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Endymion_Mallorn

@ Endymion_Mallorn @kbin.melroy.org

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Just a nerd who migrated from kbin(dot)social.

  • DuckDuckGo poll says 90% responders don't want AI

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  • I'm not a fan of Kagi's approach to anything, frankly. The fact that they're charging money for a search engine, and using an LLM? Hard pass.

  • People fight back against the leopards who ate their faces, let's help them

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  • And your suggestion is instead... what? Exactly what the worst of them want to do to others? And you'll tar the people who aren't 100% evil bastards with the same brush?

    No. Forgiveness, support, and education are the only way forward. It's not about what we did when we 'reintegrated'. It's about the fact that when we did, we still denied them federal funds, no one set out to build industries or safe jobs for the average people, and no one made any effort toward education in the south. And, might I add, no one actually gave a damn about the racial tensions, except in those rare cases where they were affected. Instead of trusting that churches will handle it, acknowledge that they'll turn into cults - look at how many literal cult groups there are in the southern USA when they were the only community support or education. Instead of saying "eh, you'll figure it out", realize that no, the average people will not. They'll continue to be screwed over like they've always been.

    Educate. Integrate. Yes, demand better of them, but give them the tools to become better.

    The American Empire is in a weak state right now because of who's in charge. We have only two ways of getting it back - an incredibly massive investment into global soft power, or a disturbing investment into forcing our hard power. Since that's the problem we face, we're even more in need of each other. We need to integrate for real, to acknowledge, defuse, and support. Because I'll tell you something. I live in NJ. I love cities, and I get unnerved outside of a city on the scale of NY/NJ. My needs and my lifestyle are totally different from those of a person in a rural community. But we need leaders who want to support both - and not people who want to hurt either fellow Americans or foreign people.

  • Davos, Switzerland

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  • If only the normal people inhabiting it would do something about the megarich government people when they invade.

  • Finally, the FPS I keep asking for: Deep combat, classic modes, and an honest-to-god server browser

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  • Sadly I'm in US East, I don't remember the name of our server.

  • Finally, the FPS I keep asking for: Deep combat, classic modes, and an honest-to-god server browser

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  • I miss The Specialists.

  • A Pastor Who Rejects “Established Science” Decided Polio & Measles Vaccines Should Be Optional

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  • This might be more effective if he was also listed as a pediatrician rather than "just" a pastor. Pastors are not publicly accredited or licensed to practice (the 1st Amendment actually makes that impossible). It's more impactful to state that a licensed doctor is saying that.

  • it's a simple question

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  • Writing a good text editor is something to be proud of, so that's awesome!

    I don't use any version of Commander on this machine, and I don't plan to. I used the original from Norton back in the day, but when Windows 3 hit, I used Norton Desktop to improve it (basically into what Win95 became), and never looked at a Commander interface again - if I want two side-by-side directories, I have a windowing system. I've tried emacs and vim briefly and they're well beyond what I'm ever looking for. geany is an option, but gedit seems to be doing the job. I've never heard of kate before this thread, I'll have to look it up. Never looked at nano, but I heard of it.

    Based on the interface and what I've needed it for, gedit works, and so does Sublime Text. Honestly, Notepad++ was/is my third-most-used text editor on Windows, behind M$ Edit (I have FreeDOS Edit in DOSBox) and M$ Notepad (replaced with xed, except the .LOG function, which is sorely missed). Npp is the one I use for editing HTML/XML, Excel functions, the odd Excel macro; and subtitle files, transcripts, and scripts (where line numbers matter and I need fixed-length lines). FocusWriter is #4 on both OSes.

  • Chinese propaganda is rampant on the fediverse

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  • Everything in the world is propaganda or advertising. You have a choice to believe it or not.

  • Cruz reportedly says Trump yelled and cursed over warning of midterm election ‘bloodbath’

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  • Fair enough :-)

  • DuckDuckGo poll says 90% responders don't want AI

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  • Yeah. I'm actually kind of upset that I have to type 'noai'. That should be the standard.

  • it's a simple question

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  • Honestly, I think gedit might be the best play.

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  • Some of the worst slumlords NYC ever saw.

  • it's a simple question

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  • The only way I interact with Wine is through Bottles, honestly. It just doesn't seem worth the trouble to go through all that for a text editor.

  • it's a simple question

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  • I'm a Mint user, because I don't want to use Windows 11, and I realized that about 95% of what I was doing on Win10 was FOSS. The only thing I miss is Notepad++.

  • Hi.

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  • Anything that I care about enough for that is related to one of four things:

    1. Broken tech.
    2. Software or systems insufficient to the need, which stand in the way of either operations or profit (usually both).
    3. Directly involved with vendor or client ops, and needs to be fixed for operations to continue.
    4. Billing problems for clients or vendors which I cannot resolve on my own.

    Everything else, I can send an email or ask in a channel, rather than a private IM.

  • Hi.

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  • Sorry but no. If it's asynchronous and I don't need a response in a short time, I'll email you. If I say something on Slack to a person, and don't get a response in a short timeframe (~5 minutes), I go to someone else - whether that's a coworker or a manager. And when I get told, "you'll have to ask [unresponsive]", I say, "Oh, I tried to reach out to them, they didn't respond. Can you reach out and see if they're available?"

    That way, I've gotten somewhere closer to my answer, and I've put another person on the scent of the unresponsive one.

  • Mecha Comet - Modular Linux Handheld Computer

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  • Until there's a physical product on shelves, I don't trust that it's not vaporware.

  • "illegal"

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  • I would try to find another place to live, because that would lead to chaos.

  • Who still uses IRC and why?

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  • Matrix but with stronger community engagement, yes.

  • AI Generated Images @sh.itjust.works
    Endymion_Mallorn @kbin.melroy.org

    Sekhmet, same generator as before.

  • AI Generated Images @sh.itjust.works
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    Ra. Also from my Power Rangers game, also from Perchance.org

  • AI Generated Images @sh.itjust.works
    Endymion_Mallorn @kbin.melroy.org

    Wadjet, as used in my Power Rangers RPG. Generated on Perchance.org