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Cass.Forest

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  • Starfleet Academy is Anti-Star Trek [NERD RANT]

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  • Yeah tbh SNW was not that great of a show after three seasons. Like I really enjoyed the first season, and the musical episode of the second was nice (I'm biased as a theatre kid), but the third season just felt like it lacked the teeth to really say anything worthwhile like the first season did or, heck, any other Star Trek show.

    Now, I'll save my reservations for SA because I'm watching the franchise in a semi-chronological order and I'm still on VOY and DS9, so I'll watch the show when I get there (and try to avoid spoilers in the meantime), but yeah, you can't judge a show off of two episodes.

  • Shower thought: How many rings do you wait for before hanging up?

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  • If it's a business that I'm calling or someone that I'm calling for work, I wait for four rings.

    For my friends, I sincerely cannot remember a time where I have called them ever. I either text or speak to them in person.

  • These College Students Ditched Their Phones for a Week. Could You?

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  • I work in IT, so I use my phone to close tickets and otherwise diagnose issues (unless I need my laptop for those). Outside of work, though, I can see the benefits of doing a social media fast, although I would like to say that I use social media substantially less than I did when I had TikTok on my phone.

    What I would like to do, eventually, is be able to recognize when I'm doom scrolling and to then instead go listen to an audiobook, watch a TV show, play a video game, or work on a personal project.

  • Twokinds 22nd Anniversary

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  • Love that Markiplier's brother makes furry art

  • 'It's going to be really bad': Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

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  • So basically anything not using RSA is fine, which is probably everything these days.

  • Framework under fire for Omarchy/DHH/Hyprland support?

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  • Welp, time for me to find a different laptop to purchase. My old HP went out after nearly 10 years of use (thank you, Linux) due to motherboard failure (source: I work in tech support and laptop repair, plus I took it to Best Buy for a second opinion). I'm using a loaner laptop from a friend as an in-between, and while it's not a bad laptop itself, I would like to get something, well, new. Plus I'm due for a stipend from work, so I'll definitely have the money for it.

    I've always heard that Framework is a good laptop, and have even recommended it to someone at work, but now I'm not so sure. As for me personally, I'll have to hunt down a new laptop to purchase, as I definitely don't want to support someone who follows the "if you have 10 people who sit with 1 Nazi" saying. I did get some recommendations from a Best Buy worker, but then they all come with Windows, and while I do have a guide on how to make Windows more privacy-friendly (and I can always just install WSL), I was looking forward to keeping Linux as my daily driver (as I do on my desktop).

  • Framework under fire for Omarchy/DHH/Hyprland support?

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  • I want to start this comment out by saying that I do agree that communities can change people, that if one is exposed to differing perspectives and belief systems, that one has the opportunity to change their outlook on the world. It's definitely how I was able to get myself out of some very bad thought processes that were ingrained into me as a child. I would, however, like to grain-of-salt that to say that I was open to hearing about differing perspectives and belief systems.

    Respectfully (to you and other leftists at least), as a disabled queer trans person, I am tired of the emotional labor it takes to justify why I should exist to people on the right. I agree it should be done to engage with as many people that are willing to take it in as possible. I have done it enough to know that there are times when you can try as hard as you can, but the person just won't come over to your side of thought. I'm reminded of the saying "I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you."

    Again, I don't mean to direct any malice or misgiving towards you or anyone else engaging with this topic in good faith. I'm just tired of doing the work that other non-marginalized people should have been doing for years.

  • 'It's going to be really bad': Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

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  • But I think it’ll be sold like “this is gonna instantly transform business overnight”

    Tbf, and to my understanding, quantum computers will break current encryption algorithms, so it kind of will transform business overnight, just maybe not in the way these people are selling.

  • Anyone using a Linux Smarphone?

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  • Tbh I would love to tinker around with my 3-year-old phone and get something working (I believe it was running Android 12 on last update), but I don't necessarily have the time, willingness, or even knowledge of where to start. I'm a hobbyist programmer who mostly does full-stack web development these days with a sprig of application programming on Desktop. I've never even tried to go into mobile tech, and when I did, it was for small things like a Raspberry Pi which is essentially an ARM computer that can run mostly anything an AMD computer can. Phones aren't like that.

  • Ethical alternatives to Spotify

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  • I've heard that Mirlo.space is a good alternative to Bandcamp, and as an artist myself, it looks to be a good replacement.

  • Ethical alternatives to Spotify

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  • Also gonna suggest Mirlo.space as it's open sourced.

  • I'm Not a Programmer, but Here’s Why Linux Is My Daily Driver

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  • I do video editing myself in Linux and Kdenlive does pretty much everything I need. The UI is a bit odd to learn but I'd imagine any new editing software is gonna have a learning curve of some sort.

  • Lindroid is an Android app that lets you run Linux in a container, with support for hardware-acceleration

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  • I would as well

  • What thing could you do the most significantly better than your parents?

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  • Show empathy towards those that have different experiences than I do

  • Is Windscribe a good VPN for torrenting?

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  • Just a note that Proton VPN doesn't allow P2P on their free plan.

  • German parliament will stop using fax machines

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  • Tbh I was surprised they're still using them

  • What are developers in different languages known as?

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  • What about people who program in C?

  • A Move to a More Ethical Phone (Later)

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  • See Citizens United v FEC. Basically, it was ruled that corporate lobbying counts as free speech under the 1st Amendment.

  • A Move to a More Ethical Phone (Later)

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  • Companies tend to donate to political candidates so that those candidates, upon being elected, propose and vote in legislation that benefits those companies or vote out legislation that doesn't (e.g. oil companies and climate change policies)

    Edit: a detail that was implied but should be noted

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    A Move to a More Ethical Phone (Later)

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    Some Experimental Synth Music for your consideration by Yours Truly

    wiresbranches.bandcamp.com /album/woods-n-wires