Maerman

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[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

The irony here is that the Luddites used machines. Nobody was weaving by hand in those days. Their grievance was not with machines in and of themselves, but with the machines being used to create an inferior product and oppress workers. Do you see the connection?

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

"When the moment finally comes, I can be the trigger, you can be the gun that blows out the back of my skull." - Donald Sutherland, by Ass Ponys

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Love this band.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

This is some good history; thanks for sharing.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Horace McCoy - They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

It's a quick read, and it hits like a bullet.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I actually had a thought about this in a discussion last night. Capitalism is based on the assumption of infinite growth, which is physically impossible with finite resources. So it turns inward, in a process of internal reduction. People are reduced to numbers, life is reduced to statistics, and so on. But that is also unsustainable, because this reduction weakens the core. To quote Yeats, the center cannot hold. These social movements like punk and goth get hollowed out by the commodification you describe, until they collapse. But hey, I'm a bit drunk right now, so maybe I'm just rambling.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I absolutely agree. To me, anarchism is, and always has been, about empathy, mutual respect and the dignity of life. Capitalist media made it about aggression and destruction, because that is the lens through which capitalism views the world. Conquest and subjugation.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

A formal diagnosis can help you get meds, which could help. But it won't change how mustard tastes. It's up to you.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nope. The stats show that most child predators are either someone known to the child already, or other minors who don't know better. 'Stranger danger' is a moral panic that is not rooted in reality.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

My mom showed me this movie when I was 10. It awakened something in me.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Linus Sebastian is such a normie shill hack. He consistently has the worst possible takes on everything tech-related.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Go Team Venture!

 

Just discovered these guys last night. This goes so damn hard.

 
 
 

I am now a published author.

 

I left the server right after taking the screenshot. I do not have any interest in debating either trolls or fascists.

 

So I just read Bill Gates' 1976 Open Letter To Hobbyists, in which he whines about not making more money from his software. You know, instead of being proud of making software that people wanted to use. And then the bastard went on and made proprietary licences for software the industry standard, holding back innovation and freedom for decades. What a douche canoe.

 

So I'm really into noir, and I would really love to have a discussion about it. Specifically, I don't mean detective stories. I prefer stuff that is told from the perspective of the criminal. Bad people getting worse, essentially. Authors that come to mind are Jim Thompson, James M. Cain, Jake Hinkson, Will Christopher Baer, Craig Clevenger and Patricia Highsmith. If you are at all into this stuff, let me know. Let's chat.

 

Hi, all. I hope you are doing well.

TL;DR, there is a very creative Wayland compositor named NEWM that needs some help being maintained. If you are at all interested, follow the Github link and check it out.

So a while ago I stumbled upon NEWM, a fascinating Wayland compositor made with laptops and trackpads in mind. It operates similarly to scrolling compositors such as Niri, yet also very differently. Really, there is no comparison to be drawn, as NEWM does something quite unique.

Unfortunately, the project is barely being maintained at the moment. There is only one dev still attached to it, and he has a full time job, which makes things tricky. I’m not any kind of coder to speak of, so I would be of no use on that front. But I spoke to him, and he said I could reach out here and try to find someone who wants to tinker with it. As far as I understand it, the main issue right now is getting NEWM up to date with wlroots. If you have any Python / Wayland experience, any contribution would be greatly appreciated. There is also a Discord where you can talk to the dev directly to coordinate your efforts.

Thanks in advance.

 

Hi, all. I hope you are doing well.

TL;DR, there is a very creative Wayland compositor named NEWM that needs some help being maintained. If you are at all interested, follow the Github link and check it out.

So a while ago I stumbled upon NEWM, a fascinating Wayland compositor made with laptops and trackpads in mind. It operates similarly to scrolling compositors such as Niri, yet also very differently. Really, there is no comparison to be drawn, as NEWM does something quite unique.

Unfortunately, the project is barely being maintained at the moment. There is only one dev still attached to it, and he has a full time job, which makes things tricky. I'm not any kind of coder to speak of, so I would be of no use on that front. But I spoke to him, and he said I could reach out here and try to find someone who wants to tinker with it. As far as I understand it, the main issue right now is getting NEWM up to date with wlroots. If you have any Python / Wayland experience, any contribution would be greatly appreciated. There is also a Discord where you can talk to the dev directly to coordinate your efforts.

Thanks in advance.

 
 

Hi, all. So I want to set up a media server using my Raspberry Pi. It will be used by me and my partner, who is very much tech illiterate. She knows how to use Plex, but I'm tempted by the open nature of Jellyfin. How steep is the learning curve there? Should I just go with Plex and keep it simple? Or is Jellyfin manageable if I set it up for her?

 

So I recently learned about this, and as an orthography nerd I decided to learn it. I'm just wondering if anyone else is familiar with it.

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