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How low is your standard for the next president of the Untied States? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 17 points 19 hours ago

I don't think Trump will be any better in his 3rd term. So pretty low really.

Nice try in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 21 hours ago

I would eat that.

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Alternative to PicCollage (lemmy.nz)
submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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My partner is looking for an alternative to PicCollage, there doesn't seem to be a simple collage builder for digital scrapbooking on Linux.

It needs to be able to scale, rotate and place images (video nice but not required) and add text that can be put into various "fun" fonts.

I don't know what the "ideal" would be other than the above.

Note: she is running Linux Mint 21.3

Donald Trump's 'nonsense' tariffs and bullying tactics — Phil Goff | Q+A 2025 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Nice interview. Great to see he doesn't regret what he said, and why he felt he had to say it.

What are some incredible human feats we take for granted? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Almost everything.

So much is taken for granted, taking it away is the only way to appreciate it.

One example: refrigeration.....so powerful, but so mundane... until it's gone.

Luxon says New Zealand won't launch reciprocal tariffs against US in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Software....

Green MP faces ‘immense’ death threats and abuse over social media account in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Agreed.

But as @[email protected] points out, why have the greens not shown it is faked.

Best model for programming? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Update: After updating to the latest kernel (6.14), and removing the old amdgpu drivers that i manually installed. I am now running on my GPU. I'm running deepseek coder 33B, and it generates approx 6 words/second.

How multinational dairy companies convinced ministers to back away from new rules for baby formula in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

So the money spend over the last decade...that will be just written off and we will spend the money again to develop a worse set of standards....

Seems like a great move by the government. But standard by this point, "the party of the economy" does it again.

Kiwi-invented ‘rocket-plane’ - Dawn Aerospace | Stuff.co.nz in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I have been following what this team has been doing for a while. Great to see the advancements are still ticking along.

Val Kilmer, Actor Renowned for Receding Into His Roles, Dies at 65 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Wyatt Earp is my friend."

That scene always gets me, it's one of the greatest in all cinema.

Linux Kernel Plan To Commit Web3 Integration in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

It is the 2nd of April, the rest of the worlds (mostly) April fools day.

Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Same, 1 point because no Blockbuster in NZ

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Best model for programming? (lemmy.nz)
 

I upgraded my PC, I have just upped the RAM to 64GB and got a Radeon 9700xt 16GB GPU.

I want to do some personal programming projects and was wondering what is the best model that would fit my HW?

I mostly use python, but dabble a little in go, and am interested in looking at rust.

I am running this on my desktop, the processor is a AMD 3700X (8c/16t).

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Recoll desktop integration (lemmy.nz)
 

I was reminded of Recoll after reading a thread about email search.

I installed it on my desktop (Mint 22.1); does anyone have a way to integrate it directly into a desktop search.

e.g. press Super+f pops up a dialog box where I can search for something?

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Well that is awkward (lemmy.nz)
 
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Goff's gaffe highlights NZ's Trump sensitivity (newsroom.co.nz)
 

Is it really a dismissal level event? I mean, everyone sees how the world is turning....he just said it out loud.

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Why don't you run for office? (lemmy.nz)
 

I'm making the bold assumption, that most people here are not running, in either local body or national elections.

Everyone loves the complain about what "public servants" do. So why not step up and do something about it?

No accusation intended or implied. Just curious.

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Giving New Zealand a chance to take center stage for once (lemmy.world)
 
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Connection timeout (lemmy.nz)
 

I've been getting a connection timeout every now and then

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Zoning Reform Works (Even For Small & Mid Sized Cities): The Lower Hutt Evidence (www.population.fyi)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25703297

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My partner just got me to "fix" her chromebook (lemmy.nz)
 

I built her a desktop in 2019, has always had Linux on it.

She has had a chromebook for a couple of years, but this weekend she finally got annoyed enough to ask me to fix it, so that she could have all her applications work correctly.

It is an Asus CX5400; I had to unplug the battery to over write the firmware to allow me to install any OS I wanted. Then had to fix grub manually.

It took around 4 hours, a lot of that was opening the case without breaking anything.

I followed the guide on this site

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Bluetooth audio issue when dual connected (lemmy.nz)
 

I'm using Mint, I keep it updated.

I have the Shokz open run pro headset.

When connected to my phone, they work without issue.

When connected to my laptop, they also work without issue.

When connected to both my phone and laptop, I can get good sound from my phone, but the laptop sound starts well but usually within 60s it becomes very unreliable. The sound just doesn't seem to transfer to the headset.

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What is the point of Windows recall? (lemmy.nz)
 

I was thinking about this the other day.

I can't see the point, desktop search is a solved problem.

Yes Windows find is shit, but it doesn't have to be.

I know a bunch of the conspiracies, but what is the legitimate use case?

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