Silicon Valley is sacrificing the climate for AI
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    noorbeast
    2d ago 100%

    I appreciate the /s, the sad fact is that we don't need AI to figure out a 'solution' for climate change, we already know how to do that, the issue is the lack of political will to curb emissions, which is not something AI can fix.

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    Which Linux distro for beginners (with requirements)
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    noorbeast
    1mo ago 94%

    There are lots of choices, but personally I would go with Linux Mint as something likely familiar and packaged with pretty much all the basics for the use case you outlined.

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  • Submit Your Cool Site/Blogs
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    noorbeast
    1mo ago 100%

    I guess 'cool' depends on personal interest and circumstances.

    A house move likely prevents running our Aussie Halloween this year, after being featured on State TV news last year, but I would like to share past family/friends efforts to establish a fun spooky celebration, in circumstances where locally there is not an established tradition, originating because my daughter in-law grew up in North Carolina and she and my eldest son moved here at the height of the pandemic, so I have adopted Halloween as a way to incorporate her fond childhood memories into our local family and local Aussie community traditions, with the help of family members and many talented friends: https://scarymandercove.au/

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  • Do you use uBlock Origin on Chrome? You'll soon have to use another ad blocker
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    noorbeast
    2mo ago 100%

    Just an observation, if a corporate entity restricts you from using the security measures you specificity choose, that speaks volumes as to why you should be skeptical as to the motives and offerings of that corporate entity.

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  • What will Australia’s proposed Environment Information Agency do for nature?
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    noorbeast
    4mo ago 100%

    Making data based decisions for our future, and the future of our families, as opposed to those that are expedient or political advantageous, seems eminently sensible.

    That said, particularly in Australia, the chance of political/public confidence that we can make real, necessarily, and data based future oriented nation decisions is likely low, given historic political undermining efforts related to vested interests are incredibly high.

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    It's time to move to Linux - YouTube
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    noorbeast
    5mo ago 100%

    I use Resolve Studio, that gives you access to all Resolve features but it does not fix codec licensing issues at the Linux OS level.

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    It's time to move to Linux - YouTube
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    noorbeast
    5mo ago 100%

    Mention is made of Resolve, which does work great as a professional grade video editor, and in the next breath codec issues are raised, which are not a Linux issue but proprietary licensing issue.

    For a simple workaround in Mint go to: /home/UserName/.local/share/nemo/scripts

    Create 2 files to convert videos from the right click menu and make them executable in the Permissions:

    #!/bin/bash

    for file; do ffmpeg -i "$file" -c:v dnxhd -profile:v dnxhr_hq -pix_fmt yuv422p -c:a pcm_s16le -f mov "${file%.*}".mov

    done

    And:

    #!/bin/bash

    for file; do ffmpeg -i "$file" "${file}".mp4

    done

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  • Does a VPN used on a smartphone with Wi-Fi disabled (mobile data only enabled) provide any sort of protection?
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    noorbeast
    5mo ago 100%

    Any public data exchange has an element of risk, but the management/priority of that risk relates to your relevant risk matrix/profile.

    Any exposed data transverses via a provider, be it mobile or Wi-Fi is pertinent, if you are concerned about provider vulnerabilities and exposure, be it Wi-Fi or mobile, use a VPN and related encryption.

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