Liz

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[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago

It's kinda a slur in the US in the sense that people claim it's a slur, but I've never heard anyone actually use it that way.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 14 points 5 months ago (5 children)

A gimp is any of the following:

  1. A cripple
  2. A particular kind of BDSM role
  3. Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.
  4. (in lacemaking) coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some techniques.
  5. fishing line made of silk bound with wire.

The last three I got from the internet.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago

Drone operators will be allowed to fly drones beyond where they can see them

From the article

[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago

We each have our specialties, and it would be unreasonable to ask that everyone share yours.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 5 months ago

"Accessibility service permissions" is a higher level of permissions than most apps get and Android will be all like "bro, are you sure you want to grant this app that kind of access and control? You really sure?" I've got a few apps on my phone with that level of permissions including one written by Google. They'd simply be unable to do their job without that level of access, jobs which have been straight-up good for my physical health. Ultimately there's a balance between security and letting the user do what they want.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 40 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Dude, he lied about the weather and the size of the crowd on his inauguration day. He fundamentally doesn't care about the truth. He doesn't hate it or anything, it's just that the truth isn't important to him unless denying it would get him in immediate trouble.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Did you ever get everything working? I don't have a Mac, I'm just curious.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It should be legal to hunt that person down and clamp a lobster to their nipples.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago

In my personal experience, whenever I've needed help, people have been nice and tried to help. But, my questions usually include as much context and details as I can give and even my own guess as to what's going on, if I have one. I try to make my requests for help as enticing as I can. "I didn't do anything and now my computer is broken" isn't a very interesting or scrutable request for help, so I can understand the frustration volunteers get when repeatedly faced with those kinds of questions.

I also feel like some parts of the community might be starting to recognize that, if we want Linux to become mainstream, it has to be absurdly idiot-proof and friendly to newcomers. Afterall, the vast majority of people don't want their computer to be their hobby, they just want it to facilitate other things.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Hit me! I'll probably fail, but I wanna try and help anyway.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're not very good at thinking beyond immediate consequences, are you?

[–] Liz@midwest.social 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

He did try to get them to pay for it. He literally begged the Mexican president. "You gotta help me out here." They recorded the phone call and released the tape, laughing at his pathetic groveling.

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