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Hi, I'm sbird! I like programming and am interested in Astrophysics and all things space. I also have a hobby of photography.

  • FOSS Directory-based Gallery App?

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  • You have to set this option

  • FOSS Directory-based Gallery App?

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  • starting page of explorer mode for me (when you go into the subfoldere you see a list of folders that contain images, and if you click the album-looking icon, you view an image gallery of photos within a folder.

  • FOSS Directory-based Gallery App?

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  • I personally use Aves Libre. It does let you easily rename files while you are looking at them (three dots menu, click rename), and if you set the default navigation view to "explorer", you can see folder structure!!!

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  • (SOLVED) A quick question, how do I change the GTK theme in KDE Plasma?

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  • Yep, that's where you find it. It is "Breeze", and the preview looks fine (but the titlebar says "gtk3", does this option not apply to gtk4 apps maybe?)

    I will try installing a GTK theme with this menu and report back

  • (SOLVED) A quick question, how do I change the GTK theme in KDE Plasma?

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    (SOLVED) A quick question, how do I change the GTK theme in KDE Plasma?

  • Elegoo Centauri Carbon questions

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  • As an owner of a Bambu Lab machine (the A1, the big brother of the A1 mini), they print great, but the closed ecosystem is pretty bad and I would not recommend Bambu printers anymore. Plenty of other companies make great printers without the annoying Apple-like restrictions.

    A year or so ago they released a firmware update that bricked third-party software (like OrcaSlicer, which I use) unless you set a "LAN only" mode that meant you couldn't access your printer remotely without stuff like Tailscale, and they also bricked third-party hardware (like the "Panda Touch" display for the P1 series models) because screw us consumers I guess? And given that they already have RFID tags in their filaments, they could easily flip a switch to make it so that Bambu printers require first-party filament and then jack up the prices of their filament like what HP did with 2D printers (which everybody hated). What's stopping them? Or what if they make third-party hotends, replacement parts, etc. all incompatible?

    The Centauri Carbon seems like a neat option, haven't used it myself, but reviews suggest that it prints pretty well (though try to evade to super sponsored ones that came out on release, it's the same with all tech) and it looks like many people have good experiences with it.

    If you decide against Elegoo's printer, there are plenty of other options available. Sovol makes the SV06 line which seems pretty neat, and Qidi has a bunch of good value options (the Q1 Pro has been mentioned a bunch, for instance). You might also want to look at Creality with their K1 series, but some people don't like Creality as a company. If you truly want something that can last, constructed in Europe, etc., then there's also Prusa, but all that costs extra. Prusa's printers are really cool as they sell upgrade kits so that you can turn your old printer into the new model for less money!

    If the kid is looking for colour changing, make sure they really want it, since it wastes a bunch of filament in the form of "poop" when changing colours (there's a bunch of videos on the topic). If they insist on it, the companies that offer colour changing systems that aren't Bambu are Creality and Prusa. If the printer you are looking to purchase runs/supports Klipper, there are also a bunch of DIY options that you build yourself (there's BoxTurtle, EnragedRabbit/ERCF, etc.)

  • Steam hardware survey for February 2026. What happened? Why did it lose such a big percentage?

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  • That's so interesting :0

  • Why is the USA attacking Iran?

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  • Yes, I do know of the coup against the democratically elected Mosaddegh in favour of the autocratic Shah. Wow, the U.S. removing democratically elected leaders in foreign countries in favour of autocratic ones that support American business interests? I wonder how often that happened! (a lot, that is)

  • Why are Americans so hung up on Epstein and his egg head island and "the files"?

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  • I understand that these people should, of course, be held accountable and shouldn't just run free after doing all that horrible stuff on his island. What I don't really get is why it is so often brought up in off-topic discussion. I get that people want to spread awareness and all that, but screaming "release the files!" on internet posts doesn't really help.

  • Why are Americans so hung up on Epstein and his egg head island and "the files"?

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  • Fair enough, everyone should be upset that the uber-rich can evade the law as they are now. Yes, they are horrible people. That I can understand.

    What I don't understand is why many people (not all people, but some certainly) bring it up in off-topic internet discussions.

  • Why is the USA attacking Iran?

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  • For your information, in a later comment I did note that the weakening of Russia due to their invasion of Ukraine is playing a part in making Iran more vulnerable. In terms of their ties with China, that is correct, their relations are an additional reason why the U.S. doesn't like them very much. It doesn't look like China would support them in a conflict though, at least not with troops on the ground.

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    Why are Americans so hung up on Epstein and his egg head island and "the files"?

  • Why is the USA attacking Iran?

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  • and many of the naughty Iranian proxies have also been weakened through a hellfire of Israeli and American bombing, like the Houthis in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza, and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Why is the USA attacking Iran?

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  • In the past, there have been moves against Iran (sanctions and the sort that are worsening their already mismanaged economy) but the recent strikes have been down mostly because Iran doesn't really have any allies that are able to support them should they get attacked. Russia has their invasion of Ukraine that they are grinding soldiers in, and the Assads have been overthrown in Syria. Their bad bad economy also means they have lots of domestic issues too, making them super vulnerable.

  • Why is the USA attacking Iran?

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  • Note that America's support for Israel has exist since pretty much when it was founded after the end of WWII by Britain, this certainly isn't a new thing. As for the dislike of Iran, that has been a thing for ages too (see the coup against the democratically elected leader when they were against American business interests, Iranian revolution that propped up the new government and had Americans living in the embassy taken hostage by protesters)

  • Why is the USA attacking Iran?

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  • Israel allows the U.S. to maintain a foothold in the Middle East and have an influence in the region (which is plentiful in natural resources like oil), that's the gist of it. The U.S. also has a large Jewish community that is generally pro-Israel (not all of them, but many are. In recent events, many Jewish groups in America are now condemning Israel for their war in Gaza, starving the population, all that heinous stuff)

    Iran's government has made it clear that they don't like Israel's existence (due to their displacement of Palestinians, various war crimes, that sort. They also don't like that they are so heavily American influenced). They don't like the U.S. either, as they believe that they are an imperialist power that wants to take advantage of the Middle East. That is one reason that the United States deems Iran an enemy. Note that Iran's government's viewpoint is not necessarily the same as those of the Iranian people. Additionally, the state of Iran funds many proxy terrorist groups across the Middle East, all of which do terrible terrorist things, which the U.S. doesn't like at all (especially when they do terrorist things against American citizens living in the Middle East).

    Israel and Iran's rivalry (and you can include the Saudi Arabia, UAE in this too) is mostly down to wanting to be top dog in the Middle East, having the most influence and power, and it doesn't help that they have very different beliefs (not just religion, different styles of government, different policies, that sort)

    TLDR:

    U.S. supports Israel for Middle East influence

    U.S. don't like that Iran's government is anti-America and anti-Israel, and they don't like that they support terrorist groups either

    Israel competes with Iran for power in the Middle East, and have very different beliefs

    Please note that I am not trying to incite a political debate. America and Israel has done bad stuff (war crimes, imperialism, etc), Iran has done bad stuff (terrorist proxies, political repression, etc), both are bad in my book.

  • Do you think Lee Harvey Oswald and Mark David Chapham would be friends?

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  • Simply because Oswald was accused of murdering (there are arguments for and against this, I will not get into that) and this Mark guy murdered Lennon (just found out that today, never knew that before) doesn't mean they would be best friends.

    Let's say you have maybe-murderer Alice and murderer Bob. That alone does not mean they must be friends, as murderer-ness is not the only defining characteristic of friendship. Most friendships are where murderer-ness is equal between friends (that is, both zero) but correlation != causation. Alice and Bob could have different hobbies, interests, and beliefs that could clash with each other.

  • Which is better, Unity or Godot?

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  • Aside from the benefits of open-source, I also find that Godot has a nicer workflow for me, with nodes and signals that make it really easy to make games. I also like that GDScript is very similar to Python (so it's a lot simpler) while also having the option for explicit data types. The code editor is also built into the engine which is nice. The documentation for Godot is also excellent (it truly is really good), not to mention integrated into the engine as well!

  • Under the most ideal circumstances, how 'clean' is drinkable tap water by the time it reaches our taps?

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  • Depending on where you live, you could have great tap water or terrible stinky tap water. Generally, developed countries (UK, Ireland, etc.) have better quality tap water (due to better infrastructure, cleaner working conditions, etc.) but it could even vary between whether you're somewhere rural or urban. If the tap water doesn't make you sick, doesn't look muddy, doesn't smell, etc. you are probably fine (and if you're extra-cautious, you can test tap water for concentrations in certain minerals and such). You can always grab a water filter if your tap water is bad.

    If you're wondering how tap water can stay clean, there are a bunch of steps to treat unclean water. There is coagulation, which clumps dirt and other particles into larger, easier to remove particles using various chemicals. Then there is flocculation, which makes the particles even bigger, turning them into "flocs", through mixing. Then there is sedimentation, which is basically where the flocs are so big they sink and form a sediment at the bottom. After that, you have filtration (which removes even more particles) and disinfection (which uses UV light, chlorine, or similar to kill microbes). I had to search for the specific words (coagulation and flocculation in particular), but I do remember the actual steps from geography lessons.

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    How to get rid of the KDE Wallet pop up on every restart?

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    (solved) What is a good Matrix (public) home server besides the big matrix.org one?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What do you think is a realistic peaceful solution to the China-Taiwan issue?

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    A few questions on MPD and RMPC

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    Does anyone have a good suggestion for a markdown note organiser?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    If you were able to magically learn any language that nobody speaks in your region, what would it be?

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    Installing EndeavourOS, should I use btrfs or ext4?

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    (cross post, SOLVED) Using rsync between btrfs internal and exFAT external SSD, incompatibilities due to lack of symlinks support on exFAT

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    (Update: properly solved now!) When using rsync to backup my /home folder to an external 1TB SSD, I run out of space, how??

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    (edit: no) Is it a good idea to use an Android phone as an external SSD for backing up my home folder?

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    (solved) What is the best tool to mass resize all images in a directory, including sub-directories, while keeping aspect ratio?

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    Charlotte's web could be made with a bunch of strings

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    Does display scaling not work in live boots?

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Self hosted alternatives to games like Wordle, Connections, and Skrbbl(dot)io?

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    Some questions about distro-hopping

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    How on earth do I fix my trackpad?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    If a multi-dimensional political compass existed, how many dimensions would it have? What would be those dimensions?