Salix

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Who needs stable, feature-rich desktops anyway in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I would love to give Nemo a try on my Surface running GNOME, but it unusable for touchscreen users

https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/3056

Who needs stable, feature-rich desktops anyway in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dolphin sometimes takes 2-5 seconds to open on my gaming PC, whereas Nautilus (Gnome Files) is usually done before I’ve even let go of the click.

You might need to look into this more.

It opens instantly on my gaming desktop, Microsoft Surface 7 Pro, and ASUS ROG Strix

RSS pleasantly surprised me in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

I love RSS.

I run FreshRSS as my server via docker and connect to it via Read You on Android and NewsFlash on Linux

I also run RSS-Bridge in docker. It has been really useful as it can generate RSS feeds for many websites that don't natively have them.

Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

1/3rd of our backyard is native plants, and other 2/3rd is concrete. We have a table in the back that we normally like to hang during the day instead of staying inside. Sometimes reading, playing games on laptops, chatting, eating, etc.

We decided to let our backyard grow wild for a few months. Now we keep getting a lot of ten-lined June beetles, moths (lots of morning-glory plume moths), bees, blister beetles, lacewings, katydid, stink bugs, earwigs, among other bugs.

Never seen a ten lined June beetle until we did this. Their hissing freaked me out the 1st time I saw them. And their grips are so strong when trying to get them off our backyard curtain that we use to block the sun. They are pretty cool looking though, and huge!

We haven't sat outside really in a couple months now because it isn't that enjoyable when there are so many bugs around you, sometimes crawling on you, and sometimes ending up in my teacup or on my food plate. We're probably going to cut it back again and maintain it more so that we can actually use our backyard again

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Spain introduces porn passport to stop kids from watching smut (www.politico.eu)
 

The Spanish government has a plan to prevent kids from watching porn online: Meet the porn passport.

Officially (and drily) called the Digital Wallet Beta (Cartera Digital Beta), the app Madrid unveiled on Monday would allow internet platforms to check whether a prospective smut-watcher is over 18. Porn-viewers will be asked to use the app to verify their age. Once verified, they'll receive 30 generated “porn credits” with a one-month validity granting them access to adult content. Enthusiasts will be able to request extra credits.

You have to request more porn credits from the government if you need more? Don't want the government to be tracking this data of you. This is a privacy issue

Reddit started blocking VPN users on old.reddit.com in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Started? Been having that issue for months now. It only works on VPN if you're logged on.

Certain VPN servers can go through it they haven't implemented a block for it yet. AirVPN launched some new servers that worked for a bit, but Reddit blocked them a few weeks later.

Google Allows Creditors to Brick Your Phone in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I find it interesting that yours is com.google.android.devicelockcontroller.

I checked mine on GrapheneOS and it looks like it's the AOSP version of the package: com.android.devicelockcontroller

Wyze security camera owners reported that they could briefly see feeds from cameras they didn’t own in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I believe these types of cameras are used often by the average person. I don't believe the average person would know how to set up a VPN

What's the stupidest rule your school ever enforced? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I really don't understand why schools have this rule (at least in many places in the US). Are they trying to teach you to not practice self defense and just let it happen? Doesn't sound like a great thing to teach.