Edit: it is AI generated, completely missed the genAI tag on the Adobe Stock website, and [4] is not a ton like I thought, it’s 307kg

It’s listed on Adobe Stock photos[1]

I did find other similar photos[2][3] so it looks like it’s an actual thing that exists. Actually found a listing for a 1 metric ton roll of it[4].

[1] https://stock.adobe.com/fr/images/large-rolls-of-paper-at-a-paper-and-cardboard-production-plant-finished-products-rolls-of-paper-for-further-processing/689500501

[2] https://www.dreamstime.com/large-rolls-paper-cardboard-production-plant-finished-products-further-processing-image299294779

[3] https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/large-paper-rolls.html

[4] https://m.kraftpaper-rolls.com/sale-11507857-100gsm-environment-friendly-natural-brown-kraft-paper-jumbo-roll-for-making-bag.html

Agreed - the end of the article does state compiling untrusted repos is effectively the same as running an untrusted executable, and you should treat it with the same caution (especially if its malware or gaming cheat adjacent)

Well that’s certainly no light read - I’ll admit that I’ve only read the first six sections of the document for now

The crux of it that I could see was the initial repo that was backdoored contained a malicious Windows command in the PreBuildCommand field of .vbproj file

My initial thoughts would be that it might be advisable for build tools to confirm any defined build commands with the user when it detects a command not seen before?

I suppose otherwise the argument could be made that if you’re downloading and compiling code that is backdoored, if you’re not checking .vbproj or equivalents, you’re probably also not auditing any source code either and you’re being pwned either way.

I wouldn’t think so - it depends on your priorities.

The open source and offline nature of this without the pretenses of “Hey, we’re gonna use every query you give as a data point to shove more products down your face” seems very appealing over Gemini. There’s also that Gemini is constantly being shoved in our faces and preinstalled, whereas this is a completely optional download.

I paid an extra $20 to extend the warranty of my $150AUD gaming headphones from 1 to 3 years.

Just over a year of owning them and the microphone boom broke. I never used the detachable microphone but the arm itself was rattling in the headset, so got it replaced at the retailer.

It’s been about 12 months since then, and I may need to take them back at some point again soon as the plastic has fractured right where the headphone cup attaches to the band. It’s not completely broken but its not far off

Until you need a third running an entirely different distribution or OS

I had two laptops both set up very similarly, both Thinkpads on LMDE and running Tailscale.

Something broke my network setup on both of these laptops within the same day and it turned out to be Tailscale DNS conflicting with some other Linux network service, but I only learned that after using my phone to look online

Had my server set up with encrypted drives and getting the root key from a flash drive. Cloned a drive and replaced the old one, somehow it was crypttab that just stopped working with me. Took like 4 hours solid to get it actually back up.

Bricked a laptop by trying to flash Coreboot onto it and forgetting to put my original BIOS in the build…

I had a spare parts laptop and reused the motherboard but still, big oopsies on my part.

Goddamn it, here I was thinking the person was playing good old classic Bejewelled… I should’ve known better than to think my childhood games would be relevant

Yeah I completely agree when you put it that way. I’ve been doing this for the desktop web apps that I used to have installed (Discord, Spotify, Teams) accessing them via a browser instead.

I’ve been meaning to tidy up my phone anyway so I’ll give the mobile Web UI a good go.

Why is it that you don’t use 3rd party apps? I have no issue with Jerboa and have used it extensively, but I’m mainly wondering if there’s something I’m missing with 3rd party Lemmy clients.

For desktop I’ve been getting playlists I like from the web Spotify UI, then using spotdl to download them.

On mobile I’ve been trying out Kreate (YouTube Music frontend) and so far it’s not bad. It doesn’t have a real algorithm but I tend to browse by genre until I land on a playlist, or go to a song I feel like and hit Song Radio. UI is still a bit clunky in my opinion but it has worked so far for me otherwise.

From my subscriptions, I don’t have anyone who deals with racecars, but I enjoy Flexiny and Aging Wheels for old car content.

I had a standing desk at my old job and liked it a lot.

So when a desk riser came up at an op shop for $20, I snapped that up.

I tend to have the desk up when I’m gaming or studying, and lowered if I feel like I just want to chill and watch some YouTube.

However I wasn’t aware of the sit-stand technique, so I may give this a go!

I thought from the headline that it was just a downgrade to Business Standard, no this is to Business Basic! That’s a huge yikes, it’s so much harder to be productive in those web versions.

I honestly would not be surprised if users work out installing LibreOffice et al. so they can still have a desktop app experience because of this move.

I’m not seeing it either. I found an article about this that explains this was due to the USA sanctioning the ICC https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/british-icc-chief-prosecutor-lost-email-bank-accounts-frozen-trump-sanctions/

I hear you, and I’m sure others do too, even if they don’t reply back.

I’m not sure how to take this post, whether you’re looking for some direction on where to go next, if you’re just venting about your current situation, or something else.

Regardless, you’ve reached out to someone somewhere here on Lemmy and that’s great. Maybe someone else here will comment some great advice specific to you, but otherwise I would highly suggest you find some free service to help if you haven’t already.

I’m not sure where you are in the world (and I don’t expect you to divulge that), but a good start might be a debt helpline. Australia has one, and I’ve been fortunate enough so far not to need it, so I can’t speak for how good or bad they generally are but I don’t see the harm in trying.

If you’ve already tried reaching out for help and you’re still both in this situation and clearly stressed, don’t discount all help options because the ones you tried didn’t work out. Outside of public services, even asking friends (especially older ones) for advice would be worth it. Even the lady across the counter you regularly shop at. Don’t dump it all on them but just ask if they were in crippling debt what would they do.

It’s a fair bit older than yours, but I’ve been so pleased with my X260. I originally got it as a side to my T480 but I find myself just taking the X260 when studying and leaving my T480 as a docked laptop because of the smaller form factor, battery life is way better (6 hours for my use) and for what I do (attending online classes, programming, and other studies) the performance is good enough (on LMDE, it probably wouldn’t take Windows well anymore)

The later X series like the X280 have options for quad core processors I believe if you wanted more performance. Given I only paid $120AUD for my X260 and I like the slight chunkiness of it (feels more rugged for on the go) that the X280 lost, I’m not upgrading anytime soon.

Like with all my devices, I will try to set a wallpaper that I took, usually from a trip. Each device has its own wallpaper to differentiate them and to remind me of different places I’ve been.

Here’s my lock screen where I took a photo of a small roadside garden while I was in Hervey Bay, Queensland.

I will also buy into a setting to get past “Hey guys, welcome to my video!” and “Please like and subscribe” automatically, but I doubt Google is into that.

They did the exact opposite to this. If the person in the video tells you to subscribe, the subscribe button will play an animation to get your attention.