Oh, different keyboard …

Itrieditandiamnothappythatthereisnospacebaronthatkeyboard.

Since we’re here

What you guys are referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux. Thank you for taking your time to cooperate with with me, your friendly GNU+Linux neighbor, Richard Stallman.

People walking slow enough to pass but not letting you.

People walking too slow to stay behind them but too fast to pass in a reasonable amount of time and distance.

I am pretty sure, this one uses real photos to generate a random face on every refresh of the site.

https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Oh damn. Here are some movies to watch:

• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8108280
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5860868
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4393232
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235406

My laptop (actually designed and used as mobile device with a 13 inch screen) has one USB-C port which is meant for charging or for attaching a docking station. And I am absolutely happy with it.

I cnan tyep therehundrde wrods pre minuet, regradlses of USb type!

Mine was an ELSA Erazor III LT (the name somehow stuck). It was an offer that was bundled with horribly bad and clumly mechanical shutter 3D goggles. I remember trying Half Life with it. It was rattling all the time and the 3D effect was mediocre.

Why does it matter?

I want my data with me (i.e. available in the accoutn I mainly use) and not on some other account I don’t use anymore.

As a non-American I couldn’t care less about American politics. So here’s a recipe for classic waffles instead:

• 1 egg
• 225g self-raising flour
• 1 tbsp golden caster sugar (optional)
• 250ml milk
• 50g butter, melted and cooled
• ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• maple syrup and icing sugar, to serve (optional)

Crack the egg into a large bowl, then tip in the flour and a generous pinch of salt. Add the sugar, if using, then gradually whisk in the milk followed by the melted butter until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla, if using. Alternatively, make the batter by blitzing all the ingredients together using a blender or hand blender. Can be made 1-2 hrs ahead and chilled.

Heat a waffle maker following the manufacturer’s instructions and brush with a little of the oil. Then ladle in enough batter to just cover the surface. Cook following the manufacturer’s instructions (usually 5-6 mins) until the waffles are golden brown and crisp.

Serve immediately or keep warm in a low oven while you make the rest. Drizzle with maple syrup or sprinkle with icing sugar, if you like.

“If you enter a room it feels like someone was leaving” - but in an ironic way.

losing all your comments and posts history

They are not lost, they are still there

Yes, they’re there, in the old account on the old instance, and not here, where the new account on the new instance is.

Lemmy shouldn’t be used for messaging

That is entirely not the point. (Also: messaging on Lemy and instant messaging have nothing in common and should not be confused.)

you can then start using your new account as if it was the old one.

Except the things I mentioned.

Migrating or moving an account is not part of ActivityPub. Mastodon extended the protocol to have a move activity.

Unless Lemmy devs come up with something similar and extend the protocol, there is no way to properly move/migrate the account to another instance. The current solution is to create a new account on your desired instance and then export the data on your old instance and import it on your new instance and leave a note in your bio for old instance/account^[1]

Start here for details on this. According to the devs this would be nice to have but is of very low priority.

Yeah. While I can dockerize those applications, all I checked out lack modern features and concepts/designs. It all feels heavily outdated technology-wise.

federated blog

I wonder what federated blog (or publishing platform) isn’t stuck in pre-Docker era, though.

You can run those as single-user instances or with approval of users so you can use those instances for your family and/or friends only.

The usual suspects: Mastodon (or mastodon-compatible servers like GoToSocial), PeerTube, Pixelfed, etc.

I am disappointed …