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  • What band/artist have you seen live more than once, would gladly go see again, and what keeps you coming back?

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  • Oh wow - I'm kind of jealous, even if it was a bad show. I'd love to have seen them in their early days!

  • What band/artist have you seen live more than once, would gladly go see again, and what keeps you coming back?

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  • R.E.M. (3 times)Beastie Boys (2 times)Prodigy (2 times, and going again later this year)David Byrne (1 time, but seeing him again in July!)Puressence (2 times)

  • What's the best thing made from potatoes?

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  • Ideally doused in salt and vinegar and consumed while walking along a seafront promenade.

  • How come planets move around in a circle for left to right or whatever? Why not a up and down circle like a target logo? I can explain further. thanks ahead of time.

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  • What's your addiction?

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  • Only a few examples of that so far, but I fear there are more coming!

  • What's your addiction?

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  • Buying records, and also browsing Discogs adding records to my cart before not actually buying them.

  • How long do you think it will be until Chrome/Google for all intents and purposes removes basic copy paste functionality on webpages?

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  • At most they could maybe remove it for Chrome users. But unless Google is going to start editing 3rd party websites, I don't see how they could remove copy/paste entirely.

    More to the point, why would they?

  • They confirm life after death is real and you'll see your friends and family that have passed, what do you do?

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  • I think this is the exact plot of The Discovery on Netflix. In the film, it leads to a lot of suicide.

  • What video game did you not expect to like as much as you did?

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  • This is the one I was going to say - I got it second hand somewhere, on a whim because I had a voucher to spend. Had never even heard of it before, but boy oh boy, what an amazing decision that turned out to be!

  • What are some hugely important music albums?

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  • I almost picked Pet Sounds myself! Such an incredible album, so much invention and depth ❤️

  • UK regime joins the unprovoked war of aggression against Iran

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  • As far as I know, American planes didn't even get to take off from any UK bases.

    And now they are to be allowed to do that. FFS.

    BBC News - UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj9g11p1ezo

  • UK regime joins the unprovoked war of aggression against Iran

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  • Ok, but other than just making assumptions, we have no evidence that the UK did even that here.

    My main point is that OP seems to think that trying defend troops already stationed in the region (whether they should be there or not) counts as being part of this attack. Which it really doesn't. As far as I know, American planes didn't even get to take off from any UK bases.

    The UK government/military has done plenty of heinous shit over the years, not least Iraq. I'm not pretending otherwise - but on this one, so far, it doesn't seem like they've really done anything.

    They haven't condemned it either, of course, but from what we know so far, it's simply factually incorrect to say the UK joined in on this particular attack.

    I think defense is part of offense

    It certainly can be. But it can also just be defence - if they're sitting there with Iranian missiles heading at them, it's hardly surprising or unreasonable for them to try and intercept and prevent.

  • UK regime joins the unprovoked war of aggression against Iran

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  • Those are fair questions - but neither of them make it the case that Britain "joined" this attack.

  • What are some hugely important music albums?

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  • Rubber Soul - The BeatlesTo me this marks a turning point in the Beatles' output, from fun, rock 'n' roll/pop music, to serious artistry, more challenging themes and lyrics and more interesting instrumentation.

    Sample track: In My Life

    Dubnobasswithmyheadman - UnderworldHugely important in British dance music, a total departure from their first two albums and the start of a run of classic electronic music. It's a shame they're still best known for Born Slippy, because there's so much more to Underworld than that, and it started here.

    Sample track: Dirty Epic

    The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet UndergroundFamously known as an album that not many people bought, but all of those who did started a band. Hugely influential, full of great songs, some gentle and fragile, others cacophonic and dissonant. A masterpiece.

    Sample track: Venus in Furs

  • UK regime joins the unprovoked war of aggression against Iran

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  • How is that joining with what the US and Israel did?

    It's protecting British personnel from any attacks that may come as a response to the US/Israel action.

    But the statement explicitly says "The United Kingdom played no role in these strikes."

    Starmer is also catching criticism from the Conservatives and Reform because the UK hasn't been involved

    On the UK 's response to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel told the BBC she found it "absolutely astonishing" Sir Keir had not been more proactive in its support.

    And from here

    Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, wrote on X: "The Prime Minister needs to change his mind on the use of our military bases and back the Americans in this vital fight against Iran!"

    Meanwhile Emily Thornberry, a senior Labour MP and often critic of Starmer said:

    "I am pleased to see the UK is not involved in these strikes on Iran. They are ill-advised and illegal.

  • What flag to fly?

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  • Might make more of a statement to simply remove the US flag and have nothing there.

    Replacing it with something else makes it look like you've chosen a cause in preference to the USA.

    Removing it simply says that you are no longer showing support for the US, with no other message. Also less likely to make you a target.

  • Can't wait to be free.

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  • Update 02:

    Actually... Ok, so I really wish I'd found this guide (below) before, it looks a lot easier to follow than the various scraps of info I pulled together a couple of weeks ago! I'd say try working through this first, as it seems to be written by someone considerably more knowledgable than me! :-)

    https://www.reallinuxuser.com/how-to-install-wifi-drivers-in-linux-mint/ (I've no connection with the author, I literally just stumbled upon the link while trying to find the stuff that helped me)

    I need to go just now, but hopefully that helps - if not please do say, and we can keep trying! :-)

  • Can't wait to be free.

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  • Update 01 (please, anyone with more experience correct me if I'm wrong here):

    Ok, so although this isnt how I did it (it was a terminal command, that I haven't yet been able to find again) here's how to ID your WiFi Card - click the main menu (the Start menu, if was Windows), and type "sys" so that you see an option for System Information.

    Click that and choose PCI from the menu on the left. Scroll down the list and you should see entries for Ethernet and Network. Look in the Brand and Device columns to find your model of wifi card. For example, here's mine:

    The info you need is underlined above - note that on mine the "(rev 01)" part matters too, not just the BCM43142 part.

    Then you need to find the right driver for whatever your card is. I'll go look to see how I found mine :-)

  • Can't wait to be free.

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  • Hi there - sorry about the slow reply. I'll try to pull together the info I found, but in general:

    • Yeah, you need to have the right driver for your wifi card
    • To do that you first need to be able to identify what wifi card you have (will expand on this when I locate the info that helped me)
    • Then you'll need to have an internet connection to download the correct driver
    • This could be the tricky part, because if your PC's wifi isn't working you'll need another way to connect to the internet. This lack of wifi will also prevent you connecting to your phone's wifi hotspot - it'll need to be a physical connection at least at first.
    • Your two options are likely to be: 1) To physically connect your PC to your phone with a cable, and allow the PC to use the phone's mobile data as an internet connection (assuming that's possible, might depend on your phone); or 2) Connect your PC directly to your router with an ethernet cable - this assumes you have such a cable, have access to your router, and that your PC has an ethernet port.

    EDIT - here's some info on that: https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/temporary-internet.html

    • Once connected you can move on with downloading the right driver - then you install it, probably restart the PC, and fingers crossed your WiFi card will be working

    Probably best to be prepared for it not to work the first time - that was certainly my experience! :-)

    Will try to track down the info I found on identifying the wifi card and getting the driver - in the meantime though, you can be trying to sort out a physical internet connection. Good luck!

  • Android @lemmy.world
    SanguinePar @lemmy.world

    Did Android 16 mess up anyone else's text and object sizes?

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
    SanguinePar @lemmy.world

    Inconsistent distances on Google Maps

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    SanguinePar @lemmy.world

    TIL that not only is Measles very dangerous in itself but it also strips away and resets much/most of your immune system.

    www.bbc.com /future/article/20211112-the-people-with-immune-amnesia
  • Sync for Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Is it possible to group favourited communities or users into a single feed?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    SanguinePar @lemmy.world

    Question about Firefox - any way to open specific sites as if they were an app or program (similar to an option in Chrome)?

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
    SanguinePar @lemmy.world

    YSK: It's possible to get search results from Google without the annoying 'AI' answers at the top

  • Football (Soccer fútbol fußball 足球 ) @lemmy.world
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    The Guardian

    Blue cards to be introduced into football for sin-bins under Ifab trials

    www.theguardian.com /football/2024/feb/08/blue-cards-and-sin-bins-could-be-introduced-to-football-under-ifab-plans