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ಠ_ಠ commented on Why does no distro utilise BitTorrent to distribute packages? • •
ಠ_ಠ commented on Why does no distro utilise BitTorrent to distribute packages? • •
Some distros do this already.
Alternative downloads
There are several other ways to get Ubuntu including torrents, which can potentially mean a quicker download, our network installer for older systems and special configurations and links to our regional mirrors for our older (and newer) releases.
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer download network that sometimes enables higher download speeds and more reliable downloads of large files. You need a BitTorrent client on your computer to enable this download method.
ಠ_ಠ commented on African elephants have individual name-like calls for each other, similar to human names, study finds • •
As far as we know we could have a lot in common with elephants.
"Donatella, Margaret, quick, call the forest rangers. I just saw an African elephant standing by the lake!" – Karen, the gray
ಠ_ಠ commented on Volvo recalls all of its 72K EX30 cars due to software bug that obscures speedometer • •
In older models the speedometer and the tachometer were analogue but new Volvos have them digital so more likely to be affected by software bugs even when the separation exists.
I don't actually know how the analogue versions work or if they could still be affected by software bugs in the onboard computer. UI wise probably sturdier than digital I suspect.
ಠ_ಠ commented on Custom Feeds Option? • •
My use case for this is that I only subscribe to communities related to tech to keep my core feed clean. Specially during short breaks during work hours I don't want to open Jerboa and bump into other stuff. But I have other interests, like most people.
So it would be nice to have a feed of communities focused on politics even though I'm not subscribed to those communities. And another one focused on random interests like documentaries, books, etc (which I'm not subscribed to either).
I believe this should be part of the back end though, and not a frontend-only thing, in order to have sync between clients (like smartphone, tablet, PC). Having to redo lists in each frontend would be a pain when lists can have many dozens of entries. (During the dark ages of reddit I remember hitting the 100 limit at some point.)
ಠ_ಠ commented on [Poll] What should be Lemmy's default way of displaying votes? • •
I like being able to see upvotes and dowvotes separately as it is done now.
Arstechnica has them separately but also shows the sum which could be an option. For example, 90 (93 / -3) but with green and red color.
Having a show/hide sum in settings could help please more people but it's extra work for developers.
ಠ_ಠ commented on Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster. • •
Maybe in the future it can be used by managers to keep an eye on what their underlings are doing at all times. I suggest calling the manager's remote version Microsoft Panopticon.
ಠ_ಠ commented on Internal messages show how the new head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel • •
ಠ_ಠ commented on All Santander staff and '30 million' customers in Spain, Chile and Uruguay hacked • •
The headline. 🤨
The one hacked was Santander, not its staff and 30 million of its customers.