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  • NolvamiatoLinux@programming.dev•Have you or someone close to you converted to Linux recently (with Windows 10's end of support)?English
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    1 month ago

    I’m partway / procrastinating a transition from win10 to Linux Mint. My 12yo hardware wasn’t going to support win11, I’m sure I’m not alone in that.

    Bought a new SSD, spent a couple of hours with the case open reconfiguring hardware and then testing which of the existing drives had which partitions on them. Install went better than expected, only minor issue with no sound (tweaked setting somewhere obvious and it started working), but getting Google Drive up and running was a pain, mainly because the Online Account feature wasn’t working until I thought to reboot and try again.

    Next up on my list is to pop back into windows to collect a bunch of settings for things I forgot to write down before, then I’ll be finishing configuration and will reconnect old data drives back up and see how we go from there. I saw somewhere that the kernal is having issues with mounting NTFS drives, so expecting another learning curve there.

    I’ve dabbled with Linux a few times in the past, so it’s not completely unfamiliar to me, although never as a daily driver machine before. I’m just taking my time, and researching issues as they come up. I’m too old now to consider this a fun exercise , but I’m pretty happy with how things are going so far.

  • NolvamiatoHistory Memes@piefed.social•Wind strong :"(English
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    2 months ago

    Fourthed! We visited Stockholm last month and the Vasa museum was one of the highlights. We booked a tour, and our guide pointed out all the hidden meanings and slurs in the decorations. The Swedish king was a huge fan of scope creep, and it was his constant, late changes which resulted in the second gun deck being installed. Apparently it failed a stability test (men running from side to side on deck), but they went ahead with the launch anyway so as not to embarrass the king. A wonderful memorial to failure and hubris.

  • NolvamiatoLemmy Shitpost•International travelEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m a) currently travelling in Europe, and b) not American. I have encountered plenty in the six weeks or so I’ve been here though. Right now I’m sitting on a riverboat that is about three quarters Americans.

    I’ve found that some of the stereotypes are true. Mostly the Americans are loud. Some are loudly ignorant. Some make questionable choices - I’ve seen a few wearing the American flag on their clothes, or blatant bible references.

    However, the vast majority of the Americans I’ve spent time talking to are embarrassed by the current political shenanigans. We’ve encountered a few in full throttle support, but it’s rare.

    I’ve found the Canadians interesting. Most we’ve spoken with are avoiding visiting America and plan to do so for a few years yet. More than one has said they’re afraid an over zealous border guard would dent them entry, which would affect any travel plans for years into the future, so they’re not taking the chance. Sounds fair to me.

    Are Americans abroad garbage? No, not all. Some are. But they do stand out like dog’s bollocks.

  • Nolvamiato196•Movement ruleEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Money can cross borders pretty easily these days, but the rules and their application are inconsistent or misguided and so we get uneven or suboptimal results. Think differing tax outcomes, or ownership or difficulties in monitoring.

    Goods can cross borders pretty easily these days too, notwithstanding what’s going on in the US recently, or the economic coercion other countries wield for their own purposes. My observations of various international trade agreements and disputes suggest to me that there’s a lot of politics and quid pro quo involved, rather than the agreement of common rules and effective methods to resolve disputes.

    If we want free movement of people then we need global rules to keep it fair. Preferably rules that put the folks’ needs first. Otherwise it becomes a “I’m stronger than you, so I win” situation, which is pretty much how things work now. Rules are needed to settle who gets what rights and obligations so that we have a common framework to live together. And we need a decent system for determining those rules. And a just method of enforcing those rights and obligations. And an effective method for settling disputes. And an effective method for identifying when the rules don’t work and changing them. I don’t think that exists anywhere right now.

    So, I’m not hopeful that removal of barriers to people crossing borders would be successful any time soon. There’s just so much societal glue that needs to be in place first. We’re just not very good at getting that agreed, set up and sustainable.

  • NolvamiatoCasual Conversation@piefed.social•What animals can you see from your home?English
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    6 months ago

    I guess it is just what you’re used to. In my mind a deer is somewhat exotic, or cute. A ‘nice’ animal. Whereas to me a kangaroo is somewhat annoying, like a large rat. If I’m walking the dog at night I occasionally have to scare a mob off to clear our path. You can’t pat them or approach too closely as they can attack if they feel threatened or scared. Rare, but I’m not going to take that chance. And so many end up as roadkill as fences tend not to stop them. So, not so nice overall.

    Interesting to see all the different experiences from around the world.

  • NolvamiatoCasual Conversation@piefed.social•What animals can you see from your home?English
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    6 months ago

    I live on the outskirts of an Australian city, a couple of hundred metres away from farmland and national park. Opposite me we overlook a large public open space/park.

    We have a resident family of magpies. There’s a few cockatoos in the large gum tree next door. There are some kookaburras living in the park who sometimes visit the trees out the front of our place. The odd eagle circling high above. Too many mynas these days. Lots of rosellas and grass parrots. A smattering of finches.

    There are tons of kangaroos around. They come into the park to feed at night. During the day they retreat into the national park and we see them when out walking the dog. I’ve run across echidnas and red belly black snakes in the national park, but not technically seen from my window, although we were maybe 15 minutes walk from my front door.

    We get the occasional blue tongue lizard visiting our backyard. I found a eastern brown snake skin in the yard once too, but didn’t see its owner. One of my neighbours reported one in his backyard last spring, and my kids have spotted one in the park on the way home from school once, so we know they’re around. There are rabbits around here somewhere and we regularly see them on the nature strip out front at night.

    We have the usual assortment of crawlies around. Ants. Spiders. Geckos. Midges. Flies.

    There are a couple of horse ajistment places nearby and a pony club. It’s not uncommon to see horses being exercised through the park. Two of our neighbours own horses and ride them home occasionally.