Mint works. Most alternatives don't. I can install Mint on a total newbie's system, and not have to worry about something breaking two weeks later. Hell, most newbies can install Mint if you give them the USB.

On a deeper level, I think Mint devs are one of the few teams that understand the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' philosophy.

Wikipedia (Jan 2001, so barely squeaked in)

lemmy.world is based in Finland.

If you aren't from south / southeast Asia you'll struggle with our traffic. Our roads are a stream of everything from cycles to busses with no dedicated lanes. If you want to cross the road and can't find a zebra-crossing you gang up with other pedestrians, hold up traffic by shouting and waving, and cross.

Understanding languages you don't know - every city will have people speaking three or more languages, so you need to understand what someone is saying even if you don't speak their language. Broken English with gesturing is a lingua franca.

I mean, the .ml domain belongs to Mali and they have every right to take it back.

No, it is but a poor approximation of Θώθ, the Greek name of the Egyptian God of Wisdom. Unfortunately most keyboards cannot type the language of the gods, so we poor mortals must make do with OwO.

(/s. It might have started among furries but is pretty much a meme at this point.)

Could handsome male characters be aimed at female players?

No, it's clearly gay propaganda.

Inflation is a tax on hoarding money. In an ideal world, it will push rich people and companies to reinvest their wealth in the economy, instead of hoarding it. Unfortunately, in the real world it doesn't work on the very rich, so it only affects the upper middle class and the moderately rich.

For a given price range, Xiaomi hardware is probably the best in the world. And MIUI is built to maximise battery life and do more with less RAM and CPU. But this comes at the price of MIUI being very brittle and unable to handle modifications.

On the other hand, Xiaomi has good support for custom ROMs. So you can buy their phones, and immediately switch to a ROM of your choice (at the cost of losing MIUI's efficiency).

CEO Eben Upton [said] "while I'm involved in running the thing, I don't expect people to see any change in how we do things."

Ah, the good old Godfather gambit.

Byjus is probably the second sussest company in India, so that checks out. They (sort of) sued banks that had lent them money for asking for it back.

Having the public lose trust in the safety of flying is something I absolutely want to happen. This will have devastating effects on carbon emissions, and push more people (and governments) towards trains.

What's wrong with seedless watermelons? Are GMOs forbidden by Christian law?

Why do so many Chinese products have these weird alphanumeric names? They'll build the world's first cold fusion reactor and call it the RNG-42_Mk2.1(final).

There is a very detailed article on this topic by the evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, titled 'Kropotkin was no crackpot'. He points out how Kropotkin's ideas are closer to the current understanding of evolution than the 'social Darwinism' and many other popular perceptions of Darwinism.

Or any of the fishes that can transition from one gender to another.

First of all, school or uni?

As many others have said, don't give a take home exam during a break, however 'normal' it is considered in your community.

Second, have clear guidelines on what is allowed and what is cheating. We never had take-home exams in school, and in uni every take-home exam was open book, open internet and open discussion. In the absence of any statement to the contrary, your students would also be justified in assuming so.

Asking someone to repeat the answer is fine, but it doesn't really prove anything - they might have simply forgotten all the formulae over their break.

The best option at this point would be to cancel that question and conduct future tests during class hours, under your supervision.

The first rule of coding is that you don't re-invent the wheel.

The fact is they can get other jobs.

I'm guessing many of his US staff are stuck at Twitter due to the visa rules. They're basically very well-paid slaves, and he knows it.

Well he's wearing a lab coat, so he's already better than 99% of scientists.

1789

It is perfectly reasonable to oppose the death penalty, but the foundational event of the modern left movement was people chopping off a king's head.

I don't see anyone here switching to linux on their personal pc other than the IT students who are forced to install kali linux.

I think someone is pulling your leg. All the IT / engineering students I know use either a normal Linux distribution like Ubuntu, or Windows. Kali is for cybersecurity people and wannabe h4X0rs.

A polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie detector test, is a junk science device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators … there are no specific physiological reactions associated with lying.

Lead of Wikipedia article

Unfortunately only a 'gigantic conglomerate' stands a chance against Google and Apple. The other smartphone OSs - Ubuntu, Manjaro etc. - have a tiny market share.

Just look at how Firefox OS struggled even in developing countries, where it could run much better than Android in low-end smartphones. Then Reliance (a big and very cut-throat company) licenced it and now it has a decent marketshare in India. There are plenty of good alternative OSs, but without a big war chest they aren't getting mainstream acceptance.

I don't get it? Is it another Linux joke?

README is usually a text file. While some platforms can now use markdown, that is nowhere near universal. So it might be better to ask for screenshots to be put on the website / wiki.

Maths and physics have largely moved to arXiv, which is open access. Biology seems to be finally moving in that direction. Of course, many academics also leak their own papers to SciHub.

I crie evry tim.

Well the obvious counterpoint would be Fate, but I'm sure there are more.

The United States government has a federal structure, unlike most governments.

Most large countries have a federal structure. Just from my memory, Canada, Mexico, Brasil, Germany, Spain, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, the UAE, Russia, China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia at least.

Dual federalism is this divide between the power of the federal government and the state governments.

Isn't this just normal federalism?

lemmy.ml was a sort of prototype made by the devs of the lemmy software. It wasn't really meant for widespread public adoption. So it makes sense that they went with a free domain.

Xiangling (the character OP is playing) is (in)famously meta, since she is easy to get, easy to play and very overpowered. All National and International teams revolve around her, and even random teams splash her because she's just so good.

In India, usually they don't demand a bribe. They will process your file slowly, with the understanding that you can speed it up by bribing them.

From what I understand, Pakistan does not properly regulate weapons. But it would still be rather stupid to threaten a public servant. If you are that sort of person, smiling at the official and remarking on his good health might be a better idea. A less aggressive trick is to let them think that you are from the press / have a camera or microphone / have marked currency.

Not-fun fact: The Times is also owned by News Corp.

I am surprised anyone would actually put someone in jail for draft-dodging in this age. Even countries that haven't banned conscription yet should have the sense not to make celebrities of those who refuse. The Swiss system (higher tax for refusing) seems more reasonable.

Lack of light is something that does come up with the History Monks in Discworld. Although they only slow down time, so they can see things, just very dimly lit.

Palestine is recognised by the UN. Hamas are not.

And the logo will be an ex-parrot.

[Consumers in the US] don’t get nearly as many of the options as you’ll find in Asia and Europe — brands like Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, and Oppo just aren’t available here.

Is this true? I thought only Huawei was banned / not doing business in the US.

I’ve limited this guide to the devices I’ve personally tested in depth …

So the 'guide' doesn't cover phones by four of the big six manufacturers. That's like making a guide of the tallest mountains in the world, but excluding the Himalayas and the Andes.

No, the Guardian is owned by a non-profit trust. They're still good at investigative journalism, but have a big transphobia problem.

So sort of like the newspaper equivalent of the BBC, in multiple ways.