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VW will invest up to $5 billion in Rivian as part of new EV joint venture
  • Which to me is also a failure. Everyone knows the Tesla network is Tesla. And it's hands down, better. People use Electrify America and have a bad experience (myself included) and they get mad at it. Even if they don't know it's tied to vw.

    YouTubers and journalist talk about it and tie it to vw and suddenly your enthusiasts are panning vw for their garbage network.

    It's a lose lose for Volkswagen the way they did this.

  • VW will invest up to $5 billion in Rivian as part of new EV joint venture
  • You aren't wrong, but also it directly impacts the company reputation. Doing it as absolute crap as they did hurts them. Not the whole industry, because looks what's happened since, the charging standards in USA went from CCS to nacs, all the manufacturers switched to using Tesla network which, checks notes is your direct competition.

  • Is the Sovol SV08 worth it as a Voron 2.4 alternative?
  • Ooof I've got a vivedono troodon (voron clone) and that thing is constantly breaking. It's broken right now! I might just give the thing away if someone would come get it!

    Compared to my Prusa where everything just works it's not even close. The troodon is like a creality but without the cheap budget parts being widely available.

    Does anyone know what slicer profiles exist for the sv08?

  • Have you ever owned a rare or unusual car?
  • I had two rare but not valuable cars, my first car was a 1974 Mazda rx2 sedan. Bright orange with a white interior.

    The second I restored a 1956 Dodge Truck which had a 270 V8. This combo wasn't common.

  • Dual boot Fedora Kinoite and Windows 10
  • From chat gpt

    Here are the steps to dual boot Fedora Kinoite and Windows 11: Preparation

    Backup Data: Ensure you have backups of all important data from your Windows system.
    Create Live USBs: Create a bootable USB drive for both Windows 11 and Fedora Kinoite using tools like Rufus or Etcher.
    

    Install Windows 11

    Boot from Windows USB: Insert the Windows 11 USB drive and boot from it.
    Install Windows 11: Follow the installation prompts. When prompted, create a partition for Windows, leaving some unallocated space for Fedora Kinoite.
    Complete Installation: Finish the installation and set up Windows 11.
    

    Install Fedora Kinoite

    Boot from Fedora USB: Insert the Fedora Kinoite USB drive and boot from it.
    Start Installation: Begin the installation process and choose the option to install alongside Windows.
    Partitioning:
        Select the unallocated space created earlier.
        Create the necessary partitions for Fedora (usually root / and swap).
    Install Fedora: Complete the installation process.
    

    Configure Boot Loader

    Set Default Bootloader: Fedora will install GRUB as the bootloader. It should automatically detect Windows 11 and add it to the boot menu.
    Verify Entries: After installation, reboot the system. You should see the GRUB menu with options to boot into Fedora or Windows.
    Set Default Boot Option (Optional): If you want to change the default boot option, edit the GRUB configuration.
    

    Post-Installation

    Update Systems: Boot into both operating systems and ensure they are fully updated.
    Install Drivers: Make sure all necessary drivers are installed for both Windows and Fedora.
    Test Dual Boot: Reboot several times and test both operating systems to ensure the dual-boot setup works seamlessly.
    

    Troubleshooting

    Missing GRUB Menu: If the GRUB menu doesn’t appear, you might need to repair the bootloader using a Fedora live USB.
    Windows Boot Issues: If Windows doesn’t boot, you may need to use the Windows recovery options to repair the Windows bootloader and then reinstall GRUB.
    

    Following these steps will help you set up a dual-boot system with Fedora Kinoite and Windows 11.

  • Why doesn't the Wi-Fi hotspot work on my phone? (T-Mobile, usa)
  • Thank you for this info, I'll look into it. I was messing around with a wifi direct solution earlier but didn't get it to work.

    These seems like a lot of work so I can use my steam deck online in the car.

  • Why doesn't the Wi-Fi hotspot work on my phone? (T-Mobile, usa)

    Title. Basically I just want to use the Wi-Fi hotspot on my phone, it connects and everything but then no Internet.

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    Stuck between an XSR900 or a z900rs
  • Both are nice bikes. You won't be disappointed with either one, so maybe take into account which dealer is closer, or which bike you like the aesthetic of better (appearance, engine note etc).

  • Why don't electric car manufacurers put solar panels on the car roofs?
  • While most of the points are covered here, and it's likely true that the cost to add the panel and micro inverters is high, (I built a small two panel one battery off-grid system for about $4000 to power a chest freezer)... I have a counter point that I feel should be considered.

    While it's true that it isn't going to extend driving range by much, my thought is that it is still worth it. Take these examples:

    Drove to great wolf lodge in the summer, left car in parking lot for 3 days without charge. It lost several %.

    Left car in an airport lot for a week lost even more power.

    Drove to NorCal, left car at Airbnb driveway, had to find charging despite the car sitting in very bright sunshine for 4 days.

    Car camping

    Apartment complex parking (literally one of the main negatives about EVs)

    All of these would benefit from trickle charging, even if it was just to prevent the drain of sitting.

  • Is there anything I can do with endless recaptcha's?

    I have noticed lately that several sites I've tried to login to, some I already have an account, some I am trying to make a new account give me what seems like endless captchas.

    The two notables ones from my memory, Etsy, where I've had an account for years and have 2fa enabled ffs. The other Unity, where I'm trying to make an account to join a friends Organization.

    After several minutes the captches just seem to keep going and I get more and more frustrated to the point I just give up and don't login (which is not really an option with my Etsy store).

    My setup isn't anything crazy, Firefox, Fedora 40, no vpn's or anything. Always from either my laptop or gaming system.

    Does anyone else have this issue? What are the options?

    EDIT/UPDATE: I disabled ublock origin long enough and only got one captcha. Seems google is trying to punish people using that. EDIT2: Spoke too soon, got my email verification, clicked through and back to endless captcha's.... ffs

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    Linux 101 stuff. Questions are encouraged, noobs are welcome! @lemmy.world mortalic @lemmy.world
    Weird mouse behavior in fedora40/kde

    I've just put Fedora40 on my Lenovo legion. I installed kde spin. I've got two strange issues.

    The first, when adding file attachments in Firefox, it opens the gnome file manager instead of dolphin. Annoying but not major.

    The second, when playing a steam game (fallout4) on multiple monitors, it seems the mouse isn't trapped to the game window, and when it inevitably makes it's way to the second monitor, a click will change focus. For this issue, I have been trying to use the kde window rules, but that doesn't seem to work. Nine of the rules seem to force the mouse to stay in that window.

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    Is there someone in this community that is willing to test planters for me?

    I have a hobby 3d design business where I make things, and I have a lot of planters. When I make a new one the routine is, buy plant, plant it, take pictures, make notes about how well it works or looks.

    Sometimes I end up with 3 or 4 iterations of it. I have too many, no WAY to many plants and I can't keep up with the care for them. I'm hoping there are members of this community that would be willing to test stuff for me, take photos and give me feedback. Preferably if you live in the PNW or west coast so shipping doesn't cost a fortune.

    For example, right now I'm working on a little shelf that I'm hoping to put smaller, dangly succulents on and I've made two, sent one to a friend and need to test the second one. Message me if you are at all interested.

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    Asahi Linux on MacBook air questions

    I'm debating trying to get my hands on a used m1 or M2 air for the primary use case of leaving it on my couch so I can quickly look stuff up. I thought about going with a chrome book, but all the snapdragon powered ones either have sketchy support or are expensive.

    I also want it to have a small form factor so I think I want a MacBook air. I don't have any interest in macos (which I use for work) so I was debating putting Linux on it.

    Has anyone had experience with asahi Linux, or the fedora spin? Could you share what works/doesn't etc?

    Is there a better option I'm not thinking about?

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    Growing spider plants
    imgur.com Did I miss anything?

    Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and so much more from users like mortalic.

    Did I miss anything?

    I'm happy to say, It's still alive and thriving. That is all.

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    What's the best way to sell a printer?

    I have a trio of identical printers I want to sell. I posted them on Craigslist and got literally no response.

    I posted them on eBay and sold one but for 1/4 the asking price. It also cost me a fortune to ship it.

    Does anyone here have experience doing this and mind sharing your knowledge?

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    Lemmy, what did i get in the mail?

    Weird story, so about 9 years ago we sold our house to a family member, who rented it out. Those renters reached out to them and said that we got a package. We still live in the area so I went and got it from them.

    We have no idea what this is, or who sent it. When I search that sku I can't find much except an article about how Americans are getting sent seeds from China, the return address is from Equatorial Guinea. But even if they are seeds, what are they? Also why?

    What you got Lemmy? Maybe put a sarcasm tag on your response if you have a humorous thought. But I really want to know. Google lens thinks they are bugs.

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    I'd love your input...

    I recently (2021/2022) sold my gas cars and bought two EV's. Though I kept my two motorcycles. I've been compiling my thoughts about how it's been so far, and realized I have compiled pages and pages of notes and those notes are all over the place. Just tons of little tiny differences to massive differences in the driving experience. I'd like to share that with this community in a useful way.

    I'm not exactly an EV enthusiast, I've had a very long list of enthusiast cars/bikes and when I was young I used to race both autocross and quarter mile. So this basis is where my brain is at.

    So my questions for everyone here:

    • What should I test/measure?
    • What do you want to know?
    • What data do you want to see (within reason, I'm not a data scientist)?

    EDIT: You guys gave me a great list to start with. Some I'll need to start tracking my driving better so I can answer. I'll get back to you all.

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    Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist
    open.substack.com Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist

    Linux Distro hopping for fun and profit. Wait, profit? When do I get paid?!

    Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist

    Followup to why you should switch to Nobara Linux. Also, some scripts I’ve compiled for distro hopping the fedora flavors.

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    Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist
    open.substack.com Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist

    Linux Distro hopping for fun and profit. Wait, profit? When do I get paid?!

    Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist

    Followup to why you should switch to Nobara Linux. Also, some scripts I've compiled for distro hopping the fedora flavors.

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    Non steam app chrome stopped working

    Anyone have a thought about why? Also Plex htpc non steam app won't launch suddenly. If I go to desktop mode they work fine

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    Videos not working...sort of

    Videos don't seem to play but it seems to only be on lemmy.world instance. Even if the post doesn't originate from lemmy.world.

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    Experience with KDE on Fedora?

    Hello all, I've been distro hopping a lot lately and have a long term goal of settling on one distro for the family laptops.

    Currently it's a smattering of linux distro's and some M$ across all the systems in the house.

    In short the fam has had a pretty negative reaction to Gnome for all the usual reasons, so there is a kubuntu instance, Nobara, but the KDE version, Manjaro etc... I kind of want to give Fedora a stint on my laptop and noticed the Fedora spins project and was wondering if anyone has played around with it at all?

    I spun up the KDE version in a VM alongside the default Fedora and noticed it's running a newer kernel than the default, which is interesting...

    Is it an equal partner in update cycles?

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    Another poem, this time about Sansevieria, I hope you enjoy!
    open.substack.com Sansevieria Serenade

    The Effortless Elegance of Easy Care

    Sansevieria Serenade

    If you have another idea about a plant related poem, let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can come up with.

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    How to sync desktop like onedrive, but not one drive?

    I'm currently running kubuntu 23.10 and have been distro hopping a lot lately. I'm going to continue to do so but the tedium of saving everything off is a royal pain.

    Backup solutions across distro's don't always work, plus the overhead of backing up and restoring is almost more work than just copy/pasting most stuff.

    In windows obviously, you're damn near forced to use one drive these days, and it made me wonder if there is a similar cloud service, or self hosted service that might accomplish a similar task.

    I've got an unraid server I can use, and there are options there it appears, but the choices are almost overwhelming.

    So I thought I'd just ask all of you, what solution mimics a cloud desktop like onedrive the closest?

    EDIT: To be more specific, I'm mostly just referring to dekstop contents, Documents, Downloads etc, Not config data. Bonus points if I can add folders too.

    EDIT2: Thank you everyone for your awesome suggestions! I went with syncthing. I also tried Mega which crashed pretty much instantly for some reason. Syncthing seems to be exactly what I need and I can just point it at my Unraid server.

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    The succulent saga
    imakethingsforu.substack.com The Succulent Saga

    A Humorous Tale of Overwatered Woes

    The Succulent Saga

    A fun little poem about over watering succulents. I hope you all enjoy!

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    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)MO
    mortalic @lemmy.world
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