Good stuff. I think there’s an some personal sites that are web devs trying neat things and that leads to larger sites like visualrambling.space and such, but most people’s personal sites aren’t doing anything crazy and following these rules will help (see also the smolweb movement). But worst of all are people on substack, which will load 12 MB of javascript on any random text+static pics page.
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No Lawns@slrpnk.net•Convert a hellstrip into clover (or something else)?English
8·3 days agoOne thing that I’ve noticed is that hellstrips are usually compacted to all hell (in the southeast by me at least) since all the utilities guys compact the ground after burying something, so even natives might struggle if they need to be able to shove their roots more than an inch into the ground. I’m all for sprinkling seeds about, but see if you can look for some that are creepers rather than deep taprooters
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Science@lemmy.ml•Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds
28·5 days agoI should plant some catnip around my house… more cats, less mosquitos? Win win
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Google Pixel@lemdro.id•My Pixel Watch top just popped offEnglish
10·6 days agoNow you can use that space to discreetly store some snacks! I bet you could fit several listerine strips or maybe even part of a pringle.
I assume using it through the browser doesn’t let you do the location sharing how you need?
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Technology@lemmy.zip•Microsoft warns Authenticator now blocks rooted Android and jailbroken iOS, verify if you're affectedEnglish
13·9 days agoNope, the Microsoft authenticator is slightly different, and other authenticators won’t work. I just went through this with my IT dep. Microsoft authenticator will sometimes pop the numbers up on the computer and make you enter it in the app, not the other way around.
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Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world•Peanut butter sandwiches are better without jelly.English
9·16 days agoTry holding the sandwich from the outside rather than jamming your hand in the middle like a popsicle. I find that really reduced the stickiness and messiness for me.
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A place to express your frustration@lemmy.ml•I ordered something on Amazon FIVE days ago and it's supposed to arrive TOMORROW, and they still haven't shipped it out yet! Am annoyed.
3·17 days agoWhen you ordered the item did they estimate the delivery time as 5 to 7 days?
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Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baselineEnglish
7·18 days agoI got 16 gb on my W11 laptop, and I’m regularly bouncing off the 13 gb point where swap/ compression/ whatever kicks in and shit gets slow, doing relatively benign shit like browsing the web, YouTube and Gmail open, and vscode running working on some python shit. On 8 gb I’d probably have to use my phone for everything except vscode to get it to fit. It’s not the lightest possible workload, but it shouldn’t be slamming swap so regularly.
There was a big push a few years ago to come up with an alternative to “vegan” to put on packaging, and they came up with “Plant-based” as the euphemism of choice. I don’t recall what the major driver was, it was either from vegans who say veganism entails more than just “don’t put animal products directly into the product” or if it was manufacturers who thought the word “vegan” would scare away normies after decades of bad mouthing.
I saw it coming immediately that plant-based doesn’t mean “vegan but they didn’t bother certifying” but rather that it means “has some part that is mostly plants”, see the Jimmy Dean plant based patty sandwiches.
If it ain’t got that (V) you gotta start deciphering the ingredients list cause those Fulkerson will put in anything
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Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.world•I am struggling with my lesson. I have no professor to help me wade through. It's learning how to begin with Git.English
1·27 days agoNo that makes a ton of sense. I do definitely worry that you’re taking on too many complex adjacent things at once then. I myself use docker containers inside WSL to do dev work with Git and all these various things on a daily basis, but it took me a few years to feel comfortable like this. I think I would suggest you focus on the coding (python, javascript, etc etc) first and if it’s something that you can do in windows using just vscode, thats going to have less friction than trying to learn git at the same time as trying to learn command-line Linux. And once you feel comfortable with vscoding in windows, swap over to vscode in wsl, that way the IDE (vscode) is still familiar, but now you’re layering on the next level. And honestly, Git is pretty low on the stuff to learn. I know entire companies that do software version ingredients and sharing via email (aka, when Bob updates code he and Alice both use, he just emails her a copy) crazy, but it works for them.
On the other hand, this Odin project looks pretty well set up so that maybe after a couple weeks of feeling terrible, you pop out on the other side where it took me years to get to!
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Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.world•I am struggling with my lesson. I have no professor to help me wade through. It's learning how to begin with Git.English
3·27 days agoCan you explain what your overall goal is? By the looks of your recent post history, you seem to be overloading with new things. I would mention, if you’re just trying to learn git, there are windows ways you use git, so you don’t also have to learn Linux at the same time. I used tortoisegit for a long time, and github has an app. If you’re trying to learn programming in general, I would just use vscode in windows and not worry about git yet. Do you have a concrete idea of where you want to be in X time?
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Europe@feddit.org•Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here’s what to knowEnglish
4·30 days agoWhat? I think we’re saying the same thing. I’m saying it’s anti immigrant bullshit, with a focus on asylum seekers first (specifically called out to end asylum and family reunification first), that certainly come from non-white (non-european?) countries primarily, even though cutting asylum approvals to 0 10 years ago wouldnt stop them hitting 10 million by 2050. Its just a happy goal they get to accomplish on the way to trying to stop free movement.
But it would be more fun if it was a relegation system where anyone can lose. I want someone to be able to challenge me and we trade citizenship if I lose
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Europe@feddit.org•Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here’s what to knowEnglish
32·30 days agoObviously it’s just gonna be anti immigration measures, from non white countries first, but it would be so much better if, once the cap is reached, you had to challenge an existing citizen to take their citizenship. Could be a challenge of who scores better on a citizenship test, or something else. But the winner takes the Swiss citizenship and the lower takes the other citizenship.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Hummus and peanut butter are close relatives
21·1 month agoBut what about the Tahini?
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Memes of Production@quokk.au•fascism is caused by too liberal star warsEnglish
8·1 month agoSequels, not prequels.
Force awakens, etc
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca•Are nicotine pouches (the newest ones) a viable replacement for long time intractable cigarette smokers?
8·1 month agoIf you’re looking to quit, consider swapping to a refillable vape, then you can slowly reduce the nicotine level in the juice until you’re vaping 0% nic. Do it pretty slowly though, and try to go for a vape like this that’s refillable, coil replaceable, and not some monstrosity larger than your phone. Try to resist the urge to join ‘vape culture’ since that will have you wanting to stick around.
If you’re not looking to quit, I think new pouches are just as bad (healthwise) as the old ones. Less gross looking/tasting, but you’re probably already desensitized to that part, lol.
A brand like this one let’s you slowly lower the nicotine without changing anything else, so once you find a flavor you like you don’t have to worry about ‘losing’ it if you change strength
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GitLab@programming.dev•GitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloads
7·1 month agoI was so lazy about getting off github last time around, I ended doing it like 3 months ago and codeberg was already around. But ya, it’s getting rough. Might have to start selfhostinf my own forgejo
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Ukraine@sopuli.xyz•Test launch of the Ukrainian FP-7 ballistic missile developed by FirePoint.
9·1 month agoMmm, I suspect the orbiting and other views have maybe left a little too much detail in the video. The blurring only works if it’s either completely covering the background, or the camera is fixed. The many camera movements here and the blurring keepout zone around the rocket show a good chunk of the scene. It does just look like a random field to me, but experts could maybe start to figure out where this was shot



But which one is chocolate and which one is vanilla