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  • Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma

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  • To those who have already switched (whether to Credit Karma or another service): What are you using and why do you like it?

  • life

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  • haha

    ... :(

  • Is there a safe way to run multiple desktop environments on Ubuntu 22.04?

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  • Pretty easy, and it's saved my bacon a handful of times. Most recently I restored from command line because I borked my display driver (legacy Nvidia user).

    Aside from that instance, everything else was done through the GUI.

  • Is there a safe way to run multiple desktop environments on Ubuntu 22.04?

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  • One word: Timeshift

  • What's your preferred DE?

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  • Started with XFCE but migrated away due to bugginess with my outdated system. Next was KDE. I was pleasantly surprised by how lightweight it ended up being after hearing otherwise. Now I'm on Sway, and it makes this old computer scream!

  • Games with absolute banger OSTs (and perhaps good stories / gameplay)

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  • I have absolutely jammed to the original Unreal Tournament (UT’99) soundtrack on my commute.

  • What are some FOSS programs that you think are a far better user experience than their counterparts?

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  • Try the AutoFill keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-L (or Cmd-Shift-L on Mac). Works well enough for me.

  • Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels

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  • TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes

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  • RIP. Sorry to be so negative, but the system is rigged in Sony's favor.

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  • SSD: Best Buy (US electronics store) still had some SATA SSDs in stock, so I didn't need an adapter. This is what I got: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-cs900-500gb-internal-ssd-sata/6385542.p?skuId=6385542

    Take advantage of the fact that you can make Live USBs of the distros as you decide what you're looking for.

    For me, I found AntiX a little too barebones for me. But your mileage will vary.

    I will have to give Mint another go sometime!

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  • Ooh, I just did this! Mid 2010 white MacBook, Core 2 Duo P8600, 2GB, spinning rust HDD.

    *Strongly recommend switching to SSD. I also added an 8GB stick (so 9GB total, hah) but my hunch is that even the SSD alone would have made this machine much more enjoyable.

    I ultimately decided on MX Linux, although with systemd as init so that logind could handle lid and power button events. The default power manager (XFCE?) would result in a black screen upon resuming otherwise. MX Linux also worked the best for me in terms of optimizing for battery life.

    PeppermintOS was my second place but also had the black-screen on resume.

    I also tried various flavors of Mint but felt that Peppermint and MX were ever-so-slightly leaner in terms of features I actually use and battery life.

    Avoid Void Linux. On my system the trackpad only worked in one direction.

    I was not able to get the nVidia card to work with proprietary drivers. It's so old that it requires legacy drivers (340) and I just ran out of patience. Nouveau or bust.

    I am currently using it for casual web browsing and YouTube. It handles YouTube pretty well although I'm still searching for a native frontend that allows me to login to my YouTube account so I get all my subscriptions and stuff.

  • Wallpapers @lemmy.ca
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    5284x3020

    Bridge

    ibb.co /YX1LfQC
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  • Looks delicious!

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  • Devil’s advocate: if a delayed message is put far up the conversation history, it may not be seen when it finally goes through? Although notifications could mitigate that to some extent.

  • ‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Foraging Books Are All Over Amazon

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  • Amazon won’t care because nobody will hold Amazon accountable.

  • Can you drive a manual transmission?

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  • US, mid 30s, and nope. (I learned on a friend's car but didn't spend enough time for the muscle memory to build in, even way back then)

  • I Completed my First Final Fantasy game!

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  • They definitely have more patience than me! I started with the SNES FFs and briefly tried the FF3 3D remaster. Not sure I could go back to 1 and 2!

  • 22 August 2023

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  • Posting this from a 2010 MacBook given a second chance at life with an SSD, 8GB of RAM, and Linux. Spent $70 bucks on the upgrades.

    Original battery still gets 4 hours of battery life, too.

  • Microsoft to Force Web Links Shared in Teams to Open with Microsoft Edge

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  • Such low, sad tactics. I've just converted an old MacBook to Linux. It'll be good to not have to deal with these shenanigans.

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    A humorous look at bad UI design

  • Apple @lemmy.world
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    Apple Weather's forecasts are so bad my meteorologist made a post about it

    spacecityweather.com /excessive-heat-continues-and-despite-what-your-weather-app-says-its-not-going-to-rain/
  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Outlook suddenly started opening links in Edge, disregarding my default browser settings

    www.theverge.com /2023/5/3/23709297/microsoft-edge-force-outlook-teams-web-links-open