science science A New Reality Show Will Pay Cash if Players Can Convince Experts the Earth Is Flat
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    You are giving them too much credit if you think they can take measurements and conduct research.

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  • linux Linux Problematic computer
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    I can sudo. Last time I looked into this, Memtest86+ version 6 was required to work with UEFI but it wasn't available for Ubuntu 22.04. Now it seems that 24.04 has it, so I might update and see if I can get the test running. Thanks for the suggestion!

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    I can't run memtest unfortunately. The option isn't there and I don't have permission to boot from a USB stick.

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    It's not hard to reproduce, but it's annoying that when they finally came here to check it, no problems happened. I had to bug them so much to even get them to have a look.

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    Problematic computer

    I have been using a company computer running Ubuntu 22.04. There are frequent and unexplained problems, like segmentation faults, stack errors, files disappearing, computer freezing or not booting, or turning off immediately after I turn it on. I don't know what to do. The IT staff came to my office to check the computer and said "it was all good." I am not allowed to boot from a USB stick or enter BIOS or open the case. I ran a command line memory check several times with no errors. There is an NVIDIA card, but it's running X.org and usually headless. I mostly set up tasks via SSH. What would you do?

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    196 196 Oh so that's what its for rule
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    That example sentence would function exactly the same if it was separated by a period; nothing is gained by using a semicolon. No new information is added; you are just going to make people wonder why there is a semicolon there making the sentence less comprehensible.

    FTFY. You aren't supposed to separate two independent clauses with a comma.

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  • technology Technology Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data
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    I have already seen data having to be thrown away because the researcher copied and pasted it incorrectly from multiple spreadsheets and no one could tell what the correct data was anymore. No one should be doing this if they are responsibly doing "real analytical work".

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    You are completely right, and the Open Science movement is catching on. The idea is to give everyone access to the (anonymised) data and use only tools that are freely accessible, even to scientists from developing countries without Microsoft licenses, so that they too can rerun your analyses and verify your results. You shouldn't be getting downvoted.

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  • unitedkingdom United Kingdom JK Rowling prefers two years in jail over using correct pronouns
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    Seriously living in the worst timeline.

    It really doesn't get any worse than people downvoting our posts or saying they don't agree with us when we post things on the Internet for other people to read. So much bullying! I say we should go back to the good old times when people who felt insulted, whether the insult was real or imagined, would challenge you for a duel at sunset in front of the saloon.

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  • technology Technology WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms | TechCrunch
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    If you own a name, you can grant anyone you want permission to use that name. It's not illegal.

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  • mildlyinfuriating Mildly Infuriating Windows: we noticed that you kept the useless search bar disabled since 2015, so we sent an update that re-enabled it without your permission
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    politicalmemes Political Memes As a reminder...
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    Genocide is slaughtering people, there is no other meaning. You can call removing and displacing people something else, which doesn't change how bad they are.

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  • feddituk Feddit UK We are federated with the paedophile instance
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    feddituk Feddit UK We are federated with the paedophile instance
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    I am not about to visit the website, but people posted screenshots on the post that I linked to.

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    We are federated with the paedophile instance

    We are federated with the paedophile instance people have been complaining about. And I don't think I want to wait until their content starts showing in my time line. We need an admin ASAP or jump ship. See here: https://sh.itjust.works/post/6400367

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    linux_gaming Linux Gaming Why do you use Linux?
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    I get you, OP. Sometimes it seems like people treat Steam as the pinnacle of Linux. It's even more baffling when people say that they like Linux but wish they could run MS Office, Photoshop etc. Do you really like Linux or do you just hate Windows? Because for me almost the entire point of Linux is that it's FOSS. If all I wanted was to run proprietary software, I would use an OS that the proprietary software officially supports and was designed to run on, saving myself a ton of trouble.

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  • feddituk Feddit UK Is there a federation issue with lemmy.world?
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    I think we should give this a week and then make plans to create a new instance. I've already created an account somewhere else, but I am quite fond of this instance.

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  • ukraine Ukraine "We've used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine. And with it, they've destroyed 50% of Putin's army." - Ad targeted to Republicans to support Ukraine
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    asklemmy Asklemmy How many showers do you take a day?
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    Brazilian. I only take one shower/day unless it's very hot, then it's two. I don't think I ever took three showers/day. But bear in mind that the climate is very different depending on where you live in Brazil.

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  • ukraine Ukraine "We've used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine. And with it, they've destroyed 50% of Putin's army." - Ad targeted to Republicans to support Ukraine
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    asklemmy Ask Lemmy Did anyone get this message with questions?
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    TahtyUHny FYI. It's a weird spelling of a common Brazilian/Portuguese name. The usual spelling is Tatiane.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What do you think about Lemmy, so far?
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    I think many people don't understand this is the entire point of being on Lemmy. They just want Reddit without ads, but without FOSS we would sooner or later become Reddit. So of course we are going to care about FOSS.

    It's the same with people who use Linux but say they don't care about FOSS. Linux is Linux because it's FOSS. Otherwise it would just be Chrome OS or Android.

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    I mean, Lemmy itself is FOSS, and the vast majority of instances are running on Linux. The main reason I am here and not on Reddit is that Lemmy is FOSS.

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  • unitedkingdom United Kingdom While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 59% of the National Grid's electricity demand
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    asklemmy Asklemmy What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life?
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    Carl Sagan - A Demon-Haunted World. Explains the key difference between a scientific vs religious mindset.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?
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    What the hell? All countries in the continent are about the same age. Europeans after the wars fled to lots of different countries. Sao Paulo, Brazil, for example, has the largest number of Japanese immigrants in the world. My ancestors came from Italy, Hungary, Spain, and Portugal.

    Maradona, the great Argentine football player, descended from native American, Spanish, Italian and Croatian ancestors. Another Argentine footballer, Lionel Messi, descended from Italian and Spanish immigrants. Bolsonaro, shitty ex-president of Brazil, has an Italian surname. He won the previous election against Fernando Haddad, who has a Turkish surname.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?
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    asklemmy Ask Lemmy Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?
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    No, this is an American thing. Other countries in the American continent have the same immigrant thing going on and we don't call ourselves Italian or whatever. We are all from the country where we were born.

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  • europe Europe Suella Braverman orders urgent advice on banning American bully XLs
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    Rottweilers are responsible for the second highest number of attacks after pitbulls. They seem to be at least more dangerous than the average dog.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What bugs the heck out of you at work but doesn't seem to bother your coworkers?
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    asklemmy Asklemmy What bugs the heck out of you at work but doesn't seem to bother your coworkers?
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    Having to relogin every two weeks with two-factor authentication. Everything is a MS Office document, in particular ridiculous spreadsheets. Everyone writes in acronyms that they assume everyone else knows. Even though there is always a lot of new staff, every email assumes everyone has been working there forever. ("It's that time of the year again! You need to complete your GRD before week 5 of the COG and send it to the OSYN. Probably you are already an expert in completing these forms after so many years, but if you need instructions, please go to our IDRN and enter your ICRJ.")

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    Browsing Reddit is like Groundhog Day

    I don't know why I decided to browse a popular sub today, r/books (logged out, I don't have an account anymore). Maybe I hoped I might learn something. As if! People make the absolute same posts over and over. Today I read a book! I read one page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and I already know it's a masterpiece and the best book ever. I read 1984 and wow, just wow. I hate stickers in book covers. Audiobooks good. Actually audiobooks bad. I hate movie covers. The absolute same thing as yesterday, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years ago. May I remember this feeling next time I decide to browse Reddit again. Why do old users put up with this? How can they even pretend that they haven't already read this stuff a million times before? Or are these subs 100% driven by new users and repost bots? The complete lack of new content is mind boggling.

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