Maerman

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[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Right? I would even have taken 'Part II'.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 33 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The Neverending Story II

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nobel Laureate, Bob Dylan.

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

The movie is definitely on my list, yeah. I'll check it out. And I heard that This Perfect Day got more mixed reviews than most of his stuff.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm on an Ira Levin kick right now. I just finished The Stepford Wives, now I'm reading The Boys From Brazil with a work friend. It's really good.

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

Man, Blindsight is a trip. It wasn't an easy read for me, but I really enjoyed it.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 4 weeks ago

Love this band.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

This is some good history; thanks for sharing.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

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

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

[–] Maerman@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks 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.

 

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?

 
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