thatsTheCatch

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You come across the Death Note today. What do you do with it? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't fully disagree but that was exactly Kira's thinking lol (at least at the start)

Rule list in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 week ago

I agree with everything except the phantom menace. I think it should be C tier. I love the prequels but when I rawatched them last, the phantom menace stood out as being particularly slow paced and boring

Our love is like in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah they really had to add "found in North America" so this wouldn't fully work for non-Americans. Love it otherwise

What launchers do you all reccommend? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried Niagara at first, but wanted something FOSS and switched to KISS Launcher which is similar. It's search-based, like Niagara. My friend bought the Niagara launcher and loves it, but it's not for me

What's the wrongest thing a teacher ever told you? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not very important but I remember it strangely well.

I was 8 years old. My teacher asked "What is one hundred times one hundred?"

I raised my hand and said "Ten thousand!"

"No, it's one thousand. Ten times ten is one hundred, and one hundred times one hundred is one thousand."

"But... It's ten thousand. Can I show you on a calculator?"

"No! Sit down, it's one thousand. I'm the teacher, I should know."

I later got a calculator and showed her and she didn't apologise.

Yep in c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 8 points 3 weeks ago

The issue is, in practically, resumes don't have all indicators of race or gender removed.

There have been several studies that suggest that the name on the resume is enough of an indicator of race and gender to let bias creep in. Even on otherwise identical resumes. I'm not sure if we're going to remove names from resumes any time soon.

season 1 was way better in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 9 points 1 month ago

The teaser poster is always better than the official one

Decided I would try using Steam on PopOS.. I didn't realize how long it has been since I've apparently played a steam game in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My gaming PC broke the day I moved into my university dorm, and I didn't get another one until like 4 years later.

The weirdest part was I kept thinking 3-year-old games were "new."

My friend would talk about a game and I'd be like "wow yeah that's the new one right?" and they'd say "it's two years old now there's a sequel"

what was the last game you played in 2024? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago

NES Tetris. I have a little emulator device that looks like a Game Boy Advance SP, and that's been my go to while I'm traveling

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah I've never seen the last panel before

[Google Play] *SPHAZE*, path-finding puzzle in c/freegames@feddit.uk
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago

That's— That's Wheatley from Portal 2

Favorite FOSS apps - favorite finds of 2024 in c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Just checked out Quillnote, they've archived the repository as it's inactive. Quillpad looks to be the main fork. I'll check it out, thanks for sharing

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Pop_OS! help: system frequently freezes when updating (lemmy.nz)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz to c/pop_os@lemmy.world
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Whenever I update a package or the system via the Pop! Shop, or downloading a game or updates from Steam, my desktop constantly freezes and hangs. It works perfectly fine otherwise.

I was wondering whether this was common behaviour. It's a bit frustrating because it means I have to pick my moments to update to be when I can go do something else for a while and come back.

If I'm on a Discord call and am doing an update or downloading a game on steam, the freezes mean that my friends can't hear me and I can't hear them.

I've tried Googling it but haven't found anyone with this specific issue yet.

I run a medium-power gaming desktop rig.

Any advice on how to fix or improve this?

Update:

Here are my hardware specs. Sorry for not including them earlier; I was at work when I posted this.

  • Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X570S GAMING X
  • RAM: 32 GiB
  • CPU: AMD® Ryzen 9 5900x 12-core processor × 24
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
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What is your least favourite acronym? (lemmy.nz)
 

Mine is OOO for Out Of Office. I always misread it in my head like a ghost and it takes me a few seconds to process. It also doesn't translate to speech—you have to say the whole thing.

Interested to see if others have similar acronyms they beef with.

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Urban skating help needed - best ways to stop? (lemmy.nz)
 

Hi, I recently moved apartment and started skateboarding to work. I have a nickel board, so more for cruising than tricks.

My question is: what's the best way to slow down and stop on sidewalks?

I've watched several YouTube videos about different techniques for slowing down and stopping, but they tended to assume an environment with more room and smooth ground. Where I ride, it's a sidewalk with cracks and leaves and changing terrain. It is also somewhat hilly so I really need a way to slow down on sustained (not steep though) downhills.

One of the best techniques I found was called pumping, basically the opposite of pushing. This works well on any terrain and on skinny sidewalks. However, it's really hard on my ankles, and I actually made my right ankle swollen. So I figured I need a better way.

I don't particularly want to use techniques that scrape my shoes. And I'm not sure powerslides are the best idea on the uneven terrain.

Surely there's something better than just dismounting? Do I have to ride on the road to do powerslides?

I would greatly appreciate any and all advice!! I'm quite new to this so anything is helpful

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