Notices by Abhiseck Paira :gnu: (redstarfish@social.linux.pizza)

I'm in a pickle! I have been giving mathematics tuition to this boy (say X) for 2 years now. His mother introduced herself as X's mother since the beginning. Sometimes, we talk to each other regarding X's studies, and during these conversations I refer to her as "you".

In this situation it's common to call someone like her as "দিদি (elder sister)" or "aunty". But, calling her "aunty" might be inappropriate as this will suggest she's much older than me, and it might offend her. Well, this leaves us with "দিদি" as the safer option.

Recently, I've decided to call person I barely know as <title> + <surname>. This is used in professional setting but to use it in non-professional setting is probably something frowned weird.

So, I'd like to call her Ms./Mrs. <last name>, instead of দিদি. But, since I've never called her anything, whatever I call her now, is bound to shock her! I don't know what to do! I think it's wrong to continue referring her as "you".

Similar situation exist with parents of other students as well.

Please someone help me.

We are going to deploy storage limits on Codeberg. Here is what you need to know: https://blog.codeberg.org/new-storage-limits-on-codeberg-what-you-need-to-know.html

To avoid disrupting your valuable work, we will be careful and start with very generous limits. Over time, we'll tune the configuration based on your feedback.

We also plan on helping you find and lower resource consumption, should you be shocked with the amount of storage you currently consume.

(By the way, we are aware of a bug that makes repo size count twice. It will get fixed soon)

@farooqkz

It says 1 USD = 41824.44 IRR on 12-05-2025. Is that correct?

By the way, Units store these values in files. If you think, some conversion rates are wrong, you can always write your own rates.

I've just updated the currency conversion rates for GNU Units. It's as simple as running the `units_cur` command (with root privileges). Now I won't have to search the internet how much X USD means in INR.

Of course, Units also supports other useful conversions like Fahrenheit to Celsius, miles to km and pounds to kg.

Very useful!

#GNU #Units #FreeSoftware

I have watched Death Note till episode 18. After that, I felt so bored I stopped watching.

#DeathNote #Anime

@RandomFactsAboutCats

Source?

You can read the document here:
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-consensus-documents.git/tree/002-codeberg.md

(Try again later if it’s 502. :-))

Key points:

① By June 7th, repositories will have migrated to Codeberg.
② Savannah will become a mirror of the Guix repository for at least 1 year.
③ Until Dec. 31st, bug reports and patches will be accepted both using the current email method and on Codeberg.

No!! Did I just accidentally run `rm *` in my $HOME directory!

I've just enrolled into a nearby small library! The membership fee is so low, it's basically non existent.

@janneke

youtube removes comments containing URLs in the name of fighting spam.

No, I do not want to install your app.

No, I do not want that app pinned to Start.

No, I do not want that app pinned to the taskbar.

No, I do not want that app to run on startup.

No, I do not want that app shortcut on my desktop.

No, I do not want to subscribe to your newsletter.

No, I do not want your site to send me notifications.

No, I do not want to tell you about my recent experience.

No, I do not want to sign up for an account.

No, I do not want to sign up using a different service and let the two of you know about each other.

No, I do not want to sign in for a more personalized experience.

No, I do not want to allow you to read my contacts.

No, I do not want you to scan my content.

No, I do not want you to track me.

No, I do not want to click "Later" or "Not now" when what I mean is NO.

@balasubramanium

There are many types of injustices in this world. If you regret existing, why not use your life to reduce, maybe even end, one of these injustices?

Huh - what do you know? https://redis.io/blog/agplv3/ - turns out that when a software category is dominated by a #libre option (e.g. mobile operating systems, database & blog engines, and now value stores/caching systems), nothing proprietary can compete. And the rest of the world benefits from it. Imagine that.

> looking at new wireless headphones with mic that also supports 3.5mm jack (aux).
> ask manufacturer if this headphone accepts a 4 pin (TRSS) 3.5 mm jack or 3 pin (TRS) 3.5 mm jack.
> they don't understand
> pull out illustrated diagram explaining the differences between 4 pin jack and 3 pin jack.
> they laugh and say "It accepts 3.5mm jack, sir"
> Buys headphone
> it supports 3 pin jack, now the mic doesn't work.

#HeadPhones

@Suiseiseki @SuperDicq @lain @kura @kaia

I think we should just call it Alpine. And then explain that it's a poor imitation of a GNU/Linux that doesn't contain GNU by default.

@PeterMotte

Its neutrality may be in doubt, but there's no doubt that it's proprietary! 😉 Consider a free software[1] browser like Librewolf, Icecat, etc.

[1] http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

@Suiseiseki

GNU haters will go to any length, just so they don't have to mention GNU.

- Linux on server
- Linux on desktop
- Linux on mobile (but, not Android)
- We are Linux distro (Literally, *everyone* distributing ~400 GNU software)

I'm reading Joseph M. Williams', Style: Towards Clarity and Grace. It shows how the same information can become unintelligible when we violate certain rules compared to when we follow them. I'm on chapter 2 and till now the discussion has been very illuminating.

When reading classical literature, sometimes I am unable to understand certain passages. I always blamed myself for it, thinking my English is not good enough. Now I know to look for these patterns in the text before I blame myself. 😅