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[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 47 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Why does anyone need an 'app' when you could just use a Bookmark to your browser.

I am so sick of everything turning into an app, most things can be handled by a website be that on mobile or pc.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 days ago

Why go to a site if I can embed it in a dashboard tho?

not a Microsoft dashboard of any kind, but in HA or as a kde background widget....

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 3 days ago

Under Linux mint in I have an applet for that. Next to the clock.

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago

I work in the field. I really liked the weather tile from Windows8/10 because my computer often would tell me at a glance if the weather was going to turn nasty. That was handy.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

It's more fun to have free version of copilot build you a webpage for the weather with just the graphs, numbers and features you prefer, with outrageous styling.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 48 points 4 days ago

Windows 11 Weather app consumes up to 1.6GB of RAM

*Laughs in Linux laptop with 2GB of total RAM*

[–] fozid@lem.radiantfig.fyi 22 points 3 days ago

I have a python weather app on my linux desktop using 37mb. 1.6gb seems a tad excessive.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

The weather app is probably using edge aka chrome and they are ram hogs. Event the streaming apps on windows uses edge to get hdr etc

[–] DisgruntledPelican@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You really don’t understand… it is an app to change the weather by overloading the computer. The excess heat helps to predict a hotter weather.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 3 days ago

Powerful computers can act as space heaters in the winter.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

I love how they defend it instead of fixing it

[–] goatinspace@feddit.org 25 points 4 days ago
[–] rayf@lemmy.zip 20 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Open web browser -> enter url -> wttr.in/nameofyourcity

Like wttr.in/chicago

Quick and easy. No bullshit.

Work well with curl in a terminal.

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Don't know where it's pulling the data but it's definitely not accurate for the couple cities I tested.

[–] rayf@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

I don't really know, but since it's a wrapper for Wego https://github.com/schachmat/wego I think it use one of the data source used by Wego. I think that the best improvement could be to be able to choose our own source.

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Same here, which is a real shame, because I love the simplicity.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But does it also work in powershell? Haha just kidding. Nobody is using that.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

But Powershell has curl. ... Wait a second... ... Takes off mask.... Invoke-WebRequest

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have to use it on a daily basis at work.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ow jeej. I'm sorry for you.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Translating bash commands to powershell is actually one thing the Google AI really excels at.

Of course I don't have it build my scripts, but it's been useful if the Microsoft documentation doesn't have enough information about the flags.

[–] LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My new favorite website: no ads, no JavaScript, and works with curl.

Thanks for sharing it!

[–] rayf@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Discovered with this video from 'breadonpinguins' https://invidious.tiekoetter.com/watch?v=51-wk_F0SfE

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

😲

I never knew about this one. I use curl ifconfig.io all the time also.

[–] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

One word for peace. Linux. ☺️

[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are you telling me that an Apple weather app still slurps >300MB?

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How else do you expect to find out the incorrect weather?

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Actually, all that is for the tracking cookies. The actual weather data is never stored. This is how they support such advanced levels of inaccuracy.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Pechente@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

Thank you. This also removed the incredibly obnoxious AI chat on the side that my ad blocker didn’t catch.