification issues as say Windows does.

  • Share your music playlist for concentration

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  • My work usually means I can’t listen to anything while I’m working (lots of meetings and video calls), but when I need to just head down get something done I listen to this lo fi beats playlist my wife made. It’s also great for reading while in a plane.

  • D please. Final answer

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  • 100% this, my wife makes a menu for the week on Monday then creates a list from that in Apple Reminders that I use to shop from. She knows if it isn’t on the list it isn't going to be in the bag I bring home. Even hand writing a list is better than trying to memorize one, anything to take that mental load off in a place designed to make you over buy on stuff you don’t need will help.

  • I made: an automatic music player

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  • Any chance you have the documentation for this somewhere I don't need to setup an account to access (like GitHub perhaps)? I can figure out a print if needed (though somewhere like printables allows you to monetize your print files if you want but is still more accessible/open than Bambus walled garden).

  • 2 injured, including a US Marshal, after an ICE agent’s weapon discharged during LA immigration enforcement operation

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  • Even if they were, this isn’t what any of these people are trained for. Federal agents are not local police. They don’t go out on patrol or randomly deal with stressful situations. TV makes it seem like federal agents are out chasing bad guys every day but they spend a huge amount of time following leads, interviewing people, and digging up information from various sources (of which i make no comments on the legality of). None of these people are trained to be beat cops on the front lines every day this way.

  • Delayed

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  • I also ordered a 17 Pro right when orders opened a long with a 17 for my wife. Both were supposed to come today. UPS showed up and dropped just one box, it was my wife’s phone. Tracking now says it will be delivered on Monday. The tracking says it was on the truck so I’m guessing it got mis-scanned at some point and ended up on the wrong truck. More than a little peeved that they won’t deliver it tomorrow though and I need to wait for the next week day (I also go into the office on Mondays and my wife will be at a work event so it’s going to just sit on our porch all day until I get home).

  • Charging infrastructure rant

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  • Yeah, we have an eGMP car (an Ioniq 6) and at real fast chargers (like 300kW) it gets from 20-80 faster than we can pee and eat a quick fast food lunch. I find the Rivan network is good where you can find them, and EA and EVgo are solid second place (those are much more common but more often in Walmart parking lots). I avoid Tesla chargers if I can because the cords are too short, Tesla owners tend to be dicks around here (not all, but many), and I don’t want to park at a nazi bar.

  • Charging infrastructure rant

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  • It’s for sure similar in the US, though it feels like it’s getting better. Almost all the fast chargers I’ve stopped at have card readers now (though whether they work is a different issue). Chargers in my area also seem to be more reliable than in the past, and I have always been able to find one close to my preferred routes (I always route plan for trips to be sure, but only once have I needed to go some route I wouldn’t have normally taken).

    My big complaint is that fast chargers get installed in the dumbest places. I don’t want to sit in a grocery store parking lot for 20 minutes, I’d much rather have a bathroom I can actually use. Again this seems to be getting better, but it’s still not great.

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    If AI “hallucinates,” doesn’t that make it more human than we admit?

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  • The technical term used in industry is confabulation. I really think if we used that instead of anthropomorphic words like hallucination it would make it easier to have real conversations about the limits of LLMs today. But then OpenAI couldn’t have infinite valuation so instead we hand wave it away with inaccurate language.

  • The new Hyundai Inster is an all-conquering, all-electric city car – we tried it

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  • They will claim “small cars don’t sell well in the US based on current sales numbers” but will not note that they don’t currently sell any small cars so of course they don’t sell well. It’s the same ‘logic’ used to only offer black, white, and silver cars, especially in better trim options.

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    Do I need the ISPs home router?

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  • It wasn’t standard previously, and if you have TV service I think it’s still inconsistent but the past ~5 years it seems to be more common that they are setup that way from the start. If you have internet only service, and a newer ONT (like less than 10 years old) it is the standard configuration and is how the self install guide tell you to hook up the “quantum gateway” router from Verizon.

    You can always call and ask to have your ONT converted to Ethernet output if it isn’t already and as long as it supports it I haven’t heard reports of much trouble there. The very early ONTs though don’t support it though IIRC but those should be being replaced at this point anyways.

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    Do I need the ISPs home router?

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  • I mean you can, an ONT is not a router, it’s essentially a media converter. I use my own router (and have for many years) and had no issues. The FiOS tech even ran a long Ethernet run in my basement to connect the ONT and my router in my rack when they installed service.

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    Do I need the ISPs home router?

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  • It depends, and without knowing your ISP I’m not sure there is a way to tell you for sure. I know for example Comcast gigabit Pro has been known to directly connect to an ISP SPF module in your firewall/router, but Verizon FiOS (and most FTTP that I know of) provide an ONT that converts the fiber to Ethernet which you would then connect directly to your hardware.

    I would verify if the ISP router you refer to is not really an ONT in which case you are directly connected to the ISP functionally and there isn’t really an advantage to getting an SPF and getting the fiber directly connected if you even can.

  • TestFlight expiring in 9 days

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  • I think that’d be fine generally. I’m on Lemmy enough it’s likely to be in the background most of the time and I don’t really get a ton of notifications anyway. If it makes it more maintainable I think it’s a solid compromise

  • TestFlight expiring in 9 days

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  • I wasn't sure about trying yet another app since Arctic really hits a sweet spot for me but yours is really good. It looks polished and is laid out how I generally prefer. Does it support any push notifications for DMs, replies, etc? Also if you have a TestFlight build I'm happy to run that as well.

  • for people who got diagnosed in adult age! whats your story?

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  • I never did great in school, I'd ace tests but just not do homework so my grades were middling at best. I did much better at my undergrad but mostly because I loved my major so much. It was like being able to dive into that ADHD rabbit hole every day and still be productive. It was hard so I didn't do phenomenal, but I did well. All this to say I wasn't "having trouble" so never got evaluated as a kid.

    Fast forward though an online masters I got straight A's in, and the beginnings of a successful career, I just assumed I was lazy and a bit apathetic. As I got into my early thirties though I started seeing more videos and blog posts about young adults getting diagnosed with ADHD and everyone sounded like how I experience the world. I just couldn't really ignore it.

    I started having trouble with work, I was missing due dates, forgetting to sign documents I'd reviewed, and just generally missing details and falling behind and I hated it! I ended up somehow aiming my rabbit hole cannon one day at finding a psychologist to get evaluated and scheduled an appointment for something like three months out.

    Long story short I have moderate combined type ADHD which explains most of my struggles as a kid, am now on atomoxetine and things have gotten better. Took until my mid thirties but better late than never.

  • I remembered I had to do something while putting on my socks, I ended up walking around the house with one sock on.

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  • This is exactly how I describe being on atomoxetine to my friends and family. It's not a magic moment of clarity, it just takes the edge off of my need to dive down every rabbit hole I see. I can still do that of course (and sometimes it still happens when I should be doing something else) but on the whole it's easier to pull myself out of the distraction spiral before it becomes too bad.

  • Fetterman Breaks Ranks From Dems, Praises Trump Over Iran Attack

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  • I feel this way sometimes, then remember what the alternative was and don't feel as bad. (To save the lookup for those that don't know, Mehmet Oz was the republican candidate in 2022).

  • What are ways to independently make a few bucks on the side?

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  • One of the risks around monetizing hobbies is that while you may enjoy that hobby now, doing it to make more adds level of stress and responsibility that can quickly make it into another job that you no longer love. Places like Etsy are competitive and reward consistency in listing and sales, so to have any real success you can't really list just one or two items and wait for them to sell. You'll drop far down in search rankings and suddenly your store dies because Etsy stops sending people to it.

    This isn't to say don't try, but be aware it isn't as easy as "hobby but get paid for it".

  • Pizza at the Pentagon: How a food delivery tracker may have predicted Israel's attack on Iran

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  • Yeah, I am very familiar with the clearance process. Not saying lower wage jobs don't exist with clearances (I mean buildings need custodians and janitors, cafeteria workers, repro office workers, etc), just that I can't imagine Dominos requesting, getting sponsored, and then paying for a delivery driver to be cleared, it just isn't needed.

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    Effects of missing Atomoxetine Doses?

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    Testing Option in Pittsburgh Area