I'm looking to change my reading and buying habits away from Amazon and need an alternate source for my ebooks. Where can I buy ebooks that won't expire or have their licence revoked and will allow me to download a copy of that ebook I can store on my own system regardless of the websites status?
The human race is often thought of as communicating primarily on a vocal basis. however, they also possess an extremely complex and sophisticated language based on gestures. For example, the simple gesture of raising the index and middle finger with the palm inwards can convey the complete sentence: "up yours Frenchie, I still have all my fingers"
My PC is getting on a little, it's running on an i7-4790k, 16gb ddr4, and a GTX 970. right now, it's struggling some in most games even though I don't play any triple A titles. What would be a sensible upgrade that wouldn't get totally bottlenecked by the CPU?...
Not that I'm worried at all, I understand you'll never get anything perfectly balanced. I'm more concerned by trying to closely match price and performance. I could buy a top of the range graphics card for £800 but it won't even sweat at the CPU desperately trying to keep up. I'd rather buy a cheaper card that's going to let me stretch my CPU without breaking the bank
I know I can get a better card that will let me better utilise my CPU and that my card is what's limiting me right now so as long as I can bridge that gap as best I can I'd be very happy
Not to mention they require high end hardware to run due to lack of optimisation. Many people can't afford top end shit and with emulators becoming lighter and easier to run, retro games just become super accessible.
Even Wii emulators such as dolphin can run decently well on a bog standard phone and with the state the mobile game market is in, Wii games are just universally a better option.
Small town for sure. I love the outdoors, I love the quiet life, I love the community cohesion, I love pretty little houses and cottages and I love animals. I adore hills and crags and mountains and valleys.
The city itself isn't really my scene. I don't like cars, I don't like shopping centres, I don't like big flashing lights, and loud noises, and I don't like sirens or clubs. I especially don't like loud cars and pollution.
I live in a city now and I just miss the colour green and ponds and lakes and people that smile and say hello. I realise the country isnt perfect and there's still things I'd miss about the city but by far I'd rather live out there than the middle of a city.
With the discussion of whether assisted dying should be allowed in Scotland befing brought up again, I was wondering what other people thought of the topic....
Just because an argument contains a logical fallacy doesn't mean the argument is necessarily incorrect.
An example:
Person A: This food is better for you because it's all natural
Person B: appeal to nature, therefore you're wrong and it's not better for you
The food may well be much better for you but person B has assumed that the opposite is true because person A has used a logical fallacy and has themselves fallen into a logical fallacy.
I have noticed that some CAPTCHA pages, like Cloudflare's, simply ask you to check a box to proceed. There is no clicking on traffic lights or entering characters. How does clicking on a check box tell them I am not a robot?
Slight tangent, but if you want to pass the "click on all the images with traffic lights" first time, select one that's obviously wrong then go back and "change your mind" computers don't do that and 9/10 times it'll pass you first time!
I want to go biking in cities, but from what I've read most police departments simply do not give a fuck about stolen bikes. How do I make sure my bike doesn't get stolen?
D-lock through the drive wheel and frame, steel cable though the d-lock and front wheel, steel wire though a closed metal ring/railing. I've used this technique for yonks and never had so much as a wheel stolen.
You don't need ultramax security unless you're locking it up outside at night. Deterrence is plenty good enough to stop people from snipping and running.
I want to be able to support the causes I believe in and actually be a part of the change I want to see but I was never taught how to find, join and work with these groups....
The world has always been going the shit and will continue to go to shit until the end of time. It takes mountains to influence the tides of nations. You should take the responsibilities you can bear, but no more.
Ive had a couple pairs of walking boots in the past and none of them have survived more than 6-8 3 day hikes and I'm sick of replacing them. What are some points to look for in good walking boots, where should I look to buy them from in the UK, how much should I look to be spending as a rough guide?...
I mostly walk in the peaks and lakes so waterproof is a big plus! Ankle support is very useful too and ideally a brand with a wide range of sole shapes and sizes so I can fit them to my sole shape.
The worst boots I've had had virtually no arch support and we're really loose around the sole and hurt like hell to wear!
Thanks for your detailed reply! I've never actually had a fitting done which I do fully intend to do for my next pair.
I agree with what you're saying about waterproofing when I think what I really meant was weatherproofing!
I'll definitely be looking to pick up some good repairable boots, probably leather and/or fabric blend.
I appreciate your input on materials as that was the main thing I wasn't sure on seeing as my previous pairs have all fallen apart in one way or another or simply become too worn to provide support
I'll be sure to keep that all in mind when I go for my new boots! Cheers!
What would you class as "renowned" because I've tried trespass and go-outdoors but neither one have been very much help for me. Perhaps it was lack of knowledge on either mine or the clerks part but they've never seemed to be too sure of what they're selling.
What you're saying about replaceable soles is absolutely one of the most common (and probably best) pieces of advice I've recieved here and will absolutely make sure I do pick up something repairable in that aspect! Thanks for your input on that!
Will definitely be checking them out! One thing for sure is I want to be more informed when making my choice this time around. Anywhere I can learn more is a huge bonus!
I've had at least one trespass, a couple of karrimore, and I think I've had one or two smaller brands but I can't remember what they were off the top of my head.
I don't think I've ever spent more than £75 a pop on any pair of boots I've owned so perhaps I've had it coming for a while!
I'll be sure to check them out so I appreciate the recommendation!
When is new York not in peril lol? I'd love to see a film where an alien death fleet is spotted heading towards earth and America prepares the full might of their military response only for the aliens to invade Ipswich.
To clarify, this isn't a criticism of the film, I just think that would be great!
Call it a hunch, but I think it's got less to do with the opinions of a celebrity and more to do with the fact that a large portion of the population can't afford the high price of an electric car.
I feel like there are lots of parallels between the eighties and now (recession/inflation, yuppies/inequality, skin-heads/fascists, hot-cold wars etc.) but there used to be protest music! Where is that stuff now? Music that's intelligent and outraged - like we should be!...
I'm not a true mechanical keyboard enthusiast. I mean I like a good keyboard for typing code, so I rolled with model-Ms in the 80s and 90s, then some expensive Cherry keyboard I only recently retired because it was utterly spent (and it was PS/2), and now I happily use a Wooting Two HE....
I'm one of those weirdos who actually really likes using a smaller keyboard so I'll give you a few reasons I like smaller keyboard and a few why I don't like larger ones.
First of all, desk space. I have a very small desk so not having the numpad makes for a lot more space for my mouse.
I also find when gaming that my arms fall at a weird and uncomfortable angle when I have the keyboard and mouse at a comfortable distance apart.
I don't tend to use the numpad, or 9 key cluster above the arrow keys very often so the ones I do use (delete, Pg up and Pg down) are just mapped to a new layer. My board is ortholinear so I've also got the numpad mapped to a layer if I ever want to use it.
The function row is also re-mapped over the number row with the - and + acting as 11 and 12 because I very rarely need to use a function key and a number key at the same time or in quick succession so theres no need for the seperate keys.
I don't program much but when I do, I've got all the relevant symbols labelled with their layers on the front of the cap so they're not hard to find when I need them.
I'm also very much not a tidy desk person and I do a lot of my hobby work at my desk so having a nice small keyboard I can cram wherever I can when I need it and just move out of the way when I don't means I'm not always shuffling stuff around my desk to make space for this huge keyboard.
Overall however, I just really like the look of a nice, small, compact keyboard with everything I need just there. It's visually nice to have a uniform block of keys with no gaps, no larger or differently shaped keys, and that's just not something a larger keyboard offers me.
I can absolutely see how this sort of thing doesn't work for most people because there is an element of having to re-learn muscle memory and such, but for most people that have tried it, they seem to find that when it works, it works very well!
I was watching a Casual Navigation video about a containership sinking and while he has done videos covering whether sea containers float I'm curious if people who respond to these emergencies try to deal with these sea containers on their own like in the event they have trouble getting to a lifeboat and in the case of enclosed...
Many containers will just sink along with the boat, either because of tie downs or they're just too dense to float.
Others however can and will float, generally very low in the water which can cause pretty major hazards to navigation. For this reason, many containers will be fitted with salt plugs that will eventually dissolve and allow water to fill the container which will usually be enough to sink it.
However, if the container was sufficiently full of buoyant material, or the salt plug fails, they can float around for a very long time. Sometimes these containers will be salvaged, left to float, or sometimes militarys will use them as target practice with the stated aim of trying to sink them.
As for Lifeboats, generally you want an empty lifeboat to go down with the ship as a bunch of empty lifeboats floating around could draw resources away from the ones with people in them. Plus, most survival craft are pretty securely tied down so that they don't accidentally release during normal passage or storms.
Most ships are still fitted with self-release life rafts which are fitted with hydrostatic lines that, if the boat was to sink, the raft would be able to break free, inflate, and rocket to the surface if the ship sinks below a certain depth. These are very common on pleasure craft where the boat can sink quickly and may sink before the crew has a change to prepare the raft.
It's so much worse than anyone outside of the UK can imagine. Milk and beer come in pints but water and wine come in litres (actually, wine and liquor sometimes comes in centilitres which is actually worse) . Most fuel pumps show you the quantity in litres but we still measure speed in miles per hour and efficiency in miles per gallon.
I know my own weight in kilos but my height in feet. When I go to the barbers I ask for a one mill on the sides and an inch off the top. I try and run a 5k every now and again but could never do a marathon.
Then there's the generation split. I'm of that weird generation where I'm caught in the middle of older teachers knowing imperial better but trying to teach metric in school.
My parents always used imperial so I learned some of that early on but then learned metric in school. Went to engineering college where they taught me all the more advanced metric before going to work at a company that almost exclusively uses imperial (thank you American aerospace for that one)
Shit, even our kettles can't seem to decide on imperial cups or just guessing how big the average mug is. My kettle has both cups and millilitre gradiations on it.
And don't get me started on single, double, king and queen beds! Turns out there's a euro standard and they're not the same as our standard! You can buy a double sheet that's closer to fitting a queen size bed!
Idek what's going on at this point lol
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Hi! I previously had windows installed on an intel RST raid 0 disk and I'd like to switch it to Linux mint instead. However, from what I've found, rst isnt compatible with Linux mint as it's specifically a windows thing....
Edit: I was taking a walk on one of my lunch breaks in Novemember and saw this big guy. I wasn't able to find out the type of spider. My best guest is its an orange one.
Obviously can't see too clearly but it might be a steatdoa nobilis (Nobel false widow) the grey band around the back and the translucent stripey orange-brown legs look very familiar!
You should try a bunch and see what you really like! The beauty of Linux is there's so much out there that you'll almost definitely find one that gels with you.
A good place to start is Linux mint! The best way I can describe it is a blend of all the best parts of windows 7, 10 and 11 with very few of the downsides. You'll almost definitely settle in quickly and you might never want to switch as it's very full featured, snappy and well put together. It was designed for people wanting that Linux experience while still feeling familiar to windows users.
Another one to try if you love customisability is ZorinOS. There's a free and paid tier, both of which are excellent with the free tier offering layouts for old and new windows and Mac like experience and the paid tier (only around £30 for a lifetime licence) has layouts and customisability for absolutely everything else and extra tools and options for those that want more of that!
Former President Donald Trump predicted the US economy would “crash,” saying he hoped it would do so within the next year – before he would assume the Oval Office should he win a second term in November....
Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation ( arstechnica.com )
With two Boeing whistleblowers dead in one month, either Boeing is actively killing them, or there are enough whistleblowers that this rate of death is not statistically significant
...and I don't know which possibility is the least worrying
Where can I buy ebooks that will actually be mine for life?
I'm looking to change my reading and buying habits away from Amazon and need an alternate source for my ebooks. Where can I buy ebooks that won't expire or have their licence revoked and will allow me to download a copy of that ebook I can store on my own system regardless of the websites status?
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EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature ( www.dw.com )
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
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Still wondering why people from Alaska didn't post about the eclipse ( media.kbin.social )
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What's the best graphics card thats worth getting to upgrade an older PC?
My PC is getting on a little, it's running on an i7-4790k, 16gb ddr4, and a GTX 970. right now, it's struggling some in most games even though I don't play any triple A titles. What would be a sensible upgrade that wouldn't get totally bottlenecked by the CPU?...
Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? ( www.theguardian.com )
Would you rather live in a big city or a small town?
Would you be in favour of assisted dying being introduced for terminally ill patients in your country?
With the discussion of whether assisted dying should be allowed in Scotland befing brought up again, I was wondering what other people thought of the topic....
Samsung Galaxy Ring to come with Samsung Food integration ( gsmarena.com )
Seen here - https://lemdro.id/post/7196135...
How do I pick quality gym/sports wear?
I know absolutely nothing about going to the gym or working out and I need some help choosing some actual good quality sports wear....
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How do CAPTCHAs work without giving you a challenge task?
I have noticed that some CAPTCHA pages, like Cloudflare's, simply ask you to check a box to proceed. There is no clicking on traffic lights or entering characters. How does clicking on a check box tell them I am not a robot?
How do I properly lock my bike in a city where bike thefts are common?
I want to go biking in cities, but from what I've read most police departments simply do not give a fuck about stolen bikes. How do I make sure my bike doesn't get stolen?
How do I find organisations that support causes I want to fight for?
I want to be able to support the causes I believe in and actually be a part of the change I want to see but I was never taught how to find, join and work with these groups....
The world is going to shit. Is there anything I can do about it? No, so I move on.
The world has always been going the shit and will continue to go to shit until the end of time. It takes mountains to influence the tides of nations. You should take the responsibilities you can bear, but no more.
How do I select BIFL walking boots?
Ive had a couple pairs of walking boots in the past and none of them have survived more than 6-8 3 day hikes and I'm sick of replacing them. What are some points to look for in good walking boots, where should I look to buy them from in the UK, how much should I look to be spending as a rough guide?...
‘I Don't Believe Deepfakes Should Be Regulated,' Says Man Who Is the Reason Deepfakes Should Be Regulated ( reductress.com )
New York Is in Peril in Coppola's 'Megalopolis' Sci-Fi film ( collider.com )
Production finished in 2023, expected release 2024. Starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel and Forest Whitaker.
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Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson blamed for slow electric car sales ( news.sky.com )
Where are the good political songs? ( piped.video )
I feel like there are lots of parallels between the eighties and now (recession/inflation, yuppies/inequality, skin-heads/fascists, hot-cold wars etc.) but there used to be protest music! Where is that stuff now? Music that's intelligent and outraged - like we should be!...
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Why are keyboards getting smaller?
I'm not a true mechanical keyboard enthusiast. I mean I like a good keyboard for typing code, so I rolled with model-Ms in the 80s and 90s, then some expensive Cherry keyboard I only recently retired because it was utterly spent (and it was PS/2), and now I happily use a Wooting Two HE....
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames ( www.newscientist.com )
What happens to sea containers and lifeboats when a ship sinks?
I was watching a Casual Navigation video about a containership sinking and while he has done videos covering whether sea containers float I'm curious if people who respond to these emergencies try to deal with these sea containers on their own like in the event they have trouble getting to a lifeboat and in the case of enclosed...
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Install Linux mint on formerly RST raid 0 drive
Hi! I previously had windows installed on an intel RST raid 0 disk and I'd like to switch it to Linux mint instead. However, from what I've found, rst isnt compatible with Linux mint as it's specifically a windows thing....
[OC] Spider ( lemmy.world )
Edit: I was taking a walk on one of my lunch breaks in Novemember and saw this big guy. I wasn't able to find out the type of spider. My best guest is its an orange one.
When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? **Edit: Linux Mint it shall be.**
Whom also likes to game every now and then ;)...
The company that owns Volvo is selling a 665 kilometers (413 miles) range EV sedan in China for less than $25,000 ( insideevs.com )
Trump says he hopes any economic crash would happen before he could serve a possible second term ( www.cnn.com )
Former President Donald Trump predicted the US economy would “crash,” saying he hoped it would do so within the next year – before he would assume the Oval Office should he win a second term in November....
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