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As a normal, boring user that does nothing special other than browse the internet and the occasional "casual coding" -- what am I supposed to do with 32GiB of ram? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I have 64GB as future proofing (ITX board, two slots, can't address any more). Normally I probably use 8 to 10 of those doing things like gaming and hoarding internet tabs like they're a nonrenewable resource. I actually managed to crash my machine with an out of memory condition compiling something a while back. I don't remember what and I'm sure it doesn't count as regular use but I installed ZRAM to prevent it from happening again.

I know what you are! You're a Linuxkisser! in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because people with no interest in anime see it as a monolithic genre defined by the unbelievable wasterfall of fanservice isekai drivel. Pretty much all forms of animation still bear the burden of being seen as a genre within a medium rather than a medium themselves.

I'm still taking Kaiden instead in c/masseffect@lemmy.world

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've morphed into a Wrex and Tali kind of guy.

Best daily use Tips for Desktop Linux, that make life easier but are not well known? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So what the hell is alt drag?

i find it's a great tool. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I think people like that view Linux as some kind of fiefdom rather than a community of individuals.

Glow in the dark Foundationn in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks, this has gone a long way towards encouraging me to open a battered old copy of the Foundation Trilogy I was gifted years ago.

The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

If someone can explain to me why librewolf refuses to display the specialized font characters that most websites use for necessary navigation symbols, I'll go back to using it. But all of my research suggests it was a problem only I was having, and it genuinely made some websites unusable.

The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I've been using brave browser for years and, while I vaguely know what you're talking about, it's not something I've ever even looked at.

The defining feature of Brave for me has always been the built-in ad blocking.

The movie industry is so non credible right now. in c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

If you have to ask, you're headed in the right direction.

Mission Center: A rust clone of the Windows Task Manager in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I think he would definitely appreciate this

Thunderbird 115 "Supernova" launched in c/technology@lemmy.ml

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I recently went back to using Thunderbird after not doing so for, I don't know, maybe a decade. Having everything in one place is very convenient indeed.

looks like 2023 is finally the year! in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I've basically stopped using google for tech support, a computer is now teaching me how to use a computer.

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I am unable to subscribe to communities, here or on other instances (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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I know there were some oddities about this but I can't find the previous discussion I had seen on the matter. I am subscribed to a handful of communities from when I joined here on sh.itjust.works, but it's not consistent. Several communities appear fine in my feed despite my "subscription pending".

But for new communities, the "subscribe" button is not actually a button, regardless if they're here on sh.itjust.works or elsewhere. I could theoretically subscribe from the list of communities, but I'm interested in looking for communities on specific topics and I expect I could be scrolling for days before I find them. As soon as I use the search feature, I'm given a list without a column of "subscribe" links and I'm back to square one with needing to navigate directly to that community.

Am I the only one experiencing this? Is the source of this problem known? I've been advocating patience with the growing pains the threadiverse is likely to experience, but this is a really critical part of the experience that's not working. I know I might be in the minority but I'm not here to scroll through the all-page.

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Is there an option for a less-narrow layout? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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So I recognize that these preferences are going to be different for everyone. I've been enjoying my time here thus far but occasionally I look at other instances to see what their native look and feel is like, or to more easily see if they have communities I'm interested in subscribing to. Most of them look pretty similar but I've only just looked at kbin.social and I find the layout far more attractive.

To be more specific, I find it's use of horizontal space more appealing. There's less dead space left on my widescreen monitor. The fonts are collectively a little smaller and less bold, so I feel like I can browse more content in between scrolls. The usage of space here feels more suitable to a mobile format, in my opinion. I'm not terribly interested in picking up and moving just for the sake of readability, so it would be nice if there were more options we could implement locally.

I don't like bringing attention to deficiencies without having anything useful to contribute, but if I knew a way around this problem I would have implemented it (and I'm still trying but there are precious few worthwhile resources for this in Brave/Chromium), and I feel others could benefit from this topic being raised. I would love to hear what you think.