zolax

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[–] zolax 2 points 10 months ago

great pixel art

[–] zolax 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

despite being a good paint editor for Windows, it is unfortunately not open source or source released (I thought it was as well):

However, citing issues with the open source code being plagiarised by others that had rebranded the software as their own and bundled user content without their permission, the availability of the source code was restricted

In November 2009, the software was made proprietary, restricting the sale or creation of derivative works of the software.

the developer talks more about it here and here

[–] zolax 2 points 10 months ago

looks great! love the pixel font. I should switch from dwm to dwl someday

[–] zolax 2 points 11 months ago

pc98 is best 98

[–] zolax 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

this change was made by the Tory government, btw.

here's the main part of the article copy-pasted (with important parts in bold):

Today, Minister for the Constitution and Devolution Chloe Smith has announced measures to apply the tried and tested system of First Past the Post to the election of council and ‘metro’ mayors across England, and to Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales.

In this May’s London Mayoral elections, the Supplementary Vote system saw hundreds of thousands void, wasted or blank votes cast, reflecting voter confusion and the complex system. Supplementary Vote also means that a ‘loser’ candidate can win on second preferences. In 1931, Winston Churchill described transferable voting as “the decision is to be determined by the most worthless votes given for the most worthless candidates.”

First Past the Post is the world’s most widely used electoral system. The change to First Past the Post will further strengthen the accountability of elected mayors and PCCs to their electorate, making it easier for voters to express a clear choice. The person chosen to represent a local area should be the one who directly receives the most votes.

Chloe Smith, Minister for the Constitution, said:

Britain’s long-standing national electoral system of First Past the Post ensures clearer accountability, and allows voters to kick out the politicians who don’t deliver. First Past the Post is fair and simple – the person with the most votes wins.

Kit Malthouse, Minister for Policing, said:

We are strengthening the accountability and role of Police and Crime Commissioners, to help cut crime and deliver on the people’s priorities.

Luke Hall, Minister for Local Government, said:

Elected mayors can provide strong leadership, and must be held to account at the ballot box. The supplementary vote is an anomaly which confuses the public and is out of step with other elections in England, both local and national. Moving to First Past the Post will make it easier for voters to express a clear choice.

edit: added link

[–] zolax 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Falling Lightblocks is a brilliant open-source Tetris clone for Android, with different gamemodes, multiplayer, leaderboards and a "campaign" mode. definitely worth your time

[–] zolax 3 points 11 months ago

oh wow another colemak-dh user

but I'd avoid converting until you're able to touch-type. then you can show off to everyone w/ your weird-looking keyboard layout lol

[–] zolax 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

android only, but this app is great for time tracking. it does everything you list and much more, like individual activities that can be categorised, tags for activities, setting time goals, statistics to show time spent and streaks and so much more.

not sponsored but it really is worth a look

edit: also GPLv3 licensed

[–] zolax 1 points 1 year ago

her theme is so good

[–] zolax 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh another restic user

yeah restic is a very good choice

it even works with incremental backups so you don't waste as much space as other solutions

[–] zolax 6 points 1 year ago

this app is amazing

[–] zolax 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think dwm can be compiled (and is very minimal so quick to compile) with different minimum widths and heights.

there's also dwl, which is supposed to be dwm but native Wayland rather than X, but I haven't tried it out

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