semperverus

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My new go to in c/funny@sh.itjust.works
They call me Dr Worm in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Ivermectin suddenly seems like a viable cure

Have restaurants like Taco Bell gotten crazy expensive for what you get or am I crazy? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Everything is artificially inflated by 1.7x to 2.4x ever since covid. The inflation you are seeing is not real inflation but rather manufactured by those in high-up positions at most fortune-500 companies.

Marketing Doesn't Work on Nerds in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

They're not exempt from marketing. I am. I only use proof-of-use from those around me.

Marketing Doesn't Work on Nerds in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I don't think it is. I know a few people like this, and im heading in that direction myself. The only kinds of "ads" that work on me are when a number of equally nerdy people I know find a new thing, and they've demonstrated that it has helped them with something or they are genuinely enjoying using it. Like 3D printing. Its semi-pointless most of the time but it is a genuinely fun hobby, which when combined with 3D modeling and post-processing skills becomes an actual craft. I didn't get into it until a good number of people around me did.

FOSS replacement for accessing your phone on a PC (local-only) [Review] in c/android@lemmy.world
FOSS replacement for accessing your phone on a PC (local-only) [Review] in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The FAQ specifically says you need the latest version of Chrome:

Why screen mirror is not working?

Try use the latest version of Chrome.

FOSS replacement for accessing your phone on a PC (local-only) [Review] in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Oh no, it's dependent on Chrome...

Is Fossify.org legit? in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The fossify apps are legit, I use them daily.

This is the same or similar situation as OpenOffice → LibreOffice or OwnCloud → NextCloud (and to a lesser extent but more similar scenario, Audacity → Tenacity or various other forks).

This is what true open source looks like in action.

The last Nova dev is gone in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You have to pay lawyers to litigate.

And the contract said it was to be open sourced, which has not happened, so litigation must now happen to enforce it.

The last Nova dev is gone in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He could, but he likely doesn't have the financial backing or community support to pull it off.

"Undercover Informant" in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

That actually sums it up perfectly, yea.

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Another hat for you all (lemmy.world)
 
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Here's an exercise in extreme masochism: (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by semperverus@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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The Linux Ship of Theseus

  1. pick any distro and install it.

  2. Then, without installing another distro over the top of it, slowly convert it into another distro by replacing package managers, installed packages, and configurations.

System must be usable and fully native to the new distro (all old packages replaced with new ones).

No flatpaks, avoid snaps where physically possible, native packages only.

EDIT: Some clarification on some of the clever tools brought up here:

chroot, dd, debootstrap, and partition editors that allow you to install the new system in an empty container or blanket-overwrite the old system go against the spirit of this challenge.

These are very useful and valid tools under a normal context and I strongly recommend learning them.

You can use them if you prefer, but The ship of Theseus was replaced one board at a time. We are trying to avoid dropping a new ship in the harbor and tugging the old one out.

It may however be a good idea to use them to test out the target system in a safe environment as you perform the migration back in the real root, so you have a reference to go by.

Easy: pick two similar distros, such as Ubuntu and Debian or Manjaro and Arch and go from the base to the derivative.

Medium: Same as easy but go from the derivative to the base.

Hard: Pick two disparate distros like Debian and Artix and go from one to the other.

Nightmare: Make a self-compiled distro your target.

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Is anyone else alarmed by a lack of a LICENSE.md and the missing /src/ folder mentioned in index.js? (github.com)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by semperverus@lemmy.world to c/loops@lemmy.world
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Additionally, it appears that the code for the backend server is intended to be public as well, but just doesn't exist outside of a readme.md document in the main branch.

This is setting off sirens, particularly the lack of a license.

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I submitted a pull request to change the English user-facing strings to exclude the words "Reddit," "Subreddit," and "Multireddit" wherever possible, but there are still more languages to translate. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by semperverus@lemmy.world to c/slide@feddit.uk
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If you would like to contribute, please consider making a fork of the repo and updating the language strings for your native language. Take care not to change the actual variable names (i.e. leave the word "reddit" and "subreddit" in the variable tags, but change the actual string values).

The languages are available in this folder here, in the various values-... folders:

https://github.com/bqv/slide/tree/lemmy/app/src/main/res

If you'd like to see my commit as an example of what I did to base yours off of, you can see it here:

https://github.com/bqv/slide/pull/2/commits/f346de0ef40b3fb87a9d420d969f2f16edc874a5

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