My work pc with win 11 and 64g of ram is slower than my linux pc with 15 year old hardware
https://lemmy.world/post/30886747
My work pc with win 11 and 64g of ram is slower than my linux pc with 15 year old hardware - Lemmy.World
Title kind of says it all but it’s still baffling. Running an old ass amd fx
with 24 gig ram in the other computer. Work laptop is an i7 with 64 gigs of ram
and is still slower in daily use. Both have ssd boot drives. Granted im
comparing desktop and laptop. But a 15 year difference is pretty crazy to me.
How to know if certain apps steal data?
https://lemmy.world/post/30813020
How to know if certain apps steal data? - Lemmy.World
For example, how do I know that the Samsung calendar app is any better than the
g calendar app? Is the only way to go full open source (I’d prefer this, yes).
Also, should we stop using things like the default photo gallery? I have a
feeling they steal data from that as well. I know this is more phone related but
I don’t have this issue on my pc since I mostly use linux and open source
software.
What have you been using for cloud backups?
https://lemmy.world/post/30497106
What have you been using for cloud backups? - Lemmy.World
I had backblaze, and it’s really a bummer they don’t support linux. The closest
one I’ve found is Icedrive, but it costs a bit more. I don’t mind paying a bit
more though for a FOSS solution (technially not free but yeah). I probably only
have 2 TB of actual important stuff but it would be nice to have more for
future.
Keeping "smart" devices on guest network
https://lemmy.world/post/30449240
Keeping "smart" devices on guest network - Lemmy.World
I realized I was at risk by having smart devices on my normal network, so
decided to move them to my guest network.
I don’t like my smart tv, but it’s all I have to work with for now. I want to
keep it on my guest network, but still stream using jellyfin. I see on my
netgear router there is an option to “let devices on guest network see other
devices and access local network” which would probably allow it to see my
jellyfin server, but then doesn’t that defeat the point of a guest network?
Maybe I need to learn what a reverse proxy is…jellyfin server is currently on
windows (not my pc) but could move it to my linux pc if needed. And yes, I plan
to get a media center linux box in the future so I don’t have to deal with the
garbage smart tv os!
Corpo ai rage post - Lemmy.World
Just tried to power off my Samsung phone and found THEY REPLACED THE FUNCTION
WITH SOME GARBAGE SHIT AI THAT NO ONE WANTS. I am beyond pissed about companies
shoving garbage shit Spyware ai down our throats. How do we end this ? I want to
throw this trash away and get a linux phone. (Yes, I reverted the power button
function already. Still not something anyone should ever have to do)
Thank you to everyone who commented. You guys are basically geniuses as far as im concerned, and I have a good library of content to look back on now when I have time to get into it. The hardest part will be coming up with a project so simple that I can do it, but one thats interesting enough for me to actually stick with. Maybe something at first like, at 6 pm on Tuesdays, it flashes a gif onscreen. Or maybe a super simple text game.
Trying to be solarpunk in a capitalist world
https://lemmy.world/post/30242980
Trying to be solarpunk in a capitalist world - Lemmy.World
So im a very typical American. Cars, big lawn, etc. I do the best I can with a
garden, fixing my own cars instead of buying new, and trying not to buy things
packaged in plastic. I also want to make most of my lawn clovers and wildflowers
etc because I hate the boringness of grass and want biodiversity. Now I think
the solarpunk movement is awesome, but I feel like im just a poser. Obviously I
can’t leave my house and go live in a grass hut. Im also one of those people
with a million hobbies, so im always doing things (and by extension, purchasing
things, though usually used). I’ve also always been a car guy, which kind of
goes against the whole eco thing. Though I do pretty much only drive smaller
cars. I wont buy electric until they are analog and disconnected from any sort
of internet. I feel like there’s many out there like me who just feel they wont
make any difference anyways so they don’t get as involved. But what other things
can someone like me do? I’ve thought about some panels on the house to
potentially run small servers off of, but that’s pretty much it
Has anyone else just had great luck with Liux recognizing devices?
https://lemmy.world/post/30148718
Has anyone else just had great luck with Liux recognizing devices? - Lemmy.World
Maybe it’s because I was last into linux more heavily 10+ years ago. But I am
amazed at how distros work now. 15 year old wifi adapter that originally came
with cd based drivers? Works perfectly without anything extra. Racing wheel i
got on ebay? Works perfectly. Mouse, keyboard, tartarus, no issue. I am just
very happy with how well linux has been working, and hopefully this will bring
more people to make the switch. However, I have not had luck with vr (oculus. I
hear index does better). Thats the one thing I do hope for more progress on.
Is it possible to stop corporations/government from building by me?
https://lemmy.world/post/30088094
Is it possible to stop corporations/government from building by me? - Lemmy.World
In this wonderful world of corpo late stage capitalism, guessing the answer is
not a chance. But I was wondering if anyone has ever been successful in stopping
development of farm/forest land. The town im in keeps developing like crazy (for
who im not sure, as there’s still a decent homeless population and empty housing
but anyway). My place is in an unincorporated area, with a couple neighbors and
a beautiful field/trees across the road. I worry more every year they are going
to concrete wasteland it and put a fricken 10th McDonald’s right near me. Yes,
im spoiled. But im guessing the only possible way to stop it would be to buy the
land, or maybe get all the neighbors together to stop it? Like i said, im pretty
sure the easier option is to move away, unfortunately.
How common is it to need to know the absolute inner workings of something in order to do it?
https://lemmy.world/post/30065464
How common is it to need to know the absolute inner workings of something in order to do it? - Lemmy.World
Im wondering if this is a common adhd thing. For example, I have always wanted
to program, but I can’t let myself start with some easy gui building block code.
I need to understand how the code is interacting with the computer itself and
know how they did it in the 80s. Then of course it’s too hard for me and I give
up. Or if im making music, I need to do everything from scratch the hard way,
making it as hard as possible (and killing any creative effort i had in the
beginning). It’s the same with anything. I can’t progress if I dont know the
absolute reason why something is being done. And if I do it the easy way, I
didn’t do it right and took shortcuts so it was worthless.
