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Tippon

@ Tippon @lemmy.world

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  • Appimages, snaps and flatpaks

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  • I'm still trying them out, but if they work as advertised, then AppImages. That's mostly because I use my desktop and laptop pretty much equally, so being able to copy and AppImage from one to the other and keep going would be really handy.

    On a similar note, if a computer dies, being able to just copy and paste them to a new computer, or run them from a portable drive would be great.

  • Does torrenting slow down your computer?

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  • Try resetting the Transmission settings to default, turning off your VPN, and downloading a Linux ISO. If the problem stays, it's possibly a hardware issue. If the problem goes away, turn the VPN on and try again. If the problem returns, the VPN is the issue.

    I know you said you've tried other clients, but try them with the VPN disabled too, in case Transmission is the problem.

    Good luck 👍

  • Private trackers invites

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  • Thank you :)

    I might be a bit slow replying. It's already late here, and I'm going out during the day tomorrow 👍

  • Did anyone have any positive results with CBD products?

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  • If you're taking any other meds, speak to a doctor before you try it.

    I have a chronic illness that led to organ transplantation, and cannabis would interfere with one of my rejection meds. That would have caused me much bigger problems than the pain that I was trying to stop.

    Unfortunately, cannabis has an almost cult like mythology around it. There are lots of people who will tell you that it cures everything, from mild pain to every type of cancer, and will even clean and polish your car 😉

    I hope you find what you need. Good luck 🙂

  • My turn for the Thursday complaints thread!

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  • I don't know, a pain spay sounds pretty bad 😳

  • The internet is not very good for exchanging information. How can we fix that?

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  • That's a handy link, thanks 🙂

  • The internet is not very good for exchanging information. How can we fix that?

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  • You're missing a point though. You used Pubmed as an example of good information being available, but it's only useful because you know it exists.

    In your example, there's a real life librarian who would walk you past the lifestyle magazines to show you where the 'real' information is. On the internet, the search engines that act as the librarian take you directly to the lifestyle magazines and tell you that they're the best source of information available, because they've been paid to do so. If you push them, they might show you something better, but it can be hard to find.

  • How do I unblock a community?

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  • Thank you, I didn't think to swipe :)

  • Private trackers invites

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  • How does that work if your VPN exit point changes? I switch fairly regularly depending on what I'm trying to access, and wouldn't know the IP address in advance.

  • Why are there many hundred Chromium based browsers, but seemingly very few Firefox based browsers?

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  • That's brilliant, thank you 😁

  • Why are there many hundred Chromium based browsers, but seemingly very few Firefox based browsers?

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  • In all honesty, I didn't think of that 🙈

  • Why are there many hundred Chromium based browsers, but seemingly very few Firefox based browsers?

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  • That's handy to know, thanks :)

  • Windows Activation

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  • This works if you signed in with your Microsoft account, are scrapping the old PC (or at least not using the copy of Windows), and are installing the same version of Windows on the new hardware.

    During installation select the option for I have no activation key. Once Windows is installed, open settings and select the activate Windows option. Go through the activation troubleshooter and there's an option to transfer the key from an old installation. Select the correct one based on whatever you called the old installation, and you should be set.

    There's lots of good advice in this thread, but there's no point in pirating a copy of Windows when you already own one.

  • Why are there many hundred Chromium based browsers, but seemingly very few Firefox based browsers?

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  • I'm not sure to be honest, I'm still new to container tabs. I'll give it a try in the morning, thanks 🙂

  • Why are there many hundred Chromium based browsers, but seemingly very few Firefox based browsers?

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  • Thanks for the reply :)

    The PortableApps version is a separate installation of the program, so Firefox in this case, that's self contained so that it can be used on multiple computers from a removable device. The default profile should be completely unrelated to the fully installed Firefox's profile.

    I've tried it on Linux too with an AppImage, but get the same result.

  • Why are there many hundred Chromium based browsers, but seemingly very few Firefox based browsers?

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  • Another reason on top of what's been mentioned already (although probably minor), is that out of the box, Firefox doesn't let you run multiple instances.

    I've been learning to write a web app and updating websites, so have been using PortableApps to launch a second instance of Chrome to double check how everything looks when I'm not logged in. I tried switching to Firefox, but it wouldn't let me open the second instance, meaning that every time I wanted to check the site, I'd have to log out. I check them in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.

    I might be a niche case, but I'm already finding it really annoying. I can't imagine how much more frustrating it would be to try to write a browser that can't run at the same time as your preferred browser.

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    Would you use teleporter technology if it existed? Why or Why not?

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  • Off topic, but I read a book or short story once that was similar to your edit.

    It followed a character who lived on a planet with a toxic atmosphere. At the end of every day, everyone would get into a personal chamber that took a complete copy of them, destroyed their body, then rebuilt it and added the memories back the next morning.

    I can't remember if it was specified or implied, but the gist of it was that the machine ripped the body apart to the molecular level while the person was conscious, but the snapshot was taken before that, so no one remembered the pain.

  • GIMP (credit to mrAnmolv)

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  • It's an awful UI. Last time I tried to use it, it took a while to find where the layers menu was. I don't think I found how to make a brightness / contrast layer before I gave up and booted back to Windows and Photoshop.