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Comment · 14 days ago
While yes, your solution easily works it is not what the author is aiming for. If I send you a PDF you have a multitude of options on your phone already preinstalled that can open and view the PDF. Any browser does the trick at this point, easy 100% coverage across all devices. But if I send you a .md file a browser does not show the rendered content but the raw markdown which is not the expected behaviour. Markdown is so simple there is really no excuse for it to be so complicated to open what is basically just a fancy text-file. It is 2026, it should "just work", no AI needed.
Comment · 3 months ago
As a German I am super happy to hear that you are having such a good time in my, or now our, country. So often the news focus only on the bad things which sometimes blinds me on how nice people can be to each other and help each other out as one big community.
Comment · 9 months ago
> less fortunate people in corporate hellholes must face daily

I'm sorry but how tone-deaf can someone be? Over 12.000 people have been killed in the protests with some reports going up to 30.000 since then and here you are happy about the fact that Google cannot profile them anymore. Protesters are beeing shot on-masse in the streets and families from outside the country have no ideas if their brothers and sisters are even still alive. Have some decency.

Comment · 1 year ago
When I tried out Zorin OS I noticed that they advertised a connect-app as well which does exactly what KDE connect does. After a bit of investigating I noticed that the app is quite literally a 1:1-copy with just the name and branding changed, no features added, no bugs fixed. Does anyone know if KDE connect allows this in the first place?
Comment · 1 year ago
I "only" have a A6000, any idea if it works with that camera as well?
Comment · 1 year ago
Libraries are truly something amazing. My local one offers an incredible amount of stuff, all for just 15€/year. They have their own streaming-service, you can lend e-books and magazines easily online, rent consoles/videogames, water, tea and coffee either free or just 1€, events to learn languages, hang out or just get together with the local community, book trades, the list goes on. More people should support their local libraries, they need/deserve it much more than so many other services.
Comment · 1 year ago
The possibility of jail-time only exists in Ireland, no other country in the EU. Even there, prison-time is the maximum, not a guarantee. Courts may opt for fines, suspended sentences, or probation, I don't think at any point will anyone go to jail for this, especially considering this is only a possibility after a conviction and repeated non-compliance in important sectors like healthcare, banking or transport.
Comment · 1 year ago
I grew up very close to the HNF and spend a great time there during my childhood to the point that the employees all knew me by name. The museum took a great part in shaping me into the nerdy person that I am today and put me into the career-path that I am currently on. The museum is amazing and the exhibitions are always fascinating, I greatly recommend them to anyone who is ever in the area.
Comment · 2 years ago
Isn't WhatsApp e2ee as well? You can search that one just fine
Comment · 2 years ago
This does seem a nice feature and definitely a step in the right direction but why use e2ee for video and audio but not chat? That's afterall where most of Discords activity is happening
Comment · 2 years ago
I'm curious, what kind of features in the Web are dependent on the PC being x32 or x64? What even would there be to shut down?
Comment · 2 years ago
This would help a bit, but loads of people still see a button and click the button without realizing what they click on. It's best to keep stuff as far away as possible, especially when one of the actions is to become the potential president of Iceland
Comment · 2 years ago
If ChatGPT is blocked it's because of country-laws, not EU. It's perfectly usable inside Germany
Comment · 2 years ago
Does this apply to himself as well?

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