Open Source
Audacious - An Advanced Audio Player
Bo7a 3 days ago • 100%
Has strawberry gotten any easier to theme? I tried a few years back and just couldn't handle the aesthetics, and theming it seemed to only do some parts properly.
GamesBo7a 4 days ago • 100%
City of Heroes has been golden by comparison.
-homecoming gang represent.
PoetryBo7a 1 week ago • 100%
I needed this today.
Thank you for sharing.
News
Video shows officers dragged [NFL Star] Tyreek Hill out of his car after he put his window back up
Bo7a 1 week ago • 88%
Where do you live that cops deserve respect? Nobody DESERVES respect, least of all due to their shitty job. If you want respect you earn it, and cops have been doing the opposite (in north america) since their inception.
Fediverse
Lemmy wouldn't really takeoff to replace Reddit until it's content is search indexable
Bo7a 2 weeks ago • 87%
People said the exact same thing about reddit being only good for technology enthusiasts and porn in the early days.
In my experience that is just how it goes on the internet. Nerds, furries, and porn collectors, are the early adopters for most places. The normies follow along years later.
hmmmBo7a 2 weeks ago • 100%
I'm getting strong 'pointy knees' vibes coming off of their comment.
TreesBo7a 2 weeks ago • 75%
1, This is not a citation
2, This is bullshit. All of it.
Cut it out.
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 100%
With consent, and with cells from someone I know/love - Sure!
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 100%
Grown from my own cells? Fuck yes.
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 100%
I also have severe malabsorption and can't process most veg at all. I have been told hundreds of times that I am lying, and that I don't need to eat meat. To some of these people it is better for us to suffer than to eat meat, while they claim to subscribe to a philosophy of reducing suffering.
Lemmy Apps
Finally giving up on Jerboa
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 83%
Oooh. Yup. I need coffee. Thanks.
Lemmy Apps
Finally giving up on Jerboa
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 87%
Sorry to fork the conversation, but I noticed nobody mentioned connect. Are these other apps really a lot better?.
Opensource
UltimaDark: Firefox Web Extension that uses agressive technique to get dark mode everywhere
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 66%
On chromium check out deluminate.
Lemmy.World Announcements
Update to Terms of Service + New Bylaws (Protections for users)
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 78%
Hey admins. This one right here...
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 83%
Iritis/uveitis - My cornea detached due to the heavy pressure inside my eye. The most painful thing EVER.
Kidney stones - Close second
Motorcycle accident at highway speed that jammed gravel into my cranial cavity and left me looking like watermelon-head for 3 months - I'd still rather have this than kidney stones or iritis...
Bo7a 3 weeks ago • 50%
I think we agree. CEO should not be making decisions from a technical point of view, so they should not be second-guessing the technical people.
I'm at the stage of my career that pretty much every job I take, I report directly to the CEO. And the difference between what they should do and what they actually do is why I made my statement at the top of this thread.
Bo7a 4 weeks ago • 75%
Why not consult the people who actually know their stuff?
I mean questioning as in second-guessing the people who actually know stuff. Not asking experts for their honest thoughts.
Don’t you think that management could use your help and advice to make good strategic decisions in the long term?
Management is one thing - C-levels is yet another kettle of fish.
In my experience C-levels rarely want the technical answer to a question, and will be personally insulted / defensive if the answer is something they don't understand. And they will ask their questions in such a way as to insult the expert. Two negative results that don't help the business in any way.
But Dept heads and the PM office will often be able to explain why certain choices were made, and how that aligns with the business needs, without the complexities that cause misunderstanding between two people of such wildly divergent skillsets.
Now if the CEO can also write the code, or run the wetlab instruments, and really does want the nitty-gritty, complex technical answer, that is a different story. And rarely the case in my career.
Bo7a 4 weeks ago • 94%
Long term strategic thinking, experience to understand when trends and short-term solutions would be long-term mistakes, and the ability to avoid directly questioning someone with a skillset they don't have themselves about technical or complex issues.
Go through an intermediary. Like a department head.
The developers, engineers, and architects don't need your help, they need you to set logical long-term goals, hire good department heads, and schmooze with other CEOs in the same space.
Unpopular Opinion
Addressing your significant other by their actual name should be more normalized.
Bo7a 4 weeks ago • 90%
We've been married 15 years. If we use a first name to address each other it usually means we are out in public and trying to find one another. And that is only because if I shout 'QD(cutie)' 5 women will turn around thinking it is their SO so it isn't super useful.
If you bugged our house you would think my wife's name is Dear, QD, Darling, Beautiful, or "HOLY SHIT CHECK THIS OUT". There is almost no chance you'd catch either of our real names on that tape.
LinuxBo7a 4 weeks ago • 75%
popos tiling works this way as well.
Bo7a 4 weeks ago • 100%
One vote for not refederating. Please leave hexbear where they are.
People Twitter
And nobody would get your references
Bo7a 4 weeks ago • 87%
AsklemmyBo7a 4 weeks ago • 100%
Yes.
No Stupid Questions
Will taking 3000 MG of vitamin c tablets daily be detrimental to my health?
Bo7a 1 month ago • 75%
CAN. CONFIRM.
Funny
Music
Spotify quietly limits Release Radar playlist to 30 tracks from 200, tries to convince users that's how it always was
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
alwayshasbeen.jpg
Lemmy Shitpost
Vans you say?
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
I also choose to believe this is a sleeper with a tuned 454 under the hood.
..:: tchncs ::..
Hate-filled conspiracy community hosted on tchncs
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
So very Xtian of them to divide everyone into classes. What a pile of shit.
This doozy was shot just two days ago. I never thought I'd have a use for it on lemmy!
Bo7a 1 month ago • 50%
It was actually 220 :/
Bo7a 1 month ago • 94%
Thanks! I have sent an email and will update if they reply. I will not hold my breath though.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 83%
Thank you kindly for the reply. This makes some sense. It is just so scummy feeling because the information is there, it is about me, but I can't use it to shop around. I probably just had a great opto who went above and beyond back in the day and that coloured my expectations.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 83%
Awesome. I have the PD measurement from that picture, along with other measurements.
I assume this covers everything the lens folks will need.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 66%
Since I was able to get the measurements from the app he was using I think this is going to be my course of action. I will ask for my script from the optometrist and then take the pupil measurements from that picture and send them to someone who will make the lenses for my sunglasses.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 85%
Thanks! Yeah I won't be going back there. They were so pushy about only using their brands, and denying me access to my own info.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
I was billed for the eye exam separately from the glasses. $220 CAD.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
What a scummy way to act. I paid 220 dollars for the exam, I think I should 'own' the output. Especially since it is literally my personal health data.
I'll poke around to see if I have any recourse.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
Thanks! I had thought the same.
It all felt so forced and scummy. I am going to go back and demand all the information (politely)
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
I just realized this might not be the right community. Please feel free to remove the post if it doesn't fit the 'thought-provoking' tag.
Location: Canada Background: When I first started wearing glasses the optometrist would just give me a piece of paper that I could take to any shop to get my lenses made. Then they started refusing that paper and insisting I either leave my frames with them for two weeks, or that I buy new frames. And now it seems like even asking for the script, or the measurements, is 'against policy'. --- I recently went in for an eye exam and some new glasses, and the optician said something I have never been told before. I had asked if they could give me the prescription for my sunglass lenses since they don't deal with the brand that I prefer, and he said that I would have to schedule another appointment at a shop that deals with that brand, because the prescription was not enough, and I would also need the measurements he took. I asked if I could have those measurements and he said it was against policy. Is he lying to try to get me to buy new frames from his shop? Or is there something to what he is saying? Confession - When he walked away I took a picture of the measuring app he had used which seems to show all the measurements. Would this be useful to another shop? I'm just trying to buy lenses without spending a fortune on yet another frame. It all feels like a scam.
Bo7a 1 month ago • 100%
It is nothing fancy.
I have an old SodaStream that I picked up second hand for 20 bucks, and an adapter from amazon that lets me hook up to a bar/resto sized CO2 container.
Add in a 5 foot extension line from a bar setup so that it can live up on a shelf and we are done.
The savings are remarkable. Instead of 20 bucks for 60litres of water, which I go through in about ten days, I get about 5 months of super bubbly water for 45 bucks total.
Bonus: I'm not sure which I prefer. 
There are four from the most recent batch. But they are never all in one spot. And the parents don't come around much during the summer.
Bonus pics: Tomatoes   Baby Bell Peppers 
This mullein is now over 6 feet tall. It is my favorite wild plant by far.
forums.homecomingservers.com
The private servers have been up a while. But it is always hard for fan projects to gain traction for devs, players, or donations, when the IP could be yanked at any time. NCSoft granting a license should provide one heck of a shot in the arm for this cult classic game. Go. Hunt. KILL Skul!
I thought this growth pattern was weird, and on inspection it seems like it pushed up past a tiny root that is now choking it. I was thinking of going out his morning to cut the root out. What do the pros think?
Is there any way to be be 100% certain?
Taken this morning near Danford Lake, Quebec. I'm no mycologist, so I have no idea what these are. But I do enjoy taking their picture :)
Ok, you got me. These are from last year. But the mycelial networks are kicking into high gear right about now, and I'm getting antsy for some photo hunting.
I'm looking for a set of motorcycle saddlebags in the style of vintage horse riding gear. Example below, but my 'perfect' version is quite a bit darker: 
Taken near Danford Lake, Quebec.
Taken Near Danford Lake, Quebec
I rode most of my life without a windshield, but when I bought my Indian it had a windshield on it that I swore I would tear off the second I got home. But then I realized that after an hour plus ride my eyes had not watered once, my ears weren’t having ghost ringing, and my arms were just not tired… When I picked up this bobber I knew I would want a windshield. But justifying the expense took a bit. I have been riding it for a month or two without a shield now, and I had to wear earplugs so that the wind noise doesn’t make my tiniitus go nuts. Today was the first real ride with the screen on. And holy cow. I love this bike even more now. Details: It is a madstad 20inch touring screen made for a triumph speedmaster. I modified it to fit the bobber by drilling some new holes, but otherwise I used the hardware and fasteners that came in the kit. I can post some pics of the fitment if there is interest.
I rode most of my life without a windshield, but when I bought my Indian it had a windshield on it that I swore I would tear off the second I got home. But then I realized that after an hour plus ride my eyes had not watered once, my ears weren't having ghost ringing, and my arms were just not tired.... When I picked up this bobber I knew I would want a windshield. I have been riding it for a month or two without a shield now, and I have to wear earplugs so that the wind noise doesn't make my tiniitus go nuts. Today was the first real ride with the screen on. And holy cow. I love this bike even more now. Details: It is a madstad 20inch touring screen made for a triumph speedmaster. I modified it to fit the bobber by drilling some new holes, but otherwise I used the hardware and fasteners that came in the kit. I can post some pics of the fitment if there is interest.
This bike has been built and rebuilt too many times to count. I got it as a box of rusty parts when I was 15 years old, and have been working on it since. I put thousands of KM on this old girl, but these days she spends most of her time resting. Other than a kick once in a while to hear hear rumble. Right now I'm in the process of bobbing it with a bolt on kit. It will probably always come back to stock, but I have wanted to see it bobbed for 20+ years and didn't want to cut the frame. 
This is the 2017 bobber I had when we lived in Switzerland. And my wife's 50th anniversary Vespa. When we bought these nobody told me I couldn't bring them home to Canada. So when we came home we had to sell them both. I miss that bike every day. But recently got a new-to-me 2018 that I will mod until it looks just like that one.
Just a simple shot of my 2003 chief vintage. This is the wifemobile. When solo I ride the 2018 triumph bobber from my previous post to this community.
There is a little goat trail by the lake we live near. And I knew nobody was around so I got a little naughty and went touring around. Of course, I had to hop off and take some pictures.
But how could I resist? I took the bobber out for a little off-roading down a goat trail that runs by the swamp/lake near our place, and the scenery was so fitting that I hopped off and snapped some pics.
[JUST VENTING - Nobody is actually going to find this or get hurt for having it...] I hope it was worth your time. That backpack is worthless to you, but it was a collectable to me. And it is very recognizable. It is a triumph motorcycles backpack that only came with one year of bikes. It was never sold to the public, and is no longer available. But it is still worthless for resale. All that was in it was a bottle of pepsi and some random USB cables. But you did wreck my day, and my wife's. Since that was the bag that would have allowed me to get some groceries on the way home. I have given 40 bucks each to a bunch of the folks at the mission with the promise of adding another 100 bucks to the person who finds it. 200 if they have proof they made you bleed. If you would rather not get jumped by a pile of angry unhoused folks you should bring it back where you found it. Piece of shit. [Edit to add: Come on folks. This is obviously a venting post, and nobody is going to bleed over this backpack that has almost certainly already been tossed in a garbage can somewhere.]
Post your pics, mechanical questions, road stories, and anything else motorcycle related. The usual rules apply - Don't be a jerk, don't start fights, and don't share porn. If the community wants more biker pin-up stuff we can make a sister-community for that.