overview for SuperSpruce

How do you lure Linux users to a comment section? by SuperSpruce in c/fedimemes@feddit.uk

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 hours ago

This was seriously the reason why I switched from a majority Windows user to a majority Linux user. From 2017-2023, Microsoft was doing the usual bad things, but they were not adding any new appalling crap and at least making some effort in improving things (W11 release nonwithstanding).

To Americans: How far apart is everything in the US? by SuperSpruce in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Where my friend lives, in a typical American suburb:

To the nearest convenience store: 1.5km
To the nearest chain supermarket: 1.5km
To the bus stop: >1km
To the nearest park: 400m
To the nearest big supermarket: 1.5km (they're all the same thing lol)
To the nearest library: 1.4km
To the nearest train station: 1.7km

(These feel like clues to Jet Lag: the Game - Hide and Seek...)

Teach the children. by SuperSpruce in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago

I'm okay with paying for Internet services if the price is right... I'm not okay with also getting milked (data mined) for profit in addition to paying.

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How to transfer files to iPad from PC privately? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 months ago by SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

13 comments fedilink

This is the #1 reason why I don't buy Apple anymore. But if there was an easy private way, I'd be open to getting Apple products again.

I simply want to transfer files from my PC to my iPad without any companies collecting info about the files, such as legally acquired mp3 files that dumb corporations will think are pirated.

What are the ways to do this?

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Why does DRM consume vast system resources even though we have TPM, Pluton, etc. (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 months ago by SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

9 comments fedilink

I've seen many instances of some software having DRM that significantly degrades the performance of the software, or worse, the performance of the entire OS due to heavy background tasks. Prime examples include Denuvo and all those Adobe background processes. Why can't they just simply use the TPM or the other 5 security chips embedded into the CPU so that they don't bloat the system?

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Guy attempts to ride from Boulder, CO to Austin, TX on micromobility vehicles (nebula.tv)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip to c/micromobility@lemmy.world

0 comments fedilink

YouTube link

This might be a bit different than what usually gets posted here but I found this on Nebula and its perhaps my favorite video I've seen on the platform yet. You can also watch it on YouTube (strangely YT didn't suggest it to me despite it being right up my alley).

I absolutely love this idea of trying to do long distance riding with little e-bikes and e-scooters, or basically anything on 2 (or just 1???) wheels.

Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles by SuperSpruce in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 68 points 4 months ago

Time to short the stock then, if they are not gonna invest in their own future.

Breaking the law for real by SuperSpruce in c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 66 points 5 months ago

I drive like a German: I only go on the left lane of a highway if I am passing someone.

consider the implications for a post scarcity future by SuperSpruce in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 87 points 5 months ago

If the excess energy cannot be stored, it should be used for something energy intensive like desalination or carbon capture.

Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow by SuperSpruce in c/world@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 87 points 5 months ago

Not even Nazi Germany or Stalin's Soviet Union had this arbitrary and stupid of a music ban.

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Thinking of getting into self hosting but I'm a complete noob (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago by SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

23 comments fedilink

I think of myself as technically inclined. I have installed Linux multiple times and have basic command line knowledge, and I've programmed in many languages, with the most experience making a static website game using HTML/CSS/JS.

Additionally, I own the superspruce.org domain (my registrar is Dynadot), but I don't really know how to wield the power of owning a domain. I also have some spare computers to be used for hosting, a 2009 laptop running Lubuntu and a 3900X+32GB RAM desktop other running KDE Neon, but I'm also open to experimenting with cloud hosting too (I know, sacrilege here).

However, I don't know much about the TCP/IP protocol or other networking protocols. I'm happy to learn, but the curve would need to start gently.

I would want to try hosting my websites, and also a personal non-federated Lemmy instance to serve as a archivable forum for my games. Even if it's not very useful, it's great experience.

Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees by SuperSpruce in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 78 points 8 months ago

Y'know, they were going crazy over the top implementing unnecessary features... Maybe they actually did have too many employees doing useless things, but they should've instead had those employees focus on performance instead

Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? by SuperSpruce in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 91 points 8 months ago

This is rage inducing.

Imagine if your car dealer was allowed to confiscate your car on a dubious claim such as "it doesn't meet the latest emissions standards," but not even telling you that.

Google needs to be fined twice the value of the apps that it stole from it's paying customers.

Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPO by SuperSpruce in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 93 points 9 months ago

Remember, the reason I ditched Reddit wasn't the ads per se, it was the constant data selling, and the official app just getting worse and worse with unwanted "features" pushed on everyone. They kept getting greedier and greedier so when they disabled 3rd party apps I ditched Reddit.

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Super weird error, what's happening? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 9 months ago by SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

36 comments fedilink

I'm not sure if this is the best community to post in, but I just bought a used computer and slotted in an RX480 as the GPU. I installed KDE Neon 5.27 on it, and it worked flawlessly for 2 days.

Then, even though it was working earlier today, it slept and then would not wake up. So I turned off the power and turned it back on again, and was greeted with this error screen:

The only prior error message I'd gotten from the system was when I tried to install wine for one application, it told me some packages weren't up to date, without a way to fix it. I can enter the BIOS just fine.

What is going on? How do I fix this?

What are the best features of Lemmy that aren't available in Reddit? by SuperSpruce in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 89 points 9 months ago

Separate numbers for upvotes and downvotes.

Whats your such opinion by SuperSpruce in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 132 points 9 months ago

Copyright is far too long and should only last at most 20 years.

Actually, George Washington would agree with me if he was still alive. He and the other founding fathers created the notion of copyright, which was to last 14 years. Then big corporations changed the laws in their favor.