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US says Israel has not violated international law during Gaza war in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did you have a stroke when typing palestine

Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of February, 26th, 2024 in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Dave the Diver is my cozy solo game. My friends and I picked up Granblue Fantasy Relink as our nightly stint. Think monster hunter but even more anime

Have mercy on our souls in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I'm in shambles, if only I had known! How could I have been so mistaken 😭

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Have mercy on our souls (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ultrawide or multi-monitor setup? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Whoa I heard of picture in picture but not picture by picture. Interesting, that's a neat bit of info to try to get two monitors out of one ultrawide.

Ultrawide or multi-monitor setup? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's promising! I was looking at 34" ultrawides when thinking about my ubuntu + i3 setup, I didn't even consider that 49" was an option. Is there anything that you think the dual monitor setup did better? Or were your concerns solved by the tiling wm?

Ultrawide or multi-monitor setup? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah its 100% nicer when you can work on one monitor and have info on the other instead of flipping back and forth on the primary. But there's a certain appeal to having just a huge single monitor... Think it would free up some table space and could keep my gaze more centered. I use ubuntu + i3 for both work and play so I'm wondering if a huge monitor could provide enough visual real estate to keep the convenience of two monitors. If I was using Windows or Mac I'd probably be more inclined to stick to dual monitor

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Ultrawide or multi-monitor setup? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a two monitor set up going right now hooked up to a dual display KVM switch. Sadly, a recent power outage has caused some finicky behavior in either my KVM or my secondary monitor, since it comes in and out. Will get around to debugging my setup once I have some time this holiday season, but I was also debating on switching to a single ultrawide monitor setup. I'm a software engineer by trade, and I get the most use out of the second monitor while working. However, when I'm doing literally anything else, the second monitor just tends to be Spotify, discord, or some background video or podcast.

What's your preference? Anyone switch from one to the other? How do you use your setup?

Weekly what have you been playing discussion - week of December, 11th, 2023 in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Just finished Marvel's Midnight Suns! Also playing Baldurs Gate 3 leisurely with my wife. Nabbed a bunch of turn based strategy games while they were on sale so looking to get into those next

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Roses are red, falcon paunch (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tiny boots but I giggled

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Test (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Test post for test comments

How to get Fediverse Community Spotlight? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

What is "fediverse community spotlight"

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Whats the difference between cheap and expensive modern TVs? (sh.itjust.works)

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I feel like it used to be size, color, and clarity meant more expensive. Now I look at a 500$ 4k TV and a 2000$ 4k TV and I don't know what the difference is. They can both be smart TVs, be the same size, and have a lot of same advertised features, but what are the subtle unspoken mysteries that justify a huge price gap?

Relative size comparison of social media platforms (December 2023) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (5 children)

There are dozens of us! Dozens!!

Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Picked up Marvel's midnight suns when it was on sale in november and oh boy does it scratch my itch. 60 hours in and on the final mission. Definitely going to go back for a second playthrough/new game plus!

I am tired of corporatist technology and I need help to get away from it. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

For a Google drive alternative I've heard of nextcloud but haven't looked into it. For staying in touch with news articles, etc you could look into RSS readers and subscribe to RSS feeds from publications online. For a Google alternative, duckduckgo can handle your search needs. I opted to sail the high seas rather than subscribe to multiple streaming services, but I haven't found a YouTube replacement

I know you mentioned you weren't super tech savvy, but check out some of the stuff on the https://awesome-selfhosted.net/ list. Not everything there actually needs to be self hosted or set up in any complex way.