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Mereo

Mereo is a sociologist who is also a nerd. He believes in open-source software.

I transferred to this instance from https://lemmy.world/. My previous profile: https://lemmy.world/u/Mereo

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We are excited to announce pixelfed.ca, a new Pixelfed instance run by Canadians and hosted in Canada

  • I like pixelfed.ca. I love feeding myself with some pixel cats photos (get it?... Yeah...).

  • No so, from the article:

    Daniel, the owner of a trucking company based in Alberta, Canada, who asked to only use his first name for privacy reasons, tells WIRED that two of his company’s trucks were turned away at the US border in New York and Montana today because they contained packages originally from China. After speaking with a US Customs and Border Protection agent in Montana, the company was able to get a third truck into Washington state by removing all packages from China, Daniel says.

  • I was afraid of this. I have a mid-2014 Macbook and it runs much better in Linux, but the trackpad leaves something to be desired.

  • How's the trackpad on Linux? I tried Gnome distros and KDE distros and the trackpad didn't feel natural... It seemed off.

  • I think without the FIFA branding, the series lost its luster.

  • The existing guides have not yet caught up with the paradigm shift of atomic distros.

    When I say it's newbie friendly, it's because the base system is read-only (only /etc and /var are writable), and updates are only applied if all transactions are successful.

    This paradigm shift requires people to install flatpak applications and command-line applications in distrobox containers.

  • It's not Atomic so not newbie friendly like Steam OS.

  • I prefer Bazzite which is Steam OS like.

  • Need more storage because of Windows BLOAT!

  • Lemmy.ca downtime Jan 5th/6th - Whew, we're finally back!

  • Welcome back! I was looking into OVH but after this outage... Naaah.

  • VPN companies are now very happy.

  • There 7 billion people on earth. Each family is different.

  • The drivers still need to get better. For instance, it still doesn't support multi monitor VRR in Wayland.

  • Meh. I bet officials who think the Internet is a series of tubes are the ones who thought about banning TP-Link...

  • People do not understand that company name means nothing. The OG people who were the heart and soul of Blizzard are long gone. Blizzard is just a name now.

  • What about audio share?

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    COSMIC Desktop ALPHA: a unique & important project for Linux! (Youtube video showing COSMIC Desktop Alpha)

    Linux @lemmy.ml
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Those who are using Nvidia's driver 555, what's your experience in Wayland so far? Those who are using it in conjunction with KDE 6.1, what's your experience with multi-monitor VRR in Wayland?

    I currently have an AMD video card (6700 XT) and Wayland support is excellent. Also, multi-monitor support in Wayland works perfectly.

    So what's your experience with Nvidia's 555 driver in Wayland? Those using it in conjunction with KDE 6.1, what's your experience with multi-monitor VRR? I ask about VRR because I heard that multi-monitor VRR in Wayland is still problematic.

    This is for my own curiosity if an Nvidia video card could be considered as an upgrade option.

    Games @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca
    Games @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Sony - Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update - PSN no longer required

    Reddit @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Google is getting AI training data from Reddit as part of a new partnership between the two companies. In an update on Thursday, Reddit announced it will start providing Google “more efficient ways to train models.”

    The collaboration will give Google access to Reddit’s data API, which delivers real-time content from Reddit’s platform. This will provide “Google with an efficient and structured way to access the vast corpus of existing content on Reddit,” while also allowing the company to display content from Reddit in new ways across its products.

    When Reddit CEO Steve Huffman spoke to The Verge last year about Reddit’s API changes and the subsequent protests, he said, “The API usage is about covering costs and data licensing is a new potential business for us,” suggesting Reddit may seek out similar revenue-generating arrangements in the future.

    The partnership will give Reddit access to Vertex AI as well, Google’s AI-powered service that’s supposed to help companies improve their

    Lemmy.ca's Main Community @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Can't login to old.lemmy.ca (I don't see the login section)

    When I click on the login link, I don't see the login section as shown in the screenshot. I've tried logging in using Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. To no avail.

    AI Generated Images @sh.itjust.works
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Captain Poutine

    Canada @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Research says funding cuts and poor organisation stop Canadians from accessing healthcare – and 20% have no doctor at all

    Note: these are my chosen quotes from the articles:

    The CMAJ study, led by family physicians and researchers at the University of Toronto and published on Monday, compares the Canadian healthcare system with those of Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and the UK. Those countries were chosen because 95% or more citizens have access to a family physician.

    She pointed out that Norwegians and Finns are automatically registered to a doctor or health centre, and those in the UK have a right to register with care providers in their immediate communities.

    Many Canadians, however, wait for years on provincial family doctor waitlists. Others have to call around town in hopes of finding someone willing to accept them. In the interim, they cobble care together through urgent care clinics, hospital ERs and, in some cases,

    Canada @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Immigrants to Canada are increasingly leaving this country for opportunities elsewhere, according to a study(opens in a new tab) conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada.

    In fact, the number of immigrants who left Canada rose by 31 per cent above the national average(opens in a new tab) in 2017 and 2019.

    According to the study, factors that influence onward migration include economic integration, a sense of belonging, racism, homeownership, or a lack thereof, and economic opportunities in other countries, the report revealed.

    Canada @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    This is what we need in Canada: France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs

    French supermarket Carrefour has put stickers on its shelves this week warning shoppers of "shrinkflation" - where packet contents are getting smaller while prices are not.

    Lemmy.ca's Main Community @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    old.lemmy.ca: getting 400 error

    Today, I keep getting the 400 error when browsing in old.lemmy.ca.

    The error in question: 400 Bad Request: rate_limit_error. there doesn't seem to be anything here

    Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    A little history on Reddit. From the politics subreddit with just 85,678 users in 2008 to 500 million active users today. Lemmy/Kbin will follow the same path.

    This is going to be a short and sweet little history of Reddit. Reddit was founded in 2005.

    Take a look at what Reddit looked like in 2006: https://web.archive.org/web/20061206235353/http://reddit.com/

    Note that it didn't have subreddits back then because the user base was too small.

    Look at Reddit in 2008 (December 31): https://web.archive.org/web/20081231080128/http://www.reddit.com/reddits/

    Politics had just 72,314 subscribers. Technology had 85,678 subscribers, and the "Nicher" Food subreddit had only 4,438 subscribers.

    Lemmy/Kbin follows the same path. Initially, generalist communities like Politics and Technology will have the most momentum and gain subscribers, just like Reddit did back then. As the user base grows, "niche" communities will be able to sustain themselves.

    Let's not think about the Reddit of today, let's think about Reddit of old. Rome wasn't built in a day.

    Apple @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    "I put a GPU in the M2 Mac Pro"

    Ottawa @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Kanata-Carleton: Please go vote

    Last year, voter turnout in the Ontario provincial election was 44%. Please get out and vote.

    Canada @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Shopping carts that lock and security gates? Shoppers sound off on retailers' anti-theft tactics

    This is what happens when you try to "save" money by forcing people to use self-checkout.

    Ottawa @lemmy.ca
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    LRT won't reopen for at least another week: Complete redesign of axle hub assembly to take place as a long-term fix to ongoing bearing issues

    To address long-standing bearing problems in the axles of light-rail cars, the axle hub assembly is going to be completely redesigned, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced Monday. "That alone will not solve all of our issues, but I and the team at OC Transpo are hopeful that this redesign will be a giant step forward. At last we are working on the root problem, and not just the issues that arise from it," Sutcliffe said.

    To help deal with the bearing issue in the short term, equipment will be installed at 16 points along the Confederation Line to grease up the track in tight curves, Holder said. It will take several weeks to complete the installations. Staff are also working to optimize a maintenance plan for the system, Holder said. R1 buses are currently running the length of the line, except for Cyrville station. A shuttle instead connects Cyrville and St-Laurent stations.

    Ottawa @lemmy.ca
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    Technology @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    Threads collects so much sensitive information it’s a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say

    The specificity and quantity of information the text and multimedia platform can access poses a risk to most users, if it falls into the wrong hands or is used to target them, tech experts agree.

    “This is a hacker’s dream,” said Claudette McGowan, a longtime banking executive who founded Protexxa, a Toronto-based platform that uses artificial intelligence to rapidly identify and resolve cyber issues for employees.

    Technology @lemmy.world
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    The European Commission today decided it is safe for personal data to be transferred from the European Union to US-based companies, handing a victory to firms like Facebook and Google despite protests from privacy advocates who worry about US government surveillance.

    Technology @beehaw.org
    Mereo @lemmy.ca

    The European Commission today decided it is safe for personal data to be transferred from the European Union to US-based companies, handing a victory to firms like Facebook and Google despite protests from privacy advocates who worry about US government surveillance.