bpt11

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Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

I didn’t know it existed till making this post, as someone that’s new those are just the only two I hear about.

Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I’ll be honest I didn’t even know cinnamon and plasma were different things till making this post, they look and feel so similar from the little bit I’ve used them.

Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I did not know that I could install more then one and pick that easy, that’s really good to know. I figured if I installed more than one there’d be conflicts or something but that’s really nice I’ll have to do some experimenting. Thanks for mentioning that!

Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Linux Mint is what I was mainly looking at for daily driving, and then bazzite for a gaming setup of sorts.

Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

yeah i know but as an entry level user it just seems like they're the two most popular and they must be for a reason, I'm sure I'll explore more in the future

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Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I'm relatively new to the linux space, I was introduced by the steam deck which uses kde, and it's pretty similar to windows in terms of how it works so that's the DE i'd be leaning towards when I eventually switch. I've never used gnome so i'm not sure if it'd be worth using I guess?

So I'm just looking for some input from the community, do you use Gnome or Plasma, why do you use it, and what's kind of like a pros and cons kinda thing between the two?

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Are there any small, public matrix spaces or rooms for just meeting and chatting with people, making friends and such? (sh.itjust.works)
Have you used so-called "AI" for actually productive work ? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think ChatGPT and other Ai can be a fantastic tool if you use it responsibly. It’s a great help for learning and practicing things. I’ve very recently made my first server and it’s great at answering all my simple questions that I sometimes feel hesitant to bother people with, and little things like that. Sometimes I’ll ask it to give me a simple kind of structure or bullet point list of topics I need to make sure to hit in my writing, or weirdly enough it’s pretty good at helping me with substitutions in recipes, or other little things like that. And I personally think that all of this is fine.

But I’m entirely against using it to create any kind of final product. Having it do any kind of actual final work is just stupid and lazy. I truly don’t think Ai is capable of making anything that’s worth peoples time really, and in the amount of time you’ll spend meticulously explaining everything that you want or need for whatever it is you have it generating for you, you could’ve just made it yourself and done a far better job. That’s where I draw the line. I don’t think Ai has to be inherently evil or anything because it can be a great tool, but you can’t rely on it to actually do things for you. Maybe others will disagree me I know many people especially in Fediverse circles are very very strongly anti Ai in all facets but that’s just my thoughts.

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What's your chosen Matrix client? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I'm relatively new to using Matrix, so far I've given Element and Fluffy Chat a try. I've preferred Fluffy Chat so far, I dunno it kinda just seems more reliable and I like the mobile app, but I was wondering if there's any others that are worth checking out. I mainly use Linux, Windows, and iOS.

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how do you guys use privacy focused messaging alternatives like Signal or Matrix? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I can’t use them because I can’t convince anybody to switch with me. I talk to most people on discord and I’d rather move to using Matrix, but I can’t convince any of my friends or family or anyone I know to use anything else.

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What would you bring to the antiques roadshow? (sh.itjust.works)
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Is there a peertube client for iOS? (sh.itjust.works)
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Is it worth rounding up at checkout? (sh.itjust.works)
 

If I’m in the checkout at a business, say McDonald’s or Walmart or Kroger or whatever, and they ask if I’d like to round up to donate to some charity, I usually say yes. But should I be doing this? I heard somewhere that I shouldn’t because they can claim that as a donation from them which contributes to them paying less taxes or something, I’m not sure if that’s 100% how it works but I figure that it benefits them somehow or why else would they do that?

Am I being held back by using casaos? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What exactly is the 321 rule?

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Am I being held back by using casaos? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I dunno why but I’m worried that casaos is holding me back from doing greater things I guess? I’m pretty new to self hosting and I discovered casaos from a Minecraft server setup tutorial of all things and it’s been great for me so far and does pretty much everything I need it to do, but I feel like I don’t really have a full understanding of what I can do outside of it, and I don’t really hear many people talk about casaos so I’m like worried it’s just not very good I guess? I’m just looking for ways to improve really.

For reference I just use my server for Minecraft on the occasion, a self hosted obsidian live sync, adguard, and in the future plan on hosting nextcloud. Casaos seems great for that and maybe it’s perfectly fine but I’d just be interested in being more knowledgeable I guess, and aware of any ways to improve.

Hear me out, a Fediverse client that mimics Nintendo's Miiverse in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fediverse streetpass would go craaaaazy

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Hear me out, a Fediverse client that mimics Nintendo's Miiverse (sh.itjust.works)
 

That’s it that’s the post

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Do any of you daily drive a mobile Linux distro on your cell phone? Is that viable / will it ever be? (sh.itjust.works)
Nextcloud client just deleted all of my files, why did it do this? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My answer was from @EmoPolarbear@lemmy.ca, who said pointig two different services that can provide digital files to the same folder is never a good idea. Even though I turned off OneDrive which I thought would avoid anything going wrong, it was still pretty bad, so just don’t do it in the first place. Probably read their whole comment though to make sure you understand fully

Nextcloud client just deleted all of my files, why did it do this? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
What if you could use your phone to type in text fields when playing docked? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 weeks ago

This is pretty much exactly what I was looking for I had no idea kde connect existed, you are a blessing

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What if you could use your phone to type in text fields when playing docked? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I dunno about other people but I play docked a lot, and typing with a controller is near unbearable sometimes. I specifically had this thought because I was playing webfishing from my couch and thought it would be nice if I could pull out my phone and open the steam app, or maybe they could make some kind of steam deck companion app for this and other features maybe, to quickly type a message or just make typing easier. I dunno if this would be difficult to implement or even possible but I think it would be neat.

Nextcloud client just deleted all of my files, why did it do this? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep I sure did the thing you said not to do. I’m very new to a lot of this stuff still learning, I didn’t think about it and thought it would just work in was able to recover all my files and everything is fine so I’m not worried about it anymore and I understand the issue now. So this has just been a learning experience, I’m moving on with the second message you suggested and just making a new folder and copying stuff over. Thanks for the input man

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Nextcloud client just deleted all of my files, why did it do this? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by bpt11@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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For a long time I've used OneDrive to sync all of my files and keep them safe, but I've been really getting into self hosting all my own services, so today I set up NextCloud to replace it. I told it to sync my OneDrive folder, and it did it's best. It copied the file structure and had all the directories and everything but emptied every folder, it deleted every single file I had on my OneDrive, now all I have is empty folders.

Luckily OneDrive has a file recovery system where I can give it a time and date to revert back to so my data should all be safe, but why on earth did it do that in the first place? This was incredibly stressful and terrifying I thought I lost all my work. What did I do wrong?

Edit: I’ve identified the issue and have learned from this experience, it is now a non issue and was completely my own doing. Wary reader, learn from my cautionary tale

Comment that helped me figure it out https://lemmy.ca/comment/12912420

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