somegeek

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ArcoLinux Project Winds Down in c/linux
[–] somegeek 2 points 32 minutes ago

Very valuable project. We deeply thank him for his efforts.

MX Linux 23.6 Arrives with Debian 12.10 Base and Kernel 6.14 Support in c/linux
[–] somegeek 3 points 34 minutes ago

Underrated distro.

I am really considering moving from Arch to Fedora. What's your experience with this? in c/linux
[–] somegeek 1 points 38 minutes ago

Fedora is corporate bullshit. I stay away from it even though its works good.

US cuts funding to F-Droid, Tor Browser, Let's Encrypt and Tails Linux in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] somegeek -2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I can hear ypu americanness from behind the screen darling.

Free means freedom not "no payments" it takes huge money to develop and maintain software and infrastructures like these. So they need funding to survive.

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] somegeek 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Major black mirror vibes

I'm using AI and I feel terrible now in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] somegeek 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Chill out my friend. We use FOSS and privacy respecting things to make our lives easier and more enjoyable . Don't stress yourself. If you need to do something then do it. No need to feel bad.

Something is always better than nothing. You've done so much in terms of better privacy and using FOSS so you're doing great and better than most people. Just live your life and improve things step by step.

why should we sort 2024-day1 ? in c/advent_of_code
[–] somegeek 3 points 3 weeks ago

You are right. Although the way I was talking about is |(2+10)-(1+20)|= 9 Seems like I coincidentally created some example lists that all worked with this method!

And the algebraic reason would be the presence of parenthesis. |(a+b)-(c+d)| != |(a-c)|+|(b-d)|

why should we sort 2024-day1 ? in c/advent_of_code
[–] somegeek 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

True, that is what I did when substracting the sorted lists. I calculated their absolutes.

But I still don't understand why the unsorted method doesn't work. Can you give an example of two lists which this method doesn't work with? Because whatever example I calculated, it was correct.

GIMP 3.0 Released in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] somegeek 1 points 3 weeks ago

What are you talking about dude, I search gimp and ZERO nsfw things show up.

BYD announces charging tech that’s twice as fast as Tesla’s in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] somegeek 2 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly I think electric cars will be so sick in 10 years, and I'm a huge petrolhead but the future can be very interesting.

The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] somegeek 2 points 3 weeks ago

Like I said in another sub,

I hate meta and zuckerberg religiously but all of these points seemed like making a fuss about nothing to make profit. Most things here seemed pretty normal and expected for a company that big and it's CEO.

Now I'm speculating if all of this book and suing it's writer is a psyops by meta to say "these are the worst things that they could come up with. These are as bad as it gets"

The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] somegeek 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Dude I hate meta and zuckerberg religiously but all of these points seemed like making a fuss about nothing to make profit. Most things here seemed pretty normal and expected for a company that big and it's CEO.

Now I'm speculating if all of this book and suing it's writer is a psyops by meta to say "these are the worst things that they could come up with. These are as bad as it gets"

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why should we sort 2024-day1 ? (self.advent_of_code)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by somegeek to c/advent_of_code
5 comments fedilink
 

Hi guys.

I just did day1 of 2024 (I know, I'm late) this might be a dumb question but I reallydont understand why we should sort the two lists before substracting? I created some test cases with 10-20 items and calculated them manually, if you don't sort the list and just add all list1 items and substract from the sum of list2, you get the same answer. But it doesn't work with the large input file.

Let's say list1 has elements (a,b,c,d) and list2 has (e,f,g,h).

(a-e)+(b-f)+(c-g)+(d-h) = a-e+b-f+c-g+d-h = (a+b+c+d)-(e+f+g+h)

So the sorting shouldn't matter. Right? But it does. Am I too bad at basic math?

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My Checklist And Tips For Server Setup - alavi.me (alavi.me)
 

checkout "My checklist and tips for server setup"

Please share your tips and tricks with me. I would love to hear them and use them.

Any feedback is welcomed.

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Redshift isn't maintained anymore. what to use? (self.linux)
submitted 2 months ago by somegeek to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hi Redshift isn't maintained anymore and lately redshift-gtk doesnt start anymore (something about a python circular dependancy).

What should we use?

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[i3] simple setup of a software engineer (codeberg.org)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by somegeek to c/unixporn@lemmy.ml
7 comments fedilink
 

dotfiles

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Can I upgrade the android head unit of my car? (self.android)
submitted 2 months ago by somegeek to c/android@lemdro.id
4 comments fedilink
 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/24458085

Hi guys.

I have an android head unit for my car that only manages multimedia, navigation and stuff. it also has multiple physical buttons and knobs. It’s offbrand so can name the particular brand or model.

can I for example upgrade the OS?

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Can I upgrade the android head unit of my car? (self.android_dev)
submitted 2 months ago by somegeek to c/android_dev
0 comments fedilink
 

Hi guys.

I have an android head unit for my car that only manages multimedia, navigation and stuff. it also has multiple physical buttons and knobs. It’s offbrand so can name the particular brand or model.

can I for example upgrade the OS?

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FOSS DEX alternative? Linux on android? (self.opensource)
 

Hi everybody. I have a rooted phone and I was thinking, If I can spin up something like Samsung DEX on my phone, alongside my android, that uses Linux, I can do 80% of my work just with my phone. Is that doable? Can someone provide me with more information?

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FOSS Dex alternative? Linux on android? (self.android)
submitted 2 months ago by somegeek to c/android
2 comments fedilink
 

Hi everybody. I have a rooted phone and I was thinking, If I can spin up something like Samsung DEX on my phone, alongside my android, that uses Linux, I can do 80% of my work just with my phone. Is that doable? Can someone provide me with more information?

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3840×2160 (programming.dev)
 
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Focalboard administration (self.selfhosted)
 

Hi guys. I want to deploy focalboard as a replacement for trello in our company, my confusion is : How can I manage the focalboard instance? (Doccker) For example manage boards, manage users, limit user access so anyone from the web can't just register and use our instance.

I asked in the mattermost groups but the support groups are totally dead. No response.

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integrating Google account with GNOME (self.privacy)
submitted 2 years ago by somegeek to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
4 comments fedilink
 

Hi guys. So I'm wondering, is it safe(privacy wise) to integrate my google account into my GNOME desktop, only giving mail and calendar permissions to it? It's nice to have my calendar events into my top bar. (Please give technical answers)

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How to monetize services? (self.selfhosted)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by somegeek to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
18 comments fedilink
 

Hi guys. how can I monetize my rustdesk servers? like, imagine I tell client X to pay 1$/month for using my server, how can I authenticate users? (prevent others from using the server so only people who are paying can use).

CONTEXT: I live in a country with very limited internet (like china) so using public servers is not good. I would also have to be able to maintain the costs of the server. so this is not illegal and not unethical.

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