frunch

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[–] frunch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

This is why people say "both sides"

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Take a moment to read this article. There's an account in the 2nd half that was absolutely chilling. Guy was full-on chased for being an observer and narrowly escaped what looked like it could have been a brutal or even fatal encounter after being boxed in by SUVs full of masked agents. I'm not sure what the solution is going to be here

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Well i didn't have "Year of the Linux Laptop" on my 2026 bingo card! That's awesome!!

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

It's nearly a perfect axiom at this point. Even in this article where all the allegations are pointing to the very good possibility Israel forced Trump's (tiny) hand--his response is to say that he forced Israel's hand. Knowing his incapability of telling the truth but his penchant for polar-opposite lies, it's at the point now that i feel you can predict the truth of his statements by simply working out whatever the opposite of what he says may be.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

A practice that has been given the term "double tap" which profoundly underplays the level of evil and viciousness that it represents.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

I can't imagine how many families are suffering right now. I can't imagine how I'd cope with such a loss. I hate this. It heartens me to see the community coming together in support of one another, but this never should have happened.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Guess Google's starting to hit their stride.

I'll be on the lookout for more stories about people killing themselves after encounters with Google Gemini™

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I was wondering about that!

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Quoting the gentleman who was killed at that intersection, only 2 years after his wife was killed there:

“It would give me a great deal of resolve for closure in the loss of my wife,” he said in that interview. “That she didn't die for no reason, that something good has come out of this.”

🙁

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Wow, another depraved piece-of-shit billionaire?!! Color me shocked!

After the dickhead denied everything he did:

In January 2023, Black agreed to pay $62.5m to the US Virgin Islands, as to be released from any possible legal claims related to local authorities’ investigation of Epstein’s sex trafficking in the territory.

Well, if that isn't an admission of guilt, i honestly don't know what is. Parting a billionaire from even a sliver of their wealth is not something they do without their hand being forced.

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

"Promises made, promises kept" 🤪

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago
 

One of my favorite details was near the end of the article, where Meta plays dumb when asked about this issue, and feigning an inability to find the abusers of the glasses that 404 Media had identified:

"After reaching out to Meta for comment, the company asked me for examples of the videos, indicating that it wasn’t able to find them itself. Meta then removed the account I flagged, as well as other accounts by the same creator, who apparently set up multiple accounts in preparation for moderation."

Just top-notch scumbaggery here, from meta and from these individuals going around in public wearing them.

 

I got some great responses last time i posted here looking for help finding a PC for my home. Now I've got a friend that's come to me looking for help selecting and setting up a PC for music recording with the app Reaper. I'd be installing Linux Mint and the machine would be used primarily for music recording, no other major applications. It doesn't sound like it would require a real powerhouse, so we're hoping to keep the costs down if possible. Form factor doesn't really matter in this case, we really just want something simple and reliable.

Last time i inquired here, the consensus was that I'll probably be best taking my specs/needs to the nearest Microcenter and see what they recommend. Does it sound like i should do the same in this case?

Thanks for reading! I appreciate any help you all can provide!

 

I've been listening to vaporwave for almost 10 years now, and in the past few of them i have started finding/seeking out mixes to broaden my range and find new stuff to enjoy. There's probably like 12 i could point to that all are solid gold in my books, but i want to narrow down to the best of the best (if such a thing really exists, what i love about the genre is that it's all over the place and there's something for every individual taste)... Anyway I'll post 3 that i really really enjoy to get things started. I would L O V E to hear what y'all are enjoying. Here are 3 mixes i can very very highly recommend:

Just amazing, this was the mix that set my vaporwave world on fire, i would strongly recommend checking out the entire p l a z a suite by S o u n d S t a t i o n on YouTube--it's arguably the best collection around, imo.

L o s t i n t h e p l a z a https://youtu.be/t1LguJbIF3I

Next I'll recommend one of the hottest, upbeat mixes that had the prestige of being the "most played track" according to my music app (i like to download these mixes and make a super-mix to default to, lol)... Employee of the Month by Sega64. Absolute bangers throughout, truly a top-tier mix imo.

Employee of the Month https://youtu.be/QRMPfEnltdM

More recently i discovered a channel where they were posting fresh mixes weekly for a hot minute, though they have pulled back on the frequency of their submissions. Tons of good stuff among their collection of videos, hours and hours of curated goodness. It was hard to pick just 1 to be the one i recommend, each mix goes so many places! Either way, here's a great place to start:

Relaxing Late Night Vaporwave Mix for that Big Night In https://youtu.be/RMzQkM0CtRA

Please share your favorites! I'm all ears!! A tip of the hat to fellow vw listeners 🎩

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by frunch@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
 

I'm looking to build a reliable, basic, no-frills computer primarily for Internet browsing and watching movies. Not sure if it matters, but it would be running Linux Mint. I may also look to do some amount of photo and/or video editing on it at some point too, but i don't have any real needs for gaming with it. There's a million choices when it comes down to the mobo and cpu and all the rest of it, though i think i know which case i want to get so i think that may help narrow my options. (Fwiw, it's a Fractal Designs North model case I'm considering)

Any advice, please?

Edit: thank you all so much for your responses, I'm really glad i posted here! I have a much better sense of which way to go now. I really appreciate the time y'all took to help me out. 😄

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