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• Post #3522886

  In Spain, solar energy generates as much electricity as 27 nuclear power plants during the day. This is leading to increasingly lower electricity prices. Full article: https://forococheselectricos-com.translate.goog/noticias/espana-energia-solar-27-centrales-nucleares-bombeo-hidraulico -20260420-40652.html?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true In Spain, every now and then, we get things right... And not just when it comes to food an...

• Post #3522885

  @victorhck Cuando no saben la respuesta, empiezan las alucinaciones y las pérdidas de tiempo... O peor. No las han programado para decir "No lo sé".

• Post #3522884

  This Home Assistant thing is a real rabbit hole. I thought I'd just learn something like "a new Docker container", a couple of days of learning and I'd be done. My ass! HA is a freaking Swiss Army knife: I can automate even the damn toaster, and HA will help me create a new scene for it. If you don't hear from me in the coming weeks, it's because there's no cell service at the bottom of the rabbit hole. Wish me good luck. #selfhosting #...

• Post #3522883

  Roku and TCL are being sued for allegedly bricking smart TVs with bad updates https://www.androidauthority.com/roku-tcl-sued-for-bricked-smart-tvs-3663179/ And that, kids, is yet another reason why your TV or that damn fridge shouldn't need an internet connection to work. #InternetOfShit

• Post #3522882

  Writers Are Going to Extremes to Prove They Didn't Use AI https://www.tovima.com/wsj/writers-are-going-to-extremes-to-prove-they-didnt-use-ai/ "People are adding typos, aggressively casual language and references to 'The Office' to stay ahead of armchair detectors; It`s like the new McCarthyism." #ai

• Post #3522881

  Setting up remote access to Bambulab 3D printers that are on a different VLAN than yours is a pain in the ass. Bambulab has chosen the wrong path. It might carve out a niche among users who aren't very tech-savvy when it comes to 3D printing (and who aren’t interested in learning either), but all of us nerds who have used their printers are going to tell them to go to hell. By the way, if you're trying to set up remote access using pfSense or OPNsense, here's a great gu...

• Post #3522880

  Microsoft has really screwed up. When I see users who don't have a clue about computers asking about Linux because they're sick and tired of Windows, things are looking pretty bad for the folks in Redmond. Even though this makes me smile, I can't help but wonder, how could they mess up so badly? #Windows #Linux

• Post #3522879

  I was watching a game via streaming on my browser, and my CPU was running at 78–80 °C (it's an old laptop). If you inspect the page in Firefox and select the "Network" tab, you can find the video's URL. All you have to do is open that URL in mpv, and your computer will run much more smoothly and, in my case, with a CPU temperature 12 degrees lower. #linux #linuxtips

• Post #3522878

  Whenever I'm forced to use commercial, proprietary software, I look into open-source alternatives because I know it's only a matter of time before the company in question tries to fuck me with a random change to its terms of service. By the way, Plex users, welcome to Jellyfin.

• Post #3522877

  You young people don't know this, but the Internet these days is absolute shit. The one I grew up with was a jungle with its good and bad sides, but today's version is almost dystopian. The damn Internet today is designed to drive you crazy the moment you open your browser. Before you even see the content, it feels like they're putting you through a poll. Click here to let us know you're not a bot. - Fuck that. I'm a person, not a terminator. Do you accep...

• Post #3522876

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEm7uWjXw_Q Does this tune sound familiar? I'm sure it does... It's from the original Doom's Gate game. A song that all of us who are starting to get gray hair recognize almost instantly from its first few chords. I'm sad to share the news that its illustrious creator, Bobby Prince, has passed away at the age of 81. Wherever he is, he'll know that his music was and will always be a part of our lives. #gaming #music #doom

• Post #3522875

  I'll be getting my main laptop back soon, on which—for reasons that aren't relevant here—I've had to temporarily install Windows. Now I'm faced with the dilemma of choosing a distro. Since my ThinkPad runs Arch Linux, I'm wondering if it's time to reinstall Fedora. What I do know for sure is that it's time to give Wayland and Hyprland a try, after years of using i3wm. #linux

• Post #3522874

  Hey, Europeans! How are the temperatures shaping up at the end of June? Climate change is going to really screw us all over. It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. #climatechange

• Post #3522873

  The average user who switches to Linux goes through several phases: 1. Oh, this is really different from Windows, I’m not really into it. Where are my damn installed programs? 2. Well, it’s not that different. There are windows, folders, and its own app store. 3. I’m still not really into this desktop. I’m going to customize it to my liking… Or maybe I’ll just try another one. 4. I’ve already tried all the desktops, I’m going to check out that WM thing. 5. I think if I remove these services, I...

• Post #3522872

  A Study of 26,000 Students Shows the AI Learning Trap https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-of-experience/202606/a-study-of-26000-students-shows-the-ai-learning-trap Using AI can create short-term results but may stifle long-term learning. (...) "Using AI to think for you can erode learning" #ai #learning

• Post #972868

  I had to install Windows 11 on a laptop that was running Arch Linux (don’t ask me why—I’m really pissed off about this), and it was the worst user experience I’ve had in years. 1) The laptop's touchpad didn't work; I had to use a USB mouse. 2) Windows 11 didn't recognize the M.2 drive. Why? No fucking idea. You have to download some drivers (not the typical .exe file, but their .sys, .cat, .info, etc.), insert another USB drive with them, and install them during the W11...

• Post #605974

  Not mine, but I truly believe this. #linux

• Post #586014

  I just discovered that AI can generate code for OpenSCAD, so you can generate files for 3D printing with just geometric descriptions. Part of my company's work is training in 3D design. It had better start pivoting toward other fields. #AI #3Ddesign

• Post #571944

  The weekend is coming. Hey! Who knows?! Maybe Monday will come and this damn Jumanji we've been forced to live in will be over.

• Post #461265

  OpenClaw goes rogue on Meta exec, deletes emails without permission https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/openclaw-goes-rogue-meta-exec-deletes-emails-without-permission-4113741 "Nothing humbles you like telling your OpenClaw 'confirm before acting' and watching it speedrun deleting your inbox. I couldn't stop it from my phone. I had to run to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb". Allowing AI to access and manage your email seems incredibly...

• Post #458792

  PriceGhost is a service that you can run on your server to check the prices of products on Amazon, Aliexpress, etc. at the frequency you select. In addition, if you create a Telegram bot, you can configure it to send you notifications in case of price changes. This way, you don't have to constantly check the price either in the online store or on the PriceGhost web interface. At the moment, it is running in a Docker container on my home server and works like a charm. https://github.com/cl...

• Post #428601

  I can't watch videos on a sports news website because they won't play without showing the ads first. I open the app for that website and they still won't play because I use pfBlocker-NG on pfSense to block the ads. Deleting the website from my favorites and ditching the app in 3, 2, 1... What a shitty Internet.

• Post #428600

  Anyone who uses Firefox nowadays does so as an act of rebellion against the Evil Corp, meaning they usually know what they're doing and why. However, Firefox is heading in a different direction and isn't listening to its user community. Want to know what they want for their browser? Ask them. You can do this through market research or a damn online survey. It's not that hard. #firefox

• Post #398960

  Commission trials European open source communications software https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-trials-european-open-source-communications-software/ "The European Commission is trialling using European open source software to run its internal communications". #matrix

• Post #398959

  I bought a TV and it wouldn't let me past the first setup screen unless I installed an app and gave it Internet access. I figured as much... What I didn't expect was that they would be so explicit about their spying: a big message popped up warning me that the TV channel I was watching would collect viewing data. Fuck you guys. F.u.c.k.y.o.u. Tomorrow I'll set up the rules in pfSense so I can virtually give all these bastards the middle finger. I feel like Don Quixote f...

• Post #398958

  A good time to remember this gem from XKCD, representative of all the descents into the rabbit hole of those who one day asked themselves, "What the hell is Linux?". #linux

• Post #398957

  Trend in the volume of new questions on StackOverflow https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1926661

• Post #398955

  My parents recently traveled to a European capital and asked a police officer where the city center was. “You're in it,” he replied. When you live in the most densely populated area in Europe, everything seems like the countryside.

• Post #398954

  Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-is-already-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-all-of-2026-chief-says-some-long-term-agreements-for-2027-and-2028-already-in-place "The company’s VP for Investor Relations, Ambrish Srivastava, said that 89% of its revenue came from its Cloud business, while its consumer business only delivere...

• Post #356826

  Dell Now Shipping Laptop With Qualcomm NPU On Linux Ahead Of Windows 11 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Pro-Max-With-Qualcomm-NPU Regardless of the laptops model, what is relevant is that a hardware giant like Dell is betting on Linux and discarding Windows. The beginning of a trend? #linux