Uebercomplicated

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In my defense, this is because I had to zoom out as far as alacritty would allow to get everything on screen, so the res of the text got significantly reduced. Is there a way to take lossless screenshots of a terminal emulator, though? This was the only way I could think of doing it, zoom out really far and then capture with grim

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 3w ago

Don't worry, the update doesn't bother me in the slightest; I think it only took about five minutes anyway. I just thought it was kinda funny, the sheer volume of updates. In my seven years of daily driving Linux, I don't think I've ever seen that many updates come at once. The closest was a Arch laptop I hadn't opened for two months, but I don't even think that was over two thousand, lol

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 3w ago

I love typst! I have also been using it for about a year now, though only for personal stuff, because the math and more advanced formatting is not quite on par with latex yet. But it's getting close and it's so much nicer to use!

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 3w ago

I took the IB and IGCSE. Trust me, I almost killed myself during the IGCSE. No such problems during the IB.

*Edit: I payed basically nothing for the IB diploma in Germany, it was from 11 to 12 grade, so not the "IB learners" thing people do in primary etc. The work load was a lot and I was taking college courses on the side, as well as creating a music portfolio outside of school, and applying to American colleges. But I managed pretty well. No trauma from the work-load for me. YMMV though, some people here seem to report very bad experiences. I should note that the IB was much more work than my first two years of college.

For context, I was very dyslexic (but had compensated pretty well for things like reading and writing) and was very academically interested, but the IGCSE curriculum is the most anti-dyslexia and anti-academia curriculum you could take. It basically tries to make everyone into good little government puppets. All the exams are about short-term memorization and surface-level understanding, the math course is laughably easy, drama is a farce, and English is genuinely going to make your kid dummer.

The IB is also very flawed, when I was taking it, and also today, as I am regularly told by a friend who teaches the IB and grades IB exams for English Literature in Germany. But for me, back then, as a student, it was infinitely better; suddenly I was independent, could pursue things academically (except in physics, the IB doesn't do the sciences very well IMHO), etc.

But what I have come to realize is that this was very influenced by my IB teachers (same school as where I took the IGCSE though, teachers just had more freedom, were more qualified, etc). Ironically, they often complained about the IB and not having enough flexibility, the exams not being representative, etc. But the IB was still leagues better than the IGCSE (or, god forbid, the Abitur).

I took philosophy, for example, from a wonderful, wonderful teacher, who taught us everything without a text book. Instead, she used her expertise (a doctorate from upenn) and the original texts. Everyone in the class got at least a five, most people who cared, got sevens, myself included. To this day I have not had a better class (we were, admittedly, only five students, which does help).

I don't think the IB is intrinsically good or intrinsically bad, unlike the IGCSE, which is meant to brain-wash you, and completely and utterly destroy those who don't want to be brain-washed.

The thing with the IB is going to be the teachers and school. Also note that some of the exams, back when I took them, were kinda random. Like getting a seven (the highest possible grade, fyi) in English or German Lit was a little unpredictable. I can only hope that's improved.

For context, I also improved hugely academically when entering the IB. I was already interested in higher education, and was taking college classes during the IGCSE (because it sucked so much), but was still roughly a B minus student. Going into the IB I became a top-scoring student within one semester. I graduated with a 43/45, which I don't think my IGCSE examiners nor myself in 10th grade would have believed. I have a lot to thank my IB teachers for, and ultimately I am very glad a took the IB. CAS ducking sucks though.

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 3w ago

It's a pizza cutter/slicer!!

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Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 4w ago

I agree, but that's kinda like saying that too many people read Doctor Seuss and that they should read Ulysses instead. Le Guin is far superior to Rowling, not just in ethics, but in literary ability, and thus also difficulty. But I do think everyone should read everything she's written. In particular The Dispossessed, given that this is lemmy.

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 4w ago

I have the same issue. Fried some tofu a few days ago with a ghost pepper coating, and wow – I had the evacuate the kitchen for half an hour!

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 4w ago

Great examples include making people wait until adulthood to smoke nicotine or cannabis, or to drink alcohol.

I mean, I agree with you, but highschool is a thing... these laws are basically useless to my knowledge. I think about 50% of my grade had smoked weed by tenth grade, and half again were addicted to nicotine by 12th. The only reason I didn't fall victim to those (as many of my friends did), is because I was educated, by my parents, from an early age, about addiction and these substances. I never even tried them, because I knew better, thus never got addicted.

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 4w ago

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/auditory-processing-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20555261

Linked with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, etc., and surprisingly common

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 4w ago

Everyone I've played with above maybe 15k premier rating owns a knife, so, in a sense, CS costs much more than $60...

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Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 4w ago

I mean, the graph is fake, but giant squids are real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 1mo ago

Here's the actual ASR post: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/kimber-rca-cable-vs-amazon-basics-video.70289/

Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 1mo ago

I meet all those criteria except that I'm an eight year-old dog. But nobody knows that...

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Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 1mo ago

Not sure if that one counts... here's a non-cat photo

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Übercomplicated @lemmy.ml 1mo ago

Probably just a front for laundering drug money.

It's crazy how much this happens, two super popular restaurants near me were busted for precisely this. Big police raids and everything, they even had semiautomatic rifles!