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submitted 1 month ago by LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have been using a company computer running Ubuntu 22.04. There are frequent and unexplained problems, like segmentation faults, stack errors, files disappearing, computer freezing or not booting, or turning off immediately after I turn it on. I don't know what to do. The IT staff came to my office to check the computer and said "it was all good." I am not allowed to boot from a USB stick or enter BIOS or open the case. I ran a command line memory check several times with no errors. There is an NVIDIA card, but it's running X.org and usually headless. I mostly set up tasks via SSH.

What would you do?

If Arithemtic were debated like religion in c/atheistmemes@lemmy.world

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 87 points 7 months ago

I don't accept your answer. I know deep in my heart that it's 4.

Oh so that's what its for rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 32 points 8 months ago

That example sentence would function exactly the same if it was separated by a period; nothing is gained by using a semicolon. No new information is added; you are just going to make people wonder why there is a semicolon there making the sentence less comprehensible.

FTFY. You aren't supposed to separate two independent clauses with a comma.

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We are federated with the paedophile instance (feddit.uk)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk to c/feddituk@feddit.uk

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We are federated with the paedophile instance people have been complaining about. And I don't think I want to wait until their content starts showing in my time line. We need an admin ASAP or jump ship.

See here: https://sh.itjust.works/post/6400367

"We've used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine. And with it, they've destroyed 50% of Putin's army." - Ad targeted to Republicans to support Ukraine in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 18 points 11 months ago

Of course, YouTube, the ultimate source of unbiased and reliable information.

Laysanya in c/boneappletea@lemmy.world

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 15 points 11 months ago

Right. 'Lasagna' in particular is spelt exactly like it's pronounced in Italian.

What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 17 points 11 months ago

Carl Sagan - A Demon-Haunted World. Explains the key difference between a scientific vs religious mindset.

What bugs the heck out of you at work but doesn't seem to bother your coworkers? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 17 points 11 months ago

Having to relogin every two weeks with two-factor authentication. Everything is a MS Office document, in particular ridiculous spreadsheets. Everyone writes in acronyms that they assume everyone else knows. Even though there is always a lot of new staff, every email assumes everyone has been working there forever. ("It's that time of the year again! You need to complete your GRD before week 5 of the COG and send it to the OSYN. Probably you are already an expert in completing these forms after so many years, but if you need instructions, please go to our IDRN and enter your ICRJ.")

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Browsing Reddit is like Groundhog Day (feddit.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

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I don't know why I decided to browse a popular sub today, r/books (logged out, I don't have an account anymore). Maybe I hoped I might learn something. As if! People make the absolute same posts over and over. Today I read a book! I read one page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and I already know it's a masterpiece and the best book ever. I read 1984 and wow, just wow. I hate stickers in book covers. Audiobooks good. Actually audiobooks bad. I hate movie covers. The absolute same thing as yesterday, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years ago. May I remember this feeling next time I decide to browse Reddit again.

Why do old users put up with this? How can they even pretend that they haven't already read this stuff a million times before? Or are these subs 100% driven by new users and repost bots? The complete lack of new content is mind boggling.

It either runs on Linux or refund in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 25 points 11 months ago

Even distros like Mint are buggy and requires multiple restart every day.

There is something wrong with your installation. Other people just restart to update the kernel often once a week/month. So you might as well tell us what's making you restart Mint so often.

You’d kick my ass. in c/clevercomebacks@feddit.uk

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 25 points 1 year ago

It's not necessarily a threat of violence. A lot of people would just feel ashamed to criticise other people in person would feel fine to do it on the Internet. Being a dick is a lot harder when you can see the effects of your words on the other person.

Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago

Some people add the rind to broths.

"Adopting" by Sarah C. Andersen (Sarah's Scribbles) in c/cat@lemmy.world

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 54 points 1 year ago

20 years ago our cat fell out of our workshop's ceiling and we decided to keep it. True story.

logical in c/nathanwpyle@lemmy.world

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

That's true for all bases.

Ticketmaster not working on Firefox in c/firefox@lemmy.ml

[-] LogarithmicCamel@feddit.uk 20 points 1 year ago

Wow! Ticketmaster pretending to care about scalpers consists of ... blocking Firefox? No wonder ticket sales are such a shitshow.