[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I also like to use an alias to update like the previous comment described. I did it on Mint, and I still do it now on Debian even though it has a graphical update manager too.

I like it better this way, probably for readability when there are multiple updates, and definitely for the verbose progress indications. I do already use the terminal all the time too.

My alias does something like apt update, apt upgrade, flatpak update, and then a commented-out firmware manager update.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    For me it's an AuDHD thing that covers attention issues as well as sensory ones.

    In my case, I don't listen to shows where I'd need this Jellyfin feature. It's usually videos of playthroughs or speedruns of old video games. It provides constant music while also having some progression to follow with the sound effects and changing tracks. So not unlike listening to a show in that sense.

    Having something to pay attention to keeps my mind from racing and keeps me from worrying about whether I'm falling asleep fast enough.

    And for whatever neurological reason, having constant sounds in my ears is soothing. In the same way quiet game sounds help me get to sleep, having some loud thrash metal in my ears helps me focus and get things done whether it's writing code or doing yard work.

    My personal theory is that audio-based stimulus helps press the pause button on my non-stop internal dialogue.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    If you look around you can find some reviewers who will get into the details on the spectrum coverage, CRI and similar indices, and flicker at different brightness levels.

    I think this might be the site I spent the most time on when I was last shopping for bulbs. I got a bunch of bulbs from IKEA of all places that work via zigbee and have really good light quality.

    https://optimizeyourbiology.com/light-bulb-database

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    It seems too obvious to be deliberate.

    I'mma stop you right there.

    Even just the information that the media gets to share with us illustrates pretty clearly that this administration and entire political movement behind it is a mix of violent idiots and slightly more self aware mustache-twirling villains who delight in taunting and torturing their victims once they are confident they've won.

    And it's not just sadistic sickness, it's also a strategy. If the evening news shows government officials knowingly doing illegal and reprehensible things on a regular basis and nothing happens to them, while also reminding us that the police state is in full effect for everybody else, they think they are sending a message to regular folks that they cannot be touched and you'd best just keep your head down and not get any funny ideas. It's literally just the Death Star "fear will keep them in line" strategy.

    But at least the retort about a tighter grip meaning more systems/groups slip through their fingers is also accurate.

    Fascism is not a good long term plan because it is rooted in selfish, short term goals of the few.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    I am literally in the middle of watching Starship Troopers right now. I have no idea how long it's been since I've seen it.

    For me as an American, its incredible accuracy makes it entertaining AND horrifying!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yeah, and that is one of the big intangible benefits of my current job. I do a lot of work in-office even though I'm a software guy, and my "commute" is a 6 or 7 minute drive where the middle two miles is a twisty and hilly country road with very few houses on it. And, if the weather is really really bad, there is a slightly shorter alternate route through a much more populated area but it is perfectly flat roads the whole way.

    A GTI would be an absolute blast. Does it have the DSG and if so, how do you like it?

    My car is an old Mazda3 from when they first introduced their "Skyactiv" branded tech. The 6-speed auto transmission doesn't quickly snap through shifts like I imagine a dual clutch would, but since keeps the lockup clutch pack engaged as often as possible, when in gear it kind of feels like a manual. I can do the whole twisty road stretch of my commute in 3rd gear and have a pretty fun time hovering between 3k and 5k RPM.

    The engine is a 2.0L 155hp, and every time I drive to or from work I think to myself that if I got a new "fun" car it would have roughly double the power and only be a few hundred pounds heavier (unless I went for an MX-5 or a BRZ/GR86 instead of a sedan). I would like it, sure, but the car I am currently sitting in is great fun and it is FREE versus $20K-$40K.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I have just reached this point myself.

    I have a short fun drive to work, enjoy it as a way to clear my head, and I even had a manual transmission WRX a long time ago. I have been checking up on the current models and there are some pretty good looking options whether manual + AWD or maybe a dual clutch setup, etc.

    But right now I'm driving a basic car that we bought new like 14 years ago. It still looks good, it's fun to drive (the automatic is shiftable and has lockup clutches while in gear), and it seems mechanically sound with very low miles for the age.

    Just the other day I made a conscious decision to stop reading and watching car reviews, and I have been getting back into working on my own car. I have some supplies on the way to change some fluids and shine up the exterior.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago

    This seems like a good idea even from within the US, AND even if we imagine that this country was not giving the rest of the world reasons to keep their distance.

    It seems to me it would make for a higher capacity, more resilient internet.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    It's funny because while I didn't comment on the previous post about the superior burner location, I do happen to have an induction range that has the big coil in the front right. So I get to have a side in both conflicts!

    Seriously though, induction is the undisputed winner. We've had this thing for years, and whatever price premium I paid to move up to a lower priced induction model was totally worth it.

    That big "burner" plus my big nitrided carbon steel pan is my go-to now to start like 80% of things I cook on the stove. Not counting heating up water in the kettle daily, though. That uses the small burner behind the big one. Then there are two mediums on the left. Or maybe it's small, two large, and one XL.

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