It’s theoretically possible but difficult to actually do. China has a large central government and surveillance state, VPNs are essentially banned there, and yet a large percentage of the population uses them daily to the point where it’s commonplace.
James R Kirk
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James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Technology@beehaw.org•Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economyEnglish
41·3 days agoNot saying you’re wrong (pretty sure you’re not) but important to remember that the reason LLMs use a lot of em dashes is because it features so prominently in journalism.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Quark's@startrek.website•About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problemEnglish
3·3 days agoNot a surprise but nice to have some additional confirmation.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Linux@programming.dev•Self-Hosters Confirm It Again: Linux Dominates the Homelab OS SpaceEnglish
801·4 days agoLinux holds a 63% share of global server infrastructure.
How is that not 95%?
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Solved: Switching from Windows, but slightly convolutedEnglish
6·5 days agoAs others have suggested it is probably smarter to just backup windows onto a portable hard drive, or you could do Windows2Go which is finicky but do-able.
Also you didn’t ask what distro, but I have been enjoying Fedora Kinoite it’s a very smooth transition (and improvement) from Windows.
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Linux@programming.dev•What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux?English
6·5 days agoAdobe apps
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Risa@startrek.website•Putting on an average DS9 episodeEnglish
1·5 days agoLemmy needs post flair so the mods can add “O’BRIEN MUST SUFFER”
Importantly, the WhoSampled you know and love is here to stay as a standalone platform and brand. It will continue to operate much as it always has

James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Is this the infamous "Night Bird"?English
1·6 days agoI don’t know but it’s a bop
Why does the tall man have a furry face?
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Technology@lemmy.world•Screw it, I’m installing LinuxEnglish
15·7 days agoEvery. Single. Time.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Technology@lemmy.world•Screw it, I’m installing LinuxEnglish
2·7 days agoWith Linux being better for gaming and Mac still the place for creative software, Windows really is only for business users.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Technology@lemmy.world•Screw it, I’m installing LinuxEnglish
325·7 days ago🤞pleasejustpickbazzite pleasejustpickbazzite pleasejustpickbazzite🤞
I’m going to install CachyOS, an Arch-based distro
oh god dammit
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Technology@beehaw.org•Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sighEnglish
39·8 days agoThat Matthew Hodgson quote is good.
“Unhappy users tend to be disproportionately loud given the issues at stake, and there’s a huge risk of optimizing to appease those who shout loudest in the short-term rather than find medium-term solutions which solve for everyone.”
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Technology@beehaw.org•Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sighEnglish
11·8 days agoY’all know damn well Corridor8031 didn’t donate a dime.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Risa@startrek.website•Come on, bossmang, make up ya mind, ke?English
2·8 days agoLiteral chills
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Technology@beehaw.org•Google releases its 'Google Sans Flex' font to the publicEnglish
4·8 days agoI actually learned of this when the Material You Home Assistant addon updated yesterday. Kudos to the dev for being extremely on the ball.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto
Android@lemdro.id•Google releases its 'Google Sans Flex' font to the publicEnglish
4·8 days agoI actually learned of this when the Material You Home Assistant addon updated yesterday. Kudos to the dev for being extremely on the ball.












The remasters of 2, 3 and 4 are phenomenal.