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vividspecter

@ vividspecter @aussie.zone

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  • All Steam Deck models out of stock in U.S., with fears that memory shortage will prompt price increase

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  • It's both, although the former more than the latter. Also, part of the hoarding is likely happening precisely because of the uncertainty of the tariff policies.

  • big list of selfhosted chat apps to meet all your friends on a real "server"

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  • Snikket is essentially just prosody but more of an all in one package.

  • Statistics for Strava, a self-hosted, open-source dashboard for your Strava data.

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  • Endurain, a self hosted fitness app, may get gadgetbridge integration once the network helper is finished.

  • What desktop operating system would you recommend to the average user?

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  • SteamOS is great but there are too many games that require Windows.

    It's mainly multiplayer games with anti-cheat malware. If they prefer single player games, they'll be fine.

  • Can turkey motion machines be used for producing electricity?

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  • Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine

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  • Yep, and you'd think the conspiracy theorists would see that a cheap or free vaccine is exactly counter to all of their theories about people being kept sick so they can pay for ongoing prescriptions.

  • Consumers face five-fold hike in network charges under regulator plan to take from the poor, and give to the rich

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  • In the long run this sort of model probably makes sense, but it's far too soon as it discourages solar and battery uptake and increases the relative burden on the poor.

    Once we have more solar and batteries than we can possibly use, an unlimited model with a monthly fee would be best (like how we pay for internet access), but that's probably 10+ years away. Ideally, those on low incomes would have subsidised bills too so they are not eating proportionally more of the costs.

  • Looking for FOSS server monitoring UI

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  • This one is nicer than uptime-kuma if you prefer declarative config.

  • Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting Android

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  • If you remember the early Fairphone models they were truly underspecced, so this is reasonable by comparison. And with respect to LineageOS, my experience is that only popular phones get long term support and it's a bit of a crapshoot. And this is only going to get worse as more and more manufacturers disable bootloader unlocking, or make it incredibly obnoxious to do so (see Xiaomi).

    Getting a phone that isn't a Pixel and is going to have long term support (including non-Android variants) is the main motivation here as I see it. And I'd personally be willing to have slightly weaker specs for that, although the price outside of Europe will push it away from "worth it" I suspect.

  • Another miserable year for nuclear power as renewables surge

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  • Classic delay tactic from the fossil fuel industry. Prop up some bullshit alternative that will never happen in order to delay the actual solution.

  • Linux 7.0 Kernel Confirmed by Linus Torvalds, Expected in Mid-April 2026

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  • The kernel doesn't use semantic versioning, so it's just an arbitrary rename from 6.20 to 7.0. We will know the changes when 6.20 / 7.0 is in the -rc phase, which should be soon as 6.19 was just released.

  • 'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

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  • He's a grifter more than anything else and will do whatever he believes serves his own interests, and only his own interests.

  • 'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

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  • The head of HHS, RFK Jr, famously killed a bunch of people in Samoa by lobbying against the measles vaccine. And Oz himself has anti-vaccine stances toward a number of other vaccines. Seems like consistent messaging may be helpful here.

  • Tanning apps that offer ‘safe’ sun routines undermining efforts to tackle skin cancer

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  • Here's a recent article and recommendations on the tradeoffs of sun exposure for vitamin D versus the risk of skin cancer: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020023052949

    tl;dr risk and benefit is based on skin colour primarily. Pale skinned people need very little sun exposure to get sufficient Vitamin D in most cases while being at much higher risk of skin cancer. For dark skinned people, the situation is reversed (need more sun exposure and are at less risk of skin cancer).

  • Fast-paced and exciting environment

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  • Why. (A Rant About Bread)

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  • An alternative for this specific case is to use a bread machine. It's superior to store bought bread and only takes a few minutes of work.

  • Unredacted files reveal Anthropic’s ‘secret plan’ to ‘destructively scan all the books in the world'

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  • They also initially took content from libgen, which is a fair bit less legal. Personally, I have mixed feelings about all of this. On the one hand, I don't like some shitty for-profit AI company making money from the collective works of civilisation. On the other hand, I think copyright protects works for far too long anyway and most should be in the commons already. Mind you, I would be more sympathetic if Anthropic et al. were doing all this for research purposes instead of capitalism. Maybe that would be a better copyright reform, in that it expires much more quickly than the current laws (say 10 years) but restricts third parties making a profit for a longer period. Likely that would be complex to design and enforce, however.

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    Certificates...ugh

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  • Probably need a bit more detail for this like caddy logs and your caddy config. I did a similar thing on NixOS with services.acme getting the certs and then configuring the cert files to include caddy group access (I didn't use caddy directly either for those reading as the DNS challenge approach requires third party plugins which is a bit annoying on NixOS).

  • what is good remote desktop software?

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  • Sunshine and moonlight. Or just ssh if it's for administrative tasks.

  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    'Gone off like a rocket': Households cash in on battery rebate

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-12-30/home-battery-uptake-soars-due-to-government-subsidy/106120730
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?

    theconversation.com /australias-roads-are-full-of-giant-cars-and-everyone-pays-the-price-what-can-be-done-268212
  • Green Energy @slrpnk.net
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    Utilities give up hope on using hydrogen in their gas grids, prepare to phase out pipeline network

    reneweconomy.com.au /utilities-give-up-hope-on-using-hydrogen-in-their-gas-grids-prepare-to-phase-out-pipeline-network/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/dec/09/victorian-premier-delivers-formal-apology-to-australias-first-peoples-for-rapid-and-violent-colonisation
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    The lesson of the Cronulla riots was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting | Sarah Malik

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2025/dec/09/the-lesson-of-cronulla-was-that-the-beach-was-not-for-people-like-me-but-its-a-myth-i-am-increasingly-resisting
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    South Australian bus ads misled public by claiming gas is ‘clean and green’, regulator finds

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/dec/06/south-australia-bus-advertising-natural-gas-clean-green
  • Sydney @aussie.zone
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    The dream that grew into the GreenWay – a car-free corridor from Sydney Harbour to the Cooks River

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/dec/06/lewisham-greenway-cycle-path-sydney-inner-west-bruce-ashley
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Solar and wind reach 100 pct of demand in biggest isolated grid, as batteries allow it to keep its thermals on

    reneweconomy.com.au /solar-and-wind-reach-100-pct-of-demand-in-biggest-isolated-grid-as-batteries-allow-it-to-keep-its-thermals-on/
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Vulkan's VK_EXT_present_timing Merged After Five Years In The Making

    www.phoronix.com /news/VK_EXT_present_timing-Merged
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    “Every component of my life was attacked:” How wind farm misinformation tore community apart

    reneweconomy.com.au /every-component-of-my-life-was-attacked-how-wind-farm-misinformation-tore-community-apart/
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    150 police visits in 20 months: Indigenous mother takes action after her boys subjected to ‘relentless’ checks

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/nov/10/indigenous-mother-takes-legal-action-after-150-police-visits-in-20-months-ntwnfb
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Nearly 90% of jobseekers unable to get long-term work despite millions spent on private job agencies

    www.theguardian.com /business/2025/nov/03/majority-jobseekers-unable-to-get-long-term-work-despite-private-agencies
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Who decides how we adapt to climate change? | Leah Aronowsky

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2025/nov/01/climate-change-adaptation
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Once Australia’s second priciest city, Melbourne has become more affordable. What happened – and will it last?

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/oct/25/once-australias-second-priciest-city-melbourne-has-become-more-affordable-what-happened-and-will-it-last
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/oct/25/sometimes-defective-maybe-unlawful-what-can-be-done-about-australias-crisis-ridden-welfare-system
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked

    blog.pixelmelt.dev /kindle-web-drm/
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

    www.theguardian.com /news/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/electricity-from-renewables-overtakes-coal-in-australia-for-the-first-time
  • Linux @programming.dev
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    Intel's Open-Source Strategy Is Changing At Odds With The Ethos Of Open-Source

    www.phoronix.com /review/intel-open-source-2025
  • Linux @programming.dev
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    KVM Virtualization Sees Several Exciting Improvements For AMD & Intel In Linux 6.18

    www.phoronix.com /news/Linux-6.18-KVM
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Federal class action lodged over ‘racially discriminatory’ work for the dole scheme

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2025/sep/30/federal-class-action-lodged-over-racially-discriminatory-work-for-the-dole-scheme