I wish I could have gotten my new kettle with metric temps instead. Really jazz up my kitchen.
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I just got this excellent cephalopod kettle that additionally heats water to specific temperatures. Saves me from having to add one medium size ice cube to my coffee.
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What is this thing?@lemmy.world•[SOLVED] On a camp site only accessible on footEnglish
1·7 months agoI’ve been putting my tarp over wood directly—didn’t realize I was doing it wrong :)
You just changed how I think about virtual screens. I feel like Khan being unloaded on by Kirk.
I decided long ago that I liked the single monitor with multiple desktops. But in my head they have always been a line of desktops instead of a grid.
Somewhere there is a mathematician who uses a hyper cube array of desktops…
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealthEnglish
19·7 months agoLink to report instead of awful Fortune link: Giving Pledge
My memory is that it was an ARM based laptop. This story seems to confirm that: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/linus-torvalds-uses-an-arm-powered-m2-macbook-air-to-release-latest-linux-kernel/
I think it was the Asahi district.
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Science Memes@mander.xyz•Periodic reminder to get your library cards and fill out museum surveys.English
11·7 months agoI have five library cards with 3 subs to Kanopy and 2 to Hoopla. I actually prefer Libby to anna’s archive or other alternative methods. If anyone has sneaky methods to get more…share them please!
For anyone who cares here is a list of the largest e-book lenders that I found when I was library cards hunting. If you are in one of these areas—get a library card!
The top 10 ebook and digital audiobook-circulating library systems for 2020:
- Toronto Public Library
- Los Angeles Public Library
- King County Library System (WA)
- National Library Board Singapore
- New York Public Library
- Multnomah County Library (OR)
- Seattle Public Library
- Hennepin County Library (MN) - 228/63
- Harris County Public Library (TX)
- Calgary Public Library (AB, Canada)
The top 5 ebook and digital audiobook-circulating consortia and shared collections:
- Wisconsin Public Library Consortium 126k total
- The Ohio Digital Library
- Greater Phoenix Digital Library
- Tennessee READS
- Digital Downloads Collaboration (OH)
I often need the subtitles also, but like you cannot stop reading them even if the dialog is clear and end up not seeing what is going on in the movie.
The worst is movies like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It has beautiful visuals and action—and the versions on the streaming services lacked a dubbed version. Had to go blu-ray to getting dubs so I could watch instead of read.
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Technology@lemmy.world•‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharingEnglish
11·8 months agoI comment in a different part of this thread how my spouse and just share everything, but I complete get what you are saying.
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Technology@lemmy.world•‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharingEnglish
42·8 months agoI’m in the same place as you with my spouse, but we didn’t start with not trusting each other. I just never worry about my spouse knowing things about me—I cannot imagine what I wouldn’t tell her anyway.
My spouse has (multiple) physical journals lying around the house. I would never read them—she doesn’t worry about hiding them.
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Linux@programming.dev•Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS
1·8 months agoRegardless of right and wrong you made interesting content for Lemmy!
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Linux@programming.dev•Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS
2·8 months agoThat is my naive reading of the data also. And it makes me very happy.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Are password managers secure to use?
6·8 months agoRemember to think about your backup strategy if you use locally managed password software. I’ve helped (and been unable to help) some non-technical folks who relied on popular magazine/new site articles for software selection without good knowledge of how to properly backup their data.
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Linux@programming.dev•Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS
13·8 months agoHere is a different (in my opinion probably better) source: https://analytics.usa.gov/
It also shows Linux above 5%. I agree that most people are switching to phone and/or tablet, but: the total devices are increasing AND the total number of phone/tablet devices are increasing AND the linux share is increasing
I would expect that as the denominator (all devices which includes an ever increasing number of phone/tablet) increases that Windows, mac and linux would decrease. I am surprised (and happy) that Linux is increasing!
I think Apple Arcade has so many good games without transactions.
- Goat Simulator
- Monster Train
- Grindstone
- Slay the Spire
- Balatro
- Angry Birds
- Hello Kitty Island
But my mom just plays solitaire. I try sitting with her and playing new games but she doesn’t go back to the new games. I know she has found new games in the past—she played all of Plants vs Zombies—but that is a long time ago.
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Games@lemmy.world•Unexpectedly wholesome exchange after a poor performance from me in RematchEnglish
6·9 months agoI often defuse like this by referring to my age. “My reflexes were great when I first started playing video games in the 1970s—now I am just slower and not much I can do about it.”
I will second this. My wife and I tried all the instant coffees on some review site and one of the mid priced ones was surprisingly good. Originally it was for camping, but it was so smooth and didn’t upset our middle-aged stomachs after we drank a lot of it, so now we drink it all the time.
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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•The driver for my mouse occupies over 1 gbEnglish
1·9 months agoI use https://macmousefix.com/en/ on my Mac mouse. I’m not sure of its range of features.
Or even, “fuck your privilege “! Unless my wife wants to paint holding the brush in her mouth don’t kick her in the expression. You want royalties for artist or advance optin for model training I’m with you.
Edit:Didn’t realize the community I was in. Sorry all.









Five years ago, I felt like ultra-liberal Portland Oregon was awfully vaccine hesitant. I believe it may have shifted as a reaction to Trump 2.0 and Covid, but a lot of what I think of as anti-science still exists. But at least democrats don’t put RFK in charge of vaccines.