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What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it? in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I live in the second one. On purpose. I'll never wear my debian tshirt.

Signal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsApp in c/technology@lemmy.world
How in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Wow, you've tried nothing and are all out of ideas!

This line is chilling in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I'll happily supply the hacksaw to keep you occupied.

YSK The US Government has a Webpage for New Fathers to Find Dad Jokes in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I actually love that we have resourses like this.

My gripe is that they miss the mark by targeting new dads. The reason dad jokes are great is they are the first jokes your kid understands. So I would think dads of 4 to 9 year-olds would be a better target.

The high you feel when your kid cracks up at some offhand dumb joke can't be bottled.

But the reason I love this as a resourse is that explaining jokes to a curious child develops connections in their head in a way that only a parenting rolemodel can really do. So even if it's not laugh-out-loud funny to explain a joke, if your child tells you that they do not get a joke, first and foremost realize that is a vunerable admission. Buddies will rag on you for not getting it. Parents see a gap in their kids' world experience that they can fill.

which linux phone is the most promising? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Is this seriously your takeaway from a well-thought out post? This the smugness of reddit that I really don't miss.

edit: I am refering to the root comment, as that isn't clear.

You were disabled. You're stuck laying down most of the day. What do you do to earn a living and survive? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

This can't help in the short term, I would consider learning steno. It used to cost thousands to rent specialized equipment to do it. Now with Plover (foss), the software component is free. You just need a keyboard with n-key rollover to do it.

I wouldn't actually recommend learning on a standard keyboard. I personally use an ortholinear for typing, and that's what got me into plover.

One way this would help one disabilities to make money is that with high-speed internet, you can caption internet broadcasts or remote company meetings. There are nonprofits that you would work for to find companies that need your service.

The fact that firefox updates when I open it instead of when I close it. Has to be the most annoying feature ever. in c/firefox@lemmy.ml
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

How else would you know it was doing anything?

Box rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Who says the kid didn't scavenge for it?

I bet he gets fed frozen pizza. Lazy-ass guardians. You need to cook that shit.

Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Fun fact: 200-foot radio towers are free. You can take them home. I have 257 200-foot radio towers.

It gets the point across in c/funny@lemmy.world
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

As someone with protanomaly (colorblindness due to sucky red cones), this guy is a hero.

Me after I got fired in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

You're correct in a lot of languages; Excel comes to mind. Just that's not how int rand() works in C.

Sorry, I don't why you're getting snark and even being accused of using the word "integer".

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I'm amazed at FreeCAD's abilities. It needs a better name. Thinking of it as simply "cad software" like calling a 2-GHz computer in your pocket a "phone". (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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I thought I would knock some dust off my drafting skills after a small chat with @captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works

Seeing this image on the tutorial made me realize, FreeCAD seems to be a Technical Geometry Super-Suite. It makes sense that CAD would grow to include all of these things. But I thought sharing the initial perspective of some one who hasn't looked at this stuff in about 18 years might be interesting.

Granted I'm not actually familiar with most of this stuff, and none of it from the POV of FreeCAD. If this can deliver 10% of what I'm looking at, I'm in for a treat.

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I unboxed that Gateway 2000 that Blaze sent over. Looks like new! Thanks, buddy. (lemmy.world)
 

Image actually from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway,_Inc.#/media/File:Gateway_2000.jpg

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I'm starting to think it's a conspiracy to waste otherwise productive people's time. (lemmy.world)
 
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Good episodes for a newbie? (lemmy.world)
 

In the side panel, I use the suggestion of #75 simply because that was on knowledgefight.com. But honestly, so much has changed. That was before the TX & CT awards were found by the juries. That was before the default judgements. That was before Covid.

What episodes are good to start with for a more updated Zeitgeist? The ones that are too current, I feel Alex is a little too pathetic for anyone to care.

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Back Catalogue discussion thread (lemmy.world)
 

Have you been listening through the episode archives? Did you want say something about one from way back without sounding like Jim Gaffigan discussing Heat? Well here is the place.

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Which episodes have a good Pizzagate deep-dive? (lemmy.world)
 

I was hyping the podcast in a c/politics thread when someone asked for a link for a pizzagate debunking.

They made the interesting point that most debunkings are merely "there is no basement". I must confess. I find this argument pretty compelling, but are there any deep-dives into the conspiracy origins from KF. Due to what I confessed, I never really followed the details of this one. It seemed to morph into QAnon conspiracies rather seamlessly. It seemed to be all claims, no known damages.

What immediately came to mind is Episode #39 in which Dan does a deep-dive into Jack Posobiec and analyzes the Comet Ping Periscope video that Owen Shroyer reports about. (No, I didn't have the episode number off the dome.)

But that is more Jack Posobiec is full of shit because pizzagate is full of shit. I love this episode. But the periscope video is more about two infowariors' total inability to "act natural". But it's not really a pizzagate debunking, I suppose. Still comedy gold in my opinion.

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Knowledge Fight #890: January 16, 2024 (knowledgefight.libsyn.com)
 

Dropped: Jan 19, 2024

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Bright spots of Episode #890 (lemmy.world)
 

Episode #890: January 16, 2024 aired Jan 19, 2024.

Dan's bright spot: The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Here is a polygon.com review of it.

Jordan's bright spot: Got the ink done mentioned last episode. Still healing. So he can't show it off.

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Knowledge Fight: #889: The Debate Of The Century, Part 2 (knowledgefight.libsyn.com)
 

Dropped: Jan 15, 2024

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Bright spots of Episode #889 (lemmy.world)
 

Episode #889: The Debate Of The Century, Part 2 aired Jan 15, 2024.

Dan's bright spot: New season of Traitors. Here is a promotional article.

Jordan's bright spot: New tattoo. A band around the arm drawn by his wife inspired by the four Elements in the Legend of Korra. I assume the motifs will look like which a scaled down version of work done by Ebelin at minitokyo.net/animepaper.net

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Surely, only North Korea would see it that way. [Is OC allowed? I'm new here.] (lemmy.world)
 
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Knowledge Fight: #888: The Debate Of The Century, Part 1 (knowledgefight.libsyn.com)
 

Dropped: Jan 12, 2024

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