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a nice problem to have
  • No, power on/off is much worse for components than running due to the transients involved.

  • a nice problem to have
  • Windows is my daily driver and all my PCs run 24/7/52 unless they're sleeping while I commute with them 🤷‍♂️

    (I also run Linux, BSD, and macOS.)

  • Do we own our posts?
  • True, but if server owner pulls the plug, all the content you have there is gone. They can also unilaterally delete your posts.

    I guess my point is ownership isn't as important as control.

    SoundCloud vapes content and entire accounts all the time.

  • how much backing up would you do of a media server?
  • Mine is fully backed up.

  • Texas independence vote is imminent, group's leader says
  • A Texas independence would not only violate the Constitution, it would sink the GOP in the remaining states due to the loss of Texas' electoral votes, thus ensuring a Republican president would never be elected again. This is the biggest reason Texas will never secede, regardless of the state's conservative nativism.

  • Do we own our posts?
  • Each instance has complete control over what is posted on it. The only way to truly own your posts is to set up your own instance and interact only with communities on it.

  • Donald Trump may "turn off the internet" if elected, former staffer says
  • I doubt the president who lives on the internet & relies on it to connect with his superfans would disable it.

  • How to update the BIOS on a Dell laptop running Linux
  • Yeah I've done that before.

  • The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment
  • I can't imagine any law that would preclude the status quo, as Microsoft doesn't own a controlling stake in OpenAI anyway. It sounds like the FTC is picking its targets based on market cap only.

  • How do I tag/mention a user in a comment?
  • I gave Google Bard a list of books I read and enjoyed recently and asked it for some recommendations for other books I might enjoy.

    That's an awesome idea! I'll try it.

  • The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment
  • The FTC tried & failed. They'll most likely fail here too. It's tough for courts to rule against what the FTC sees as unfair competition when even the judges are likely Amazon Prime & Big 3 ecosystem subscribers.

  • what's currently the best solution for a windows install
  • what's my best bet for a set & forget situation?

    Deploy WingetUI and set it to automatically update everything as administrator. The nice thing about this solution is it scales to whatever 3rd party apps the user installs in the future.

    It's about as close as you'll get to Debian's venerable automatic-upgrades on Windows.

  • Questions regarding moderating and the LW age restriction
  • You don't have to go looking for evidence, but I think you're within your rights to ban any underage interactors you know of.

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    New research undercuts Republican views of racism
  • Research: it still exists.

  • [SOLVED] Automated local folder move/sync actions?
  • I use Termux + Tasker for this exact functionality. I can provide the scripts and setup to anyone who's interested.

  • Techrights — The Effort to Silence (Squash) GNU/Linux Advocates and Press Coverage
  • I used to subscribe to this blog. The takes were so bad I'd deliberately share the links the author was railing against.

  • jdrch jdrch @lemmy.world

    Aerospace engineering manager and other things

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