oce

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 41 points 2 weeks ago

Is that worth losing fries?

[–] oce@jlai.lu 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As you can see, I said "reputation". I hate how little they innovate while still selling at premium, but similar to Disney, it is enough for the casual mass.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 15 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

The fact that the Nintendos are locked down, family friendly and with a reputation of good production quality (similar to Disney), are also important points for non-nerdy parents and casual gamers who don't want to navigate the ocean of PC gaming and its risks.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The first step toward meaningful change begins with us. We must abandon our craving for glossy (and therefore glassy) devices, and instead embrace hardware that may not be as immediately pleasing to the eye (as it is the case with e.g. Fairphones or the PinePhone), but is built to be slightly more durable, somewhat repairable, and capable of outlasting even today’s limited commitments to software updates.

Fairphone and PinePhone being only mentioned anecdotally for being too pretty, and I guess not as sturdy as the author wants, is quite weird for an article about reducing fragility and improving repairability.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 16 points 3 weeks ago

I take the expression more as a warning to control it so it does not impact my mental health too much. Getting (properly) informed is good, but if I get so depressed that I can't act positively on the system anymore or I make it worse for me and others, then it becomes counter-productive.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 4 points 3 weeks ago

Dr No from James Bond

[–] oce@jlai.lu 3 points 3 weeks ago

Idk the band much, but I was curious, found this guy.

Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present day. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence.
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Outside his career in music, Dickinson has pursued a number of other activities. He undertook a career as a commercial pilot for Astraeus Airlines, which led to a number of media-reported ventures such as captaining Iron Maiden's converted charter aeroplane, Ed Force One, during their world tours. Following Astraeus' closure, in 2012 he created his own aircraft maintenance and pilot training company, Cardiff Aviation. Dickinson presented his own radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music from 2002 to 2010, and has also hosted television documentaries, authored novels and film scripts, created a beer with Robinsons Brewery and competed at fencing internationally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson

[–] oce@jlai.lu 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A PE teacher got absolutely wrecked by a former Olympic sprinter at a sprint competition.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 4 weeks ago

Also starting to spread on the cheapest plans of streaming services like Prime and Netflix.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 8 points 4 weeks ago
  • Urban Driftwood by Yasmin Williams, light acoustic guitars
  • A Plane Over Woods by The Vernon Spring, chill contemporary piano
  • Tall Tales by Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke, melancholic electronica
  • Lamomali by -M-, Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara, French chanson mixed with traditional Malian music
[–] oce@jlai.lu 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I don’t think you can rely on volunteer labor and donations to keep things running indefinitely.

Doesn't that imply that it will not work on the long term?
Or you think groups of volunteer will form up and maintain an instance for a while and then go down, and another group will pick up?
I'm afraid we may run out of people able to do that after they all get burned out like ee's.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What about when you know how to do it, and you will be happy to have it done, but you know it's going to be annoying, and you're going to hate it, so you push it back as much as you can.

 

Also, Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay, leader of the quarian people in the Mass Effect games.

I just finished watching The Expanse, and I was looking up information to soothe the grief.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hebdo_shooting

This is a sensitive topic for some people, so please do your best to have civil discussions. Let's do better than the average social media.

 
 

0% new: from 2024 (average 15%)
0% recent: from the last 1–7 years (average 47%)
100% classic: older than 8 years (average 37%)

I am helped by being limited to an 8 years old notebook laptop currently.

The 5 games I have played this year, all for the first time: Stardew Valley, The Darkeness II, Star Wars Battlefront II 2005, Outlast, Oblivion.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by oce@jlai.lu to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
 

Children's Streets” consist in pedestrianizing the streets around nursery and elementary school. The aim is to make the route between home and school safer for children, but also to combat pollution.

Removable barriers are installed wherever possible. They allow the passage of emergency vehicles and services (garbage trucks, etc.), but prohibit the passage of other motorized vehicles.

More picture and before/after sliders at the bottom: https://www.paris.fr/pages/57-nouvelles-rues-aux-ecoles-dans-paris-8197#des-rues-aux-enfants-avec-un-amenagement-specifique

 

Usually, it is organized and covered by your company and the results are sent straight to the company, with all the results of all the exams you have passed. If you do it separately you have to send them the results anyways, the law says they have to keep your results for 5 years.

As far as I know, it started from a good intention. Because too many companies were abusing their workers, the government made companies responsible for the health of their employees. But that was creepily applied as having the company know everything about your health so they can push you do do more health exams, get treated and change your lifestyle.

I guess it's part of the philosophy of putting the group before the individual.

While it seems most companies are respectful and will not check for anything not strictly necessary for the job, there are, as expected, horror stories of employees getting discriminated based on health results, for exemple missing a promotion because there's some warning in the results. There are also people who do a "healthy month" before the checkup so the company will see better results than reality.

I did check if the GDPR could protect me, but no, it only applies when you reside in EU.

The exam itself at the clinic was very professional and efficient.

 

Source is in French, pay-walled and talking about the in-coming issues with fat-bikes: https://www.lemonde.fr/m-perso/article/2024/11/09/gros-pneus-et-coups-de-sonnettes-vers-la-suvisation-du-velo_6385307_4497916.html

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