overview for floppingfish

What are the main criticisms of Linux in desktop platforms? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] floppingfish 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I'm using Linux Mint for my daily driver for about 5 years. It works great with no ads!! I'm not a gamer and Libre Office works well for me so no significant problems with software. I also do some basic python programming on it. The more complex command line stuff takes a while to figure out but Mint has been great!

porn is a memetic drug in c/showerthoughts

[–] floppingfish 1 points 2 weeks ago

thanks for the clarity

Is there an active mechanic advice community on lemmy? Looking for advice. in c/asklemmy

[–] floppingfish 3 points 2 weeks ago

put a bead of clear silicone around the top and side seals of the light (where the light sections come together, not where the light seals to the car)

porn is a memetic drug in c/showerthoughts

[–] floppingfish 16 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

please explain like I'm 5

Read Only File System in c/linux4noobs

[–] floppingfish 3 points 1 month ago

Looks good! I'll give it a try. Thanks!!

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Read Only File System (self.linux4noobs)

submitted 1 month ago by floppingfish to c/linux4noobs

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Will my OS break if I make it the system Read Only? I am installing a raspberry pi 4 (Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit)) in my car and read on Lemmy that if I make the system files Read Only my system won't get corrupt when power is abruptly turned off. I will leave the 'home' directory read-write. I realize I will have to remove the drive and run updates regularly.

IBM open-sources its Granite AI models - and they mean business in c/fosai

[–] floppingfish 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks, I'll check it out!

IBM open-sources its Granite AI models - and they mean business in c/fosai

[–] floppingfish 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is there a tutorial somewhere that shows how a noobie could learn to use this to generate python code?

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Roku History (self.roku)

submitted 1 year ago by floppingfish to c/roku

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Is there a way/program to get recent Roku history? I've looked online and the articles indicated that you would have to get and search each channel's history.

FOSS Text Editor in c/android

[–] floppingfish 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the suggestion, I am checking into them, now.

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Download Chirp Library? (self.audiobooks)

submitted 1 year ago by floppingfish to c/[email protected]

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I know there are programs around (Libation etc) that let me download my Audible library. Is there a FOSS program that lets me down load my Chirp library?

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FOSS Text Editor (self.android)

submitted 1 year ago by floppingfish to c/android

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Is there a simple text editor available for Android that doesn't sell my data?

Open Neutral? in c/electricians

[–] floppingfish 2 points 2 years ago

Wow, thanks for the great explanations, I feel a lot better about it.

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Open Neutral? (self.electricians)

submitted 2 years ago by floppingfish to c/electricians

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I'm a helper and worked with an old time electrician and he did something a year ago that still troubles me. We wired a 50 amp 220 volt circuit for some heat pumps. he brought the wires into the panel, hooked them to ground and the breaker and left the white wire capped with a wire nut. He told me it will work fine and forget about it. Did we leave somebody with an open neutral? Is the ground wire the neutral now? Should I try and go back and fix this?

Brave aims to curb practice of websites that port scan visitors in c/[email protected]

[–] floppingfish 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What a great feature! Where would I find that setting on ubock origin?

Opinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others? in c/android

[–] floppingfish 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've used Keepass or Keepass XC for years. They are great!

Data visualisation - For all your fancy dashboards in c/newcommunities

[–] floppingfish 1 points 2 years ago

Sure.
I tried again and unfortunately, got the 504 again

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It is now (self.thegoodplace)

submitted 2 years ago by floppingfish to c/thegoodplace

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Everything is fine now that this community is here!

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3 not to skimp on (self.frugal)

submitted 2 years ago by floppingfish to c/frugal

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I always heard not to skimp on 'Tires, Shoes and mattresses'