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lemmy.world not meeting minimal version requirement for app Jerboa for Lemmy in c/support

[–] leodude 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

couldn't use other app (lemmur) as it doesn't list lemmy.world 😢 using an older version of jerboa worked though 👍

lemmy.world not meeting minimal version requirement for app Jerboa for Lemmy in c/support

[–] leodude 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that worked 👍

lemmy.world not meeting minimal version requirement for app Jerboa for Lemmy in c/support

[–] leodude 1 points 1 year ago

there is only one other app on f-droid, I've avoided it since it has not been updated in almost a year. I'll give it a go 👍

I don't get people that are here in the fediverse and *want to bring over* the content that is on FB, IG, TikTok, etc. in c/fediverse

[–] leodude 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

totally agree

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lemmy.world not meeting minimal version requirement for app Jerboa for Lemmy (self.support)

submitted 1 year ago by leodude to c/support

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installed Jerboa for Lemmy, but when I try to log in it complains that lemmy.world does not meet minimal version requirement.

The minimal version requirement is 0.18, but the server is running 0.17.4:

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when will the server be updated?

perfect mouse for chording in c/[email protected]

[–] leodude 2 points 1 year ago

Having tried both types of mouse now, I prefer the scroll wheel on the side so I'll be sticking with the simple cheap version.

POLL - Will you stay on lemmy? in c/polls

[–] leodude 1 points 1 year ago

@FarLine99 maybe, but could be that you have to be a user for a while before being counted as active user.

Do you think that Lemmy will last or will it die in a few weeks? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] leodude -1 points 1 year ago

I almost hope it "fails" to replace reddit, since reddit was/is crap. I'd perfer if lemmy remained relatively small, without the toxic userbase and spammy content of reddit.

Saw this question over in r/Reddit: “If you could get one more season of a TV show, what show would it be?” | What show(s) would you choose? in c/general

[–] leodude 78 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Firefly

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what's the criteria for "trending"? (self.support)

submitted 1 year ago by leodude to c/support

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None of these "trending" communities have any posts:

If the criteria is "recently created", then why call it "trending"?

All humans are equal, but some are more equal than others in c/aboringdystopia

[–] leodude 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

kr.azy

In your opinion, which FOSS software is by many considered "old" or "obsolete", but are in fact, in your opinion, in many ways better than the newer alternatives? in c/[email protected]

[–] leodude 1 points 1 year ago

Totally agree on RSS and IRC.

Vim, the text editor, is far better than most new alternatives. There is a learning curve tho, but you only have to climb it once.

This is not a meme, I was trying to find content for an OC /c/programmerhumor post and found this in c/[email protected]

[–] leodude 1 points 1 year ago

I can imagine that just fine

modern computers are slower and more annoying in c/minimalism

[–] leodude 1 points 1 year ago

sure, it is faster, but every OS loads a tonne more stuff - not just windows. same with most applications and websites, almost everything is extremely bloated these days.

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perfect mouse for chording (self.mousereview)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by leodude to c/[email protected]

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TLDR; mouse chording is triggering custom actions (like copying text) by holding down a mouse button and then pressing another. This is best done with a three-button-mouse, where the middle button does not double as scroll wheel.

I became aware of this when I discovered Acme, the text editor of plan9 - which uses mouse chording for a few things. This explanation of mouse chording in Acme is pretty good.

I found it very interesting and wanted this to work system wide on my computer.

After some hacking in AutoHotKey I got the following setup to work:

Left + Middle = copy
Left + Right = paste
Right + Left = undo
Right + Middle = redo
Middle + Left = enter
Middle + Right = space
Middle + Scroll = switch app (Alt+Tab)

I find this very useful, and it saves me from needing to switch back and forth between the keyboard and mouse all the time, which is annoying.

I can also be productive while using only the mouse - especially for simple tasks like data entry; copying text fields, one by one, from one window to another.

To do this effectively, one really needs a three button mouse, often referred to as "CAD mouse" (because of some software called CAD that requires this).

Mice like this are kind of rare, but I eventually found this, which is what I currently use: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Shengshou-Buttons-Scroll-Wireless-Suitable/dp/B0832BBY8Y/

I really like how the scroll wheel is on the side and out of the way of the buttons.

This one is more or less the same, but with the scroll wheel between the left and middle button: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Wireless-Rechargeable-Precision-Portable-Defining/dp/B087TFLVPJ/

This seems to be the perfect mouse for chording, but It's a little expensive: https://www.amazon.com/3DConnexion-CadMouse-Pro-Mouse-Optical/dp/B08R5KS38N/

I'll probably get one eventually, since it has back and forward buttons which I can use to add even more custom chordings.

Anyone else into mouse button chording? Any other good mice for this?

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modern computers are slower and more annoying (self.minimalism)

submitted 1 year ago by leodude to c/minimalism

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I feel like computers have gotten 1000x more powerful and still somehow slower and more annoying to use in the last 40 years.

the good old commodore 64 booted in 2 seconds. as soon as it was up, you could start writing commands; no login, no updates, no popups..