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utopiah

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  • How to add an option to create a particular type of file from context menu on KDE plasma, fedora?

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  • Sorry typo, it's indeed ~/Templates (even verified to be sure but even has a specific icon), was already there, I didn't create it. So unfortunately still does not work.

  • Privacy-Related Laws?

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  • Enforcing GDPR fines would be a great start, only adding more if need be.

    I feel like we could are more laws but if they are not enforced it's pointless, maybe even worst but it gives the illusion of privacy while in reality nothing changes.

  • How to add an option to create a particular type of file from context menu on KDE plasma, fedora?

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  • Creating a .prototype file in ~/Templates didn't work for me on KDE Plasma version 5.27.5.

    Because it's my own filetype I added it in "File Associations" known types in text category, to open with Kate, Gvim, etc, just in case, but didn't help.

    Is something else required?

  • Linux Distro Recommendation

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  • None of your requirements are distribution specific. I do all (Steam, non Steam, Kdenlive, Blender/OpenSCAD, vim/Podman, LibreOffice, Transmission) of that and I'm running Debian with an NVIDIA GPU. Consequently I can personally recommend it.

  • Options for when selfies are required?

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  • Depends on what kind of services... if it's ESTA, visa, official documents basically, or KYC from a bank, well yes, if there is no better way (e.g. cryptographic signature via physical ID card with chip) then I'll do it.

    If it's for a random Website they can fuck off.

  • Looking for DVD player recommentation

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  • Well you already have a desktop so the added value is that once you get the content out of the disk you don't need them anymore. You can just store them if you want but not need to play with the physical thing, neither DVD nor player.

    I mean if you particularly enjoy very specific things, e.g. bonus, or the physical feeling of the media (why not, harder to justify than with e.g. vinyl but still fine) you can still do that but otherwise the physical media isn't actually needed anymore.

  • Looking for DVD player recommentation

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  • Also if you don't care for miniDLNA and streaming over your own LAN (or even online if you have your own VPN) copy the resulting files on a 5€ USB stick on plug on your TV, works just as well. If your TV isn't "smart", which is perfectly fine, then use a RPi and do the same.

  • Looking for DVD player recommentation

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  • FWIW I had similar concerns and here is my suggestion :

    • no physical player or even DVDs... just get DRM-free files
    • if you still do want to do the whole thing offline I bought a brand new 20€ DVD player with USB input to plug on my Linux computer
      • I then installed dvdbackup
      • use it to get VOD files
      • read directly with e.g vlc
      • compress with ffmpeg

    Might sound complicated and first time maybe it took me 1h to setup, now I put a DVD in, start my script and 15min later I have a video.mp4 with everything I need. I can play it locally, share on LAN with miniDLNA and let any other device (phones, video projector with VLC, etc) play the content.

    I then frequently go to my public local media library, get the content I need legally and the right holders get their cut, no data going to BigTech platforms.

  • What could be the best way to introduce the world of computers to a kid, let's say of 6 years old, so that he learns to handle it like a toy and stops dreading it like some esoteric, arcane and

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    Can kids under 10 be possibly taught coding, without even mentioning the word syntax to them ??

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  • Plenty of good resources shared and I'd add

    ... and yet, all that being said and done the deeper question IMHO is why?

    The word "syntax" should not be taboo. Grammar should also not be something to ignore. In fact if you consider Umaschi Bers, Papert, or Alan Perlis' "A programming language that doesn't change the way you think is not worth learning." the crux is why learning programming in the first place?

    Are you creating yet another developer or rather are you helping someone to explore what even programming is? What building things mean regardless of what tool they use? What is a language?

    of course the former is more pragmatic but the later IMHO is much more interesting and will probably keep them learning for their entire life. It probably also will, as a side effect, teach the former.

  • Underappreciated top

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  • Far from me to try to bash a suggestion's on one's head but ^rpg or ^r<process-name> (for reverse-i-search) is probably quite fast, obviously depends entirely on your typical usage. Hard to do less than 2 keystrokes I admit.

  • Underappreciated top

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  • I always killed processes with ps -ef | grep

    <process-name>

    and then kill

    <pid>

    you could check pgrep <process-name> too

  • Shopping Online or Irl for Privacy

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  • I actually asked this morning at the post office specifically thinking about your remarks.

    They do sell non denominative credit cards here. So your card is KYC (I imagine, I don't think it's possible to go around that) and they know who you are, ID and all, but stores, online or not, have no name associated to it.

    Regarding online stores I do again advise to be cautious and not assume that because a contact field is there, it is mandatory. Yes it might be important for deliveries of parcels but that's a moot point if delivery happens to a 24/7 box.

  • Sony WF-C510 connected on Linux, but never recognized as a headset

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  • Make sure to properly reset the devices, both BT on desktop, not just unpair but removing past pairings, and headsets.

    Also try pairing with something else, e.g. mobile.

    Unfortunately as I don't know why it worked I can't help more than that, best of luck.

  • Sony WF-C510 connected on Linux, but never recognized as a headset

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  • Happened to me with another brand and model (can't recall which to be honest). It did pair but appeared as a generic BT device, not headphones, and thus was totally useless.

    I was pissed.

    Then... I pair with something else, not a computer but something simpler, maybe a phone, I can't remember, and it worked. So I was shocked, how can for this it works, clearly no driver installed on top and not my desktop?!

    Anyway long story short I tried again few more times and it worked. Headphones were now pairing as headphones.

    I can't explain why but my point is, I wouldn't give up. I would retry to pair few times (I know, sounds ridiculous, and yet...) without changing anything.

    PS: if you know the ins and outs of the BT stack and it makes sense to you, please do explain! I'd love to learn

  • Shopping Online or Irl for Privacy

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  • IRL : I'd argue most security cameras are, AFAIK, on closed circuits. I don't think they can upload the data somewhere nor keep it for a long time. Also it takes quite a bit of power to process so unless there is a good reason for it, I doubt anybody nor even a computer vision algorithm, will process it to the point of face recognition.

    Online : virtual credit card (not sure if they need your name) + PO box, post office or next door store compatible with the online shop. Most online shop I know do NOT require a mobile phone number. They might have a field for it but they are not using it for e.g. 2FA so if you were, by mistake or not, to put a random number I don't think it would matter.

    So at least some of the constraints can be changed.

  • What is the safest repository to an install application from on Android? GitHub or Fdroid?

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  • DAW software for Linux?

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  • FWIW not only is the project alive (last commit 17 hours ago) but distribution too (cf links above) and project management too (cf e.g. https://github.com/orgs/LMMS/projects/1 as example of complex set of tasks mostly done toward a major release).

    So... I'm not going to give people working on LMMS any advice, but of course I hear you, and OP, when it shows for people who aren't deep into it a project that seems abandoned.

    I do not know no why the project is in that state but what I hope I have shown is that for sure it's very much active.

  • DAW software for Linux?

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  • FWIW from https://lmms.io/download#linux one can get as AppImage (so nothing to build, no repository to modify) either

    • 1.3.0-alpha.1.102 alpha
    • 1.3.0-alpha.1.894 nightly

    so from what I understood you could consider alpha, not nightly.